Farlesworth III at your service

[pezking7p]

PRs incoming.

Best thing you could do for your bench is not bench. You're going to be golden in a few weeks.

[LadyLore420]

Made of actual gold? Prepare a gold digger defense force. Smelly underarms, muddy truck, cheap beer. Go!

[pezking7p]

Made of actual gold? Prepare a gold digger defense force. Smelly underarms, muddy truck, cheap beer. Go!

thats like the Georgia starter pack.

[Farley1324]

lol

Well the deadlifts and maybe squats didn't happen today. Not enough time, and 'looking forward' to getting up about 5AM tomorrow for a flight. There is a small chance I'll be able to sneak off to an anytime fitness or the like tomorrow or maybe Saturday but IDK how much good that will do me for a deadlift day. hmm. Annoying. Will try to squeeze in while gone otherwise I'll have to shorten things and do deads/press both on Sunday when we get back to keep schedule.

[Farley1324]

Saturday Aug 12th. Lifetime Fitness in Eden Prairie, MN. White Flood. Deadlift 365x3 @8. Borrowed my brothers belt, lifted in socks real quick. Have video, will post sometime probably



https://youtu.be/JIlWVmKMiXU

[pezking7p]

Doing work on vacation. I love it. Didn't your bro used to log? How's he?

[Farley1324]

Doing work on vacation. I love it. Didn't your bro used to log? How's he?

He did. Took time off with school and two kids now work and two kids (one is newer). He started back again 3 weeks ago, is moving to a new house next month and setting up a rack in the basement, jus measured for it today

[LadyLore420]

It feels good to go to gyms where you aren't known and show off how strong you are. I know working out shouldn't be about what people think of you, but when you're strong, the stares feel good! It's a validation of all your hard work in a new environment.

[Farley1324]

It feels good to go to gyms where you aren't known and show off how strong you are. I know working out shouldn't be about what people think of you, but when you're strong, the stares feel good! It's a validation of all your hard work in a new environment.

Yeah...that can be a thing.

Still need to up my dreads though. Would be nice to rep four plates minimum every workout ya know

[Farley1324]

Sunday Aug 13

Cycle 2 Press 3x5

Press 135x13
Chin BWx10

Traveled again today (flights at 9:20AM Fri and today). Want to stay on schedule so it's another 'check the box' workout (as yesterday's was, though that one was a day late).

I'm disappointed in only getting 13 (old PR is 14) but I maybe could have had one more (but not two more) and the travel thing is a factor...hopefully next cycle I can be benching again on Sundays so I'm shooting for Press 135x15 in 3.5 weeks or so on the next press 3x5 day.

Also working on a cold, picked it up when we started traveling Fri. Mostly a sore throat but just adds to the meh feeling along with travel.

The chins were hard, barely got them...harder than BWx10 after my full press/rows workout last Wed. Lame

[pezking7p]

Box is checked. Admire your discipline to get workouts done during travel.

[Farley1324]

Box is checked. Admire your discipline to get workouts done during travel.

Thanks.

I'll be sure to get the full sessions in Tue/Wed so I'm ready to hit the 1's week hard next week esp on Sunday and Tue. Should be going for press 1 rep PR and squat 360 for reps next week.

[Farley1324]

Wed Aug 16

Cycle 2, 3x5 Squat/Press

Squat
45x10
135x5
185x3
225x1
245x5
280x5
320x5

Press
45x10
95x5
110x5
130x5
150x5

Bench SSL
45x10
135x5
185x5
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5

Chin-Ups
BWx5
BWx5
BWx5
BWx5
BWx5

Mon AM 220.0. Yesterday AM 218.0. Today AM 217.4. Kraken, Size On. 54*F. Duration 1 hour 25 minutes.

I was supposed to do Squat/Trap Dead SSL yesterday but decided I was too sick, nose was driving me nuts still in the morning and my resting heart rate was still elevated. I'm improving today so I did this (haven't taken any medications for it since yesterday evening and could breathe through both nostrils most of today!). It also seemed like a good time to try some bench since 3x5 week SSL is the lightest 'real' weight of the cycle, and I don't feel anything in my pec so crossing my fingers I can start working it back up heavy again.

I rested about 2 minutes between bench sets and 3 minutes between press and chin-up sets. 13mm lever belt squat, 10mm lever belt press 150. No wrist wraps. Felt good to take Kraken and get moving around and do the work, nothing anywhere near failure or at full effort even. The squat did feel harder than I think it should but then it's not exactly 'light' and I am still sick and I haven't squat since Tue last week (suuuck)

I feel like I'm backsliding with the vacation days of doing very little and then this session as two days combined (no trap deads) but I was doing full 3x3 session through one week ago (last wed) so I should be okay.

Deadlift 3x5 + squat SSL (280x5x5) in two days on Friday. Or I may do 300 for the SSL since that is what I was supposed to do last week but I only did 1x3 deads on vacation...and I get 3 days of lower body rest after Fri before squatting 360 for reps on Tue. Yeah I should do 300 not 280

[pezking7p]

Glad to hear pec is doing OK. Just remember to take it a little easy, eh?

