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May 31 - Jun 6, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

Dieting down to mid-low 190s. started April 26. week 6

BW 194-198lb

June Week   1 of 4

Sun May 31

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 90-100-110x5, 100-100x5, 110-110x5, 120x5  | bw chins x5-5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215-215x3, 185x7

* gym owner explained to me that the spiral handles attachment hit the back better because it disengages your arms by taking your little two fingers out of the gripping. i can see how that helps but didn't know from all the years i spent doing rows that a simple grip modification makes so much difference. rowing to target the right muscles is a lot more complicated than the squat.
* also found a way to use a 1:1 weight stack using the latpulldown instead of the cable crossover station for my rows.

Mon Jun 1

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 100-110-120-130-140-150x5, 120-130x5  | bw chins x5-5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215x5

* nothing over 150lb on the rowing because i get pulled up. still felt good ROM on the 150lb

Tue Jun 2

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 100-120-130-140x5, 120-130x5, 130x10, 140x5  | bw chins x5-5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215x5, 205-205x3

Wed Jun 3

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 100-120-130-140x5, 130-130-130x5 | bw chins x5-5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215x5, 205-205x3

Thur Jun 4

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 120-130-140x5, 130-130-130x5 | one arm 60-70x5,  60-60x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215x5, 215-215x3

* did the one arm row using a spiral grip attachment and it felt very good.

Fri Jun 5

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 130-130-120-120x5 | one arm 60-60-65-65x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215x5, 215-215x3

Sat Jun 6

Squats 225-315-365-405, 315x5
Rows double arm row 120-120-120-130x5 | one arm 60-60-60x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 215x5, 215-215x3

May 17-23, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

Dieting down to mid-low 190s. started April 26. week 4

BW 194-198lb

May Week   3 of 4

Sun  May 17

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-60x3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 130 HR max

* il eat at maintenance when i get my bw steady in the 194-196lb.

Mon  May 18

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-60x3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-225x2
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 130 HR max

* accu-measure fat caliper at 4mm already puts me in the 8%BF. i'm still 198 after eating so probably not very accurate.

Tue  May 19

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-60x3 rest | bw chins x5-5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185-185x2
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 130 HR max

Wed  May 20

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-60x3 rest | bw chins x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205x2, 205x5
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 130 HR max

Thur May 21

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-70x3  | bw chins x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205x2, 205x3
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 125 HR max

Fri May 22

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-60x3  | bw chins x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205x2, 205x5, 135 x10-10-2
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 125 HR max rest

Sat May 23

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 60-60-60x3  | bw chins x12-4-4
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205x2, 205x5, 135 x12-4-4 30sec reset
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/6% 125 HR max rest

May 3-9, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

Dieting down to mid-low 190s. started April 26. week 1

BW 202lb

May Week  1 of 4

Sun  May 3

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm row 80-80x2,
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10-10
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1miles @ 4mph/5% 135 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3 rest

Mon  May 4

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm row 80-80x2 | bw chins bw-bwx2
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10 rest
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1miles @ 4mph/5% 135 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3 rest

Tue May 5

Squats 225-275-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 70-70x2 | bw chins bw-bwx3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10-10
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1miles @ 4.3mph/5% 140 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3 rest

* added 225-275 to the warmup to get the reps smoother faster. the 405 is still not very heavy but il be going all out to get a 440. 425 is still ok. months ago, a 455 would still be a warmup single at 210+bw. i'm 198-202 right now waking up.
* have the apple watch for almost a week now to track heart rate. numbers looking good with still a lot of fat left to burn. im 198lb 12-15%right now. il be in the 8-10%BF at low 190s/high 180s 


Wed May 6

Squats 225-275-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 70-70x2 | bw chins bw-bwx3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10-10
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/5% 145 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3

* getting consistent now on cardio and keeping a target of about 75-80%HR 15mins daily. i tried doing a 5mph with the same 5% incline walking pace for a few minutes and it was getting too intense for my goals. 4.2-4.3 is a good leisure pace without it feeling like a near max effort in a matter of minutes.
* squats still alright even at 198lb. when i was strongest, i was still able to get 445 at 170lb bw. its not a daily routine but still a good benchmark.

