Monday, March 10, 2025

March 8, 2025: SQ, BP, DL

SQ: 72.5 kg x a few, very deep


BP: 70 kg x 3, 75 x 1, 80 x 1 - heaviest since last summer, possible opener


DL:

125 kg x 1 r/u

135 x 1 r/u

145 x 1 l/u (favored grip)

152.5 x 1 l/u - possible meet opener - not best form, bar not against shins - but not difficult or too slow

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025: SQ (light), BP (medium), DL

 Walk - 1.5 miles

walk again - about the same

SQ: 

72.5 kg x 2 - super deep, paused and exhaled

72.5 x 3 - just deep

72.5 x 5

30 min break


BP:

70 kg x 3

72.5 x 3

75 x 2

77.5 x 1

30 min break


DL: up to 145 kg for a triple


March 4, 2025: Walk, SQ

 Friday, 28 Feb - poor step-ups w/ 30 lb backpack, sore back the next day

Saturday, 1 Mar - off

Sunday, 2 Mar - off

Monday, 3 Mar - 4:30 pm excellent step-ups, 12/min (metronome at 60), 14" box - new, avg = 125, max = 141, 75 minutes - great session, 14" box is a keeper!

Today, Tuesday

Walk 3.1 miles home from car service

SQ:

67.5 kg x 3 (actually 72.5 kg)

77.5 x 2 (actually 82.5 kg)

87.5 x 2 (actually 92.5 kg)

97.5  (actually 102.5 kg) - felt tired, decided not to do.

I had mis-calculated all the weights above - they were all 5 kg light as I didn't take the 25 kg bar weight into account

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

February 27, 2025: BP, DL

 yesterday, felt tired and tight, took a nap

Today:

walk 1 mile early AM

walk 2 miles at noon

BP: 

70 kg x 2

72.5 kg x 5 - wow, up from 70 x 4 last time

DL: up to 155 kg x 1

Thursday, February 27, 2025

25 February 2025: SN, Step-ups

 early AM - 1 mile walk

2 hour break

Begin playing w/ snatches.16 kg, on the :10

break

18" step-ups, down to 6", on 5 count, 36 minutes

Monday, February 24, 2025

February 24, 2025: SQ (heavy), BP (medium)

 Friday, February 21 - step-ups, 51 minutes

Saturday, off

Sunday, 1-mile walk early then off

Today, Monday, February 24

Rings: StC + KE x 8 - noticing I feel strong with rings more in a straight line, IOW, more like a bar.

long break, planning SQ in a couple of hours


SQ:

70 kg x 3

75 x 3

80 x 3

85 x 3

90 x 2

95 x 1

short break

BP:

70 kg x 3, 4


Thursday, February 20, 2025

February 20, 2025: SQ (light), BP (medium), DL (heavy)

 yesterday, SW: 28 kg x 3's on the :30, not great, got about 15 minutes before HR hit 145, took an extra 2 min rest then did 5 more minutes.

Today, Thursday:

SQ: Oly shoes, 65 kg x 5, rock bottom, paused, exhaled

BP: 65 kg x 7 - recent RM at this weight, 65 x 7 = 1RM = 78, 65 x 8 = 1RM = 81 and I think I could have gotten another rep.  Excellent result

DL:

125 kg x 2 double over

135 x 5 r/u - good

150 x 1 l/u - was slow, didn't feel strong, had been hoping for more, up to 3 reps.  Still, most weight since last meet.