Wilhelm's Will To Power

[Wilhelm]

Thursday August 6th 2020 ~ C12 W2 D5
REPS X SETS

Paused bench
217.5 2X4
217.5 1X6

PU
bw 7X7

Had 7 doubles scheduled, but the bar was slowing more and more on 2nd reps, so i did 4 dubs, and 6 singles.
Time to reassess my loading. Perhaps drop down to 210 for triples again.
Might take a look at the Hepburn singles variation one of the Exodus board members was doing.
Something, just not more of this lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9AeMYbn0A

2020 sessions
132 made/ 0 missed

[Wilhelm]

Taking the day off today.
New squat and bench plans start tomorrow/next day, and effectively all i'm missing is one day of SGDL on my continuing DL program.

Sunny breezy day, great to keep the bugs away while i cut the grass.

2020 sessions
132 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Saturday August 8th 2020 ~ C13 W1 D1
REPS X SETS

Paused bench
175X1
185X1
195X1
205X1
225X1

PU
bw 7X7

I guess i was nervous just because 2pl8s
Vertical bar path, but the weight is no problem.
Didn't bother redoing it for the Gram, because i want to stick to the "Hepburn" 1-5 progression.
Or whatever approximation of that this is lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npnyf1WHYRc

2020 sessions
133 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Sunday August 9th 2020 ~ C13 W1 D2
REPS X SETS

LBBS
245X3
285X2
315 1X2
335X1
355X1
375X1
385X1

I've got this scheduled 5 more times this micro.
Want it to be buried and snappier by the end of that time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxkSY2-PwjE

2020 sessions
134 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Tuesday August 11th 2020 ~ C13 W1 D3
REPS X SETS

Paused bench
225 1X2

PU
bw 7X7

Got lightheaded at the end of the 2nd one.
You can see the bar wobble. I guess i'll blame the heat.

I'm not set on increasing the load next micro.
Have to see how the rest of the sessions play out.
Also, a 2.5lb bump is another option.
The last thing i want to do now is get ahead of myself if this approach actually has a chance of working for the last phase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mieaeEB1PPA

2020 sessions
135 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Wednesday August 12th 2020 ~ C13 W1 D4
REPS X SETS

LBBS
245 X3
285 X2
315 1X2
335 1X2 - added 1
355 1X2 - added 1
375 X1
385 1X2 - added 1

DL
375 X1
418 1X2
350 4X5 - Sofa king glad it's light week. Not sure how i would have fared with 373 today.

Second 355. Didn't like the 1st one, this was basically perfect. Would love my 385 to look like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1u1aqjb56Q

2nd 385. Hopefully i'll have this ironed out in a few more sessions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XoohfFBxAA

2nd 418 camera shut off on the first, and the bar was slipping a bit from humidity.
Had to chalk up for this one. Hips pretty much at the right height.
With me having to grip wide on the right, there is a very small swing to the right off the floor.
I'll take the trade off for curing my really bad bar lag on that side with an evenly spaced grip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0HryPhixCs

2020 sessions
136 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Thurssday August 13th 2020 ~ C13 W1 D5
REPS X SETS

Paused bench ~ Singles day 3
225 1X3

PU
bw 7X7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW4sDDQAWhk

2020 sessions
137 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Friday August 14th 2020 ~ C13 W1 D6
REPS X SETS

LBBS
245 X3
285 X2
315 X2 ~ Turned to double from two singles
335 1X2 ~ Held place with the one added single from previous session
355 1X2 ~ Same as above
375 X1
385 X1 ~ only one since i made depth first time and form was passable. Held back angle, didn't get kicked forward.

SGDL
255 5X4

Hit the hole hard on purpose since i've been trending toward cutting the top singles recently.
All in all this is improvement.
I'd like more speed, and just a smoother look into and out of the hole, but i didn't feel like i lost tightness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj5vps0RMfw

2020 sessions
138 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Saturday August 15th 2020 ~ C13 W2 D1
REPS X SETS

Paused bench ~ Singles progression
135 X5
165 X2
175 X1
185 X1
195 X1
205 X1
225 1X4


PU
bw 7X7

Bar path on the 2nd is a bit vertical at first.
I think it's a confidence thing.
These surprised me today with how good they felt and moved.
I settled down and the last two were fine.
Not being worried so much about the pause and press does wonders for focus.
I had my doubts about this Hepburn(ish?) singles thing, but 4 days in and i'm starting to buy in.
I think it helps that i've done a bunch of work leading up to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POynhgyNRb4

2020 sessions
139 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Sunday August 16th 2020 ~ C13 W2 D2
REPS X SETS

LBBS
245 X3
285 X2
315 X2
335 X2 ~ Two singles changed to one double
355 1X2
375 X1
385 X1

375 looked much better than last session

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGGh4KqqYqk

385 - I think a small improvement over last session.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFdE-rX7GD4

2020 sessions
140 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Tuesday August 18th 2020 ~ C13 W2 D3
REPS X SETS

Paused bench ~ Singles progression day 5
225 1X5

PU
bw 7X7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv5d8_6U34E

2020 sessions
141 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Wednesday August 19th 2020 ~ C13 W2 D4
REPS X SETS

LBBS
245X3
285X2
315X2
335X2
355X2 ~ Today's increase. Made this a double from prior two singles
375 1X2 ~ Added a single here. 1st one was way loose, but i stood up with it. 2nd one shown
385X1

DL
385X1
428X1
373 4X5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQwWWsYBFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ_uLjkaHO0

Last set. Lamp fell, and i make my true feelings about today's work quite clear at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0AYhcYoEGI

2020 sessions
142 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Thursday August 20th 2020 ~ C13 W2 D5
REPS X SETS

Paused bench ~ Day 6 singles progression. Null day/setting weight for next 5 session cycle
140 X5
170 X2
180 X1
190 X1
200 X1
210 X1
230 X1 ~ Low touch, but moved well enough.
230 X1 ~ Tried again for ego/the Gram. Didn't do better. Day 1 on Saturday i'll stick to RX and do just one.

PU
bw 7X7

Going for the 5lb bump for new cycle. May be my only chance before needing to use 2.5lb bumps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwICzm-1Ygg

2020 sessions
143 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Friday August 21st 2020 ~ C13 W2 D6
REPS X SETS

LBBS ~ Day 1 singles progression. 5 sessions per cycle No squats on 2nd Wed/heaviest DL day.
325X1
335X1
345X1
355X1
365X1 ~ Had 370 written down, but decided to start the progression here.

SGDL
280 5X4

Overtightened my belt. It didn't help at all lol.
I had 370 written down for this, but dropped to 365 for this first cycle.
6th squat session is now a squat off day.
That coincides with week 2 DL day, which is the heaviest.
I'm feeling pretty worn out, and i think these adjustments may allow me to continue with late stage weights for all lifts.
My recent strength/peak squat experiment was overdoing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJFwdjeUvs

2020 sessions
144 made/ 1 missed

[Wilhelm]

Saturday August 22nd 2020 ~ C14 W1 D1
REPS X SETS

Paused bench ~ Cycle 2 Day 1 singles progression.
140X5
170X2
180X1
190X1
200X1
210X1
230X1

PU
bw 7X7
Other than the short pause, i was fairly ok with this rep.
Decent control, good touchpoint.
Pause confidence should grow as i add more singles through the micro.
This may be my last 5lb bump though. I left that part of my log blank ~ TBD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhhGPgve-dg

2020 sessions
145 made/ 1 missed