Sat 3/31/2018, The Bridge w4, d5 (High stress week)
- DL w/belt: (5@6, 5@7, 5@8x3) 135x5
225x5
340x5 @6 (belt here) +5lb
360x5 @7 +5lb
375x5 @8 / 5@8 / 5@9
Increases over last week, and a drop in RPE at top set.
- BP 1cp: (5@6, 5@7, 5@8x5) 45x5/5
95x5
135x5 (TnG accidently)
155x5 @6 -10lb
175x5 @7
190x5 @8 / 5@8 / 5@8 / 5@8.5 / 5@8.5 (-5lbs)
Felt a little heavier this week
- 3-0-3 Tempo Squat****: (8@6, 8@7, 8@8x2) 45x5
135x8
155x8 @7
185x8 @8 / 8@8 (same weight as last week)
Also, I should probably note that Friday was Good Friday. Which includes some fasting.
Tues 4/03/2018, The Bridge w5, d1
- Squat w/ belt: (4@6, 4@7, 4@8x3) 45x4/5
135x4
185x4
225x4 (belt here)
275x4 @6
285x4 @7
295x4 @8/ 5@9
285x4 @8 (drop back after RPE overshot)
Since reps different, I decided to get my e1RM from last week (347lb), add 5lb, and calculate target weights for 4 rep sets. Worked pretty well.
- BP 3ctp: (4@7, 4@8, 4@9x2) 4510
95x4
135x4
165x4 @8 (R. Shoulder really sore)
175x4 @9 / 4@9 (2 set felt better, may not have been arching as well earlier)
New exercise. Weights lower than expected.
- Pause DL, 1"****: (4@7, 4@8, 4@9x2) 135x5
225x4
275x4 @7
315x4 @8
335x4 @9 / 4@9
New exercise, really suck. However, I could immediately tell if the weight was forward of mid foot or if I didn’t set my lower back well.
Thurs 4/05/2018, The Bridge w5, d3
- Pin Squat: (4@7, 4@8, 4@9x2) 45x5/4
135x4
185x4 @7
225x4 @8
235x4 @9 / 4@8.5
New exercise. The last set felt better than first at the same weight. I got better at the movement.
- Press w/belt****: (5@6, 5@7, 5@8x5) 45x5
65x5
95x5
115x5 @6 (belt and ww starting here)
125x5 @7
135x5 @8/ 5@8/ 5@8/ 5@9
130x5 @8 (dropped down 5lb on last set)
I don’t think I’ve ever done 5x5 at 135 before, although I technically didn’t do it here (but could have). Man, 7 working sets!
- BB Rows****: (6@6, 6@7, 6@8x4) 135x6
165x6 @6
185x6 @7
195x6 @8/ 6@8 / 6@8 / 6@9
Dropping 2 reps per set from last week allowed me to add 10-20lb a set! Also, probably stronger.
Lane, do you use wrist wraps on the pulls that are “secondary” like mid shin DL? Do I have it correct that wraps are ok for these? I use hook grip and haven’t done wraps on anything thru SSLP or on the bridge, but I decided to use wraps on my mid shin dL today and it was a huge difference in allowing about 10-15% more weight than I was anticipating.
I use wrist wraps on presses. I do have straps, and will use them on heavy assistance pulls. On competition DL, when they get heavy I mix grip.
Sorry, yes, I meant wrist straps when I asked about the accessory pulls.
Meant to ask you about your DL w/ belt. You make seem to warmup to 225 and then make big jump to your first workset. No issues for you, apparently?
Yeah, it is a large jump. In the past I would do a rep or 2 at 315, but the docs say to do full sets. So to avoid another set of deadlift I skip 315 Haha! I should just pull 1 or 2 at 315. Or, do a full set at 275, which I started doing on the assistance pull.
I’ve been lazy updating my log. I’ll enter the last couple of workouts tonight or tomorrow. Heading to gym!
Fri 4/06/2018, The Bridge w5, d4 GPP
- Chin ups 7min AMRAP 0x37 reps (+1 rep)
- Abs 7min Did leg raises for reps this week, 63 reps (+5 reps)
- 25min SS cardio @6 30min, 3.5 deg incline, 3.3-3.5 mph (+5 mins)
Skipped arms. Also, I couldn’t find time to do 2nd GPP day this week.
Sat 4/07/2018, The Bridge w5, d5
- DL w/belt: (4@6, 54@7, 4@8x3) 135x4
225x4
315x4
365x4 @7 (belt here)
375x4 @8
390x3* @9
375x4 @8 / 4@9
Real over shooting of RPE here. I wasn’t 100% sure of RPE of @7 and @8 sets, wrote down their RPE after skipping 4th rep of following set.
- BP 1cp: (4@6, 4@7, 4@8x5) 45x8
95x4 Right front shoulder pain
135x4 painful
135x4 repeated to see if warmup would help, it didn’t
165x1 GIVING UP
Right shoulder pain. SUCKS.
