Blut Wump - Korte 3x3

[Jim Ouini]

In an earlier post I suggested that fresh targets of 160Kg for Squat, 140Kg for Bench and 200Kg for Deadlift seemed plausible. Looking at them, they now seem scary, especially the Squat. I'm going to project for them and if I seem to be out of my depth then I'll try to adjust.

Not that I'm stalking you, but it's awesome you hit weights that were 'scary' about a month ago. Congrats BW.

How'd you warm up for your 160 squat? Just out of curiousity.

I can't wait to pupate. I mean I hope I do.

I'm starting to entertain thoughts of beginning afresh next week.

You are a madman. I mean that in a good way.

 

[blut wump]

Thanks. I recall that post. I guess it's having the mental arrogance to be able to ignore the anxiety. It helped when AB said the weights looked reasonable.

20x10, 30x10, 60x6, - Beltless
90x3 - loose belt
120x1 - a bit tighter
Fully tight belt -
135x1, 145x1, 160x1

That's from going into the gym and straight to the squat rack. No other warmup.

I've no real idea how much is deloading and how much is down to gains over the last month. I think getting loaded is over 75% of the battle, though. Fatigue-wise you seem to be paralleling what I felt so the prognosis is excellent.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Funny, during my last workout trying to get through my deads I said out loud to myself 'I damn well better pupate or I'm gonna be pissed'

 

[anotherbutters]

Woohoo! lol. Congrats on the squat.

Another Korte already? I thought you were like a kid in a sweet shop with all the other programs people have been mentioning recently. Is the injury sufficiently recovered for another run?

 

[blut wump]

Thanks.

Well, if I start next week, that'll have been five weeks since I hurt myself and everyone knows that the first week is easy. I've been able to run and sneeze for a while now without pain or even discomfort. I might try some light deadlifts on Wednesday and see how I feel.

Starting next week will also give me enough time to complete the program before Christmas with a bit of slack. Opting for a nine-week program would be cutting it a little fine.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I've been able to run and sneeze for a while now.

That takes some serious coordination. Good work

Glad to hear you're feeling better. Hopefully this'll be the end of it. My tweak (I refuse to call it an injury- not quite there yet) seems to linger on and on, but the higher reps seem to help. I'll know more once I've stuck with high reps for longer than two workouts though .

 

[Jim Ouini]

Well, if I start next week, that'll have been five weeks since I hurt myself and everyone knows that the first week is easy. I've been able to run and sneeze for a while now without pain or even discomfort. I might try some light deadlifts on Wednesday and see how I feel.

*shakes fist at blut wump*

 

[blut wump]

Ok just another final post.

I failed at 142.5Kg on bench today. I had a spotter and he couldn't resist helping out with his fingers as I slowed at my usual sticking point. I think I'd probably have failed anyway. I did 120Kgx3x3 as a back-off which felt reasonably comfy.

I've been thinking that it'd be good to finish the year as I started it with a 5x5 so I took a stab at some deadlifts today. I did a couple of sets at 90Kg and had a slight discomfort in my side which went away so I went up to 125Kg. It was mostly but not quite ok so I think I'd be silly to do a program with deads in.

I'm thinking of running the 5x5 with front squats on Weds. along with GMs and pull-throughs in place of deads. The pull-throughs will be more of an optional assistance than a core exercise since I'm already using the full stack on the only suitable pulley. If the GMs don't quite do the trick I might be able to add shrugs or rack pulls to them. They should, however, serve to keep me in shape until I can do deads again next year.

I'm going to take another read through the Tate Westside beginners' routine before finally deciding what to start on Monday.

 

[anotherbutters]

Damn, shame you missed the higher bench. Any idea why? You made the 140 sound easy last week.

It looks like your Korte is finally, finally over. If you're looking for a program without deads, I heard some bloke called Smolov has one

 

[blut wump]

Maybe coming off the creatine was enough to make the slightly higher weight unattainable. I also had a bad kip last night and had a headache. Having my tux at the cleaners didn't help and traffic getting to the gym was terrible not to mention the weather. Oh, the weather just gets me down sometimes, how can anyone lift with a wind blowing through the gym? The sunlight was catching in my eyes, too. I think I'd have had it on any other day.

Who knows? Some days it just isn't there. Maybe I would have had it had he not touched the bar, I neglected to warn him off. The Smolov? Hmmm...