Here's my DF 5 x 5, modified

[blut wump]

There's no need. It's not as though we need proof of your touch-and-go squats.

 

[Jim Ouini]

lol @ BW. Evil Bastard.

I would like to squat with you suckers one of these days. As long as you don't mind stripping plates when my turn comes up.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Week 2 Day 3

Squat 1 x 5
bar x 2 x 5
135 x 2 x 3
185 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5
265 x 5

Hard, might've overshot. Will probably only go to 270 next Fri. Happy with form/depth, though. Even my wife said I was low enough

Bench 5 x 5
bar x 8
135 x 5
185 x 1
225 x 5 x 5

No problems, started to tire around 4th set, though.

BB row 5 x 5
bar x 8
135 x 5
185 x 1
205 x 5 x 5

Tried underhand grip every other set just to try it. Felt OK, I may continue this.

Powershrug (from hang) 5 x 5
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 2
405 x 5 x 5

Started feeling heavy. Really heaved the weight up although not sure how high my shoulders got.

BB curls
65 x 2 x 10

Skullcrushers
75 x 1 x 9

Gave up on skulls, too tired.

Weighted Hypers
65 x 3 x 8

Weighted Decline Situps
15 x 3 x 10

Week 2 summary: Probably harder than it should've been, next couple weeks will be very small increments on squat, bench and OHP. Kinda strange since at least from a bench standpoint I'm sure my 1RM went up from Korte - I mean I tested it - not a lot but it went up. But these 5 rep sets at 80% or so are pretty hard. With Korte I did a lot of volume at 60% and minimal at 90-100%, so I'm wondering if I got weaker in this range.

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Hey, someone else tried the supinated row? Good stuff! Did it feel more difficult or easier?

 

[Jim Ouini]

I liked it. Elbow might've felt better, range of motion maybe a little better. Not a huge difference, though. In terms of 'feeling my lats', hard to say since at 5 reps I don't really feel them either way.

How's that for no helpful information

 

[blut wump]

The squat part of the workout seems a little under-repped for a 5x5 but that Friday workout just keeps on going. I'm going to be astonished if you're still doing all that in two weeks' time.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Oops you're right. I edited my squat, I actually did 5 x 5 pyramid up to 265.

I'm going to be astonished if you're still doing all that in two weeks' time.

I bet you 50 K I'll do it (except for arm work)

 

[Guinness5.0]

I'm confused - you said that 295 was your week 9 1x3 target, but you're already using 265 for 5 in week 2

 

[Jim Ouini]

Yeah I messed up. I looked at my layout in my logbook and 295 is 'targeted' 1 x 5 in Week 3, 315 is 'targeted' 1 x 5 in Week 4.

Right now I'm feeling like those are overshot, since 265 is feeling heavier than Week 2 should.

Still irked though

 

[blut wump]

Oops you're right. I edited my squat, I actually did 5 x 5 pyramid up to 265.



I bet you 50 K I'll do it (except for arm work)

You don't have 50,000 to bet.

I'll take that bet for 50, though.