Link's New Quest to 1600 Raw!

[Link815]

Since my last log was headed for 1400, and I passed that, then got 1500, now it's onto 1600! To be honest, I never thought I'd get to 1500, especially not so soon. It used to seem like so much. I guess actually trying to squat helps.

Anyway, back to the gym.

Tuesday 3/29

Bench
8x315
8x325
8x335

Incline, close grip, paused
3x225
3x235
3x245

I did the inclines right back to back. I was surprised how bad those inclines burned after those benches.

[breathinglife]

It's about time you got a new log. As always, strong benching.

[jubjub007]

where do you put your hands when doing close grip? I do index finger on the beginning of knurling but some say closer but that irritates my wrists

[Link815]

When I say close grip, I usually mean pinkies on the rings to an inch inside. Which may not seem too close for some, but I use a max legal grip, so it's still a full hand inside on both sides. Any closer and my wrists hate me forever. I don't feel like the bigger emphasis on the tri's is worth chronic wrist pain. For me especially, I worked in a Tshirt printing shop for years, so my wrists hate me enough already.

[BobH0skins]

Will be following along. Maybe just outright copying every bench workout to get some good results myself.

[TrettinR]

600/500/500 or I will be disappoint.

[koyongi]

Why not just rename your old log?

[Link815]

I wanted a new log, duh.

Wednesday 3/30

Squat
A few random sets at 365 and trying to make Angelina squat right.

[Link815]

Saturday 4/2

Plant was 8 sets of 5 from 315-350, adding 5 each set.

Bench
5x315
5x320
5x325
5x330
5x335
5x340
2x345, right pec started straining, so I abandoned ship.

Sunday 4/3

Today I decided I'd attempt to do Coan-Phillipi DL again. So I think I'll do lightish squats Sunday, followed by DL, and do my heavier squats on Thursday. I'm using a 490 max with a 525 desired max, but after today, I think that may be a bit ambitious. I'm hoping it was just my out of shape-ness.

Squat
5x185
5x225
5x275
5x335
5x405

DL
2x395

"Speed" Deads
8x3 @ 315

RDL
3x8

There wasn't really anything speedy about these, and it definitely took me more than 90 seconds between sets. I am completely baffled. I know I'm bad at deadlift, but I actually failed one of the reps. Triples at 65% shouldn't be hard at all. My body feels weird, like I'm twisted out of alignment, I'm feeling it on all 3 lifts.

[Link815]

Tuesday 4/5

Bench
Random sets of 185

Seated Front Press
5x185
5x225
3x250
1x275

Not much else.

Thursday 4/7

Squat
5x185
5x225
5x285
5x345
5x415

Deficit Deads
Super close feet together + wide grip @ 185

[Link815]

Saturday 4/9

Bench
4x5 @ 315 moved in one finger on each set

Pec felt alright, nothing made it angry, but I wasn't going to push it.

Pushdowns/curls

[Link815]

Sunday 4/10

Squat
5x135
5x185
5x225
5x295
5x365

I think I'm basically just going to warm up for DL with -10% of what I do on my heavier squat day.

Coan/Philipi week 2

DL
2x425, the 2nd rep felt like 500, I'm baffled.

Speedy pulls
8x2 @ 340

I decided 2 is better than 3 for me. And 2 is definitely better than the 0 I used to do, so we'll ease into it.

RDL
5x225
5x225
8x275

[Link815]

Tuesday 4/12

Bench
5x315
5x335
5x345
6x365
11x315

Incline
8x185
5x225
5x275

Pec felt pretty good today, but I still couldn't lock out that 12th rep.

[Link815]

Thursday 4/15

Squat
5x135
5x225
5x305
5x375
5x430

[Link815]

Saturday 4/16

Bench
5x315
5x355
5x375
1x405
8x315 feet up

Super set curls/pushdowns

Lat pulls
low rows

[Link815]

Sunday 4/17

Squat
5x135
5x225
5x315
10x405 w/ light wraps

Coan DL Weeks 3

DL
2x445

"Speed" Deads
6x2 @ 365

RDL
8x155
8x225
8x275
8x300

Probabry the hardest I've worked in a while.

