Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 2
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 395lbs: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3.5
    • About 2.5-3 minutes in between sets.
    • +5lbs from last week.
    • Last set of 5, I had to take progressively more breaths with every rep.

Face Pulls

  • 60lbs: 10
  • 80lbs: 8

Close Grip Bench Press

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 100lbs: 8
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 190lbs: 3
  • 245lbs: 5,5,5
    • +5lbs from last week, but 3 sets instead of 5.

Some stuff you might have missed this past week:

  1. Hip Drive
  2. Latest batch of supplements from Bodybuilding.com
  3. How I Train My Neck (Video)
  4. Close Grip Bench Press of 340lbs (Video)
  5. 505lbs Low Bar Squat (Video)

And a few articles you should read:

  1. ROM Progression Method Details by Emevas
  2. Why Swings Over Jump Squats And Olympic Lifts by Bret Contreras
  3. Why These Are Your Most Important Shoes...And How They Give You Superpowers By Dr. Phil Wagner, M.D.
  4. Weight Training: The Importance Of Genetics By Matt Brzycki

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

Low Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 15
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 1
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 505lbs: 1 *PR
  • 510lbs: MISSED

Rack Pulls

About 7" off the ground. (at the #3 hole in my power rack).

Cut the area below my left knee with the bar. Not surprised, the chrome is peeling off (this is not my B&R bar btw. I use another crappy Olympic bar for this). Draped towel around the center of the bar to prevent further damage.

  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 2
  • 500lbs: 1
  • 600lbs: 1,1,1,1,1
  • 550lbs: 3
  • 500lbs: 4
    • Didn't lock out the 5th rep
  • 410lbs: 6

Barbell Curl

  • 45lbs: 25

Texas Method intensity day.

Feeling a little under the weather.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410bs: 2
    • Wore knee wraps. Seems more difficult to walk out of the rack.
  • 460lbs: 1
    • Grinder
  • 492.5lbs: MISSED
  • 410lbs: 3

Close Grip Bench Press

I have a feeling that my close grip bench press will surpass my regular bench press.

1st attempt at 345lbs below:

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 320lbs: 2 *PR
  • 345lbs: MISSED
  • 330lbs: 1 *PR
  • 340lbs: 1 *PR
    • Equal to my bench press 1RM!
  • 345lbs: MISSED
  • 285lbs: 1
    • Right pec felt weird, so stopped after 1 rep

Texas Method recovery day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

Low Bar Back Squat

  • 45lbs: 15
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3

Feeling weak and unusually sore today. Going to stop here.