Atypical1's 5/3/1 Training Log - Start date 8 Sept 2009

[dhw]

James, great job on the OHP and congratulations on the new mod status.

Dave

[adamr]

Congrats on the mod status James! And nice work on the OHP! That's very impressive!

[LizzyLifts]

James! Congrats on the Mod status...and a really great week of lifting. The weight and reps on bench, squats and OHP are amazing. Had you already started upping your intake?

Again, what a great week. Congrats!

[NotNowChief]

I like the 100 dips thing. I was heartbroken when the belt for hanging weights off at my gym was broken the other day but now I have a replacement goal. If they don't have a new one by wednesday I am going to try and smash out 100 bodyweight dips instead.

[atypical1]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, they are appreciated.

Nov 2, Monday

Deads: 5*315, 3*365, 8*400.

Deficit deads: 5*8 @ 225

Leg lifts. Some.

I might have gotten one or two (maybe) reps out of deads but I was pretty much done. Relatively high reps at heavy weight are brutal. I chalked up but my hands were still beginning to hurt a bit from my old injury. They feel fine now though so I think the lighter weights working up to this week have helped.

james

[jfh26]

8*400? Good lord Nice lifting going on here.

I also have a question for you about your bodyweight exercises. I decided to adopt your certain-number-of-reps-per-workout method for pullups, but I need to ask you about progression. How do you know when it's time to up the reps? I figured it's something like when you can do it in 3 sets or something - is that correct?

[atypical1]

That is correct. I don't really focus too much on BW exercises besides dips and pull ups. Dips I aim for sets of 10. When I can get to doing 5 sets of 10 I up the weight. Pull ups I simply do as many as I can for each set. Frankly I haven't been too worried about progressing much on these so I'm not really giving them too much attention.

james

[LiftingNerd]

Deads: 5*315, 3*365, 8*400.

You have some nerve to out pull me on the same day I'm pulling. Some nerve.

[guru]

Relatively high reps at heavy weight are brutal.

This is more true for deadlifts than any other lift. Heavy deadlifts (anything more than 70% of your 1RM) for reps more than 5 are always much more taxing.

Great pulling BTW. Congrats.

[muddy]

Deads: 5*315, 3*365, 8*400.

You have some nerve to out pull me on the same day I'm pulling. Some nerve.

You could always ipso facto just call your day a "technique day" or a "backoff day" or something like that, and then all is ok.

Nice job as per usual, James!

[sgi4950]

Congrats on becoming a Mod, James. You certainly deserve it. I know you've helped me out on many an occasion.

Nice job as always across the board on your lifts.

[adamr]

8x400 is awesome James! Just awesome!

[bobu]

Great lifting James. Your new title just makes official what has been unofficial for a long time. You've been a great help to a lot of us.

[Barry101]

Congrats on mod status James. You have some monster lifts and offer great advice to others...well done!

[KIB]

James goes green! About time! Congrats and well-deserved.
8x400 is stunning, man.

Leg lifts. Some.