"vacation" days come and go. Consistency month to month is more important.

[Farley1324]

Glad to hear pec is doing OK. Just remember to take it a little easy, eh?

"vacation" days come and go. Consistency month to month is more important.

Yeah. Thanks.

I can feel a little DOMS in my chest and anterior deltoids today. It's minor, but I can tell I did some horizontal pressing yesterday after a couple weeks or so without. And it was only 195 lol. Oh well, as long as the injury is actually gone I'm sure bench will be back within a cycle.

[pezking7p]

Yeah. Thanks.

I can feel a little DOMS in my chest and anterior deltoids today. It's minor, but I can tell I did some horizontal pressing yesterday after a couple weeks or so without. And it was only 195 lol. Oh well, as long as the injury is actually gone I'm sure bench will be back within a cycle.

ONLY 195. Get rekt, lol.

[Farley1324]

Fri Aug 18

Cycle 2 Deadlift 3x5

Deadlift
135x5, 225x4, 275x2
315x2
385x2

Squat
135x5, 225x2, 275x1
300x5x5

Yesterday AM 217.0 BP 123/76. Today AM 219.0. Prolific 2 scoops, Size On. 85-86*F.

Deadlift: 13mm lever belt, 28mm Euro bar, Alt grip. I had 305x5 scheduled, but I did this instead. It felt heavy. A few inches off the floor on the first rep I was like fuuu this is some weight and felt some pressure in my sinuses.

Squat: I was scheduled 280x5x5 but I completely skipped squats on this (deadlift) day last week while out of town, and I should have done 300x5x5 last week, so basically just moved it to here. 13mm lever belt, 5:00 rests. It wasn't heavy but I it was a chore, a discipline over motivation day. I'm still a little sick, some runny/stuffy nose, a little sinus pressure, didn't sleep well last night. But I've been listing reasons why I skipped a lot of the workout the last week and if I want to avoid getting buried on the 1+ sets next week I need to do some damn work.

It's probably worth noting that I squat (though 'only' 320x5) 48 hours ago and 72hrs is supposed to be the minimum rest for body parts/muscle groups but I got off schedule. But then I skipped squat SSL last week and skipped trap dead SSL this week so it's not like I should be run down 'from the weights' or anything.

Prior to 2 weeks ago when I pulled 385 and 405, a (380x1)x2 was the most I had ever pulled so 385x2 isn't bad.

[pezking7p]

I swear I replied to this last night.

Hate when the schedule gets screwed up, but you still got some squats in so gjdm.

Deadlifts look good. Do you feel anything in your back when you do them?

[Farley1324]

I swear I replied to this last night.

Hate when the schedule gets screwed up, but you still got some squats in so gjdm.

Deadlifts look good. Do you feel anything in your back when you do them?

Thanks.

No, I don't.

Well, I felt a tiny little something in my lower back yesterday when squatting, but I get that sometimes and it's really tiny and transient. I woke up and got up at 4:10 this morning and didn't even consciously think about the fact that I had a lower back (lol, you know what I mean) and pretty much the same thing when I got up for good later, I have a little bit of DOMS but basically it feels what I would think is 100% normal

[pezking7p]

I know exactly what you mean about "not knowing you have a lower back". My SI joint gets tweaked from time to time and I'm hoping it clears up 100% while I'm off traveling.

[Farley1324]

Sat Aug 19

Cycle 2 Press 5/3/1

Press
45x10, 95x5
135x5
155x1
175x1
200x0
195x0
165x6

Bench / Chins
45x10 / BWx5
135x5 / BWx5
185x5 / BWx5
210x5 / BWx5
210x5 / BWx5
210x5 / BWx5
210x5 / BWx5
210x5 / BWx5

Today AM 219.4. Reign 1.6 scoops, Size On + 2g citrulline. 84*F.

I'm still a bit sick, not over this cold yet. I did this a day early, it was supposed to be tomorrow. I should have known not to go for a 1 rep PR when somewhat sick, a day early, after benching Wed for the first time in weeks.

Bench was 5:00 rest between sets, bar speed was excellent, felt great. This is the SSL weight for 3x3 week, back on Wed I did the SSL weight for 3x5 week.

Losses:
-Epic press 1RM failure, and 165x6 isn't very good either I did 155x9 two weeks ago. Then again I did everything stupidly in terms of trying get the PR so this should all be expected

Wins:
-Pulled 385x2 conventional yesterday (+ some squats) and still feel like I don't even have a low back which is borderline miraculous for me and as perfect as it gets RE: lower back being ****ed up.
-Benched an almost moderately heavy weight for volume with excellent bar speed and I can't feel my pec where it was injured even when I focus on it and try to feel something.

So, overall win for sure.


Short term plans/goals:
-Two days off consecutive coming up, hope to get past this damn cold and start feeling 100% again (I still don't)
-Bench the 5/3/1 week SSL on Wed (225x5x5) which will be a nice round +15 lbs from today which was +15 lbs from Wed. Then with 3x3 week do the prescribed weights for bench as a main lift.
-Don't try a press PR again until after I have worked back up to full weight full effort healthy bench pressing and feel 100% going into the workout.

