G5.0 vs. Gravity: The Neurotic Ramblings of a Man on a Mission

[Cynical Simian]

Pendlay rows pyramid to 255x5
My set w/ 225 was pretty easy, but adding the tens made hitting my stomach rather difficlut on the top set.

Your plate math skills might be a bit rusty...shouldn't that be 245 if you put on two tens? Also, you might have to be conservative on the rows on account of your receding stomach.

Interesting that the lumbar work from rows actually helped on deads.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Comeback trail cycle: Week 2
FRIDAY

Front Squats warmups, 245x3x5
-These were moderately difficult. However when I stripped the bar down to 135 and started my push-presses, I noticed that one side of the bar was noticably heavier than the other. I swapped the plates and it was still heavy on the same side. So maybe these woud've been easier without a POS bar. Either way I think I'll be putting 265 on next week. Also, racking fronts is ot comfy at all. It got to the point before where there was zero discomfort w/ fronts, but now they kinda hurt my wrists, crush my delts and choke me. But ither than that they're fine

Push-press warmups, 185x3x5
-Fairly easy - 205 next week.

Pullups BWx4x3
-Adding a rep made a huge difference from last week. I almost busted into frog kicks on the last two sets.

I then did a set of 25 bodyweight decline situps, then a set of 20 while holding a 25 pound plate (up 5 reps on each from last week). No stretching today - got there late. And there's this hot girl who works a tthe desk in the morning on fridays, but every time I'm on my way out she seems to be doing something else. I gotta time my exit better and get some digits

 

[carlsuen]

lol! go David DeAngelo man!

 

[fortunatesun]

there's this hot girl who works a tthe desk in the morning on fridays, but every time I'm on my way out she seems to be doing something else. I gotta time my exit better and get some digits

And also let us know how that new supply of Amplify 02 is working out for you.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Comeback trail cycle: Week 3
MONDAY

Oly Squats warmups, pyramid to 345
-Ugh. WAY too hard to be 345. I doubt that I would have goten a sixth if I'd have tried for it.

Dips warmups, pyramid to BW+90
-Tough, but I think I'll get BW+100 next week

Chins BWx5x2
-I was pressed for time and had to bail after two sets.

No stretching/abs. My homie who loans me his truck had to run an errand this morning, so I only had about an hour to got to the gym, work out and get back home. I'm pretty happy with how things are going other than with squats - maybe it's jus perception but they seem to be lagging big time.

 

[BiggT]

It's perception, man.....if you look compare your numbers across the board now and then look at then 5 or 6 months ago, everything is pretty proportionate. Regaining strength is much easier than building it initially.....345 isn't too far off considering it isn't a new 5 rep max, but more like a pit stop, you can make bigger jumps when coming back, I'd go to 365x5 next heavy squat day, then 385x5 the next, then 405 the next.

 

[Cynical Simian]

You have high standards on squats from before your layoff. Also, it might just take a bit longer for the nuances of efficient form to return for squats than for presses/pulls.

 

[blut wump]

Jeez, those squats suck.

 

[blut wump]

Just kidding. After your layoff, it's good progress for 3 weeks. Another few weeks and you'll hardly remember the layoff.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Comeback trail cycle: Week 3
WEDNESDAY

Bench warmups, 245x8, x6, 225x5
-OK, so I overshot these a bit. No biggie. I'll go for 245x8x3 next time.

Pendlay rows pyramid to 245x5
-Repeated last week's weight. Definitley an improvement.

Deads warmups, 405xpwned
-Fuck. Didn't see this coming - I was planning to do 425 for a single today. PISSED

Then I did some back extensions and stretched. As of this moning, the belly is holding steady at 40" (but I are like an idiot yesterday - two pieces of cheesecake and one piece of regular chocolate cake at work in addtion to my usual meals. It was a birthday for two coworkers, and I couldn't resist .