Arien's weightlifting log

[Arien Malec]

Sunday: ouch.
Monday: ouch. Did 5k row at a moderate pace for some active recovery and blood flow.

[Arien Malec]

Tuesday:

hpsn: up to 47.5, which went up easily, but no dice at 50kg. Odd.
press: 90#x5x5
Bradford press: 65# reps to failure.

[Arien Malec]

Crap, got behind:

Thursday:
hpcl: 52x2x10, trying for fast, but failing
pushups

Saturday:
Have been cutting food back for the past couple of weeks. Down to 198 lbs.
Haven't felt much loss of strength until today.

Push press was fine:
pp: up to 137.5#x3
bsq: 3 day: 190#x3, 220x3, 245x3 -- 220 and 245 felt really heavy. Hadn't eaten today, so could just be lack of food....

[Arien Malec]

Later Saturday:

Easy jog and 3x hill sprints (~120m). Lost quite a step over the past few weeks...

[Arien Malec]

On some reflection, I'm going to plan to compete this summer at the 85kg class level. I don't have the muscle to justify being at 94kg, and fat doesn't lift weight. I've put on some muscle over the years, but also quite a bit of fat. I could fit all my current lean mass at the 85kg level quite easily. Much healthier.

Given that, I'm going to switch to a Bulgarian approach rather than the strength based approach I'm going with now. I'll stay with the upper body program but go with a 5/3/1 front squat program instead of the back squats.

[Arien Malec]

Last gasp week of the current program.

hpcl: topped out at 68kg, crappy form.
press: went to 92.5#x5x5, managed three work sets, failed on 4th.

[Derek Weaver]

Originally Posted by Arien Malec

On some reflection, I'm going to plan to compete this summer at the 85kg class level. I don't have the muscle to justify being at 94kg, and fat doesn't lift weight. I've put on some muscle over the years, but also quite a bit of fat. I could fit all my current lean mass at the 85kg level quite easily. Much healthier.

Given that, I'm going to switch to a Bulgarian approach rather than the strength based approach I'm going with now. I'll stay with the upper body program but go with a 5/3/1 front squat program instead of the back squats.

This is probably a good call. The only strength/power athletes that can really justify being tubby are the SHW's. Everyone else is better at sub 15% bf, better sub 12% from a health perspective if you ask me.

Your relative strength will take a pretty good leap

[Arien Malec]

Originally Posted by Derek Weaver

Your relative strength will take a pretty good leap

It just sucks going through the process. I'll be fine when I get there....

[Arien Malec]

Thursday:
sn: up to 54.5, 5 singles at 44
c&j: up to 70 (missed jerk), down to 61 for singles (jerks got better over time).
fs: up to 93 for a single (missed at 100, damnit -- need more fs work)
farmers walks: 115lbs@ x 45m, x20m

[Arien Malec]

Saturday:
sn: up to 54.5, missed behind at 56.7, just need more consistency
c&j: up to 70, missed j again.
press: 70#x5, 80x5, 90x7
fs: 135#x5, 150x5, 165x7