Blut Wumps Another 25

[Introspective]

Congrats on the 3 plates squat Congrats on all outher PR's
Solid stuff keep it up.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Good stuff BW. I'll be following along closely since I'll probably try this later in the year.

I always give people props when I see them doing a full ATF squat. but unfortunately it doesn't hapen often, aside fom the power lifters at my one gym there has only been one other person.

Yep, I saw some guy doing perfect ATF squats with 155 (he only weighed about 130 or so) and I was like 'whoa'. Meanwhile, I see guys with 225 and sometimes 315 doing quarter squats and I'm like 'eh'. I guess I'm in the squat snob club

 

[anotherbutters]

Which week will you be adding 50lbs to your squat?

Congrats so far. I'm looking forward to seeing how you manage this.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I'm kind of dreading BiggT or Madcow stepping in and saying 'Keep loading for another two weeks".

Then it'll be easier to hear (and ignore ) when I say it.

Go by feel. If over the weekend you find that you feel chipper with little/no fatigue symptoms, then push on. Gear is borderline magic in terms of recovery and you'll waste time IMO if you deload right when the gear is hitting. You'll know it's hit because at the end of your scheduled workout you'll be thinking "I bet I could do that all over again"

 

[blut wump]

Oh, bugger...

I guess I'd better start making a packed lunch to take to the gym with me. I do recall at the end of today's workout thinking that I didn't feel as drained as I'd expect to be. I certainly didn't feel fresh just not as empty as a triple-PR workout should have left me.

Thanks. No peace for the wicked.

Edit:
I think my main thoughts had been that if it's going to be kicking in with full force over the next couple of weeks then it'd be optimal to hit that wave fresh rather than fatigued and have to deload when it's at it's strongest. From what you're saying, it's hardly worth worrying about and the gear will likely take care of me. I do remember you seeming to deload over one or two lower volume workouts and then being back at it full power.

 

[Guinness5.0]

yeah, I had missed several key lifts, then took it easy for a few days, then riode the PR train for weeks. Maybe take it easy a bit, but IMO the gear is gonna erase most/all fatigue unless you're buried in it. It doesn't sound like you're all that fatigued to start with.

 

[blut wump]

Week 5 Day 1

Deloading this week would definitely have been premature but I'm far from chipper. I feel like I finished this workout on empty.

I got to my working sets on squats and got a tough single. After thinking about why it should be only a single I decided that I had no answer so carried on and did my 5x5. 135x5x5 PR. Every set seemed to finish on a grinding rep.

Bench went well. The final set was hard work but I locked it out. 125x5 PR

Rows seemed to be going well until I hit the last set. With big lungfuls of air I got two reps and then the third rep didn't hit my body and I felt like I had a big rush of blood into my ears. After a pause I did another couple of reps. They pauses weren't so long that they were singles but not so short that they'd really count as a good set. They didn't reach my torso either.

I felt spent and did some Needsize abs 5x5 at bodyweight which I was close to failing the last set on.


Total time around 1hr 45mins.

Weight in Kilos. Previous weeks in orange
ATF Squat
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x4, 100x3, 110x5x5
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x5, 115x5x5
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x4, 115x2, 125x5 for 3 sets, 130x5 for 2 sets, 100x10
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x4, 115x2, 130x5x5, 100x10
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 110x2, 125x1, 135x1, 135x5x5
Bench
20x10N, 40x8S, 60x5W, 80x5N, 90x5S, 100x5W, 110x5W
20x10N, 40x10S, 60x5W, 70x5W, 80x5W, 90x5W, 105x5W, 115x5W, 80x10x2 NN
20x10N, 40x8S, 60x5W, 80x5W, 90x5W, 100x5W, 110x5W, 120x5W, 80x10 for 2 sets NN
20x10N, 40x8S, 60x5W, 80x5W, 90x5W, 100x5W, 110x5W, 122.5x5W, 85x10 for 2 sets NN
20x10N, 40x8S, 60x5W, 85x5W, 95x5W, 105x5W, 115x5W, 125x5W, 85x10 for 2 sets NN
BB Row
20x10, 60x5, 70x5, 80x5, 90x5, 100x5
20x10, 60x5, 75x5, 85x5, 95x5, 105x5
20x10, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 100x5, 110x5, 60x15
20x10, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 100x5, 112.5x5
20x10, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 105x5, 115x2 + bits
Needsize Abs
0x5x5
5x5x5
5x5x5
5x5x5
0x5x5

Edit:
I'd missed a 125x1 from the squats.
My legs ache.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Very nice setting another week of PR's in volume phase.

 

[blut wump]

Very nice setting another week of PR's in volume phase.

Thanks. I'm very happy with the squats.

I'd worked up to 135x3 for 5 sets before Christmas with a belt and I'm still running beltless so far.

 

[36drew]

1:45 in the gym. I'm wondering if I don't rest as long between sets as I should. Today I did 5 sets of squats, 5 sets of incline bench, 5 sets of dynamic rows, 5 sets of skull crushers, and I was in and out in 55 minutes.