RTS Pivot Block 6. Week 1. Day 1.

sRPE @5.5

BW - 227

300 Tempo NoNoNo SBS - 

-    205X4 @6.5

-    205X2, 2, 2 @~5

CG Bench - 12RM AMRAP in 12 minutes

-    145X11, 7, 6, 6 @~10

Pendlay Row (beltless)  

-    135X10 @7

-    140X10 @7.5

-    150X10 @9

Rope Pushdowns - X13 @9

Was feeling a bit rundown and forgot to hit conditioning. 

Reap What You Row Week 3. Day C.

sRPE @7

BB Rows w/Straps - 170X5, 5, 5 @5.5/7.5

1-Arm DB Rows w/Straps - 90X11, 9, 7, 6 @~8

Swiss Bar Bench -

-    up to 160X1 @6

-    150X3, 3 @8

super-set with 

Seated Leg Curls - X8, 7, 7 @8

1-Arm Cable Wrist Extensions - X8, 7, 7 @9/8

super-set with

Rope Pushdowns - X12, 10, 8 @8

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 0:20/1:40; 14 minutes

Subbed in NG Bench to keep stress off elbows and wrists.  Things are maybe feeling a bit better in those areas.

Pressin' Out Week 4. Day C.

sRPE @6.5

BW - 223

Press - 125X3, 3, 3 @7.5

DB Seated Press - 45sX12, 10, 8 @~10

Chins - BWX3, 3, 3 @8/9

Adductor Machine - 150X11, 10 @~10

Rope Pushdowns - X12, 11, 9 @10

Solid.  sRPE trending down throughout this week.  I'll add a tad more volume over the next couple of weeks as long as that trend continues.

Pressin' Out Week 3. Day C.

sRPE @8

BW - 224

Press - 115X3, 3, 3 @~6.5

DB Seated Press - 45sX10, 9, 7 @~10

BB Flexion Rows - 185X6, 6 @9/10

Leg Curls - X12, 9 @10

Rope Pushdowns - X11, 10, 9 @~10

Felt totally gassed when I got home from this session for some reason.  Probably stress.

I decided to do BB Rows instead of DB Rows to save a little time.  These were a little bit more fatiguing than I expected so I might add a deficit next time.  That should bring the weight down and give me a comparable or better stimulus with less absolute fatigue. 

Pressin' Out Week 2. Day B.

sRPE @6.5

BW - 223

Press - 115X3, 3, 3 @~6.5

Incline DB Raise - 15sX12, 9 @10

SLDL - 

-    315X1 @8

-    275X5 @8

Lying DB Curls - 20sX9, 9 @~10

Rope Pushdowns - X15, 13, 11 @10

Solid.

Pressin' Out Week 1. Day B.

sRPE @6

BW - 228

Press - 115X3, 3, 3 @6/7

Incline DB Raise - 15sX10, 10 @9/10

ATG Pause Squat -

-    315X1 @9

-    225X5 @6

Rope Bayesian Curls - X11, 10 @10

Rope Pushdowns - X10, 10 @10

Nice little session.  ATG Squats felt surprisingly solid even though they weren't there in the previous session, and I'm currently under the weather.

Dippin' into Dips Week 2. Day C.

sRPE @7

BW - 226

Dips - BWX5, 5, 5 @~6/8

Lever Machine Dips - 180X12, 12, 8 @10

Chins - 

-    up to BW+25X1 @9.5

-    BWX3, 3 @~8

Adductor Machine - X13, 11 @~9

Rope Pushdowns - X15, 12, 12 @10

Solid session, and then helped as a spotter for an EOY Max Out event at the gym.

Chin-Up War Week 11. Day B.

sRPE @7

BW - 224

Chin-Ups - BWX3, 3, 3 @~8

Machine Pullovers - X11, 8, 7 @~10

ATG Pause Squats -

-    up to 325X1(PR) @9

-    225X5, 5 @~7

Rope Pushdowns - X13, 12 @10

Rope Bayesian Curls - X10, 9, 8 @10

I wasn't going to go for a ATG Squat PR, but a buddy was at the gym so I had to.

