XVI BARBELL

[WizardXVI]

5'11"
259lbs (compete 120kg)
30 years old
Best Meet Lifts (USAPL) 210/127.5/250, Total 582.5kg

You all might know me from the old SS days. (Stroup)

Anyway here's the past three sessions.

7/25/19
Dead 495x1, 550xF legit top of lockout couldn't finish miss, 440x2x5
Squat (high bar) 345x4x5

7/26/19
Bench (always competition pause) 265x5x3*PR
Press (1.0) 125x5x5
Chins 4x3
Pushdowns 170x8, 8, 8, 150x12
Hammer Curls 50'sx7, 6, 6, 40'sx12

7/27/19
Fuck around with Low Bar, still hate it 295x3x5
Deadlift 420x3x5

I've exclusively trained and competed using high bar the past few years. I hit a lifetime PR of 405x5 using it 2 weeks ago. But got in my own head about thinking I should give low bar a go again. Just feels fucking weird and no power at all. I'll just stick to HB Squats and conventional pulls.

[BenM]

Welcome aboard, Stroup!

[ChrisMcCarthy1979]

Welcome!

[WizardXVI]

Appreciate the welcome. I tried to kick off a new log at SS, but that place is quite odd now and no one post in the comp log section.

[Wilhelm]

Appreciate the welcome. I tried to kick off a new log at SS, but that place is quite odd now and no one post in the comp log section.

Good to have you here. \o/

[WizardXVI]

7/28/19
Press
135x1
155x1
165x1*cant remember last time I did this so PR
125x2x5

Bench (Paused)
240x5
240x5
240x5
240x5
240x6

Pendlay Row
275x5
275x5
275x5*PR

LTE
120x7
120x7
120x7*PR

BB Curls
70x8
70x8
70x12

Great damn day, my upper body is cooking.

[WizardXVI]

080119
Deadlift
135x5
225x5
275x4
315x3
365x2
425x1
470x5*PR
430x5
430x5

Squat (high bar)
315x5
315x5
315x5

Excellent day of pulling for me. On the two backoffs I focused hard on finishing my lockout and holding it for a bit. Squats I reduced the volume I normally do this day and did a bit of a reset on the weight. I'll progress this 3x5 up linearly week to week. Before it was 5x5 and I'd just be trashed by the end.

[WizardXVI]

080219
Pause Bench
45x5
135x5
155x4
185x3
225x1
245x1
270x5x3*BIG PR

Press
130x5x5

Chinups
BWx5x3

Pushdowns
172.5x3x8, 152.5x11

Hammer Curls
50'sx10, 8, 8, 40'sx13

Long session due to coaching one of my lifters, but a damn good one.

[WizardXVI]

080319
Squat
45x5
135x5
225x4
275x3
315x2
375x1
410x3
365x5
365x5

Deadlift
225x3
315x3
410x5
410x5

I've been feeling extra exhausted on this day. Squat feels a bit sluggish and off balance. Thinking my volume squats need to increase to help this. Deadlift feels fine honestly.

[WizardXVI]

080419
I trained need to edit this in.

080819
BENCH
275x3
275x3
275x3
275x3
275x3*BIG PR!

PRESS
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5

CHINS
6x3

PUSHDOWNS
175x8
175x8
175x8
152.5x13

HAMMER CURLS
50'sx10, 9, 8
40'sx15

I did my best EVER triple for 5 sets. FUCK. YES.

[ChrisMcCarthy1979]

Congrats on the Bench PR!