Monday, December 28, 2020

Monday 28th December 2020

Warmups
Bench: warmups, 115x7x3 (69% of Saturdays e1RM)
Box squat: warmups, 80x8, 105x8x2
Pulldowns: warmups, 50x12x5
1board close grip: warmups, 112.5x6, 117.5x6x2 (@7 target)
RC work

Notes
OK first session.  All weights felt easy enough, right in the target zone at this point.  I expect reasonably quick improvements, but will take what I can get really. 

2020 well yeah, and

Was not a great year.  I had all the chances of it being good, as I could carry on training and progressing even with the lockdown.  Instead, I broke myself with a stupid non-lifting related injury.  I think I am mostly over that now, although the shoulder is a little something, can't tell what, but I can press.  Just keeping a track on it, doing the RC work, trying to keep things stronger.  
I contemplate a coach, but am naturally cheap.  So will progress for awhile using known methods, but keeping a lid on the RPE, which is hard for me.  Especially the assistance movements.  I pressed 160 last week, and failed on 170, because the shoulder felt a little weird, and also have not done over 130 for months.  Nor feet down work, or any of it.  I should have been happy at 160, but yeah. 

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Thursday 17th December 2020

Warmups
Bulgarian split squat: BWx12x4, 10x12
Sumo deadlift: warmups, 140x1x3, 180x1x4, 200x1
Natural glute ham: -2orangex8x5
Banded GM: 2ox15, 3ox15x3

Notes
Good session.  Happy with that.  Sumo are not perfect, but attempting to get into better position s to use more leverage/technique.  Need to get the cheat on.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Wednesday 16th December 2020

Warmups
Landmine shoulder press: warmups, 10x8, 20x8, 30x8x3
Pushdowns: warmups, 30x8x5

Notes
Woot

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Tuesday 15th December 2020

Feet up bench: warmups, 125x8, 130x7
1board closegrip: 60x5,80x5, 100x5, 120x5
Pulldowns: up to 50x8x4
Band row: 2xOrangex8x4 full shoulder rom stuff

Notes
Tired, end of the year, but happy with the bench.  130 just ran out of steam :)  but close.  Probably a little pushy, but its certainly a lot better than it was a few months ago.  Happy for some progress.  Onwards and upwards.

Monday 14th December 2020

Squats: leg felt off with adductor, no sharp pain, just 'there'
Adductor stuff

Saturday 12th December 2020

Feet up bench: warmups, 120x5x3
Back stuff

Notes
Ok day, felt a little hard.

Thursday 10th December 2020

Deadlifts: up to 180x1
Banded Hamstring Curls: buncha purple and black
Copenhagen  stuff

Notes
Ok day getting the adductor stuff done while I remember

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Wednesday 9th December 2020

Adductor squeeze: 1m x6
Side lunges: BWx12x5

Notes
Rough day of sick, and night of no sleep, so just did these inside today.  Will do Copenhagen tomorrow if I do deadlifts.  

Tuesday 8th December 2020

Warmups 
Feet up bench: warmups, 115x8, 120x8
Pull downs: up to 50x12x4
Push-ups: bw x12x5
Banded rows: 2Ox30x3

Notes
Happy day.  Changing up the cycle a little for the next couple of weeks.  This was the heavy  day, pretty comfortable set.  Progression is going.  Slow and steady.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Monday 7th December 2020

Warmups
Tempo paused squats: warmups, 60x8, 80x8, 100x8, 117x8
Stepups: BWx8, 20x8x3 and the last set did BWx12 directly after the loaded set

Notes
That was enough.  Happy with the tempo squats.  No real adductor 'feeling', still do not feel even with the squat though, with the left knee not naturally setting down into position yet.  

Monday, December 7, 2020

Saturday 5th December 2020

Warmups
Row: 5mins
Bulgarian split squat: BWx12x5

Note
Bloop

Friday 4th December 2020

Warmups
Feetup bench: warmups, 112.5x8, 115x8x2
Pulldowns (dual hand): bunch of 12s
Closegrip: 60x12x4

Notes
Happy with that bench.  The right tricep gives out first.  Don't know if its because I am trying to compensate the other side, but its going.  

Thursday 3rd December 2020

Warmups
Deadlifts: warmups, up to 160x1
Natural GHR: -P+Bx8x5
Hamstring band curls: P+Bx30x5

Notes
Bleh, really did not feel like much today.

Wednesday 2nd December 2020

The 
Adductor squeeze, Side lunges, copenhagen adductor exercise
Tricep pushdowns, cable curls

Notes
Can't say its the best exercise in the world, but its stepping forwards.

Tuesday 1st December 2020

Warmups
Feetup bench: warmups, 110x8x3
Single arm pulldowms; bunch
Pushups: BWx12x5
Banded rows: P+Bx30x5

Notes
Happy with it all.