[pezking7p]

Sucks about the press PR but the benching is great news. How did the PR attempts go?

[Farley1324]

Sucks about the press PR but the benching is great news. How did the PR attempts go?

They didn't really, no chance. Off the shoulders but not much more. Just didn't have it. Should have known not to try given all the circumstances but sometimes you do surprise yourself. Oh well. Failing a press isn't nearly the fatigue buildup or CNS depletion you can get from the other main lifts.

[Farley1324]

Tue Aug 22

Cycle 2 Squat 5/3/1

Squat
45x10, 135x5, 185x3, 225x3
285x5
320x3
365x6

Trap Dead SSL
165x3, 255x2
305x5
305x5
305x5
305x5
305x5

Sun AM 218.2. Today AM 220.0. Kraken 40 mins pre, Size-On. 85-86*F. Sweaty. Mostly over the cold, just a little residual nose/sinus/dry throat.

Squat: 13mm lever belt, last cycle 350x6 (and 365x3/370x1 but only one set trap deads). This was a GET SOME! squat set. Very happy with this especially considering this cycle had the vacation and cold limitations reducing the actual work done. That bodyweight gain is golden for strength increases. I was scheduled 360x1+ but I just couldn't put a 10, two 5's, and a 2.5 on there...that's a lot of change might as well upgrade to a 25

Trap deads: 13mm belt, wresting shoes no knee sleeves as usual, 5:00 rests. It was weird, the first two sets seemed more difficult and more stressful on my back than the 3rd-5th.

[Farley1324]

Wed Aug 23

Cycle 2 Press 5/3/1

Press / DB Rows
45x10 / 95x3
95x5 / 95x3
135x5 / 95x5
150x3 / 95x5
165x6 / 100x8

Bench SSL / Chins
135x5 / BWx5
185x3 / BWx5
225x5 / BWx5
225x5 / BWx5
225x5 / BWx5
225x5 / BWx5
225x5 / -

Today AM 218.4. Post workout 219.0. Quake 2 scoops ~265mg caffeine. Size-On. 84*F. Wasn't really feeling it, little stomach upset today.

Press: 13mm lever. Same reps as earlier this week and that one was after 175x1 and a couple fails. Just not on it today.

And **** my pec. It felt fine until the 2nd or 3rd rep of the 5th and final set of bench, then that little spot got unhappy again. C'mon man. 5:00 between bench sets.

So, new bench plan is to use Sunday (technically 3x3 bench day) to work up a moderately heavy set of CGBP and assuming that doesn't bother my pec, use that to establish an estimated 1RM, plug that in, and run CGBP as the other upper movement besides strict press.

[pezking7p]

Sorry about the pec Farley. Hopefully CGBP will pull through for you. The squats looked good, too.

Summer's about over, are your kid[s] in school?

[Farley1324]

So I liked that squat 365x6 but I just checked my video records and although that is a rep PR at 365 I have also done 375x7 and 380x5 back in 2011

Sorry about the pec Farley. Hopefully CGBP will pull through for you. The squats looked good, too.

Summer's about over, are your kid[s] in school?

Thanks. Hopefully it will. I'm just hoping it doesn't bother it so I can get a big movement consistently that puts a lot of work on the triceps.


No, they go back late since it isn't "school" technically (they are 2&4). County schools K-12 went back at least two weeks ago but they have another couple weeks I think. One will be in 5 days the other just 2 days/week.

And I have a lot of work to do around the house...so much **** to do...we're planning a move and hoping to list this house within 4 weeks.

[pezking7p]

****, man. Good luck on the move. I know that's a lot of work.

[Cheap5.0]

So I liked that squat 365x6 but I just checked my video records and although that is a rep PR at 365 I have also done 375x7 and 380x5 back in 2011



Thanks. Hopefully it will. I'm just hoping it doesn't bother it so I can get a big movement consistently that puts a lot of work on the triceps.


No, they go back late since it isn't "school" technically (they are 2&4). County schools K-12 went back at least two weeks ago but they have another couple weeks I think. One will be in 5 days the other just 2 days/week.

And I have a lot of work to do around the house...so much **** to do...we're planning a move and hoping to list this house within 4 weeks.

No me gusta, no desire to move anytime soon after doing it just 18 months ago. Stay strong farls (literally, figuratively).

Moving far or just looking for something different?

[Farley1324]

No me gusta, no desire to move anytime soon after doing it just 18 months ago. Stay strong farls (literally, figuratively).

Moving far or just looking for something different?

It won't be far, ideally the same school district we are in now (they haven't started going to the public schools yet but soon). Just something bigger. We've been here 8 years and there are twice as many of us now. Plus the dogs and cats seem to take up a lot of space.

There is a small chance we'll wind up with a basement that has nice high ceilings...so there is a small chance I'll be able to lift in climate control eventually...maybe...could be back in the garage though.