Sunday, July 11, 2010

Frank (7/11): Lower

Back Squat
5x45, 5x95, 5x135, 5x185, 5x225, 3x275, 3x315
5x335 @ 11
5x315 @ 10
5x315 @ 10
I was originally going to do 365, then decided to do 335 instead after my last warmup set, which was really hard. I dropped that to 315 after the first set. I'm sure my strength is there, but I forget how weak I always am after layoffs. This time I don't even have the excuse of illness though. Bummer.

Deadlift
5x135, 5x225, 5x315, 3x365
5x405 @ 9
5x405 @ 9
5x405 @ 9
I took this easy after my experience with squats.

So, I think I need a few weeks to work up to my old level of strength. For my lower body, instead of RTS, I'm just going to do a quick linear progression, similar to what I did after I came back from Taiwan. When I hit 365x5x3 and 485x5x3 (or thereabouts) I'll start back on my original plan. This should only take me a couple weeks. I'm probably going to wing it a bit for my upper body, though I may try Texas Method or something.

2 comments:

  1. huh...puzzling.
    But what confuses me is that you've been lifting (albeit light) over the past couple weeks.
    I know, blame it on jetlag.
    I get jetlagged flying from Boston to New York.

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  2. I'm not too worried about this, though it is worth thinking about so I can find some way to not regress so much. Some similarities between April and now are (1) no heavy lower body work, (2) lots of walking, (3) lots of sitting, (4) long periods without working out, and (5) not keeping track of what I eat. I'll add jetlag to the list.

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