RTS Block 4. Week 2. Day 2.

sRPE @6.5

BW - 228

Squats - 

-    up to 385X3 @8

-    340X4, 4, 4 @5.5/7

CG Bench - 

-    up to 225X1 @8

-    185X4 @6

-    195X4 @7.5

-    200X4(PR) @9.5

Pull-Ups - BWX4, 3 @~10

DB Incline Rows w/Straps - 60sX12, 9 @10

Pull-Downs - X10, 9 @10

Squats feeling pretty good.

On Bench  supplements this block, the back-off protocol is ramping RPE.  I've been doing straight weight with short-ish rests and letting the RPE ramp as fatigue builds.  Coach wants me to ramp weight on back-off sets instead of doing straight sets even if it means longer rests.  I was probably a little too aggressive with the weight jumps here, but Rep PR.

Low-Rep Volume PRs. Week 1. Session A.

sRPE @5.5

BW - 219

Squat - 

250X3

275X1

285X1

300X1 @6

280X3 @6

Press - 85X5, 5, 5 @4/5

DB Laterals - 25sX9, 9 @~10

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 10 minutes

Intro week.  Just hitting 1/3 - 1/2 of target volume, and being very conservative with RPE.

I'll be focused on low rep Volume PRs this block, and I'm reminding myself how I used to warm-up for this kind of work: Ramping rep sets to 90-95% of target back off weight, then ramping singles with 5% jumps to top single, then back-off sets.  This has worked very well in the past for dialing in both the top sets and the back-off sets.  I got away from this while I was working in higher rep ranges because doing ramping sets of 8-17 reps would fucking suck.