Squat
- 362.5lbs: 5
Bench Press
- 277.5lbs: 3
Deadlift
- 327.5lbs: 3 (mixed grip), 1 (double overhand)
- 5th rep attempt it felt like my left wrist dislocated??
- 327.5lbs: 3 (double overhand)
Dips
- Bodyweight (190lbs): 15,15
Archives For intensity day
Squat
- 360lbs: 5
Overhead Press
- 207.5lbs: 1,1,1
- 1st set: heard (and felt) something similar to a knuckles cracking from my clavical
Deadlift
- 317.5lbs: 3
- Mixed grip, felt pain in my left wrist
- 317.5lbs: 5
- Double overhand grip. No pain in the left wrist
Notes
- Haven't done heavy standing overhead presses since I was a member at Columbia Lake Health Club. It's been a while...
- Deadlifts: going to start off light and move up from here. Now that I train in my basement home gym, I have my own bar & chalk (didn't use chalk today) so I'm going to be deadlifting without straps. Doing sets of 5 to develop my grip strength.
Squat
- 367.5lbs: 3,3
Bench Press
- 277.5lbs: 1,2
Deadlift
- 407.5lbs: 1
Notes
- B&R bar finally arrived to my doorstep this morning! Solid bar, and it fits inside my 51" wide power rack. Review coming up soon.
- Haven't done bench press in a while, felt pretty weak.
- Also haven't done squats over 320lbs in a while (because I was using a crappy bar I purchased from Kijiji that didn't fit properly in my power rack).
Admiring my new B&R Bar
Squat
- 405lbs: 3,2
Bench Press
- 305lbs: 1,1,1
- Failed on attempt at 2nd rep on the 2nd set
Pull Ups
- Body weight (190lbs): 12,8
Notes
Had some lower back pain during squats, so decided to do some pull ups instead of the usually good mornings today.
Squat
- 405lbs: 1
- wide
- 425lbs: 1
- 405lbs: 1
- wide
Overhead Press
- 220lbs: 1,1
- 205lbs: 3
Good Mornings
- 175lbs: 5,5,5
Notes
Squatting strength has declined. Maybe it's because of missing a few volume days, or trying out a wider stance, or both.
I'm finding with the wider stance, it's getting temporarily stuck halfway as I ascend upwards. Also I'm feeling pretty exhausted after the set (of 1 rep!).
Now that I think of it, it's probably a combination of both missing volume days (I find that 5x5 really builds up my stamina) and attempting a wider stance.
Time to get back on the 5x5 protocol.
