1/5/18
Week 11 Day 4
Pin Squat
300x1
295x3
280x3
280x3
Pin Bench
275x1
270x3
260x3
260x3
Deficit Deadlifts
245x4
275x4
295x4
280x4
280x4
Just here to say: Great log (the only one i actually do follow), love the formatting (of your exercises,…) and probably coming only back because of the videos 
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Keep on grinding
Thank you, sir!
The videos are a great way for me to self-evaluate so they’re helpful to my training.
Glad to hear someone out there is visiting the log!
1/7/19
Week 12 Day 1
Squat
315x1 @ RPE 8
330x1 @ RPE 9 (all time PR)
305x3
305x3
Touch n Go Bench
275x1 @ RPE 8
285x1 @ RPE 9
265x3
265x3
Paused Bench
225x4
230x4
235x4
235x4
Hit a PR on squat today. Something must be working!
1/9/19
Week 12 Day 2
Deadlifts
345x1
365x1
325x3
325x3
325x3
1-Ct Paused Bench
275x1
295x1
275x2
275x2
275x2
2-Ct Paused Squat
225x4
245x4
265x4
250x4
1/12/19
Week 12 Day 4
Pin Squat
315x1 @ RPE 8
315x2 @ RPE 9
300x2
300x2
Pin Bench
275x1 @ RPE 8
285x2 @ RPE 9
275x2
275x2
Deficit Deadlifts
225x4
245x4
275x4
275x4
Today was the final workout leading into Test Week. Feeling good. Should be fun!
1/14/19
Week 13 Day 1
Squat
315x1 @ RPE 8
1-Ct Paused Bench
275x1 @ RPE 8
Deadlift
345x1 @ RPE 8
If I were leading into a meet (no plans for that), these numbers would be openers/1st Attempts.
1/16/19
Week 13 Day 2
Squat
315x1
1-Ct Paused Bench
275x1
Deadlift
305x1
Last workout before test day.
1/18/19
Week 13 Day 4 - Test Day
Squat
315x1
335x1 (PR)
350x1 (PR)
Paused Bench Press
275x1
295x1
305x1
315x1 (Touch-n-Go, for fun)
Deadlift
345x1
365x1 (Recent PR)
375x1 (PR)
Starting Body Habitus:
Age: 36
Height: 5’ 7"
Weight: 172
BF: ~17%
Starting e1RM:
Squat - 325
Bench - 310 (touch-n-go)
Deadlift - 350
Ending Body Habitus:
Age: 36
Height: 5’ 7" (still, damn it)
Weight: 171
BF:~17%
Ending 1RM:
Squat - 350 ( +25 lbs.)
Paused Bench - 305 (no reference)
Deadlift - 375 (+25 lbs.)
Overview: Really happy with my progress on the squat and deadlift with no real change in my weight or diet. Having previously ran the 7 Week Hypertrophy Template, this was my 2nd exposure to a BBM training template and I’ve really enjoyed this one even though I have no intentions of ever competing, I simply like this style of training and strength building.
Beyond the sheer numbers, my confidence and form have improved greatly with the squat and deadlift. Both are actually newer exercises for me as I spent most of my earlier training years in pure bro-mode by only benching and always skipping “leg day”. I’m feeling more balanced these days. In fact, only recently (within the last year or so) have my squat and deadlift surpassed my bench press. And of course now, they’ve left it in the dust.
Regarding the bench press, it really hasn’t improved much for me, however, I haven’t traditionally done any type of pause work so I don’t have much of a reference. Additionally, since my bench press is probably more advanced than my other lifts, it’s also harder to improve. If there’s one thing I’ve often felt throughout the program concerning the bench press, it’s that the volume feels a little light.
As for where my training is headed next, I kind of had my eye on the Time Crunch template to focus a bit more on my conditioning by freeing up some time from the squat rack. Me and some friends participate in an annual event called The Arnold Pump and Run every year in March in which you bench press your body weight AMRAP and run a 5K. So, I need to start running a bit and lose a couple lbs until after March where I can get back on the gainz train.