I've got a lot of shit going on in my life right now. I'm angry and depressed and scared out of my mind on a fairly regular basis. The technical term is "emotional discomfiture" which does not do it justice.
I took the last week off (from Saturday on) so I haven't had the opportunity to burn that stuff off like normal.
So right now I'm pretty amped. Hopefully, I'll feel this way tomorrow and destroy my front squat goal of 300 lbs. Wendlers 1RM calculator( Weight*reps*0.0333+weight=1RM) using my last work out puts my max puts my max at 282 lbs. Which is a full 18 lbs below my goal. I'm trying not to let that intimidate me. But even if I only make that weight that's a 15 lb gain in 6 weeks.
Regardless of what my PR is I'll be starting 5/3/1 with a similar bare bones program for the power clean and snatch after wards. Big decisions for this are what type of squat? Front or back? The next big question is what deadlift assistance exercises will I choose?
So thoughts about 5/3/1 below
OHP
Push presses
Alt. KB presses
2 boards
Skin the cats
I know for over head presses, spending time below 80% is pointless. I've never seen any carry over. So i may just throw in some axle clean and presses done ladder style for 80% volume. Not work hard, just get reps in.
Bench Press
2 boards
Dumbell bench
I think I've seen some benefit from high rep tricep press downs and front/lateral/rear raises. So i'll probably throw those in on bench day.
BACK Squats
SQUATS
Good mornings
SSB LOW box squats
No idea what brings my front squat up, I suspect just getting a shit ton of volume in on (whatever type)squats may be the best for me.
Deadlift
Deadlifts off a 4" block
Reverse band deadlifts
Sumo deadlifts
Speed deads
Pulls to pins
I think I'll treat power cleans as speed deads. This is harder to judge because my sticking point is around knee height now. Which speaks to an upper back weakness. Which suggests partial deadlifts and shrugs as opposed to what I've previously experienced. Reverse bands are definitely in as they're pretty much ideal for deadlift specific upper back strength. Pulls to pins would be good, but the racks aren't bolted down, I could do the same thing (possibly) by ramping the band tension way up.
Other small exercises that have worked well for me in general:
Split squats
Step ups
45 degree extensions
chin ups
push ups
I have to remember to moderate volume and intensity and work on my conditioning. Fat loss will be the primary focus for the next month or two.
Lot's to think about
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