Gah. That was tough.

Wendler 5/3/1 program, cycle 16 (mark 2), week 2

• Work Set – Squat (working max: 285#)
  • 2x5x45 (warmup)
  • 1x5x115
  • 1x5x145
  • 1x3x175
  • 1x3x200 (work)
  • 1x3x230
  • 1x5x260
• Asst. #1 – Squat
  • 5 x 10/10/10/10/7 x 145
• Asst. #2 – Pulldown Abs
  • 3 x 15 x 130
• sled drags
  • 6 runs, 75 yards each
  • 75# on the sled
  • 30 seconds rest every other run
  • attach sled around hips, walk forward with large, purposeful strides

Man, that was tough.

First, the work set was really hard and I pushed like a mutha to get those 5 reps @ 260. But I was NOT going to let the weight crush me.

I did call an audible and instead of going down the ladder with the assistance squatting I just did straight sets at 50%. That was I think a better thing because I got more reps and it pushed me much further. My lower back was dying by the end of each set, wicked pump in my quads. So hey… I hope it was good.

Then on the ab work… never have I had such pain in my abs afterwards. It was really pushing things.

So I opted to not do pullthroughs given how pooped everything was, and I could only muster 6 runs with the sled… glutes and hams were dying.

Thing is… is this how it is? Or am I starting to feel some loss because of my tinkering with Carb Back-Loading, and I’m getting depleted here in my initial setup? Hard to say at this point.