- Squat, no belt****: (6@7, 6@8, 6@9x2) 45x6
135x6
185x6 @7
225x6 @8
245x6 @9 / 6@9.5
Tues 4/10/2018, The Bridge w6, d1
- Squat w/ belt: (1@8, 4@8x3) 45x5/5
135x4
185x4
225x2
275x1 (belt here forward)
300x1
325x1 @8 (felt pretty good!)
295x4 @8/ 4@8/ 4@9
Nice to finally do a high single!
- BP 3ctp: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x2-3) 45x10
95x4
135x2 Right shoulder pain
135x2 (1 narrow, 1 wide. Narrow hurt more, wide a little less)
135x3 (wide) Gave up
Right shoulder pain. FUCK. Looking back at log, last Saturday felt heavy, and last Tuesday pain started. The pain is in the front delt in region where it connects to pec.
- 2ct Pause DL, 1"****: (4@7, 4@8, 4@9x2) 135x4
225x4
275x4 @7
315x4 @8
325x4 @9 / 4@9 *
*I wrote 325, but it may had been 335 like last week.
Thurs 4/12/2018, The Bridge w6, d3
- Pin Squat: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x2) 45x4/4
135x4
185x3 @7 (+10 freedom units)
235x3 @8 (+10 freedom units)
245x3 @8.0? (+10 freedom units) form was better I think, adding 10 didn’t make it feel like @9, so +5 more
250x3 @9 (+15 freedom units)
My squats are feeling pretty good. I’m really diggin the 3 rep sets! Jump in weight a combo of being stronger, being more efficient at new movement, and one less rep per set over last week.
- Press w/belt****: (1@8, 4@8x4) 45x5 (Oh no, I felt some right shoulder pain at the top of the ROM)
65x5 (Okay nevermind, it went away)
95x3
115x1
135x1 (belt and ww here forward)
155x1
145x4 @8.5 (drop 5)
140x4 @8/ 4@8/ 4@8
I think the most I have done is 135x5x3 prior to last week. So press still progressing up without doing it more than once a week on Bridge. #appropriateVolume
- BB Rows****: (6@6, 6@7, 6@8x4) 135x6
165x6 @6
175x6 @7
185x6 @8/ 6@8 / 6@8 / 6@8 (-10 from last week)
Okay, so my right shoulder is feeling better, probably 85%. I scheduled a form check with a SSC at Fivex3 in Baltimore tomorrow (2+ hours away). I scheduled it like month or so ago. I was really worried that my shoulder was going to make have to reschedule, but I think I should be able to bench sufficiently well to not waste the visit. I will do GPP this afternoon, and will warm up bench during. After that I will decide for sure.
Going to get a form check probably means that I will not be doing the w6 d5 of the Bridge as written. I’ve also missed the last 2 bench exercises. I may ask the docs if I should I repeat week 6. However, I will probably just move forward as written and roll into the Bridge 2.0.
I bought the Bridge 2.0, the 12 week Strength, and the 7 week Hypertrophy templates when they were on sell a couple weeks ago. I don’t know if I have the time currently for the Strength template, so it will either be the Bridge 2.0 or the Hypertrophy one next.
Fri 4/13/2018, The Bridge w6, d4 GPP
- Lat pulldowns 7min AMRAP 50x65 reps, it was a heavy 50 (half the stack). I didn’t want to aggervate the shoulder, so I layed off chins.
- Arms 7min Cable pushdowns 50, ez curl bar 50, both for 55 reps each in alternating sets.
- Abs 7min Did as much planks as I could do during the period.
- BP warmup 45x10, 95x5, 135x4
R. Shoulder still sore.
- 30 min LISS cardio @6 20min, 4 miles on bike (trying something new)
10min, 3.5 deg incline, 3.3
I couldn’t find time to do 2nd GPP day this week.
Sat 4/14/2018, The Bridge w6, d5
What I should have done:
- DL w/belt: (1@8, 4@8x3)
- BP 1cp: (1@8, 4@8x4)
- Squat, no belt: (6@6, 6@7, 6@8x4)### I went to Fivex 3 in Baltimore for a form check from an SSC. I went really well. I tried to take notes of what I did, but I may have missed some of the sets/reps.
- Squat, w/belt: 45x5
135x5
225x5
265x2 (belt here forward)
285x2
305x4 @9.5
295x4 @10
Since I was donig a belted squat, the intensity was a lot higher than initially planned.
- Press, w/belt: 45x5/5/5
75x5
115x5
125x5
95x4 (practicing double lay back)
Just did press on Thursday, shoulders still fatigued.
- DL w/belt: 135x5/5
225x5
315x3
365x3/3 (belt here) @8 ish
Less volume than originally planned. They felt pretty heavy, and it was hot in the gym.
- BP: 45x5/5
95x5/5
115x5/5/5
Also I’m attaching a picture of the notes I took from the coaching sessoin.
Tues 4/17/2018, The Bridge w7, d1
- Squat w/ belt: (1@8, 3@8x4) 45x5
135x5
225x2
275x1 (belt here forward)
300x1
330x1 @8 (felt pretty good!)
305x3 @8.5 (drop a few lbs)
300x3 @8/ 3@8.5/ 3@8.5
Squat is feeling good lately.