Thur May 7

Squats 225-275-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 70-70x2 | bw chins bw-bwx3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-225x2,  | dips bwx10-10 rest
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/5% 135 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3 rest

Fri May 8

Squats 225-315-365-405
Rows one arm row 70-70-70x2, 70x5 | bw chins bw-bwx5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-225-225x2,  | dips bwx10-10
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/5% 140 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3 rest

*bw198 consistent for a few days now


Sat May 9

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm row 70-70x2 | bw chins bw-bwx5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4.2mph/5% 140 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50x3 rest

April 26 - May 2, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

Dieting down to mid-low 190s. started April 26. week 1

BW 206lb

April Week  5 of 5

Sun  April 26

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm cable upright skip | one arm row 70-70-80-80x2, 70x20
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185x2 | dips bwx20

* cut my ridiculous carbs from 3 cups rice per meal down to 1. added a couple of protein shakes to not drop weight to fast. lost more than 5lbs of water weight over the weekend. 405 is alright.

Mon  April 27

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm cable upright skip | one arm row 70-70-80-80-90-90x2, 70-70x10
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185-205x2 | dips bwx10-10

Tue  April 28

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm row 70-70-80-80-90-100x2, 80-80x3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185-205-225x2, 185-185x3 | dips bwx10-10

Wed  April 29

Squats 315-365-405, 315x3
Rows one arm row 80-80-90-100x2, 90-90x3
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-225x2, 185-205x3 | dips bwx10-10
Cardio Walk 1 mile @ 4mph/4% 125 HR
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50-50x3

* empty BW at 202lb. thats an almost 6-8lb swing in half a week. i'm full of water. my squat is not that bad. il max at 425-440 if the setup feels right. the lack of center knurl is messing up my form. if i forcefully push the bar high up my traps, i load my quads better and it becomes a totally easier movement. can't complain. this fight club gym is the only thing i have for the next couple of months.
* new treadmill so don't really know if the 4 is 4% or a level 4 incline. felt steep enough but my heart rate was not climbing to the 130s.
* added the cardio and the abs routine again. i'm coming out of this quarantine ripped.

Thur  April 30

Squats 315-365-405,
Rows one arm row 80-80x2,
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-225x2, 205-205x3 | dips bwx10
Cardio Walk 15mins. 1mile @ 4mph/5% 125 HR
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50-50x3

Fri  May 1

Squats 315-365-405,
Rows one arm row 80-80-80x2,
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10 rest
Cardio Walk 30mins. 2miles @ 4mph/5% 125 HR
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50-60x3

* doubled my cardio to 30mins and it felt alright. started sweating a little at the high 25min mark.

Sat  May 2

Squats 315-365-405,
Rows one arm row 80-80x2,
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-205-205x2,  | dips bwx10 rest
Cardio Walk 30mins. 2miles @ 4mph/5% 145 HR max
Abs decline bench cable situp 50-50-60x3 rest

* started using apple watch to track HR on cardio. the machine HR is not accurate. i was in the low-mid 140s after the 20min mark.

April 12-18, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

BW 212lb

April Week  3 of 5

Sun  April 12

Squats 315-365-405,
Rows one arm seated row 180-180-180x2
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 135-185-185-185x2

* kept it very minimum today to freshen up for the next days. goal is to get to 455 on back to back days at least. bw and sleep is good. exercise selection is also good. just a lot of fatigue from the last bouts of repeated 445 backoffs.

Mon  April 13

Squats 315-365-405,
Rows one arm seated row 180-180-180x2
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185-185x2, 205x1

Tue  April 14

Squats 315-365-405,
Rows one arm cable upright 40-50-60-60-60x2
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185-185-185x2

* legs starting to feel a lot better now. could have done 455 but another skip day just to be sure i don't do too much to soon.

Wed  April 15

Squats 315-365-405-455,
Rows one arm cable upright 50-60-60-60x2, 60x5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185-185x2, 185x5

* had to bold the 455 because its something special again. the rep felt alright but still not very explosive. will ride out this fatigue wave. if it doesn't get any better, then it must be the setup. no wood floor, no knurl and fancy elieko bar etc...

