I tire of mead, I thirst for blood!

[BigBoyPeterson]

I'll start this off with a little bit of info about myself. I've been lifting on and off since I was 19 years old, ran SS with some success but fell off due to work, school, relationships etc. Generally i'd reach sticking points and give up, returning to the gym months later. Anyhow my life has stabilized to the point where i've been able to lift regularly without little interruption for the better part of a year. This summer, against the advice of the entire internet strength and conditioning community I switched over to 531 with less than stellar numbers and had a bad experience(as I should have known) Knowing I wasn't doing myself any good I switched back to a weekly LP, performed a major deload, and revamped my form in some places.

The dirt:

Age:26

Weight:240

Height:6'1

Program: Greyskull LP

Numbers:


Bench 197.5

SOHP:127.5

Squat:295

DL:315

Goals:

I'd like to hit a 1000lb total within the year, maybe drop 15 lbs and lose the gut, and win the lottery.

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Sunday 10/13/13

SOHP:
127.5x5
127.5x5
127.5x9

Squat
290x5
290x5
290x10

Weighted Chins
BW + 12.5x6
BW + 12.5x6

Neck Harness
15x25
15x25
15x25
15x25

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Tuesday 10/15/13

Bench:
197.5x5
197.5x5
197.5x6

(Bench felt tough and slow. This is usually where my bench stalls out, in my own defense I felt kind of shitty today. We will see)

Deadlift
315x7

EZ curl bar
15x12x2(plus whatever the bar weighs)

BW Chins
BWx8
BWx8

Out of boredom I did 2 light sets each of tricep extensions and dumbell shrugs while I waited for the GF to finish her workout. This is not something I regularly do.

 

[MilkManUK]

Welcome to the logs, BigBoy, good luck with your goals.

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Welcome to the logs, BigBoy, good luck with your goals.

Thanks MilkMan.


Thursday 10/17/13

SOHP:

130x5
130x5
130x7

Squat:

295x5
295x5
295x8

Weighted Chins:

BW+15x5
BW+15x5


Didn't use the neck harness today, had a date with the missus.

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Monday 10/21/13

Bench:

200x5
200x5
200x6

Squat:

300x5
300x5
300x7

Probably could have squeezed out 1 or 2 more on the AMRAP set but I wasn't feeling particularly psychotic today so I played it safe.

Chins:

BWx8
BWx7

Somewhat proud of these numbers considering I started out only being able to do one honest to god chinup only a few months ago. The chinup bar I setup at work is starting to pay off :icon_twis

EZ curls:

35x12
35x12

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Crazy week at work, haven't been able to update my log so here it goes.

Wednesday 10/23/13


SOHP:

132.5x5
132.5x5
132.5x8

Deadlift:

320x6

Weighted Chins:

BW+17.5x7
BW+17.5x6

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Friday 10/25/13

Bench:

205x5
205x5
205x8

(Today I fucked up and forgot to use my microplates ended up doing a 5lb jump instead of the prescribed 2.5lb. For one reason or another this was one of my best benching sessions in some time, I haven't hit 8 reps on an AMRAP set for a few weeks. So in short hooray for me being a dumbass!)

Squat:

305x5
305x5
305x8

BW Chins:

BWx9
BWX7

EZ Curl:

40x12
40x12

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Sunday 10/27/13

SOHP:

135x5
135x5
135x7


Squat:

310x5
310x5
310x8

Weighted Chins:

BW+20x7
BW+20X5

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Tuesday 10/27/13

Bench:
207.5x5
207.5x5
207.5x7

Deadlift:
325x5

Real shit deads today, I've been having some trouble breaking off the floor lately. Not sure if there's a glaring weakness or if its a mobility issue. I think i'll try to foam roll more often and possibly post a video to the forum after my next session.

BW Chins

BWx8
BWx7

EZ Curls

45x12
45x12

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Thursday 10/31/13

Happy Halloween!



SOHP:

137.5x5
137.5x5
137.5x7


Squat:

315x5
315x5
315x7

Weighted Chins

BW+22.5x5
BW+22.5x5

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Monday 10/4/14

Bench:
210x5
210x5
210x6

Squat:
320x5
320x5
320x6

(Probably could have grinded out another rep but wasn't feeling it today)

EZ curl:
40x12
45x12

Skipped the BW chins today and did some hammer strength machine row for 2 sets of 8 with 90 lbs loaded on each side. I was just curious to see how the machine worked and felt. Will return to chins next session.

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Wednesday 11/6/13

SOHP:
140x5
140x5
140x8

Deads:
325x5


(re did last weeks weight because they felt like shit, felt better this time around)

Weighted Chins

BW+25x5
BW+25x3

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Friday 11/8/13

Bench:

212.5x5
212.5x5
212.5x7

Squat:

325x5
325x5
325x6
Last set felt real heavy today, didn't eat as much as I normally do before training. Maybe that had something to do with it.

Curls:

45x12
50x12

BW chins:

BWx5
BWx5

Fucked up and did curls before chins, my arms were fried.

 

[BigBoyPeterson]

Sunday 11/10/13

OHP:

142.5x5
142.5x5
142.5x5

Squat:

330x3


Came to the gym Saturday morning to spot my girlfriend on her bench, in between one of her sets I busted out a set of 8 chins and tweaked my shoulder, was in pretty bad pain for an hour. Well during my squat warmup I started to experience the same pain after a set at 295. Tried to fight through it and only managed the set of 3 on my work set so I called it a day and went home.

I'm going to take the week off and deload on everything except dead lifts when I return.