- Pin BP: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x2-3) 45x5 (no pin)
95x5/5 (no pin)
95x5 (PIN) - right shoulder pain -
115x3 @7 pain based
135x3 @8 pain based
145x3 @9 / 3@9 pain based
Right shoulder pain. Tried to do a weight light enough where pain was tolerable. Shoulder feels better today (next day).
- 2ct Pause DL, 1"****: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x2) 135x5
225x3
315x4 @8
335x4 @9 / 3@8 straps here RPE was limited on grip!
335x3 @8 did an extra set
Yeah, I was making these harder than they should be. I’ve been too forward of the bar, bar not touching chin initially. Once I consciously tried to correct and put straps on, RPE dropped. Did an extra set bc I skipped the @7, and the RPE dropped on the top set.
Thurs 4/19/2018, The Bridge w7, d3
- Pin Squat: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x3) 45x6/4
135x3
205x3 @7 (+20)
235x3 @8
255x3 @9
250x3 @9
245x3 @9
- Press w/belt****: (1@8, 3@9x4) 45x5
75x5
95x3
115x1 (belt)
135x1 (belt and ww) This flew up!
165x0 FAIL
155x1 @9
145x3 @8.5/ 3@9/ 3@9/ 3@10
Other than the fail, press felt really good.
- **BB Rows****: (6@6, 6@7, 6@8x4)**145x6 @6
175x6 @7
195x6 @8/ 6@8 / 6@8 / 6@8 (+10 lb)
Fri 4/20/2018, The Bridge w7, d4 GPP
- Chin ups 7min AMRAP 0x35 reps
- Arms 7min Cable pushdowns 110lb, cable curs 70lb x 65 reps
- Abs 7min Planks
- BP warmups 45x5
95x5
115x5
135x5
Still have sharp pain in front right shoulder
- 25min SS cardio @6 30min, 3.5 deg incline, 3.3-3.5 mph (+5 mins)
Sat 4/21/2018, The Bridge w7, d5
- BP 1cp: (1@8, 3@9x4) Started with Bench because of avaliability 45x10
95x5
135x5 PAIN forward
155x1
175x1
190x1
205x1@8 (if RPE by pain @10!)
180x3/3/3 (good enough, stopping)
Right shoulder pain. Trained through pain, wasn’t sure if this was a good idea or not.
- DL w/belt: (1@8, 3@8x4) 135x5
225x5
315x2
365x1 (belt, rg forward)
405x1
435x1 @8
405x3 @8 / 3@8.5
385x3 @8 / 3@9
I cut rest time between working sets, running out of time.
- Squat, no belt****: (6@6, 6@7, 6@8x4) 45x6
135x6
225x6 @7
245x6 @8
Out of time.
Tues 4/24/2018, The Bridge w8, d1
- Squat w/ belt: (1@8, 3@8x2) 45x5/5
135x5
225x3
275x1 (belt here forward)
305x1
335x1 @8.5
305x3 @8.5
305x3 @8*
The last set RPE dropped, I noticed that I was dive bombing the previous set and getting off balanced. I controlled descent and RPE got easier.
- TnG BP: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x1) (supposed to be 3ct pause) 45x10
95x5
135x3
165x3 pain
185x3 less sharp pain
155x8@7/ 8@7 / 8@7 get some volume
Ignored programming here because of right shoulder pain. I really focused on keeping shoulder pulled down with lats (I also starting using ibuprofen). This allowed for some soreness in shoulder, not sharp pain. Took advantage to get some light intensity volume in.
- 2ct Pause DL, 1"****: (3@7, 3@8, 3@9x1) 135x5
225x5
315x3 @7
335x3 @8 straps
345x3 @9 (+10)
Thurs 4/26/2018, The Bridge w8, d3
- Pin Squat: (4@7, 4@8, 4@9x1) 45x5/5
135x4
215x4 @7 (+10, with additional rep)
230x4 @8
245x4 @9 maybe 8.5
I could really tell that I was in a better position on pins for the last set, didn’t drop chest. I was rewarded with easier than expected set.
- Press w/belt****: (1@8, 3@9x1) 45x5
75x5
95x3
115x1 (belt)
135x1 (belt and ww) This flew up!
160x1 @8.5 (matched 1RM PR)
155x2 @10 (matched 2RM PR, missed 3rd rep though)
135x5@8 (extra to make up for missed rep)
Press is feeling pretty good lately.
- **BB Rows****: (6@6, 6@7, 6@8x2)**155x6 @6 (+10)
185x6 @7 (+10)
205x6 @8/ 6@8 / 6@8 (+10 lb)
I did these with more vertical back, I realized that I may have been horizontal and not allowing much lift of my back at all during rep. I could definitely put more weight on.
Since traveling, added on abbreviated GPP day
- 7min chins: 0x15 reps, purple band x22 reps.
Fatigued from rows.
- 7min abs: Planks: 30s, 30s, 30s, 20s, 20s, 20s, 30s.
So, 3min on, 4 min off/rest.
- SS cardio @6 15 min 4.0 deg, 3.5 mph
Cut short because NFL draft was on.