Pezking's GST Journal

[matt297]

PRs to me are the most weight u push or the most reps u have done at any given weight.

I would term purely weight a PR and if its more reps at a given weight I would say its a 'reps PR'.

Of course I only count reps prs if they are at the higher end of my weight scale. I wouldnt count 30 rep squats at 88 lbs as a new PR for example.

[pezking7p]

PRs to me are the most weight u push or the most reps u have done at any given weight.

I would term purely weight a PR and if its more reps at a given weight I would say its a 'reps PR'.

Of course I only count reps prs if they are at the higher end of my weight scale. I wouldnt count 30 rep squats at 88 lbs as a new PR for example.

haha, yah it's easy if you have done a given weight/reps before. But for instance, I have done 140 x6 x6 x9, and I have done 150 x8 x3 x3, but never 145 x5 x5 x5 (never loaded 145 ever) or 150 x5 x5 x5....are both of those PRs? At a certain point it's just splitting hairs, and it doesn't matter much because in a weeks time I'll be doing 155x5x5x5 and it won't matter :P

Not stopping until I hit 2 plates bitches.

[lordsnow]

haha, yah it's easy if you have done a given weight/reps before. But for instance, I have done 140 x6 x6 x9, and I have done 150 x8 x3 x3, but never 145 x5 x5 x5 (never loaded 145 ever) or 150 x5 x5 x5....are both of those PRs? At a certain point it's just splitting hairs, and it doesn't matter much because in a weeks time I'll be doing 155x5x5x5 and it won't matter :P

Not stopping until I hit 2 plates bitches.

I rank em by volume.

140 * 21 reps = 2940 lb
88 * 30 reps = 2640 lb
150 * 15 reps = 2250 lb
145 * 15 reps = 2175 lb
150 * 14 reps = 2100 lb

[pezking7p]

I rank em by volume.

140 * 21 reps = 2940 lb
150 * 15 reps = 2250 lb
145 * 15 reps = 2175 lb
150 * 14 reps = 2100 lb

huh, cool. Thanks. And welcome to my mega sweet journal.

[lordsnow]

huh, cool. Thanks. And welcome to my mega sweet journal.

thanks,


also, I don't count failures as pr's. If I am attempting 250 * 5 for 3 sets, and only make it 5, 5, 4. To me thats a fail not a pr, even if it is more volume.

[matt297]

haha, yah it's easy if you have done a given weight/reps before. But for instance, I have done 140 x6 x6 x9, and I have done 150 x8 x3 x3, but never 145 x5 x5 x5 (never loaded 145 ever) or 150 x5 x5 x5....are both of those PRs? At a certain point it's just splitting hairs, and it doesn't matter much because in a weeks time I'll be doing 155x5x5x5 and it won't matter :P

Not stopping until I hit 2 plates bitches.

Since you have already done 150x8 I would use that as your bench mark regardless of number of sets. Therefore I wouldnt count 145 or 150x5. You done 8 reps before at that weight so 5 isnt a personal best imo, regardless of the number of sets. But i'd also add in another qualifier, the 'set/rep PR'.

If you were at the top end of your limit, say 200 max. you've got 195x5 x4x3. Next day you get 195x5x4x4. Athough your max rep is 200 I would consider 3RM or 5RM as seperate contstructs. 195 is not a weight PR, but its a 5RM PR, and pretty much all you can do. When you get x5 x4 x4 when your previous best at your 5rm was x5 x4 x3 then youve added an extra rep. Youve done more work and therefore I would see it as a 'rep PR'. You may see it as insignificant being only one rep in a set of 3, but progress is progress, and when your not seeing new PRs x2 per week like you will on SS, or even once per week, then you need those little goals and motivators.

I rank em by volume.

140 * 21 reps = 2940 lb
88 * 30 reps = 2640 lb
150 * 15 reps = 2250 lb
145 * 15 reps = 2175 lb
150 * 14 reps = 2100 lb

That way has its uses, but its not a good indicator. Look at the 88lbs * 30reps compared to say 264lbs*10reps. Both give a total poundage of 2640lbs. There is no way on earth I would be as pleased with 88*30 than I would with 264*10, never mind the difference between physical benefit. Using this method you open up strength vs hypertrophy vs endurance etc factors.

thanks,


also, I don't count failures as pr's. If I am attempting 250 * 5 for 3 sets, and only make it 5, 5, 4. To me thats a fail not a pr, even if it is more volume.

