Wednesday 26th February 2025

Walk

Warmups

Deadlifts: warmups, 230x4x2

High incline: warmups, 85x8, 92.5x8, 97.5x5

Side raise: Bx20x4

Ezy curls: 18x20x4

Notes

Hmmm, hard.  Warmups were fine and in some of them felt really good, but the work sets just were all over the place for the reps.

I think I am fixating on heavier weights than I need to do, especially after a heavy week.  I mean, I am not peaked, so I am likely only around 260-270kg deadlift at the moment on a good day.  So 230 is ~87-88% area, which is up around a 5RM.  So realistically, that's right.  I did 242.5 last week but realistically i was on my down week on squats, so its a little 'fresher'.

So likely I will alter my program a little bit, towards a % target rather than just me saying I need 230/240.  So.. this is week three of a six week block.  During 23 Nationals I did 200-205 for the same day.  I finished that with 283.  Do I think I am 25-30kg up on that at the moment?  308-313.  Not in the slightest.  So I am just pushing it harder than it needs to be, likely because I am interested in the numbers, not the progress overall.