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It feels as though I never even had an injury. Until I did suitcase deadlifts, then I felt a little bit of something on the top set, holding the bar with my right hand.

Texas method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

L-Sit Chin Ups

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 8

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 440 lb: 1
  • 400 lb: 3

High Bar Squat

  • 400 lb: 3

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 15

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 290 lb: 1
  • 340 lb: 3 *PR!
  • 325 lb: 3,3
    • +2.5 lb from a couple of weeks ago.
    • Doing only 2 sets instead of 3 (normally do 3x3) simply because I did 3 reps with 340 lb.

One-Arm Suitcase Deadlift

Hook grip.

Right side first, then left side.

Bar set at about mid shin.

  • 45 lb: 5
  • 100 lb: 5
  • 140 lb: 5

My body seems to be healing up pretty good. I no longer experience that much pain when sneezing.

I can be more explosive out of the hole in the squat without feeling much pain or discomfort.

Also, I was planning on deloading this week (including today) for the bench press, but I felt fresh from taking it easy on Monday that I figured heck, why not go for some PR's??

So I did.

Foam Rolling

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 190 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 280 lb: 5
  • 330 lb: 5,5,5

High Bar Squat

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 15

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 375 lb: 1 *PR - 1RM!
    • Back cramped up as I was pressing the bar up. Bar dipped a bit, but I pressed it back up.
    • +5 lb PR
  • 320 lb: 5 *PR - 5RM!
    • Previous 5RM was 315 lb

Texas method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

High Bar Squat

Right side feels better. Going to do 3 sets of 5 and keep on adding weight every workout.

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 100 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 190 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 255 lb: 5
  • 280 lb: 5,5,5

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 15

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 375 lb: X
  • 322.5 lb: 3,3,3
    • Felt tough. Contemplating a "de-load".

Trying to be more explosive on the concentric phase of the squat, and try to pop the bar off my back and a rattling sound with the plates as I stand up. Seems to be easier to be explosive on the high bar squat than the low bar squat, at least for me.

Also, wore the Three Wolf Moon shirt today. Here's a pic I took a couple of days ago:

Three Wolf Moon

Texas method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb:10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 432.5 lb: 3,3
    • +2.5 lb from last week, and going back to triples.
    • Last rep felt tough. Somehow ended up relaxing out of the hole, but managed to power through.

High Bar Squat

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 14

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 365 lb: 1 *PR!
    • +5 lb PR! +5 lb from previous best
    • Easy, going to try 370 lb.
  • 370 lb: 1 *PR!
    • Beat my 1 rep max that I set about 5 minutes ago!
  • 335 lb: 3 *PR!
    • +5 lb PR for a 3 rep max!

Mat Pulls

ROM Progression method.

8 mats, about 6 1/4" from the ground, or an inch or two below my knee caps.

Hook grip until 550 lb.

  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 2
  • 500 lb: 1
  • 550 lb: X,1
    • Had to strap up to get the rep. Pain tolerance not there yet.
  • 600 lb: 1
  • 550 lb: 3,3
  • 500 lb: 5

Texas method intensity day.

Not doing any deadlifts/rack pulls today because I need to cut my workout short due to waiting for UPS to deliver a secret package that will boost my deadlifts 😉

Foam Rolling

L-Sit Chin Up

  • Body weight (200 lb): 8

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb:10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 430 lb: 5 *PR!
    • Low bar squat 5RM!

High Bar Squat

Took about 6 minutes of rest before doing this.

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 13

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 300 lb: 1
  • 340 lb: 2 *PR!
    • 2RM oh yeah!
  • 320 lb: 3,3,3
    • +2.5 from last week.