I’m starting to get very frustrated, and I’m not entirely sure with what exactly, but there it is. I woke up at 4:30am as usual without too much trouble and got down to the garage to lift without any issues.
My knees felt very good warming up and only gave me any issues when I did the first work set at 245. I was very happy to hit the set of 10 with this weight, as it’s something that I don’t think I’ve ever really done, and had hoped to hit more sets. That said, I only got 5 reps on the second set and opted to not do a 3rd set as I didn’t want to increase the risk of injury. I’m not currently in prep for any competitions, so there’s no need to really push aggressively at this stage.
I opted to start alternating squats and deadlifts as I stated in my last post and that, I think, was for the best. I didn’t feel like death after all was said and done, and was able to include some good work on chin-ups instead of the deadlifts.
Here’s the workout in full:
SSB Squats – 65x5x2, 115x5x2, 155×3, 205×1, 225×1, 245×10, 245×5
Seated OHP – 45×10, 65×5, 85×5, 105×1, 115x5x2, 115×6
Chin-ups – BWx5x3
I’m really happy with how the seated pressing felt, and I think I probably had a few more reps in me on the AMRAP set, but like I said, I’m feeling frustrated and didn’t have the motivation to push harder.
Part of my struggle is the desire to start back up with my 5/3/1 programming. I’ve always enjoyed the program for its simplicity and straightforward design, and I think it’ll be really nice to get back to something that’s delivered great results for me in the past. I’m also a notorious program hopper, and I want to try every type of training program under the sun, but I think if I look at 5/3/1 through the lens of endless potential, then I can make this work for me long run.
I already have my first 5-6 cycles planned out and just want to get to it at this point.
Anyway, going to keep trucking along with the linear progression for now!
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