AF787 - Beyond 1000

Week 3, Day 5

Squat - 1 x 1, RPE 8.5, 345
Squat - 3 x 5, 80% of Set 1, 280
Pause DL - 1 x 5, RPE 7, 365
SDL - 2 x 8, RPE 7, 295
Leg Extensions - 3 x 15 - 20, 80 x 20
Standing Calf Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, 225 x 20

  • Squats are starting to feel better and locked in. Spending more time on basic movement patterns in warmup is making a huge difference.

  • It’s really interesting how everything seems to suddenly feel like it’s clicking and even the 345 top set doesn’t feel as heavy as it used to.

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Week 3,Day 6

Spoto Press, 1 x 4, RPE 7, 195
Spoto Press, 2 x 4, 95% of Set 1, 185
DB Pendlay Rows, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 8, 65 x 18
Lat Prayers, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 47.5 x 18
DB Curls, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 30 x 18
Lateral Raises, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 25 x 17

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Week 4, Day 1

Bench - 1 x 5, RPE 9, 210 x 5, 215 x 4
Bench - 3 x 5, 95% of Set 1 - 200 x 5
DB Shoulder Press - 3 x 10-15, RPE 9 - 45 x 14
Weighted Dips - 1 x 5, RPE 9 - BW + 65 (266 lbs total weight)
Weighted Dips - 3 x 10 - 15, RPE 9 - BW + 45 (246 lbs total weight)
DB Lateral Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9 - 25 x 20

  • PRs at 210 and 215. Got a little greedy going for 215 x 5 and pretty much stalled at 4, but I knew that might be the case going in.

  • Totally missed that DB presses were only supposed to be at 40 and not 45. Crazy I was able to hit my rep count but that was explains why I felt so much more gassed at 10 reps on compared to last week! :sweat_smile:

  • Need a little more depth on weighted dips

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Week 4, Day 2

DL - 1 x 5, RPE 9, 375 x 5
DL - 3 x 6, 90% of Set 1, 345
Squat - 1 x 8, RPE 7. 245 x 5
Squat - 1 x 8, RPE 8, 255 x 5
BB Hack Squat - 3 x 12, RPE 9, 205
Leg Curls - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 110 x 20
Calf Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 225

  • 375 x 5 is a PR for me!

  • Squats felt like they regressed today. Probably a combination of not being as patient during warmup and just overall fatigue built up.

  • Not going to let the off day with squats get me too down since I know it can happen, plus the new movement pattern needs time to crystallize.

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Congratulations! That’s some nice pulling.

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Thanks, Sven! I’m hoping to be close to, if not the low 400s for 5 by the end of the year.

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Week 4, Day 3

Lat Prayers - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 50 x 20
Lat Pull-down - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 105 x 20
Cable Row - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 127.5 x 20
DB Upright Rows - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 8, 45 x 20
Machine Rear Delt Fly - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 105 x 20
Spider Curls - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 8, 70 x 20

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Week 4, Day 4

Bench - 1 x 8, RPE 8, 180
Bench - 3 x 6, 93% of Set 1, 170
Machine Chest Press - 3 x 10 - 15, RPE 9, 225 x 15
DB Skullcrushers - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 22.5 x 20
Hammer Curls - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 30 x 20
Lateral Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 25 x 20

  • Had to rearrange the order of the session a bit due to the benches being taken and I definitely felt the impact not being fresh on bench

  • Still, a pretty solid session overall and the leg drive is improving

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Week 4, Day 5

Squat - 1 x 1, RPE 9.5, 365
Squat - 3 x 5, 80% of Set 1, 285
Pause DL - 1 x 5, RPE 7, 375
SDL - 2 x 8, RPE 7, 305
Leg Extensions - 3 x 15 - 20, 85 x 20
Standing Calf Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, 230 x 20

  • Squat PR at 365 today. A bit sloppy and just bad about slowing down into the hole, but I’ll still take it.

  • 285 went much more smoothly

  • Definitely starting to feel a bit beat up this week, so perfect timing with the deload next week

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:bangbang:

Nice work!

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Week 4, Day 6

Spoto Press, 1 x 4, RPE 8, 200
Spoto Press, 2 x 4, 95% of Set 1, 190
DB Pendlay Rows, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 8, 65 x 20
Lat Prayers, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 47.5 x 20
DB Curls, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 30 x 20
Lateral Raises, 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 25 x 20

  • Good session but definitely feeling a little beat up which is to be expected at the end of a block. The deload next week should fix things up.

  • Trying out a new gym this weekend and taking part in their boot camp which rebuilds your lifts from the ground up. I’m interested to see if what I believe are my strengths and weaknesses as identified by my coach and myself are in-line with the feedback I receive.

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Thanks! Slowly chipping away at the 405 goal! :slight_smile:

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Deload Week, Day 1, 90% of Week 4

Bench - 1 x 5, RPE 9, 210 x 5, 195 x 4
Bench - 3 x 5, 95% of Set 1 - 180 x 5
DB Shoulder Press - 3 x 10-15, RPE 9 - 40 x 14
Weighted Dips - 1 x 5, RPE 9 - BW + 60 (261 lbs total weight)
Weighted Dips - 3 x 10 - 15, RPE 9 - BW + 40 (24 lbs total weight)
DB Lateral Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9 - 20 x 20

  • I did my workout at my regular gym and then went to the new gym for boot camp. I don’t think I’m going to ever be able to bench in a commercial gym again! :joy: These Rogue benches are amazing- just feel so much more stable, getting better leg drive, etc.

  • Got some good corrections with squat although I’m not a fan of how rigid they are about certain things (namely having my feet pointing forward and where to have my hands on the bar).

  • I need to fix some rounding in my back at the bottom of my squat, and this could open things up quite a bit as far as the heavier weights. Squatting beltless really exposed this so I’m glad to have figured it out. Now to just fix things!

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Deload Week, Day 2, 90% of Week 4

DL - 1 x 5, RPE 9, 335 x 5
DL - 3 x 6, 90% of Set 1, 305
Squat - 1 x 8, RPE 7. 220 x 5
Squat - 1 x 8, RPE 8, 230 x 5
BB Hack Squat - 3 x 12, RPE 9, 185
Leg Curls - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 95 x 20
Calf Raises - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 205

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Deload Week, Day 3

Lat Prayers - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 45 x 20
Lat Pull-down - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 95 x 20
Cable Row - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 120 x 20
DB Upright Rows - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 8, 40 x 20
Machine Rear Delt Fly - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 9, 95 x 20
Spider Curls - 3 x 15 - 20, RPE 8, 60 x 20

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