Yesterday-
Pull-up-10x5 (+10lb) (2 min rest)
Did set one-five with a short pause at top and bottom. Didn’t feel that hard so I wanted to start doing pull-ups with just enough ROM to get my elbows fully bent. Did 3 more sets like that with seemingly no effort until things became significantly harder on set nine and ten.
50/25/25 single breath burpees with 30 second rests in between.
These felt pretty hard. 30 second rests aren’t enough to stop me from getting into the exhausted state I am after these things.
Today-
Back squat- 145/175/205/235lbx5, 265lb, 8/3/5/8
I learned that I am no longer taking a deep breath on my squats. It’s not a big deal when the weight is light and I’m fresh, but it really becomes an issue on actually heavy stuff. The second set of 265lb felt so off that I racked and puzzled over why I felt so off. Waited for the dude on the platform behind me to finish his deadlift set and restarted; less than a minute total I guess. I tried my best to do proper reps and it clicked- the mask prevents me from taking a good gulp of air; it is so wet and loose that it actively gets sucked over my mouth when I take a breath!
Actively tried to take big air and ignore the mask on the last set and it felt significantly easier. The lack of air must be making my legs work way harder than they need to.
In any case, this is basically a moral PR. 265lb for sets has always been a wall for me. The last time I ran 5/3/1 I got to 265lb on the 5+ week and I folded after just the 7th fucking rep, and that was with me hitting like 12 reps or some shit on 255lb, so no reason to think I’d crumble on 265lb.
I then went onto the double-progression route but gave up on 265lb again because I was supposed to do 3x8 and bombed on the second set. Again, this was with me already capable of doing 255lb for 1x13 and 1x12, so again no real reason to assume I’d bomb on 265lb.
Now I found that I can (probably) do 265lb 3x8 with a major handicap. This is a massive victory as far as I’m concerned.
DB bench- 60lb, 16/9
Couldn’t use the trap bar so I skipped the carries. Not that I really want to do them anymore, given how sore they made my traps last time.
BB row- 155lb, 2x15, 1x10
10x10 burpees with minute rest in between.
Had to leave early so I chose the quick and easy path.