Glass half empty = "I have failed"

Glass half full = "I didnt get what I wanted but this is the most weight I have pushed and/or for more sets/reps, so its a [pr/rep pr/set/rep pr].woo hoo"

Failing intentions isnt necessarily failing.

[lordsnow]

That way has its uses, but its not a good indicator. Look at the 88lbs * 30reps compared to say 264lbs*10reps. Both give a total poundage of 2640lbs. There is no way on earth I would be as pleased with 88*30 than I would with 264*10, never mind the difference between physical benefit. Using this method you open up strength vs hypertrophy vs endurance etc factors.

I do see where your coming from, and to me that is one "extreme" as an example, 88 lbs for 30 reps would not be in my program to begin with so I wouldn't be attempting that. Also to the other extreme doing a 1RM max of 300 would be considered a PR to me even though the total volume is less than the 250 @ 15 reps.

Glass half empty = "I have failed"

Glass half full = "I didnt get what I wanted but this is the most weight I have pushed and/or for more sets/reps, so its a [pr/rep pr/set/rep pr].woo hoo"

Failing intentions isnt necessarily failing.

I agree with this as you get heavier. But for me right now I'm still in low weights and not accomplishing my goal of 3x5 means I dont get to advance to the higher weight next workout. Once I get high enough that I am planning weekly weight increments instead of workout to workout I will also adopt that mentality.

[400Lb Gorilla]

huh, cool. Thanks. And welcome to my mega sweet journal.

overstatement is overstated

[pezking7p]

overstatement is overstated

You tryin to say it's not mega sweet? It has half-naked pics of me!

[matt297]

You tryin to say it's not mega sweet? It has half-naked pics of me!

Where?!

Lordsnow - did u just get a journal up or have I just never noticed it? Will check it out.

[pezking7p]

Gym Weight: 176lb

Squats:
45x8
95x8
135x3
155x1
175x5
175x5
175x5 PR
--Add 5lbs

Press:
45x8
65x5
85x1
95x5
95x6
95x5PR
--Add 5lbs. On the second set I was counting and had the sixth rep halfway up before I realized in my head I was saying "six...wait a minute, six?"

BB Bent Rows:
145x5
145x8
145x8
--Add 5lbs

What it is:
Squats: were probably as difficult as last time. Last rep of the last set was a hard rep, but not any harder than last reps at 165 and 170. Depth was deep today, back rounding is still present at the bottom, I'm learning more about stretching, ie I'm not really stretching my hamstrings effectively, so I'm now doing GMs to stretch hams.

While I was doing my squats, there was a group of teenagers who came in and gathered right next to my power rack with a trainer in a big group. They all grabbed a pair of DBs and I was like "oh great they're going to do curlz." Nope, as soon as I was unracking the bar they all started doing 1/2 squats with 20lb DBs. The kid closest to me just stared the whole time and in my head I loled.

Press: These were obviously not super hard since I accidentally did 6 reps on one set, but they weren't easy. I will get 100x5[x3] next time.

Bent Row: If I do these strict, they are a meh. I could squeeze + hold at the top, nice slow descent. If I were to cheat, I could do 20 of them. I'll add reps as I see fit until the weight becomes heavy, though, rather than just keep slapping on weight. Don't want to get out of control right away on the weight.

Overall, today was 11/10 workout. I destroyed my lifts and left the gym feeling like I should scream and push stuff over, flex for everyone, then fight chuck norris while breaking bricks with my cock, eating out your mom, and drinking an ice cold beer all at the same time. Total gym time was like 45 minutes tops. Destroyed.

[The Shoeless Wonder]

get to cheatin!!

[400Lb Gorilla]

Lmfao at the kids, your user title, and the last part of the comments!!! Great session breh with some damn good PRs

[pezking7p]

get to cheatin!!

I've decided to keep adding 5lbs each workout, but do them strict until I can't anymore. Once I can't do 3x5 strict, I'll start cheating. Shouldn't be more than a few weeks.

