Squat, Press, Dips, Asst Work

Back Squat 5-5-5
255
265
275 (PR)

Press 5-5-5
120
125
130 (PR)

1x Max Reps @95# for 13 reps (PR)

3x Max Bar Dips
10 (PR)
9
6


ASST WORK:

Barbell Curl: 10x75#, 2x5x85#, then walked the rack from 35 to 20# dumbbells

DB Shoulder Press: 1x5x45# DB's
DB Shoulder Flies: 1x7x17.5# DB's

COMMENTS

• General: I'm pretty sure you can't have a better realistic training day than 4 PR's, so needless to say I was thrilled with today's training session. Once again the squat felt hard but not like a max, so I think I'll make another 10# jump next week. The press was a close call but I got it and would be ecstatic with a 5x135# jump next week. The high rep was a PR by one from last week, which is still progress. I pr'ed on dips by 2 reps. I had been thinking about upping the sets from 3 to 5 for dips, but I don't see the point if I continue to make gains like I have been.
• Nutrition: Good, strict day 8. I have noticed myself a lot leaner but I think if I'm going to get where I want to be it will take some other add-ons like walks, fasting, and ketosis. Not sure when I'll go for this because I don't want to sacrifice strength gains with the role I'm on now. Likely would be after my 50 miler in March where I did something like that.
• Body: My back hurt at the beginning of the squat session but once I warmed up it was OK. I'm about 50/50 on whether or not I'll be OK to go on Wednesday. If I don't think I'm good I will probably switch my bench and box squat day to Wednesday so I don't miss deadlifts this week.
• Sleep: 7.5 hours
• Reflections: I did barbell curls for the first time today and I think I'll stick with those. It's easier to measure my progress on them and I feel like I'm accomplishing more by making weight jumps instead of just getting the bicep pump. I know they will help with all my upper body lifts anyway. Safe to say my program is working very well and I'm very happy with how it's going, but I may switch around some of the stuff in a week or two to accomodate my schedule. I'll update that as I go. Another thing I wrote down was I might start doing my dips/pullups with shorter rest every couple weeks to keep things interesting. One thing I need to start doing more is my HSPU practice, which I keep writing down in my notebook but neglecting.