Friday, July 29, 2011

Journal - 7/23-7/28/11

Sat., 7/23/11

bench, 205 x 5, 5, 12
DB curl, 40 x 12, 10
deadlift, 250 x 5, 300, 350, 400, 450, 480 x f x 2

Comments:

Just felt like going heavy on the deadlift to see where I was at.  The 450 was a harder pull than expected because my left hand started slipping.  But for that, I think I'd have had 480, which would have tied a PR.  So I've lost much less strength there than I feared.

Tues., 7/26/11

press, 127.5 x 5, 5, 8
chin-up, BW x 7, 5
squat, 220 x 5, 5, 6, 135 x 5

Comments:

This was a terrible workout.  I tried working pull-ups into my warm-up routine, and I think that hurt me on chins.  But the worst was my squat, which just felt terrible almost the entire time.  Then something happened when I did the drop set (which I did because I was so pissed).  My form changed slightly, my belly pressed out and between my legs at the bottom, and my descent slowed a little at the bottom.  All of a sudden, I was stretching my hams instead of my back going.  It felt right.

Thurs., 7/28/11

bench, 210 x 5, 5, 12
DB curl, 40 x 12, 12
squat, 225 x 5, 5, 7

Comments:

I remembered the way Tuesday's final squats felt, and it made all the difference in the world.  I wasn't noticeably stronger - I'll have to keep doing this for awhile before it gets there - but I'll be damned if those squats didn't feel RIGHT!  

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