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August 2020 Maxes
Bench: 225
Squat: 275
Deadlift: 315
September 2020 - November 2020
Suffered injury in left hip and both knees, slow recovery coupled with multiple moves and schoolwork halted progress.
Set up a personal gym (squat rack and bench: the basics) in a public storage unit in Lubbock, TX. Simplistic, but nice.
December 2020
Finally resumed the 3 basic lifts again, but am going light. Finally able to do the full motion of deadlift without left hip popping.
Left hip pops softly when I hit squat depth, but it's not bad. No issues with bench.
I am doing barbell calf raises with weight ranging between 135 and 185, depending on how long I stick it at the top.
I do the calf-raises on 25 plates to get a deeper range of motion.
End of month status:
Bench: 4,4,3,3,2 @185
Back Squat: 5x5 @185
Front Squat: 5x5 @95
Deadlift: 5x5 @185
January 31st 2021
Bench: 5,5,4,3,3 @185
Back Squat: 5,4,4,4 @185
Front Squat: 5x5 @165
Deadlift: 5,5,4,3 @225 (knee hurts, will switch to sumo)
Bodyweight: 152
February 28th 2021
Bench: 5,5,5,5,4 @185 (Currently the only lift I'm at my peak with)
Back Squat: 5x5 @165 (toned back due to hip and knee issues)
Deadlift (Switched from Conventional to Sumo): 5 @205
March 31st 2021
Bench: 4 @195 (PR)
Squat: 5,4,3,3,3 @210 (slowly returning to prime)
Deadlift (sumo): 5 @235 (getting used to Sumo)
April 30th 2021
Bench: 5 @200 (PR), 1 @230 (PR)
Squat: 5x5 @225 (PR); Finally!!!
Deadlift (sumo): 4,4,3,4,4 @250
Notes: Started Taking creatine on 04/16/2021. Bodyweight rose from a steady 152-153 to 156-158 by 04/30/2021.
Bodyweight: 157
May 31st 2021
Bench: 5 @205 (PR), 3 @225 (PR)
Squat: 5 @240 (PR), 3 @250 (PR), 1 @285 (PR)
Deadlift (sumo): 1 @285 (lol)
Bodyweight: 159
June 30th 2021
Bench: 5 @205 (working towards 5x5)
Squat: 5 @250 (PR)
Deadlift (sumo): Completed Week 6 of Program: 5x3 @80% (230)
July 31st 2021
Bench: 5 @215 (PR)
Squat: 3 @275 (PR)
Deadlift (sumo): Completed Week 10 of Program: 4x1 @90% (275)
August 31st 2021
Bench: 5 @225 (PR)
Squat: 5 @275 (PR)
Deadlift (sumo): Completed Week 15 of Program: 3x1 @95% (300) (PR); Felt very difficult, mainly on grip.
Goal will be 315 on 9/11/2021.
September 11th 2021
Maxed out all three lifts on this day. First time attempting a "mock meet", where each lift gets three attempts.
S: Success
F: Failure
Squat: 275 (S), 300 (S) (PR), 315 (F)
Bench: 225 (S), 240 (S) (PR), 250 (S) (PR)
Deadlift (sumo): 300 (S), 315 (S) (PR), 335 (S) (PR)
Lift Success: 8/9
Overall Total: 885
Review: Disappointed in the 315 fail, but very happy with the 250 and 335 lifts. My 250 bench was very clean and the 335
deadlift felt good as well: for that I used chalk, which I believe helped my grip.
My next lifting goals are a 315 squat and a 900 total. I guess the first implies the second, but not vice-versa.
Moving Forward
I am going to shift away from self-programming for now and attempt to follow the Candito 6 week Program.
A link to the program can be found here: https://liftvault.com/programs/powerlifting/peaking/jonnie-candito-6-week-strength-program-spreadsheet/
October 31th 2021
Bench: 1 @255 (PR)
Squat and Deadlift were slow this month due to wisdom teeth removal
November 30th 2021
Bench: Following Candito Plan
Squat: Candito Plan was far too difficult, started high rep work
Deadlift (sumo): 1 @365 (PR)
December 31st 2021
Bench: Finished Candito Plan, hit 1 @260 (PR)
Squat: Continuing high rep work at 225. Goal is to hit 12 @225 and 50 reps in one workout, then will move up in weight.
Deadlift (conventional): 3 @315 (PR)
Deadlift (sumo): 6 @295 (PR)
January 1st 2022
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