[Link815]

Tuesday 4/19

Bench
3x315
5x345
3x385
3x365
6x345
16x315 close grip 2bd

Kind of random today.

[Link815]

Thursday 4/21

Squat
5x225
5x275
5x315
5x405
6x440

Random sets of SLDL with different foot placements.

[Link815]

Saturday 4/23

I feel like I make more progress with set numbers to hit, so I'm just going to do Coan bench again.

Bench
10x300
10x300

Close grip
10x265
10x265

Incline
6x245
10x245

I set up funny on the first set and stopped at 6.

[Link815]

Monday 4/25

Since yesterday was Easter, the gym wasn't open, so I had to DL today.

Squat
Up to 225 for warmups, nothing heavy.

DL
2x475, few minutes between reps, but still the most I've done in the gym and without a DL bar, and I did it twice.

"Speed" Deads
3x2 @ 395

Not speedy at all, and I only did half of them because I was dead.

RDL
8x275
8x295
8x315

I'm fried.

[Link815]

Tuesday 4/26

Coan bench day 2

Bench
8x315
8x315

Close Grip
8x275
8x275

Incline
8x250, 10,5 on one side, 10 on the other. Thanks Angelina!
8x255

Superset curl/tricep pushdown

Everything hurt so bad today after yesterday's deads.

[Angelina92]

8x250, 10,5 on one side, 10 on the other. Thanks Angelina!
8x255

This is why you tell me what weight you're doing next. Not my fault!

[Link815]

Thursday 4/28

Walked in the gym, and a guy wearing a Crossfit shirt came in behind me. His arms were bigger than his legs. He went straight to a bench, put 25's on, and started supersetting curls and pushdowns. Elite fitness was forged that day.

Anyway,

Squat, reverse purples
Warm ups
1x475
1x545
1x585
1x605
1x635

I decided to go super crazy on the last 2 and put on my knee wraps. Super overload. I'd guess 125-150 off in the hole on those last 2, but 635 is crazy heavy at the top.

Good Mornings, narrow stance
135
185
205
225

[Link815]

Saturday 4/30

Bench
8x330
8x330

Close Grip
8x295
8x295

Incline
7x275
8x275

I almost dumped the bar forward on my last rep on the first set of incline, it was really weird. Never had that happen before.

[JoshPwrlifter]

Strong lifts, your bench is freaking high and what weight do you compete at?

[Link815]

Strong lifts, your bench is freaking high and what weight do you compete at?

My last two meets I competed in the 275's weighing 263 and 262 I think. I competed in the 242's cutting down from 250 last year. I think I'll try to stay around here for a while..

[Link815]

Sunday 5/1

And another day to hate DL's.

DL
420x3

I was supposed to do 3 sets, but yeah right. I was feeling lethargic and terrible today and my form was awful, so I decided to not hurt myself. Days like today make me hate DL even worse. I wish I knew what the problem was.

[JiP]

Yo Link what degree incline do you use? I'm starting to think I'm doing it way too high.

[Link815]

Yo Link what degree incline do you use? I'm starting to think I'm doing it way too high.

I'm not sure actually.. the one at my current gym isn't adjustable.

[Link815]

Tuesday 5/3

Coan week 4

Bench
5x350
5x350

Paused last rep

Close Grip
5x305
5x305

Did like a 3 second pause on the last rep of those.

Incline
5x285
5x285

Superset:
Rolling DB tricep extension thingies/cable curl

I'm on shift work now. 7 on, 2 off, 7 on, 2 off, 7 on, 2 off, 4 on, 4 off. The times rotate too, so the shifts are 12 hours during the day, one's overnight, and the other is from early afternoon to about midnight. Awesome.