As the title gave away, my roommates and I came down with something resembling food poisoning but hit us each at different times, leading us to believe that it was a strain of the black plague. Anyways, I missed a day of work and had a lot of catching up to do yesterday. Here are my stats pre-illness.
Friday
Backsquat
1x3 @ 285#
1x3 @ 325#
1x5 @ 375#
Power Cleans
1x5 @ 135#
2x3 @ 185#
1x3 @ 205#
1x1 @ 227.5# (PR)
1x1 @ 235# (PR)
Good Mornings
3x10 @ 95#
Wow, today was a tough squat day. The set of 5 was brutal. I rocked a bit forward on my third rep causing my butt to come up, the weight shifted to my toes and I almost lost it. I started seeing spots, probably should have stopped but I knew I wasn't gassed yet. Rep 4 was much better and 5 was also better then rep 3 but not that good. I started seeing spots and after watching Kendrick Ferris pass out at the Arnold this weekend, I think I will be more careful next time.
We definitely practice power cleans on a weekly basis, but its only once a week and its after heavy squats. Louis and I were feeling "good" so we decided to see if we could set a PR. We threw 1.5# magnets on the plates when the bar was loaded at 225# to set a PR. I almost cleaned this one through my chin. I knew I could go higher. We loaded up 235# and with very little bend in my knees to catch it, PR numero dos (number two) was a success. Lou was also successful and we think that on a fresh day we could each power clean 250#.
Out of everything we did, I was the MOST sore from 95# Good Mornings!
Saturday
Bench Press
1x3 @ 185#
1x3 @ 225#
1x9 @ 240#
Weighted Pull Ups
1x8 @ 25#
1x8 @ 25#
1x7 @ 25#
1x6 @ 25#
Incline Barbell Bench
3x7 @ 185
Great bench day, I am finally starting to see some increases in my numbers! I think it has to do with my increased conditioning, I don't feel as tired at rep 4 as I used to. Unfortunately, this sickness is going to set me back a bit but I will keep on keepin on!
