Oso's Log

[the.gladiator1987]

hey why do u say 2.5% and not 5lb every week when u make a jump in weight?

 

[iggy]

just checking in oso, keep up the good work!

 

[Tblock1]

About 6 weeks.

6 weeks for me to catch up

 

[ExtraMile]

6 weeks for me to catch up

in the short term yeah but when oso spends these 6 weeks deloaded and your there trying to over take him it will allow him to catch u up further down the road...

 

[moya]

i like your style of lifting...

 

[oso0960]

Thanks iggy and moya, it's good to see you guys periodically check my log.

hey why do u say 2.5% and not 5lb every week when u make a jump in weight?

5lbs on each lift lets your lifts become out of proportion if you're originally working with percents. 5lbs a week on press is a lot more of a jump than 5lbs a week on deadlifts. Once I start nearing my maxes, I'll probably go by feel...If I don't think I can make that +10lb jump on deads or squats, I'll drop it down to +5lbs.

 

[ExtraMile]

just saying every lift except weighted dips and weighted chins i increase 5.5lbs per workout on, dips and chins i increase 2.75lbs a week to allow for bodyweight fluctuation

 

[the.gladiator1987]

ok that makes sense so 2.5% for every lift?

 

[oso0960]

ok that makes sense so 2.5% for every lift?

Yes

Day 2
Week 1

Squat
135 x 1
155 x 1
190 x 1
230 x 2

Press
95 x 1
115 x 1
135 x 1
155 x 1

Deadlift
135 x 1
235 x 1
280 x 1
325 x 1
375 x 1

Comments: Tried to be too explosive on squats..they were actually jump squats. Each rep on squats I had air time between my feet/ground and bar/back. My back can handle the load, but when the bar leaves my back it likes to go a little back which causes me to have to resist the bar from flying back with my rotator cuffs...this is what probably contributed most to my elbow/bicipital tendinitis. Plus I'm sure my knees don't like the load...not feeling it yet, but I'm sure if I kept doing it I'll have knee problems in the future lol. Next time I squat, I'm going to be as explosive as possible out of the hole, but deccelerate toward the top so I don't leave the ground and the bar doesn't leave me. Press and deads were fine.

 

[oso0960]

Day 3
Week 1

Squat
135 x 1
155 x 1
195 x 1
230 x 1
270 x 1
315 x 1

Bench
115 x 1
135 x 1
165 x 1
195 x 1
225 x 1

Row
95 x 1
115 x 1
135 x 1
155 x 1
185 x 1

Comments: Either really overreached or starting to overtrain...or maybe because I'm depriving my body of caffeine lol. No motivation whatsoever to lift, definitely no movitation to do assistance exercises. Insomnia, feeling shitty throughout the day, mild elbow and bicipital tendinitis in the left arm. Weights feel heavy although the reps are still very explosive. Also stressed with midterm exams this week so I haven't been on much. One more week until my vacation so I can't wait.