KD5NFW's Quest for Strength Log

[Hunterace]

Great workout Rich! Strong stuff, congrats on the PRs!!!

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Always great to see bench PRs. Do you know where your bench was at the start of the year?

Thanks Steve! I was doing high rep stuff at the start of the year, like 200x10. Switched to lower reps in February and was doing sets of 230x3. I've made some progress I think

Originally Posted by Hunterace

Great workout Rich! Strong stuff, congrats on the PRs!!!

Thanks Jay! I was tempted to name my BOR's JayRows

[MikeM]

Yep. Nice progress on the bench for sure. Great deadlifting too.

Great job.

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by MikeM

Yep. Nice progress on the bench for sure. Great deadlifting too.

Great job.

Thanks Mike appreciate the support!

[KD5NFW]

Been really busy lately folks. Will try to get around to everyone's log this evening! Friday's squat session was not great. Spent much of the day crawling around on my roof putting up Christmas lights, so lower back was not happy with me at all!

5/3/1 Cycle 7 Week 1 Day 4

50 minutes

Power cleans

warmup 45 x 5, 135 x 5
165 x 2
185 x 2 x 2
I knew I was in trouble today when 165 felt heavy

Squat Day

Training Max - 310

Back Squat

Warmup

45 x 10
125 (40%) x 5
155 (50%) x 5
185 (60%) x 3

Weight (Goal) Actual

200 (5) 5
235 (5) 5
265 (5) 5
Didn't hold anything back on the top set. 5 reps was all that was there, and it was tough! Tried Steve's tip on moving heels in instead of toes out. Think I had a slightly wider stance but felt depth was pretty good. Based on how my legs are feeling today, they got some pretty good work haha!

BBB Squat
185 x 8 x 3 +5lbs
Can't really call this BBB since I only hit 3 sets of 8, but it was 3 sets more than I wanted to do

Seated leg curl
120 x 10 x 3 +10lbs

Smith machine BB calf raise
2.5pps x 15 x 3

[Hunterace]

Great workout Rich! Yea I'm not looking forward to puttin all the Christmas crap up! But I don't have to crawl around on the roof

[BendtheBar]

Clean weight looks very good. I like the 3x8 squats too. If I were doing Wendler's I don't think I would have ever trained squats more than that

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by Hunterace

Great workout Rich! Yea I'm not looking forward to puttin all the Christmas crap up! But I don't have to crawl around on the roof

Thanks Jay! I think I am one of the few "traditionalists" left WRT lights on the roof. Most folks just stick them on the eves and call it done. Lazy bastages

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Clean weight looks very good. I like the 3x8 squats too. If I were doing Wendler's I don't think I would have ever trained squats more than that

Yeah 5x10 is definitely rough sledding, but some days I have it in me. Other days not so much!

PC's were light as I just wasn't feeling the love. I typically hit around 205 for a few singles.

[Squatter]

Weeks 2 and 3 the iron will start feeling better Rich. Nice work fighting thru it and getting it done.

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by Squatter

Weeks 2 and 3 the iron will start feeling better Rich. Nice work fighting thru it and getting it done.

You are so right Jim