Tue 11/9/21 - Full Body (SDH - Bench)

Garage Gym

(Bench1Ct)185x3,200x1,215x1,185x3,3,3,3,3

(Pullups)5,15x5,25x5,5,5

(Squat)95x10,115x10,125x10,10

(DBShldr)35x10,45x10,10,12

(InvertRow)10,10,10,13

56 mins

Started with paused bench for 1@8, -15% 5x3. After 4 days off visitng Hayden, I thought I'd be well rested and ready to go. Nope. Bench felt heavy from the get go. Worked up to 215 which felt heavier than 225 last week. Back offs were sets of 3 that were not "easy", but got the job done. Next were pullups and same story as bench. Lighter weights than last week and felt harder. Squats actually felt pretty good for sets of 10, probably because I was using my legs a lot at ND walking everywhere while upper body was stagnant.  Finished up with inverted rows and DB shoulder press.  Felt good to get some work in.

Nutrition/Weight:

185.4 bloated after the weekend at ND.  Water will flush out in 1-2 days.

Fri - Mon 11/5 - 11/9 - Trip to Notre Dame to visit Haden

 Trip to visit Hayden to watch the ND vs Navy game and spend time with him.  Great weekend.  Miss him terribly already. He's such a great kid.

Thu 11/4/21 - Full Body (SDH - Deadlift)

Garage Gym

(Deadlift)275x1,305x1,325x1,345x1,365x1,275x5,5,5

(FeetUpBench1Ct)135x10,145x10,155x10,10

(Incline)125x8,135x8,8

(SlantBoardSquat)3x12

(PullDn)50x15,60x12,12

54 mins

Started with Deadlift and paused feet-up bench. Deadlift was 1@8, -25% 3x5. Deadlift felt good working up. Top set might have been a little over @RPE8, but moved well, felt good. Backoffs were solid, @RPE7's. Bench was good. Lighter than last week, but I benched heavy yesterday, so I was pleased with how things moved here. I was done with bench and still deadlifting, so I also supersetted incline with deadlift.  Finished up with slant board body weight squats and pulldowns.

Nutrition/Weight:

179.2

Wed 11/3/21 - Full Body (SDH - Bench)

Garage Gym

(Bench1Ct)195x1,205x1,215x1,225x1,185x5,5,5

(Pullups)5,15x5,30x5,5,5,BWx8

(Squat)95x5,115x5,135x5,155x5,5

(DBShldr)35x10,45x10,50x10,10

(InvertRow)4x10

62 mins

Started bench for 1@RPE8, then 3x5 back off sets. Working up felt good and althought my top single has been 225 the last few weeks, I feel like this moved better, still maybe a bit over @8. Back offs were fine.  Next were pullups for sets of 5 going body weight, 15#, 30# for 3 sets, then a body weight AMRAP. Very pleased with 3 sets at 30#'s. I threw in the last body weight set to see what was left in the tank.  Feeling very positive about pullups right now, about 6 weeks out from birthday pullup challenge.  Then I did squats working up in sets of 5, feeling solid on all these. Just trying to get better at the movement here while keeping knees feeling good and building momentum.  Took a break, then went back and did shoulder press and inverted rows. Solid WO.

Nutrition/Weight:

181.2

Mon 11/1/21 - Full Body (SDH - Squat)

Garage Gym

(Squat)115x8,125x8,135x8,8

(InvertRings)4x10

(PinBench)145x5,165x5,175x5,185x5,5,5

(SLDL)135x10,185x10,10,10

(DBShldr)35x10,40x10,45x10,12

(MixHang)4x60

60 mins

Started with squat. R knee tweaked on Friday, but felt good today. Still kept things on the light side @RPE 6-7 to be safe. Super setted with inverted rows on rings.  Next was pin bench for 5x5 working up to 3 good sets and SLDL's.  Finished up with DB shoulder press and mixed hangs. Still working on hangs for grip and mobility.

Nutrition/Weight:

185.6 - bloated after halloween candy, pumpkin crisp and cereal for dinner.

Sun 10/31/21 - Full Body (SDH - Deadlift)

Garage Gym

(Deadlift)255x5,280x5,300x5,310x5,5

(FeetUpBench)145x10,155x10,165x10,10

(Incline)135x5,145x5,5,155x5

(DBRow)70x5,80x5,5,5,5

(PullDn)100x12,12,12,12

57 mins

Drove back from the weekend trip and got a workout in. Wasn't expecting much, but ended up being a pretty solid workout! Started with Deadlift for 5x5 super setted with bench for 4x10.  Pleased with both efforts here. R shoulder a bit wonky, I think biceps tendon.  Next was incline and DB rows for 5x5. Finished up with pulldowns on short rests back and arms on fire toward the end of 12 rep sets. Solid.

Nutrition/Weight:

NA

Fri 10/29/21 - Full Body (SDH)

Garage Gym

(Bench)205x1,220x1,165x5,5,5,5

(Pullups)5,15x5,5,5,5

(DBInc)45x10,50x10,10,13

(LatPull)50x12,12,12

45 mins

Did something to my R knee right before the workout, was limping around. No idea what happened, but I skipped squats today.  Started with bench for 1@8, then 4x5@REP7-8. Everything felt heavy. Feeling a bit beat up. Looking forward to a rest day Saturday at the cabin.  Next was pullups, 1 body weight, then 4x5 with 15#'s. Finished up with DB incline and lat pulldowns. Glad to just get this done and some work in.

Nutrition/Weight:

181.0