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Showing posts with label 1.25 Bench. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2026

RTS Pivot Block 5. Week 1. Day 2.

sRPE @6.5
BW - 228

320 Kitless Squat - 
-    245X2 @6
-    255X2 @7.5
-    260X2 @8

Sumo Beltless RDL w/ Straps - 225X9 @7.5

1-1/4 Rep Bench - 
-    162.5X4, 4 @8/8.5
-    155X4, 4 @7.5/8

Beltless Press - 
-    110X6 @8
-    105X5, 5 @~7
super-set with
WG CS Rows - 
-    115X11, 8 @9.5/7
-    90X10 @7

Stationary Bike - SIT; 0:20/1:40; 10 minutes

Pause squats feel way different now without sleeves.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

RTS Block 3. Week 4. Day 3.

sRPE @7.5
BW - 227

Deadlift - 
-    345X5 @6.5
-    360X5 @8
-    370X5 @9

Pause Squats - 
-    up to 375X1(PR) @8.5
-    315X4 @7.5
-    300X4, 4 @6

1-1/4 Bench - 
-    150X4 @7.5
-    155X4 @8
-    165X4 @8.5

GHR - BWX14 @10

CS Rows - 115X15, 10 @10

Last session of the block and another Pause Squat PR.

Last week was rough, but this week was solid-to-great.  Nice way to end the block.

Pivot next week and then on to the next block!

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

RTS Block 3. Week 3. Day 2-3; Week 4 Day 1.

Week 3. Day 2.
sRPE @6.5
BW - 227

Bench - 
-    175X8 @8
-    190X5 @8
-    205X3 @8.5
-    227.5X1 @9.5

Incline Bench - 155X9, 8, 6 @9

OH Rope Extensions - X16, 15 @10

Pull-Ups - BWX3, 3 @10

Pull-Downs - X9, 7 @10

DB Incline Rows w/Straps - 65sX9, 7 @10


Week 3. Day 3.
sRPE 9.5
BW - 226

Deadlift - 
-    340X5 @6.5
-    355X5 @8
-    365X5 @9

Pause Squat - 
-    up to 370X1(PR) @9.5
-    315X4 @8
-    285X4, 4 @5/6

1-1/4 Bench -
-    145X4 @7
-    150X4 @8
-    155X4 @8.5

GHR - BWX12 @10

CS Rows - 115X14 @10


Week 4. Day 1.
sRPE @7
BW - 230

Squats - 
-    325X5 @5
-    355X5 @7.5
-    370X5 @8.5

Spoto Bench -
-    185X3 @7.5
-    195X3 @8.5
-    205X3(PR) @9

Deficit Deadlift -
-    355X3 @7
-    325X4, 4 @6

Hammer Incline - 70X15, 10 @10

Several health and schedule challenges over the last week.  I got another Pause Squat PR, but that was the hardest training session of the block.

Conversely, Squats were flying yesterday, and everything felt great.  [shrugs]

I suppose I've been doing Spoto Bench for 2 blocks now and it's ok to start calling out PRs on that here at the end of this block.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

RTS Block 3. Week 2. Day 3.

sRPE @8
BW - 227

Deadlift - 
-    335X5 @6.5
-    355X5 @7.5
-    375X5 @10

Pause Squat - 
-    up to 365X1(PR) @8.5
-    315X4 @7
-    290X4, 4 @6.5

1-1/4 Bench -
-    135X4 @7
-    145X4 @7.5
-    152.5X4 @9

GHR - BWX10 @10

CS Rows - 
-    125X12 @10
-    115X10 @9.5

Looooong session at just over 2 hours.  Got a PR on pause squats, but should have taken 370.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

RTS Block 3. Week 1. Day 3.

sRPE @8
BW - 221

Deadlift - 
-    315X5 @6
-    345X5 @8.5
-    355X5 @8.5

Pause Squat -
-    up to 360X1(PR) @8.5
-    315X4(PR) @7
-    300X4, 4 @~6

1-1/4 Bench - 
-    135X4 @7.5
-    140X4 @8.5
-    145X4 @9

GHR - BW+15lb. Chain X7 @9

Now that my lingering forearm pain has receded, I want to go back to alternating DL grip on worksets.  Use the "weaker" / less recently used grip on the set with 345 and had grip issues, so only made a small jump on the following set.

Two PRs on Pause Squats now that the knee sleeves are in play.  These sets took longer because of pulling sleeves off and on before starting rest timers.  Made the session take longer than expected, and I rushed the setup on GHR, and had to skip CS Rows to make it to a dinner reservation.