Chin-Up War Week 9. Day B.

sRPE @7.5

BW - 224

Chins - BWX3, 3, 3 @7.5/8.5

Machine Pullovers - X16, 12, 10 @10

ATG Pause Squats -

-    up to 315X1 @9

-    255X5, 5 @6.5/7

Rope Extensions - X16, 12 @10

Rope Bayesian Curls - X13, 12, 11 @10

Solid session.  Nice to have ATG Squats rebound a bit after a few down weeks.

Chin-Up War Week 7. Day B.

sRPE @7.5

BW - 221

Chins - BWX3, 2, 2 @7.5/6

Machine Pullovers - X12, 9 @10

ATG Pause Squats -

-    up to 295X1 @8.5

-    205X5, 5 @7/8

Rope Pushdowns - X18, 14 @9.5/10

Rope Curls - X12, 10 @10

Solid session.  I was conservative with the weight on Squats because I'm having some adductor discomfort just below parallel, but it didn't get worse during the session or be very noticeable at all in the hours since.

Chin-Up War Pivot. Day B.

sRPE @6.5

BW - 222

Chin-Ups - BWX3, 2 @7.5/6.5

Machine Pullovers - X12, 10 @8

SLDL - 

-    up to 335X1 @9

-    275X5, 5 @~7.5

Rope Pushdowns - X9, 8 @10

Rope Curls - X6, 6, @8/9

Nice easy session except for SLDL.  Mental fatigue definitely dissipating quickly as sleep has been good again for several nights in a row, and I'm having to hold myself back from pushing sets harder in the gym.  Expect some of the physical fatigue will continue to dissipate as well, and I'm hoping to feel great to start pushing again next week.

Dips, GHR, Shoulders, Triceps

sRPE @8

BW - 225

Lever Dips - 205X13, 10, 8, 7 @10

GHR - BWX12, 11, 10, 8 @10

1-Arm, behind-the-back Cable Laterals - X11, 10, 10, 9 @10

super-set with

Rope Pushdowns - X16, 15, 13, 13 @10

Added one 25# plate to Lever Dips over last week and only lost 2-3 reps per set.  I'll go up to 5 plates next week.

GHR was interesting.  Recently on Hypers, I learned I could kind of make that whole movement happen just by "firing" my glutes.  I tried that today with similar results.  Contracting the glutes hard in the hang brought me to about parallel and which point the hamstrings can kick in harder for the knee flexion.

Because lingering Biceps soreness from this session last time interfered with Chin-Ups in the following session, I replaced them with triceps work here and will move Biceps work to the Chin-Ups day.

Between the Lever Dips and the B2B Cable Laterals, I've got some nice delt achiness today.

Chins, Deficit Sumo, Triceps

sRPE @7

BW - 218

Chin-Ups - 

-    BWX2, 2, 2, 2, 5 @7.5/10

-    Long-ROM Partials - BWX5, 4, 4, 3 @~9

Deficit Sumo DL w/Straps - up to 345X1@9.5 (365X0)

Rope Pushdowns -

-    Straight Set - X18 @10

-    /w Rest-Pause Long-ROM Partials - X12/12, 10/10 @10

Chins felt a touch stronger.  Maybe.

Never done Sumo Deficits before.  I failed an attempt at 335, but it felt technical so I took a few breaths, tried again, and got it.  Was able to go up a smidge more.  Took a YOLO attempt at 365 but it wouldn't break off the floor. 

Tried using the long-ROM partials as a rest-pause set instead of a drop set, and it worked WAY better.  Doing them as a drop-set, I'd only get maybe half as many additional reps.  But taking a few deep breaths (without even letting go of the handles), and I was able to match the full ROM reps.  Nice pump.

Mid-Rep Volume PRs. Week 5. Session A.

sRPE @9

BW - 222

Squats - 

315X1 @5.5

345X1 @7.5

280X9, 9, 9, 9 @6/9

Bench - 

205X1 @6

225X1 @8

185X9, 9 @8/9

Rope Extensions - X13, 12, 12, 12 @7.5/9

First, full, regular session back after Covid isolation.  Only tried to add 5 lbs. to the main lifts (have been adding 10).  I probably should have repeated the weight from prior sessions instead.

