Bear_Bryan’s plodding search for GainzZz

9/12/18 Week 6 GPP Day 1

7 minutes of Kroc Rows

7 minutes of Planks

6 minutes of curls/tricep pushdown supersets

30 minutes of LISS on the Air Bike

9/13/18 Week 6 Day 2

Deadlift

390x1 RPE 7
405x1 RPE 8
332.5x6 RPE 6
332.5x6 RPE 6
332.5x6 RPE 6
332.5x6 RPE 6

Paused Bench Press

240x1 RPE 7
250x1 RPE 8
207.5x6 RPE 6
207.5x6 RPE 7
207.5x6 RPE 7
207.5x6 RPE 7

Pendlay Row

200x10 RPE 6
210x10 RPE 7
225x10 RPE 8
225x10 RPE 8
225x10 RPE 8
225x10 RPE 8

9/14/18 Week 6 Day 3

Pause Squats

205x7 RPE 6
225x7 RPE 7
240x7 RPE 8
240x7 RPE 8
240x7 RPE 8

Close Grip Bench

195x7 RPE 6
205x7 RPE 7
215x7 RPE 8
215x7 RPE 8
215x7 RPE 8
215x7 RPE 8

Belt Squat

150x10 RPE 6
170x10 RPE 7
190x10 RPE 8
190x10 RPE 8
190x10 RPE 8
190x10 RPE 8
190x10 RPE 8

Cumulative lower back fatigue was hitting me hard on that third set of pause squats so I cut the fourth set and did five sets of belt squats instead of four. Thank Odin for belt squats.

I was very busy with work and life and barely got in the main lifts last week. Couple that with lack of sleep and not hitting my macros (losing weight) and it was a week to forget, so that’s what I’m going to do. Back to the grind this week.

9/24/18 Week 8 Day 1

Squat

310x1 RPE 7.5
320x1 RPE 8
262.5x5 RPE 6
262.5x5 RPE 6
262.5x5 RPE 6
262.5x5 RPE 6
262.5x5 RPE 7

Press

140x1 RPE 7
147.5x1 RPE 8
120x5 RPE 6
120x5 RPE 6
120x5 RPE 6
120x5 RPE 7
120x5 RPE 7

Snatch Grip RDL

190x8 RPE 7
210x8 RPE 8
210x8 RPE 8
210x8 RPE 8

9/26/18 Week 8 Day 2

Deadlift

375x1 RPE 7
395x1 RPE 8
325x5 RPE 6
325x5 RPE 6
325x5 RPE 6
325x5 RPE 6
325x5 RPE 6

Bench Press (Paused)

245x1 RPE 7
252.5x1 RPE 8
207.5x1 RPE 6
207.5x1 RPE 6
207.5x1 RPE 6
207.5x1 RPE 6
207.5x1 RPE 6

Barbell Rows

135x8 RPE 7
150x8 RPE 8
150x8 RPE 8
150x8 RPE 8
150x8 RPE 8