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Last heavy day before the meet next Sunday.

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

High Bar Squat

Beltless up to 410 lb.

Paused up to 440 lb.

Knee wraps at 440, 470 and 500.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 440 lb: 1
  • 470 lb: 1
  • 500 lb: 2 * PR!
    • 2RM - with knee wraps.

Mat Pulls

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

Hook grip.

Wore my deadlifting slippers.

  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 510 lb: 1
  • 550 lb: 1 * PR
    • Mat pull PR with a hook grip.
    • I think I'm ready for a 550 lb hook grip deadlift.

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

Low Bar Squat

Beltless up to 410 lb.

Paused up to 440 lb.

Knee wraps at 440, 470 and 500.

Took off the knee wraps on 440x5x3.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 440 lb: 1
  • 470 lb: 1
  • 500 lb: 2 * PR!
    • 2 rep max...but with knee wraps though. Knee wraps = gear.
  • 440 lb: 3,3,3,3,3

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until 390 lb.

Paused again at 350 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 320 lb: 1
  • 350 lb: X,1
    • Missed the first time, either due to a slip causing some pain in my shoulders, or just pain in my shoulders.
  • 390 lb: X,X
    • Might have slipped on both reps, hard to tell from the video.
    • Could have been from shoulder/upper arm pain. I think I would have had this if I was 100%.
  • 350 lb: 1
    • Feeling a bit of pain shooting down my arms from my shoulders. Going to stop here.

I think low bar squatting yesterday made my shoulders and upper arms hurt for today.

Didn't affect front squats or OHP, but it did affect bench presses.

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit V-Grip Pull Ups

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

Front Squat

Beltless and paused up to 280 lb.

Knee wraps at 370 lb and 405 lb to see how they feel.

Paused again at 265 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 100 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 190 lb: 3
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 2
  • 320 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 1
    • knee wraps
  • 405 lb: 1 * PR!
    • 1RM, but used knee wraps, so maybe it doesn't count.
  • 265 lb: 3,
    • Paused.
    • +5 lb from last week, but 3 sets instead of 5.

Overhead Press

Here's the aftermath:

Shins

Shin damage from OHP :/

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 75 lb: 8
  • 100 lb: 5
  • 140 lb: 3
  • 190 lb: 2
  • 235 lb: 2
    • Grip was off, stance was off
  • 235 lb: 3 * PR!
    • Couldn't re-rack the bar. Ended up dropping it, which somehow ended up hitting both of my shins :/

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 320 lb: X
    • Some sort of pain in along the upper arm near the bottom of the rep. Going to shut it down for now.

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

Low Bar Squat

Beltless up to 320 lb.

Paused up to 410 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 500 lb: 1
    • Yeah that 2nd rep wasn't happening, dammit.

Neck Training

Using the Ironmind neck harness and low pulley attachment.

Neck Extension (Harness)

  • 30 lb: 20
  • 60 lb: 20
  • 110 lb: 15
  • 80 lb: 10
    • Drop set.
  • 70 lb: 10
    • Drop set.

Neck Flexion (Harness)

  • 30 lb: 20
  • 60 lb: 20
  • 110 lb: 15
  • 80 lb: 10
    • Drop set.
  • 70 lb: 10
    • Drop set.

Neck Side Flexion (Harness)

  • 30 lb: 20
  • 50 lb: 20
  • 80 lb: 15
  • 70 lb: 10
    • Drop set.

Final high volume day before the meet.

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

Fat gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

Low Bar Squat

Paused up to 465 lb.

Beltless up to 410 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 440 lb: 1
  • 465 lb: 1
  • 410 lb: 3,3,3,3,3
    • Same weight as last week.

High Bar Squat

  • 410 lb: 3,3

Low Bar Squat

  • 370 lb: 5

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

330 lb reverse grip bench press (Paused)

330 lb Reverse Grip Bench Press (Paused)

Paused.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 3,3,3,3,3,3
    • +10 lb from last week
    • 6 sets instead of 5. Thought about doing more, but my form was breaking down on the last set.