5/3/1 - C1W1 - Deadlift

17 May 2014

Deadlift: 5x100 + 5x130 + 3x155 + 5x170 + 5x195 + 5x220 BBB Squat: 3x10x135 Vertical Leg Raises: 3x10

Started doing the Boring But Big 3-Month Challenge. I remember these squat/deadlift days now.... The sheer amount of volume from doing both exercises is unreal. The "Boring But Big" assistance template is an extremely rigorous way of building real strength. On top of that, it's really, really simple. After performing the core lifts, instead of going to failure on the top set, the reps stop at 5. And instead, 5 sets of 10 reps are done at 50% of 1RM (90%). I remember very vividly the sharp increase in strength gains I was able to get from this assistance template.

5/3/1 - C1W1 - Bench

15 May 2014

Bench: 5x55 + 5x70 + 5x80 + 5x90 + 5x100 + 11x115 (160 1RM) Boring But Big: 5x8x70

Right chest was working harder on these. Need to figure out how to correct my form on these. Legs were still sore from the squat day 2 days ago. I continue to do the Agile 8 as warm-up and to keep everything loose before hitting the bar.

5/3/1 - C1W1 - Squat

12 May 2014

Squat: 5x100 + 5x130 + 3x155 + 5x170 + 5x195 + 5x220 Vertical Knee Raises: 2x20 + 3x10

Squats were pretty brutal. Couldn't go more than the prescribed 5 reps. Legs were tightening up tremendously.