My Life & Body Transformation: Sun 4/10/22 - Deadlift (Strength I

Monday, April 11, 2022

Sun 4/10/22 - Deadlift (Strength I - Week 4)

Garage Gym

(Deadlift)315x2,330x1,345x1,360x2,325x5,285x5,5,5

(BandBench)185x5,165x5,5,5,5

(303Squat)125x8,135x8,140x8,8,8

65 mins

Started with deadlift and overload bench superset. Deadlift was 1@8, 5@9, 3x5@ 75-80%. Working up felt good and I wanted to go heavier than last week (350#). I did 360 and the rep felt heavier than I thought it should based on warming up. I decided to do a 2nd rep, from full stop, not a bounce. 2nd rep felt better than first and I'd rate this @8-8.5. Back offs were solid and under target RPE's. Making good progress here. For overload bench, I warmed up and hit a top set of 5 at 5# heavier than last week. Back offs for 4 sets were good and also 5# heavier. Solid pressing. For tempo squats I didn't think I'd get through 5 sets at prescribed weights. This seemed daunting when writing out the WO. But, I got through and it actually felt pretty good. This was probably the best overall WO I've had in quite a while. Very pleased.

Nutrition/Weight:

182.0

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A little about my journey...

Hi, my name is Kip. On July 24th, 2011 I made a decision to change my life. At the time I weighed 250 pounds, was sedentary, my blood pressure was 170/110 and I was already on a max dose of BP medication to control it. I was well on my way to turning 40 and having a heart attack. This blog is about what I’m currently doing to improve my health and my journey to get my life and health back under control to get to where I am 9 months after starting (Apr 2012) - which is 170 lean pounds, no blood pressure meds and a new outlook on life.

I decided to start this blog for 2 reasons. First, it's a record where I can look back to see what’s working and what isn’t so I can make improvements. Second, a lot of people have asked me what I've done to transform my body, so hopefully it can help someone else glean some helpful information they can incorporate into their lives to make positive impactful changes. So, here it is. Since I'm just starting this blog 9 months in, I'll post a few blogs to recap in more detail where I was and how I got here. Going forward I'll be posting workouts and training/diet/nutrition information I think others can benefit from. I didn’t re-invent the wheel, so I’ll be referencing materials I use along the way. Below there's a picture taken shortly after a body fat test in May 2013.