Codger's Quest

[codgerus maximus]

Week 5 day 4

Two-count paused deadlift, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; 355x4x1. Five minutes rest.

Two-board bench press, paused: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 218.75x4x3. I had never done these before. It was fun to try something new. I used this clever board substitute: https://www.benchblokz.com/

RDL with straps: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest.

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Week 5 day 3

Two-count paused squat, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; 250x4x1. Five minutes rest.

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 198.75x5x3. Four to five minutes rest.

Press, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest.

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I haven't been posting my GPP days so I guess I'll start, just so I have a complete record in case I want to look back or if I lose the logs on my laptop.

Today:

Wide-grip pullup: [email protected], four to five minutes rest. These are much easier to do after losing 30 pounds.

BB curls: [email protected] Three to four milnutes rest.

Weighted dips: 17.5x12x4. Three to four minutes rest.

Abs, 8 minutes: reverse crunch, swiss-ball crunch, planks.

[codgerus maximus]

What a nice place to be...

Yet another cycle. No doubt I'll drop off from these numbers at some point and have to work up to them again, if I'm lucky...

[gymdad150]

Week 5 day 2
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I broke 1,000 for the first time in a while with my three RPE 8 singles this week, a total of 1012.5

What a nice place to be...

[codgerus maximus]

Week 5 day 2

Deadlift with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; 380x5x5. Five minutes rest.

Two-count paused bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 192.5x4x2. Three to four minutes rest. Haven't done these for a while so I was feeling my way into the right RPE range, which was supposed to be 7, 8, and 9 today. I think next week 205 or 207.5 should be about right for RPE 9 at 4 reps.

3-0-3 tempo squat, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest.

I broke 1,000 for the first time in a while with my three RPE 8 singles this week, a total of 1012.5

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Week 5 day 1 on the Strength 3 template

Squat with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; 271.25x5x5. Five minutes rest.

Comp bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; 196.25x4x5. Three to five minutes rest.

Close-grip floor press: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest.

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Week 4 day 4

Mid-shin rack pull, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 422.5x4x2. Four to five minutes rest.

Slingshot bench, touch and go: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 242.5x4x3. Four to five minutes rest.

Hip thrusts: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 215x10x2. Three minutes rest.

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Week 4 day 3

Squat with chains, no belt: 297.5 (incl. 80 pounds of chains) [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 302.5x4x2. Four to five minutes rest.

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 197.5x5x3. Four to five minutes rest.

Incline DB Bench: 56.25 (each DB) [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 58.75x10x1. Three minutes rest.

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Week 4 day 2

Deadlift with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; 377.5x5x5. Five minutes rest. More volume!

Low-incline bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 157.5x5x3. Three to four minutes rest.

Belt squat: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest.

[codgerus maximus]

How has it left you feeling? It certainly looks like it's working well for you, even at your lower body weight.

So far so good, though the volume just ramped up over the last couple of weeks. It will be interesting to see how I feel a couple of weeks from now. This morning I weighed 177 even.

[gymdad150]

Indeed that is a goodly amount of volume.

How has it left you feeling? It certainly looks like it's working well for you, even at your lower body weight.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 4 day 1 on the Strength 3 template

Squat with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; 268.75x5x5. Four to five minutes rest. Phew, 31 total work reps. I hope all this volume pays off.

Comp bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; 195x5x4. Four to five minutes rest.

Press, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 97.5x10x1. Three minutes rest.

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Week 3 day 4

Mid-shin rack pull, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 417.5x4x2. Four to five minutes rest.

Slingshot bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 240x4x3. Four to five minutes rest.

Hip thrusts: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 210x10x1. Three minutes rest.

GPP tomorrow: BB row, BB curls, dips, abs, plus a walk/hike in the desert if the winds calm down. Otherwise it's the treadmill.

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Week 3 day 3

Squat with chains, no belt: 295 (including 80 pounds of chains) [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 300x4x2. Four to five minutes rest.

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 195x5x2. Four to five minutes rest.

Incline DB bench: 56.25 (each) [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 58.75x10x1. Three minutes rest.