My knees continue to feel better, but I’m not pushing it — still not going to do leg work on my upper-body days. The addition of the PT work plus stationary biking afterwards is enough for now.

So – more back work!

Pressing itself is good. I have long struggled with a good setup that enables me to stay tight but also manage dizzy/pressure. I think I’m getting it. Basically after unracking I can hold body position but just let air out and take a breath in. Yes, that risks losing tightness and position, but I’m willing to trade-off for not passing out. 🙂 So far tho I’ve been able to manage it well, and I look at it this way. If I am weak in my ability to hold it, I’ll just keep working on it and get stronger — even if I have to take a few steps back to get me there.

Everything else tho went well and groovy today. Nothing exciting.

12 minutes on the bike afterwards. Each session I’m trying a slightly lower seat position to see what affect that has on my VMO and so far it seems to be a positive affect (hits it harder, feel more burn/tired in the VMO than anywhere else). So this is good.

5/3/1 (Based on: Forever, BBB, 5’s PRO)

• Press
  • bar x 5
  • 70 x 5
  • 90 x 5
  • 110 x 3
  • 125 x 5
  • 145 x 5
  • 160 x 5
  • 90 x 10
  • 90 x 10
  • 90 x 10
  • 90 x 10
• Bent-over Lateral Raises (superset with press warm-up sets)
  • 15e x 15
  • 15e x 15
  • 15e x 15
  • 15e x 15
• Normal-grip Pulldowns (superset with press work sets)
  • 135 x 12
  • 135 x 12
  • 135 x 12
• Barbell Rows (superset with press BBB sets)
  • 165 x 8
  • 165 x 8
  • 165 x 8
  • 165 x 8
• Lying Triceps Extensions
  • 70 x 12
  • 70 x 12
  • 70 x 10