Log - Wed., 4/21/10

Workout:

5/3/1 Cycle 4 Day 1

power clean, 135 - 3x3
deadlift - 5/3/1
 - 245x5
 - 280x5
 - 315x15 (472 - PR)

boxing

5 rounds with the heavy bag

Comments:

I spent Monday, Tuesday, and much of Wednesday sitting in a conference room in a courthouse, waiting for a jury verdict in a huge case.  As a result, I couldn't get to the gym.  This didn't bother me - I'll be traveling the first half of next week, so I figured I'd spread four 5/3/1 workouts over two weeks.

On Wednesday, we got the jury verdict, and it wasn't favorable.  We were devastated, myself included.  So, I went to the gym mid-afternoon, and I took it out on the heavy bag.  My wraps must not have been done quite right, as I took a lot of skin off the knuckles of my right hand, purely out of frustration.  I didn't care then, and only care a little bit now.

As to the deadlifts, I may have actually lost count once or twice.  In each case, I rounded down.  So, I'm calling that 15 reps, but it may have been 16 or even 17.  The way my deadlift is going, I think I need to take a bigger jump before the next cycle - 15 reps is much too high in the fourth cycle, I think.