Thur  April 16

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm cable upright 60-60-60x2
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185x2, 185-185x5

Fri April 17

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm cable upright 50-50-50x2 | pullups neutral narrow bw-bwx2
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185-185x2,

Sat April 18

Squats 315-365-405
Rows one arm cable upright rest | pullups neutral narrow bw-bwx2, bwx5
Inclined Chest Press smith machine 185-185x2, 185x5

Mar 22-28, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

BW 212lb

Mar Week 4 of 4

Sun Mar 22

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405, 455 skip, 405-405-405x1
Rows seated row 160-180-180x2, one arm 150-180-200-200-200x2
Dips bw-bwx2

* have to book my gym sched in advance and got a 1.5hr slot daily in the afternoons.

Mon Mar 23

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 405-405-405x1
Rows one arm seated row 180-200-200-220x2
Dips bwx2, bwx10

Tue Mar 24

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 405x1
Rows one arm seated row 200-200-220-220x2
Dips bwx2, bwx10

* will get stronger sooner. the schedule change and the accumulated fatigue from the backoff 445s are still there.

Wed Mar 25

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 405-405x1
Rows one arm seated row 200-200x2, double arm 220-220-220x5
Dips rest

Thur Mar 26

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405, 405-405x1
Rows one arm seated row 200-200x2, double arm 220-220x20
Dips rest

Fri Mar 27

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405, 405-405x1
Rows one arm seated row 200-200-200x2
Dips rest

Sat Mar 28

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405, 405x1
Rows one arm seated row 200-200x2
Dips rest

^^ thank you. just enjoying lifting and eating and keeping myself healthy-ish. 

Mar 8-14, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #57 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

BW 212lb

Mar Week 2 of 4

Sun Mar 8

morning
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 445x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x3

* sleeping now with compression tights on to help with the muscle soreness on my mid quads, mostly on the left leg. getting used to 445x2s little by little. eventually i might get to move up my top single to 475.

Mon Mar 9

morning
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-475#56, 455-455-455x1
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 315-315x1
Back one arm cable row 100-100x3

* what happened here was me trying to double 455 and immediately realizing that the weight is too heavy to double. i already committed so i just did singles with 1min resets.

Tue Mar 10

morning
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-475#57, 445x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

Wed Mar 11

morning
Squats 315-365-405, 455 skip
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2
Cardio walk 4% at 3-4mph 18:30mins, 1 mile. max HR at 130

* bw good, slept plenty. body overwhelmed by fatigue. there was a sticking point on the 405. was surprised because the 315-365 felt normal.  called it at 405 and will come back fresher later.  did more walking to aid in recovery.

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 445x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-295x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2
Cardio walk 4% at 3mph 15mins, 0.75 mile. max HR at 110

* the 455 was alright. the 2nd 445 was very challenging.

Thur Mar 12

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 445x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-295x2, 315x1
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

Fri Mar 13

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 445-445x1
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100-100x2

* backoff 445 singles with 60 resets.

Sat Mar 14

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 445-445x1
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100-100x2

* same routine as yesterday. 445 felt heavier. will recover and overshoot slowly now. not working until wed night again.

Feb 23-28, 2020

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #53 | 495#25
Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013

Monday Nov 5, 2018 - start of daily 455s.

BW 212lb

Feb Week 4 of 4

Sun Feb 23

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 315x1, 225-225x2 | one arm shoulder landmine press 75-75-75-75x2, 100x1
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2 | lat machine pulldown 210-225x2

Mon Feb 24

morning
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 315x1 rest | one arm shoulder landmine press rest
Back one arm cable row 100-100-100x2 | lat machine pulldown 210 rest

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 425x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2, 295x1
Back one arm cable row 100-100x3 | lat machine pulldown 210 rest

Tue Feb 25

morning
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-475#54, 425x3
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-295x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

Wed Feb 26

morning
Squats 315-365-405-455,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x2

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-495#25,
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100-100x3

* woot!! 495#25 following a 425x3 volume the previous day. bw in the 210-212ish.

Thur Feb 27

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 425x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x3

Fri Feb 28

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 425x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x3

Sat Feb 29

afternoon
Squats 315-365-405-455, 425x2
Shoulders smith machine inclined bench 275-275x2
Back one arm cable row 100-100x3