Thursday, September 13, 2012

Week 12 days 1 to 4 - max week

Monday - 515

Wound up waiting for a rack for 30 mins, then warmed up facing the mirror up to 365. Having a mirror right in my face really throws me off. Switched racks and dropped down a bit, then worked back up. I was kinda pissed, but squatting without knee pain is a different story and I felt fine once I got going. 5 plates went up easy and deep, 515 the same, 535 I took nice and deep but couldn't get back up. I was happy with the miss, I didn't round over, I just went back down and dropped it back on the safeties. Felt very good tonite.

Tuesday - night off, anniversary with the gf

Wednesday - 475

was very distracted this workout, 475 went up fairly quick, but I twisted big time and got rounded over, shut it down there.

Thursday - 475
Just stopped there, I'm not very happy with the way things have been going lately, lacking the excitement to train, I think these are the dark times, but I feel fairly fine, just my head isn't in it. Gotta figure something out.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

week 11 day 5

warm up - bike, hip stretch, dynamic moves, pec and lat stretch

back squat
barx10, 135x3x2, 225x1x2, 315x1, 365x1, 405x1x10

wrapped tensors above and below my kneecaps, and man, it made a big difference in terms of knee pain. It was probably my most pain free workout since starting this. I'm really hoping I can feel like this from now on.

Friday, September 7, 2012

week 11 day 4

warm up
bike, pvc pipe, couple dynamic moves, static stretching - hip, pec, lat

back squat
barx5, 135x3x3, 225x2x2, 315x1, 365x1, 405x1x5

whew, I'm feeling pretty burnt out right now... and not very happy about my attitude while in the gym... it's starting to get pretty monotonous, and I'm still feeling like taking a nap between each rep.

End of the day, I want this real bad, and I want 600. For me, it makes everything worth it... Spoke with Willie today and he advised me to go lighter, and he still wants me to take days off.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Week 11 days 2 and 3 - light week

Day 2

so much for hammering out 10 singles everyday. Everything just felt way off, every rep felt like faceplant city. It's just a totally different squat now, I went up to 365 didn't like it, took a deep breath, went down to a plate, and slowly worked back up to 365 still didn't like it so I just stopped. Did something, better than nothing.

Day 3

Back squat
barx5, 135x1x3, 225x1x2, 315x1x2, 365x1x5,405x1, 435x1, 455x1x3

455 was just heavy enough that I was feeling a sticking point, but it felt light. This is right around the weight where I begin to dip more in the hole, so I'm feeling a little incsonsistent. But I don't mind working with this weight for a while.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

week 11 day 1

Warm up
bike
hip stretch, pec stretch, lat stretch
rollover into vsit, mountain climbers
glute march

Back squat
barx5, 135x1x5, 225x1x2, 315x1, 365x1, 405x1x3, 425x1, 445x1, 455x1x3

I was feeling very loose tonite, could walk down stairs semi comfortably, could do a bodyweight squat without feeling too rough, felt fresh. slowly built up to 455 for a few singles and felt like I could just sit there and pump out 15+ singles. Shut it down early, I'm a lot more confident after getting a day in after a day off, right now my muscles recovering too much scares me a bit, and I had 3 days off. still, I'm hoping I can feel more like this from now on. I'm going to try to hit all 10 singles with 455 tommorow.