Codger's Quest

[codgerus maximus]

Week 8 day 2

Deadlift with belt: 432.5x1x1@8; 405x4x1@8; 375x4x2. Four to five minutes rest. Mini-milestone achieved over the last few weeks: double-overhand for 3 reps at 315 during my warm-ups.

Close-grip bench: 221.25x1x1@8; 201.25x4x1@8; 191.25x4x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Squat, no belt: 175x8x1@6; 185x8x1@7; [email protected]. Two to three minutes rest.

First thing this morning I weighed 181 even. By the afternoon after a meal I was up to 183, about a quarter-pound over the 83 kg class. Should be able to be solidly under 83 kg soon. Waist is less than 32 inches now.

[gymdad150]

First thing this morning I weighed 181 even. By the afternoon after a meal I was up to 183, about a quarter-pound over the 83 kg class. Should be able to be solidly under 83 kg soon. Waist is less than 32 inches now.

Wow!!!

Congrats on doing so well with this. It couldn't have been easy.

And your lifts haven't really suffered too much to boot.

[codgerus maximus]

It couldn't have been easy.

Thanks, Chas. It hasn't been too bad, really. Pretty painless actually. I just started walking a lot more and eating a bit less at lunch and dinner, and stopped eating between meals. Squats definitely feel heavier than they used to. Deadlifts are coming along, and my bench is getting to be as good (or as meh) as it's ever been.

Did some GPP today:

DB curls: 33.75x12x5@8. Two to three minutes rest
Triceps press downs: 77.5x12x5@8. Two to three minutes work.
Upper back work, amrap in 9 minutes: A mix of pull-ups, chins, and neutral-grip chins for a total of 41 reps.
Ab work, amrap 9 minutes, using abmat and ab wheel: 72 total reps.
And then about 35 minutes of brisk walking.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 8 day 3

Two-count paused squat, no belt: 267.5x1x1@8; 260x3x1@8; 247.5x4x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Touch and go bench: 237.5x1x1@8; 192.5x5x5. Three to four minutes rest.

Wide-grip bench: 160x8x1@6; 170x8x1@7; 185x8x1@9; 175x8x1@8. Three minutes rest. Lots of bench volume today: 58 work reps!

[codgerus maximus]

Week 8 day 4

Two-count paused deadlift @ one inch off floor, no belt: 397.5.x1x1@8; 385x3x1@9; 365x4x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Two-count paused bench: 227.5x1x1@8; 220x3x1@9; 210x3x2. Three to four minutes rest.

RDL with straps: 275x8x1@6; 287.5x8x1@7; 295x8x1@8; 287.5x8x1@8. Two to three minutes rest.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 9 day 1 on the Powerlifting II template

Squat with belt: 300x1x1@8; [email protected]; 260x4x3. Three to four minutes rest. My right quad seems to be more or less back to normal, I think I'll bump the weight up slightly next week.

Comp bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; 211.25x3x4. Three to four minutes rest. I might drop the weight down on the comp bench next week since I've been stuck at this same weight for a few weeks now.

Three-count paused bench: 170x6x1@7; 175x6x1@8; [email protected]. Two to three minutes rest.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 9 day 2

Deadlift with belt: 432.5x1x1@8; [email protected]; 375x4x3. Four minutes rest.

Close-grip bench: 222.5x1x1@8; 202.5x4x1@8; 192.5x4x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Two-count paused squat: 160x8x1@6; 170x8x1@7; 180x8x1@8; 170x8x1. Sheesh, just as my right quad has started to feel better my left knee started to ache as I came out of the hole on these.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 9 day 3

Pin squat, no belt: 280x1x1@8; [email protected]; 257.5x4x1. Four minutes rest.

Touch and go bench: 238.75 (love those little 1.25-pound washers!): x1x1@8; 193.75x5x6 (reps, sets) @7. Three to four minutes rest.

