Methodical Hound's Training Log

Knee high rack pull
135
225
315x5
405x3
465x1
485x1

Deficit deadlift
315x8 PR
365x3 PR
405x1 PR

Bench
45
135
185x4x12
225x6

Squat
45
135
225x5
275x3x8

First workout back after changing over to graveyard shift. Always hard.

Deadlifts weren’t happening. Warmed up to 365, but it never felt any better. Today just wasn’t the day for deadlifts.

I did lat pulldowns and Decline situps

Bench superset with barbell rows, up to
225x7x4

Situps 7x10

Tried my hand at some Snatches. They were about as horribly awkward and bumbling as I expected them to be, never having been coached whatsoever.

Snatch
45
65
95x5x3

Squats
45
135
135
225x2x3
285x4x5

Bench
45
45
135
135
185 x2x15
185x11

Deadlift - these just felt rough
135
225
225
315x2x3
365x3x3

Squat
45
45
135
135
225
225
295x5x5

Bench
45
135
135
185
185
225x5x5

Back extensions
Bwx10
20x10
45x10

Rear delt flies

Forgot to update this from a couple days ago, not that it was an eventful workout.

Light front squats, due to thigh soreness. Up to 185x5

Then Seated Barbell presses
Up to 115x12/10
And 135x5/8/5

Front raises and Situps then called it a day

Squats today

45
135
135
225
225
275
305x4x5
305x2 misgrooved the second rep on my last set of five, scrapped the set in favor of not tempting injury from fatigue

Well my wife and I just had a baby, so I’ve taken a happy little break from training. Back to it

Squats
45
45
135
225x5
225x5
275x3
315x5
315x4
315x3

Paused squats
225x3x3

Back extensions
Bwx10
45x2x10

Decline situps
Bwx10
+25x5
+10x10

Bench
45
135
135
185
230x5x5

Chest and delt work after

Deadlift
45
145
225
315x4x5
365x1 turns out not deadlifting for a month is a bad idea, because this felt very unusually heavy

Close grip bench with 135 for higher reps

I have had some sort of stomach infection for a week.

Squats today, feeling a bit unwell
Up to 275x1 then 3, then did some highbar with 185

Then paused deadlifts for the first time
225x3x6

Bench felt heavy and weird today, so I went lighter on volume work
45
135
135
135
185x5
225x1
245x1
205x6
205x12 PR
205x6
205x5 yeesh

Then did high rep stuff for delts and arms

Deadlift
135
225x5/5
315x5
365x1
385x6 PR

SLDL
275, 4x6

Chins
Bw, 5x5

Shrugs
275, 5x12

Chest supported rows
3x8 with 90lb

Db shrugs
80s, 3x10

Bench
45
45
135
185
215x8/8/5

Floor press (first time ever doing this)
135
165x8/8/8

Bicep work between sets of benching

Squat
45
45
135
135
225x3
225x10
275x5
315x1
315x1

Dead
45
135
225
315
365
405x3

SLDL
275x4x7

Chins
Bwx4x6

Shrugs
275x4x15

Chest supported rows
Db shrugs

Bench
45
135
185x2x10
225x2x4

Barbell curls

Floor press
185x4x8

Hammer curls
Rear delt raises

Dips
Bwx3x10

Cable curls
Side raises

Db extensions
Db front raises

Warmed up with sprints
1min each on the 7spd, 8spd, and 9spd

Squat
45
45
135
135
225x3
275x1
315x3x3

Paused beltless squat
225x3x3

Front squat
204x3/4/4 been a while

Lowbar shrugs
315x3x8

Deadlifts felt terrible, due to tiredness and leg soreness from squats
45
135
225
315
365 X 3 sets of 1-2 reps. Each set felt worse than the last. I never felt like my body got warmed up for these, so I just stopped.

Some military presses for fun, since it’s been a while
95x5x5

Chest supported rows
90x15/15/10