Lmfao at the kids, your user title, and the last part of the comments!!! Great session breh with some damn good PRs

hahahaha, the look on the kids face when he saw me hit the bottom of the squat was awesome. I probably shouldn't have looked at him when I squatted, eh?

I forgot to mark PRs! I edited for ReD TeXtSzZZ!1!!. Thanks 4G.

[400Lb Gorilla]

Meh in order to make sure I am noticed I punch the mirrors in my gym til they make my hands bleed, cry really loud about the blood, then proceed to grunt, scream, and shriek at every rep no matter if it is a 1RM or a warm up set..... that way I don't have to look around during the exercise to make sure people are paying attention

[pezking7p]

Meh in order to make sure I am noticed I punch the mirrors in my gym til they make my hands bleed, cry really loud about the blood, then proceed to grunt, scream, and shriek at every rep no matter if it is a 1RM or a warm up set..... that way I don't have to look around during the exercise to make sure people are paying attention

I would have hit the lunk alarm. That kind of stuff makes me really intimidated at the gym.

[400Lb Gorilla]

I would have hit the lunk alarm. That kind of stuff makes me really intimidated at the gym.

My favorite people are the ones who scream at a weight on the first or second rep bang out 10+ more reps then toss/slam the weight like it was heavy..... atleast scream on yojr last couple of reps

[lordsnow]

Where?!

Lordsnow - did u just get a journal up or have I just never noticed it? Will check it out.

I've had it for a while but I had taken it out of my sig while i wasn't training.

[matt297]

nice sesh pezzy. sounds like things are going pretty easy right now. I remember how long it took me to get to 100 on the press lol. seems like your good at that one.

[-Lucifer]

Yet another squat PR. F*ck yeah, son!

[pezking7p]

Gym weight: 176

Squats:
180x5
180x5
180x5 PR
--Add 5lbs

Bench:
145x5
145x5
145x5
--add 5lbs

Deadlift:
245x5
--add 10lbs

overall not a bad workout. Might have strained my back tonight doing squats. Skipped treadmill warmup so maybe that. Doesn't feel bad just different. Maybe it's all the squatting. Today was a little harder than last time, last rep
of last set felt like it stopped, but I know it didn't, was just really hard.

Bench was a breeze, but I could definitely feel it in my pecs afterward.

Dead were pretty easy going up, very good speed app the way to lockout.

[400Lb Gorilla]

More PRs? Fuk I really need to stepup my lifting!!! Good job breh looks like 225 is yours first

[The Shoeless Wonder]

i say when you hit 200x 5, just go for 225 next session

[pezking7p]

More PRs? Fuk I really need to stepup my lifting!!! Good job breh looks like 225 is yours first

Thanks. PRs from here one out on all lifts except deadlifts.

i say when you hit 200x 5, just go for 225 next session

That's basically the plan, when I get to a point where I feel like I have 225 I'm going to try it, but hopefully my linear progression holds out until then, seems doubtful given my build/weight, but we'll see. (I'm probably somewhere around 20% BF so I really have a lot less lean mass than you might otherwise think given my frame.)

[The Shoeless Wonder]

and when you make your vid, hold up a sign that tells matt and lu to suck your balls

[400Lb Gorilla]

and when you make your vid, hold up a sign that tells matt and lu to suck your balls

I think I will do this for my next vid no matter what its for

[lordsnow]

Nice numbers Pez.

[matt297]

Solid day. It gets more exciting in PR territory!

That's basically the plan, when I get to a point where I feel like I have 225 I'm going to try it, but hopefully my linear progression holds out until then, seems doubtful given my build/weight, but we'll see. (I'm probably somewhere around 20% BF so I really have a lot less lean mass than you might otherwise think given my frame.)

Im now in a bind. I want you to do well and will support you to do so but if you get 225 before me I will have to ji had your ass young pez

[Ironlife]

Great Prs Pezzy!

Hitting that iron harder and harder each session!! Good stuff.
Also loosen up form on BB rows, dont worry about keeping them 100% textbook

[-Lucifer]

Also loosen up form on BB rows, dont worry about keeping them 100% textbook

What do you mean by that? He should start cheating? If so, that's bad advise.