Close-grip floor press: 157.5x8x1@7; 165x8x1@8; 172.5x8x1@9; 165x8x1. Two to three minutes rest.

Happy with the squats--I wasn't sure how much I'd be able to do today since my knee was hurting while squatting two days ago. Felt fine today.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 9 day 4

Two-inch deficit deadlift (standing on 45-pound bumpers), no belt: 395x1x1@8; 382.5x3x1@9; 362.5x4x1. Four minutes rest.

Pin bench (slightly above chest): 225x1x1@8; [email protected]; 207.5x3x2. Three to four minutes rest.

RDL with straps: 285x8x1@7; [email protected]; 305x8[email protected]; 297.5x8x1@8. Two to three minutes rest.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 10 day 1 on the Powerlifting II template

Squat with belt: 292.5x1x1@7; 302.5x1x1@8; 245x5x2; 277.5x3x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Comp bench: 225x1x1@7; 232.5x1x1@8; 201.25x4x1; 213.75x3x2; 223.75x2x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Three-count paused bench: 171.25x6x1@6; 176.25x6x1@7; 181.25x6x1@8; 165x6x3. Two to three minutes rest.

I think I know how I hurt my right quad: I've been favoring my right side as I come out of the hole while squatting--I felt it pretty strongly today on a few reps. If I keep my weight evenly distributed I don't feel the discomfort/almost-pain in my right quad.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 10 day 2

Deadlift with belt: 421.25 (being a bit ocd about the calculated RPE weights)x1x1@7; 435x1x1@8; 355x5x2; 401.25x3x2. Four to five minutes rest.

Close-grip bench: 223.75x1x1@8; 203.75x4x1@8; 193.75x4x3. Four to five minutes rest.

Two-count paused squat, no belt: 170x8x1@5; 180x8x1@6; 190x8x1@7; 180x8x2. Two to three minutes rest.

Weighed 179.6 first thing this morning. Don't think I've been this light since I was in my early 20s. Later in the day I weighed 182.4, so I made the 83kg cut with half a pound to spare! I'll see if I can stay at this weight. Waist is now about 31.5 inches, down from around 37 a year ago.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 10 day 3

Pin squat, no belt; 282.5x1x1@8; 272.5x3x1@9; 260x3x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; 211.25x4x2. Three to four minutes rest. I think 4 reps at 225 is a rep PR for me at that weight.

Wide-grip bench: 170x8x1@7; 177.5x8x1@8; [email protected]; 177.5x8x2. Three minutes rest.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 10 day 4

Two-inch deficit deadlift (standing on 45-pound bumpers), no belt: 395x1x1@8; 382.5x3x1@9; 362.5x3x2. Three to four minutes rest.

Pin bench: 227.5x1x1@8; [email protected]; 210x3x2. Three to four minutes rest.

SLDL with straps: 225x8x1@6; 250x8x1@7; 275[email protected]; 285x8x2@8. Two to three minutes rest.

[johnbugay]

Hello Codger and GymDad -- Somehow I stumbled upon your training log -- congratulations on the weight loss and the 32' waist! -- I've been lifting for about five years now -- I found Starting Strength about a year after I started. I'm tall and lanky, with a bit of a belly. I've made some good gains, given the ins and outs of life. I'm wondering how old you gentlemen are?

[gymdad150]

Hello Codger and GymDad -- Somehow I stumbled upon your training log -- congratulations on the weight loss and the 32' waist! -- I've been lifting for about five years now -- I found Starting Strength about a year after I started. I'm tall and lanky, with a bit of a belly. I've made some good gains, given the ins and outs of life. I'm wondering how old you gentlemen are?

Hey John, welcome to the 'Masters" section!

I'll be 66 in January, God willin' and the creek don't rise...

I'm 6'3" ish, and weigh around 200lbs +/- 3lbs. I carry a little more around the waist than Codger, specimen that he is. Last I measured, I was 36" / 37".