High Bar Squat: 440 lb x 3 x 5 – 15/06/17

June 17, 2015 — Leave a comment

Feeling weak lately. Probably due to inconsistent training and lack of frequency.

Going to try benching and squatting during one workout, 3 times per week.

Rough outline of what I'm going to do:

Day 1

Bench

  • Work up to a heavy single/daily max

Squat

  • Some volume or repetition PR.

Day 2

Squat

  • Work up to a heavy single/daily max

Bench

  • Some volume or repetition PR.

Repeat

Might work well this way because I'll be hitting each exercise 3 times per week. Also, the last exercise of the previous day sets up for the first exercise on the next day (example: if bench press is my last exercise, I tend to leave the bench inside of the rack. The next day, I'll just start off benching before moving onto squats).

We'll see how it goes.

Reverse Grip Bench Press (Paused)

  • 140 x 5
  • 230 x 3
  • 280 x 1
  • 320 x 1
  • 370 x 1

High Bar Squat (No Belt)

  • 140 x 8
  • 230 x 5
  • 320 x 3
  • 410 x 1
  • 440 x 3,3,3,3,3 * PR!
    • 5 sets of 3 PR.

John Phung

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Ever since I started taking strength training seriously, I was bitten by the Iron Bug. Then it burrowed under my skin and laid eggs in my heart. Now those eggs are hatching and I... the feeling is indescribable.




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Height: 5'4" on non-squat days
Weight: 200 lb 210 lb ~220 lb (FOREVER BULK BRAH)

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  • Texas Method: March 4, 2011 - April 28, 2013
  • Smolov Jr for Bench Press: June 4 - 22, 2012
  • Starting Strength: Nov 29, 2010 - March 4, 2011