Today it appeared that some lowlife swiped the pin for the Lifecycle, which I start my warmup with. The pin is too small for the weight stacks so I didn’t think to look, which annoys me now since it seems I blew Warmup I. I did squats for warmup, but wasn’t fully warmed up for BP. Warmup sets in BP felt really good, but I had no top end. It’s strange, 225 went so easy I thought 275 might be possible, but had a hell of a time doubling 245 
I was kind of rushing to get to juggling club (already missed it, but wanted to see my friends after), so just did 3x2 w/ 245. I didn’t have much more in me anyway, plus I felt just a little something in my shoulder on the last rep. No way am I pushing my luck with that, so I stopped then. I’ll just monitor my shoulders carefully. I’m a little troubled by some movement in my shoulder during warmup, too :eek: I did SS rows w/ BP, hopefully I just need to stabilize the shoulder better. I have felt this before and it’s been gone completely at other times. I’ll make sure my shoulders are warmed up and not tight before benching from now on.
Tried the can rolling last night and I’m sold. I immediately felt my shoulder loosen way up. The back of my shoulder was real tight today so I finally gave rolling a try, had no Progresso soup so went with a smaller can, still did the job though. I’ll have to learn how to do it right. This time I just put the can on the floor, lay down on it, and with my BW on it just rolled back and forth, then rotated the can 90 degrees and rolled the other direction. I did just a few minutes. When I got up my shoulder felt so much less tight it was amazing.
BP PR tonight, 265 
I again felt strong but little capacity, so I just worked up to a 1RM, did 265 again, then did DB presses and triceps on the cable machine. Did DB rows as well, weights are moving up there so hopefully I’ll be somewhat balanced. Although I didn’t feel “weak” I did lack zip. I think 275 would have gone if I’d had a spotter. In other news, I found the damn pin in the crease of a bench :mad: I’ll think of a way to attach it to a wire that I can attach to the post so it will take more of an effort for someone to lose it.
Once I hit the 300 I’m going to get away from the peaking thing I’m doing now, of course. I think I’ll get it next week, if not I can maybe extend this cycle one more week, but then dial it back to save my CNS. The peak is developing pretty much the way I hoped for when I laid it out, now to cash in. I want the 400 squat too, but that will take a while and I probably won’t do a weight peak again till then, but may do a sharpening taper to make a push for something in juggling.
Went to the gym to do a GPP w/o, but my CNS was so gassed from Wednesdays PR that I bagged it. Am unsure whether to lift today or tomorrow. Tomorrow would be ideal I think, since it would be 3 days (rather than my usual 2) so I may have more pop, but the gym closes early so if I wake up late I’m screwed. Now, you could say, “Jug just get up on time”, but if I don’t sleep enough there’s no point. I’m up early today, so there is a decent chance I will be tomorrow, but I really can’t be missing one . . .
Slept great though, so maybe I can do GPP, and if I feel good during warmup will push something up there.
Just had this thought: Maybe I can work hard on tris, delts, etc. after doing speed benches. This would prevent bar slowage but keep me strong for next week. OTOH, I don’t want to confuse my body at this point, since the peaking I have going on is working to this point. Hmm. Maybe just do multiple singles w/ 90%. That would keep the neural activation right, and prep me for next week. I’m liking that idea better. Of course, if I keep thining about it, I may find something I like better than that :rolleyes:
Which I just did. I should do some assistance work after the singles, then 3 days off before hitting it Tuesday (closed Mon). That seems good. We have a winner! 
This has nothing to do with training, so just ignore this one.
I hate my life. Tonight I lost all enthusiasm for training or anything else. There is no upside to my life. A guy I get together to discuss stuff with (we specifically talk about philosophies and psychologies of things) pointed out to me that my basic personality guarantees that I will always be an outsider. And I realize he’s right, and that I’m screwed, socially. I mean I always knew there was something that kept me always high on the list of “most likely to be voted off the island”, but I was never sure what. Now I know, and it’s unfixable. My life sucks, and will not get better.
The above is not be construed as me pussing out on the 300. I’ll peak next week, and I think 3 will go. I’m pretty sure of 285, but beyond there be dragons.
