Novice LP - Session 25

BW - 228

Squat -
BarX5
145X4
195X3
235X2
275X1
302.5X5, 5, 5

Press -
BarX5
85X3
100X2
120X1
130X5, 5, 5

Chins -
BWX5, 3, 3, 3

Was feeling beat up and also had a bad head cold.  So I only went up 2.5 lbs. on the squat sets.  Got them all though, and feel fine about the decision.

Broke through the last plateau on Press.  Failed to get all the 3 sets of 5 previously.

Very humbling to come back to chins after having not done them for 2 months (and not having done them very often in 2015 at all).  At this new, heavier BW, these were quite difficult.  Also, laboring to get good extension but stay under tension.  At this BW, 9 reps would be a PR.  So we'll see what happens as I start to get back into the flow with these.

Novice LP - Session 24 (coached)

BW - 227

Squats -
BarX5
135X4
185X3
225X2
265X1
300X5, 5, 5

Bench -
BarX5
95X3
135X2
165X1
195X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X3
225X2
285X1
325X3, 0

Life got in the way at the end of last week, and so I missed my third workout.  We persevere.

Squats moved really well.

Bench was heavy, but all the reps were fairly smooth.

Deadlift got out in front of me on the 3rd rep, and I had to fight for it.  Took a few beats, reset, and tried to pull a 4th, but gas was gone.  Coach is going to start mixing in Chins with Deads and Cleans.  Seems a bit weird, because my squat is starting to catch up, but we'll see!

Novice LP - Session 23

BW - 225

Squats -
BarX5
130X4
170X3
210X2
250X1
285X5
295X5, 5

Press -
BarX5
80X3
95X2
115X1
127.5X5, 5, 5

Cleans -
Up to 133X3, 3, 3

Screwed up and used the wrong weight on my first squat set.  Whatever.  Everything went okay, but my low back felt beat up by the end.

Novice LP - Session 22 (coached)

BW - 226

Squats -
BarX5
125X4
165X3
205X2
245X1
290X5, 5, 5

Bench -
BarX5
85X4
115X3
145X2
165X1
185X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X3
225X2
285X1
320X5

Good session.  Felt strong all the way through, and all the lifts moved well.

Still coach decided to err on the side of slow progress, and we're going to go with 5s on S/B/D and 2.5s on Press going forward, plus Deadlift will start alternating with Cleans again now that I've worked back up to around pre-Holiday numbers.

Novice LP - Session 21

BW - 224

Squat -
BarX5
135X4
175X3
225X2
255X1
285X5, 5, 5

Press -
BarX5
75X3
90X2
110X1
125X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X5
195X3
245X2
285X1
315X5

Solid session.  Attended a bench press seminar being held at the gym beforehand with an IPF record holder.  Guy named Vadym Dovhanyuk.  Here he is with 440X10.  Strong guy.

All the lifts went well.

Novice LP - Session 20

BW - 225

Squats -
BarX5
125X4
165X3
215X2
245X1
275X5, 5, 5

Bench -
BarX5
85X4
115X3
135X2
160X1
175X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X4
185X3
235X2
275X1
305X5

Solid session.  Everything seemed a little awkward, but that's probably just 1st un-coached session after the holiday break.

Novice LP - Session 19 (coached)

BW - 224

Squat -
BarX5
115X4
155X3
205X2
235X1
265X5, 5, 5

Press -
BarX5
70X3
85X2
100X1
115X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X3
225X2
265X1
295X5

Had a little over a week off with Thanksgiving travel and holiday, so coach backed everything up 10% and we'll make 5-10 lb. jumps on everything until we get back up to where we were.  Basically end of next week.

Everything felt good for the most part.