Things are picking up and everything is right on schedule. Still need to practice my squat form a bit more in wraps -- in hindsight, wish I had put the wraps on about two weeks earlier. But grip is coming back and my bench feels dialed in. Monday: Squat & Bench Assistance Squat with
Krait wraps 635x1 685x1 720x2 675x3x1 Decline bench press 225x8 335x6 Reverse hyperextension 20x3x10 Bit of a challenging day today. I felt very strong, but was having some trouble hitting squat depth for the second week in a row. Thanks to Tammy Hudson of Kinetix Body Science, I knew that it’s wasn’t a mobility issue, but couldn’t identify the technique changes I needed to make during the workout. So I just did the best I could! A double at 720 is a PR, and the weight moved well, so not a total loss. Took some backoff singles to try to get some more data points for what might be affecting depth. Tuesday: Bench/DL Assistance Close grip bench press 335x1 380x1 225x20 Deficit sumo deadlift 405x5x5 Just a light session to get back in the groove after Monday’s disappointment. Not much else to say about it! Thursday: Squat, Bench, & DL Bench press 315x5 335x5 365x5 Squat with wraps 675x4 Deadlift 725x4
Krait wraps 635x1 685x1 720x2 675x3x1 Decline bench press 225x8 335x6 Reverse hyperextension 20x3x10 Bit of a challenging day today. I felt very strong, but was having some trouble hitting squat depth for the second week in a row. Thanks to Tammy Hudson of Kinetix Body Science, I knew that it’s wasn’t a mobility issue, but couldn’t identify the technique changes I needed to make during the workout. So I just did the best I could! A double at 720 is a PR, and the weight moved well, so not a total loss. Took some backoff singles to try to get some more data points for what might be affecting depth. Tuesday: Bench/DL Assistance Close grip bench press 335x1 380x1 225x20 Deficit sumo deadlift 405x5x5 Just a light session to get back in the groove after Monday’s disappointment. Not much else to say about it! Thursday: Squat, Bench, & DL Bench press 315x5 335x5 365x5 Squat with wraps 675x4 Deadlift 725x4
Plan for today was 365x5 and 725x5 on bench and deadlift, but given Monday’s issues, I decided that it was more valuable to get in some more squat practice first. Focused on keeping a good brace in the hole and breaking at the knees rather than hips to begin the movement, and felt a lot more confident, so that was great. Happy with the day, and it set me up to have a good deload before making the final push towards the meet! Friday: Shoulders, Triceps & Back Machine lateral raise Front barbell raise superset bent-over dumbbell raise Behind-the-neck press Pulley pushdown Skullcrusher Lat pulldown Hammer Strength single-arm pulldown Machine pullover All about the pump today -- and for the next two workouts. I needed the break! So now I'll deload and then make the final push to the meet. Going on a little weekend trip to with my girlfriend to celebrate our anniversary, so it's good timing and I'll come back fresh. Hoping to take a couple singles at 350 kilos on squat and 200 kilos on bench before the meet, but that'll be in about two weeks. For now it's just staying patient and letting the program do its work!
