Full body: Heavy weight

I started today feeling a bit like I didn't have optimum energy; not fatigue or exhaustion, just one of those days when I feel a bit weak. For the second half of yesterday, for one reason or another I don't think I had as much nutrition as I wanted/needed, so I wonder if that had anything to do with it.

Alternate sets:

Bench press: Max reps @ 125 (small bench, 6 holes)
6, 5, 4, 3, 4

Weighted pull-ups: Max reps @ 30
6, 6, 5, 5, 4

For the bench presses I set the safeties at 6 holes so the bar was only about an inch from my chest. I tried to set them at 5 holes and it was just touching my chest, but I can't slide my big head under the barbell!

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Partial squats 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
210, 235, 255, 275, 290, 295 (F)

I PRed all 3 reps at 290 so I thought I'd give 295 a try; I didn't even manage half a rep! As I just started to squat, I could feel my legs start to buckle, so I stood upright and racked the bar. Still, I'm getting tantalizingly close to 300lb.


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Grace: 30 x power clean and press @ 100 (from the ground)
Time = 7:00

That's a pretty significant improvement. I knocked 1:04 off my PR. It was such a big drop that I was convinced I'd done the move incorrectly (e.g. I should have done a power squat clean, not just a power clean). But no, this was all done the right way! I even think my push press form was better than before, with my arms locking out on every rep.

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Leg extensions: Max reps @ 125
11, 12, 11

I spent the day with Madi today, taking her to see Spy Kids 4 at the new Empire at The Boardwalk in Waterloo. We were running late and didn't have time to eat a decent meal beforehand so all we could get were hot dogs, pop corn and Diet Coke. So much for a starch-free diet!