280 for 3+ sets of 9 is a Volume PR on Squats.  I very much wanted to stop after the 2nd set.

I then I fully hit the wall on Bench.  Top set was much harder than the same weight last week, and I was nearing failure by the 2nd volume set.

I called it there for Bench, and added 2 sets to the triceps extensions to get comparable volume for the day if not comparable training stress.

Also probably need to get back on my supplementation routine.  I fell out of the habit of my morning shake during isolation, which means I haven't been getting any creatine.

Mid-Rep Volume PRs. Week 3. Session A. +ME Upper

sRPE @8.5

BW - 220

Squat - 

315X1 @6

340X1 @7

265X9, 9, 9, 9 @6/7

Bench - 

215X1 @5

225X1 @6

135+120 Chains X3 @9

145+120 Chains X3 @10

170X9, 9, 9, 9 @6/8.5

Rope Extensions - X19, 11 @9/10

265 for 4 sets of 9 on Squats is a Volume PR.

170 for 4 sets of 6+ on Bench is a Volume PR.

Worked in with the Konjugate Krew on Max Effort Chain Bench.  I've only ever really used chains on Squats, and was surprised how more "unstable" chains felt on bench.  Driving to lockout against the chains subtly carried over to driving the bar up on my sets of 9.  Fun!

Mid-Rep Volume PRs. Week 2. Session A.

sRPE @8.5

BW - 221

Squats - 

315X1 @6

335X1 @7

255X9, 9, 9, 9 @5.5/7

Bench - 

245X1 @8

255X1 @9.5

260X0

160X9, 9, 9, 9 @5/8

Rope Extensions - X20, 20, 20 @8/11 (rest-pause last set)

Cable Behind-the-Back Laterals - X10, 10 @~9

Rower - HIIT; 9 rounds / 16 minutes

255 for 4 sets of 9 is a Volume PR on Squats.

Buddy on the Conjugate Crew talked me into switching my program to work in with them on Max Effort Bench on Mondays.  255X1 ties my Bench 1 Rep PR.  Tried to chip the record with 260, but missed it. 160 for 4 sets of 6+ is a Volume PR.

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

sRPE @6.5

BW - 220

Squats - 

305X1 @6

325X1 @7

255X9, 9, 9 @6/7.5

Press - 95X6, 6, 6, 6 @~6

Rope Pushdowns - X12, 12 @~7

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 14 minutes/8 rounds

Intro week for the new block; -1 set per movement.

PIVOT. Session A.

sRPE @7

BW - 216

Leg Press (myo-reps) - 315X12, 3, 3, 3 @8/9

High Incline Bench - 95X10, 10, 10 @6.5/8

Rope Pushdowns - X17, 17 @~8

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 6 rounds / 10 minutes

A little discomfort in the side abs on the leg press, but not too bad.

BBM Gen.S+C Block 1. Cycle 3. GPP Session A.

sRPE @6

BW - 206

Pull-Ups - BWX5, 5, 4, 4 @9/10

Toes-to-Bar - BWX4, 4, 4, 4 @6.5/7.5

Rope Curls - X17, 14, 12 @9/10

super-set with

Rope Pushdowns - X15, 12, 10 @8.5/9.5

GHR Sit-Ups - BWX10, 10, 10 @~7.5

Rower - HITT; 6 rounds/12 minutes

Missed the last GPP session of last week and so folded it into this session.  Except I didn't feel like doing double conditioning.  I have a 20-25 minute walk each way to the gym anyhow.

BBM PB I Block 1. Cycle 5. GPP Session B.

sRPE @5

BW - 204

Curls - 50X15, 14, 12 @~9

Pull-Downs - X15, 12, 7, 7 @~10

Rope Pushdowns - X20, 13, 12 @~10

Skipped conditioning to make an appointment.