The PR of no PR

“Week 3”

• 5/3/1 – Squat (working max: 260#)
  • 2x5x45 (warmup)
  • 1x5x105
  • 1x5x135
  • 1x3x160
  • 1x5x195 (work)
  • 1x3x225
  • 1x4x250
• Asst. #1 – Chin-ups (supersetted with Squats)
  • 6 x 4/4/4/3/3/3 x BW

• 5/3/1 – Bench Press (working max: 230#)
  • 2x5x45 (warmup)
  • 1x5x80
  • 1x5x110
  • 1x3x130
  • 1x5x165 (work)
  • 1x3x185
  • 1x6x205
• Asst. #2 – Back Raises (hands behind head, superset with Bench warmup sets)
  • 3 x 15/12/10 x BW
• Asst. #3 – DB Bench Press
  • 3 x 10 x 90
• Asst. #4 – Face Pulls
  • 3 x 12 x 70
• Foam Rolling

I say the PR of no PR because strictly speaking I didn’t set any PR’s… that’s not going to happen this soon after a reset because you’re obviously moving less weight than before.

But there were some PR’s for me in the sense of personal improvement. Sure I only got 4 reps with the squat, but I was really working hard today to keep my form solid. No, it wasn’t 100% perfect form, but it was a heck of a lot better than last week. I’m going deep. I’m working to keep everything tight, get the arm drive, abs tight, head/chest up/in, and sure, it was a LOT tougher, but I’m working hard to make every set solid like this. So sure it means less weight/reps are moved, but if the form is better, it’s a win.

Benching felt better today than it has in a while… again, my cue for today was “tight”, and it sure helped.

I’m also stoked at how I’m improving on chins and other exercises. Sure it’s just assistance and nothing to set the world on fire with, but hey… chins are nice to improve upon. 🙂

FWIW, I’m enjoying 2-days a week, plus there’s more dietary fiddling I’m doing, which well… it might work out. We’ll see. I’m in a hurry, have to write more on this later.