Pivot Cycle 2. Session B.

sRPE @5.5

BW - 216

530 Deadlift - 310X4, 4 @6

1-Leg Elevated Hip Thrusts - BWX13, 13 @8

Bench Dips (paused) - BWX20, 16, 13 @5.5/8

530 Bench - 155X2, 2 @6

DB Rolling Triceps - 45sX6 @6

Pivot Cycle 1. Session B.

sRPE @6

BW - 216

530 Deadlift - 305X4, 4 @6

1-Leg Elevated Hip Thrusts - BWX12, 12 @8

Bench Dips - BWX20, 20 @5.5/8

530 Bench - 155X2 @7

DB Rolling Triceps - 45sX6 @8

Pivot Block. Cycle 1. Session A.

BW - 230

Waist - 43"

sRPE @7

3-2-0 Beltless Squat -
230X4 @7
235X4, 4, 4 @~7.5

Machine Pullovers -
80X10 @7.5
85X10, 10 @8,9

Single-Leg, Elevated BB Hip Thrusts - BW+45X8, 8, 8 @9, 8, 7

Rope Hammer Curls - 70X12, 14 @8.5, 10

First session of the pivot in the books.

Reducing the tempo a bit on the PL variants this pivot to see what that's like.  Also, made a game-time decision to do them beltless.  Everything actually felt a bit tight and creaky.  Maybe even more ready for a pivot block than I thought.

Pullovers felt solid.  All reps paused at the top and bottom.

I'm going to be doing Barbell Hip Thrusts as an accessory next block, and I like to find ways to acclimate to upcoming, relatively novel development block movements in the preceding pivot block if I can.  One thing that should certainly be true:  doing this movement with two legs, should be MUCH EASIER than getting it set up for single-leg work.  The weird descending RPE is because of getting acclimated to the set-up and execution.

Pivot Block. Cycle 3. Session B.

BW - 216

5-3-0 Tempo Deadlift -
232.5X4 @5
245X4, 4 @6

Single-Leg Elevated Hip Thrusts - BWX15, 13 @~8

5-3-0 Tempo Bench -
135X4 @5.5
140X4, 4, 4 @~6.5

JM Press - 85X8, 8, 8 @6/7

Pull-Downs - X11, 9 @~9

Leg Raises - X17, 14 @~9

Last session of the pivot block.  Everything went very well.  Very, very ready to start my next developmental cycle.

Video of the last sets of the tempo lifts.

Pivot Block. Cycle 2. Session B.

BW - 216

5-3-0 Tempo DL -
225X4 @5
235X4, 4 @6 (w/straps)

Single-Leg Elevated Hip Thrust - BWX14, 12 @8

5-3-0 Tempo Bench -
125X4 @5
135X4, 4, 4 @5.5/6.5

JM Press -
80X8 @5
85X8 @5.5
90X8 @7.5

Lat Pull-Downs - X10, 8

Leg Raises - X15, 14

Added straps for the tempo DL.  Did mixed grip on the last warm-up, and played around with breathing at the top vs. breathing at the bottom, but it was clear grip was going to drive up the RPE, and that wasn't the point of this movement.

Added a set of DL to my upcoming developmental block, so I also added a set of the single-leg DL accessory here just to keep total volume in line.  Crazy low back pump after doing these.

Tempo bench took a big jump.  Hopefully a sign of residual fatigue falling away.

Conversely, I had a hard time dialing in JM Press and then the bottom fell out on it.

Only took video of the tempo lifts today.

Pivot Block. Cycle 1. Session B.

BW - 217

Tempo DL 5-3-0 - 225X4, 4 @6, 7

Single-Leg Elevated Hip Thrust - BWX12 @8

Tempo Bench 5-3-0 -
135X4 @7.5
125X4, 4 @6

JM Press -
85X8 @8
75X8, 8 @6

Pull-Downs - X9, 7 @9

Leg-Raise - X10, 15 @6,10

Tempo DL was even harder than I expected.  Thought the weight would be light enough that I could go double-overhand, but had to switch to mixed grip and that still ended up being a challenge.  In this case, 5-3-0 means a 3 second pause right off the ground, and a 5 second eccentric.

Haven't done these single-leg elevated hip thrusts since back my DeFranco training days.  Still feels like it could be a useful movement in this context.

Nothing really to note about anything else.  Video is just of DL, Bench, and JMs.