What do you mean “your basic personality guarantees that I will always be an outside”? I don’t want to sound nosy, but that sounds like an incredibly pessimistic view of yourself. Would you mind elaborating not only on why you just seem to accept that as a fact and also what specifically it is about yourself that makes you inherently an ‘outcast?’ You gotta root for yourself my friend, because if you don’t, then who else will?
As for that 300 attempt, best of luck, that truly is an awesome accomplishment.
^^^^I am rather reticent and don’t speak much in groups. Additionally, I dislike being asked questions about myself and volunteer little until I feel comfortable. It has been explained to me that people hate this, and that unless/until people know me, they pretty much wish I were not there. I’ve been told this by several people I know, that they originally just wanted nothing to do w/ me. If a few people say it, then everyone is thinking it. And I don’t know how to fix this, since I don’t feel comfortable being Mr. Chatty. I don’r want to see it this way, but the data doesn’t lie. 
I definitely need to hit the 3 this week. What someone may bust my balls for calling CNS fatigue is rrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggght on the edge of being a problem. I can still blow it up there, but it’s affecting other things. I borrowed my buddy’s camera so I’ll post a clip, hopefully by the end of the week.
I decided to lift today instead of yesterday after all. Felt slow yesterday and probably have more today. My provisional goal today is 285, but that depends on how I feel.
In fact, I’ll get batteries and tape today’s, just to test my taping procedure (and in case I feel like 3).
Felt real sluggish during warmup and stayed that way. I downed some energy drink and decided not to puss out, and went for 275. I gutted it up and will now veg. Details later.
My assessment of this morning was correct. I am cooked and need to take a week off. The damn camera wouldn’t take more than 10 seconds of video, so I’ll need my friend to bring his. I still think that with a week off, I can pop another PR, so I’ll go for it Friday. The 275 was very very tough, in fact I basically gritted it up since I had no spotter and didn’t want to get squashed :eek:
I am wiped and can do nothing today so I won’t.
It’s funny about tiredness. Today I felt so much better than yesterday I even thought about juggling a little, but just a few hours later realized how wiped I really am. I didn’t see any signs of CNS fatigue until I began warming up for yesterday’s session. Maybe I should have bagged it, but damn I want to do 3. So I’ll take a week and attack it with renewed vigor.
I thought today would probably be when I got back under the bar, and in fact I feel both rested and weak, so it’s time. I’ll post later how it went.
Is it possible to lose all strength in 6 days I had nothing today. Felt okay in warmup I, but had no strength. I’ll see how squats go tomorrow.
Was weak again today, grr. Felt good during warmup I, but then ran out of steam and had no high end, which was a little surprising since the warmup weights were really easy. Hmm. Mullage ensues.
I may change from 3 days/wk to 4, but splitting squats and upper body since I don’t seem to have the gas to attack everything after squats. This would mean only 2 days bench/wk instead of 3, but maybe I need a little more time between anyway. I’m a little frustrated that 300 didn’t go as fast as I thought, but I’m still on it. I will however de-prioritize it for a few weeks to build some stamina back up.
Oh, yeah, what I actually did today :rolleyes: :5x5 w/225, plus some other crap I won’t write now; time to eat.
This has nothing to do with training. I’m actually feeling better about several things lately, so why did I have so many really scary dreams, including being run over by a train??? My plan for Friday is to lift early, then play 7-Stud/8 all evening. I’ll post how both go, for those interested.
The rec center closed early so I had to rush through a quick one. I’ll have to think over my play at Stud; I won, but maybe gave away too much in the wrong spots.
I realized today that sitting between SQ sets gives way better recovery. I usually don’t sit but did today, and I was so much more recovered for the next set that I’ll do it all the time now. I’m also thinking that my warmup sets in fact aren’t all I need; my first work sets in fact seemed to serve as final warmups, since I was (I thought) halfway through the work sets when I suddenly felt capable of much more. I’ll try this next SQ day.
Again today the first sets seemed to get me ready for more weight and volume, but I ran out of gas before I could do much more. I’m thinking I need more of a warmup than previously thought, and also must increase stamina so I can get through the harder work that will yield more results. One bad habit to change right away is a tendency to dawdle at the beginning of a w/o. Today was crazy; I loafed through 30 minutes then busted my ass for the last 15 before they closed. New plan is to get on it right away.
In other news, I won a contest for five free good beanbags, so maybe my juggling career isn’t over yet. I’ll see if there’s any chance at 5/1. That would be quite nice.