Velocity Diet, Workout # 13
Reps: 20
Rest: 15 sec (oh shit)
Load: “Heavy” (4-5RM)
- Chin-Ups (underhand grip) – 90# on belt – 4/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2 (I was joking with a friend at lunchtime that this set was going to look nearly this bad – “I foresee rep breakdowns that go something like 5-4-2-2-1-2-1-1-2″)
- Ab Wheel Rolls – 2×20
Let’s build some tension, shall we?
So, at this point, it’s time to head home to do the rest of the lifts in the workout.
- Barbell Bench Press (sub for DB Bench) – 155# – 5/5/3/2/3/2
- Back Squat (sub for Front Squat, I’m not confident enough in my wrists or my form to load appropriately) – 185# 5/5 (60 sec break, since I did these last, and the thermometer in the garage [clever name still pending] was a rather unlovely 99°) 5/5 – PR
There was also one other little thing which wasn’t on the workout plan for today:
- Deadlift – 315# – 2×1 – PR
Today gets flagged on the calendar as the first time in my life that I’ve ever deadlifted twice my bodyweight (the scale, post-workout shower, said 155.0).
So, yeah.
Give 100% and achieve 200%. It’s BOOYAH Time.
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Your host is a life-long athlete of various flavors, a big fuckin' geek for about a decade and a half, and a semi-serious gym rat for the last year. 
Congrats on the DL!!! And thats funny about the predicted rep breakdown- the good news is, it sounds like you are realistically in touch with your abilities.
Thanks. :-) It helps to have friends who will kick your ass, but after being able to do the sets of 275 on Friday, I figured that with a little more attention to form, I’d be able to get it. Hopefully, the next bit of progress will come in chunks as I have the chance to work on my technique and do things properly.
here’s something funny… you inspired me to mix up the workouts this week – and WOW am I feeling it today! The tactical chin up ladder I did on Monday is really doing its ouch ouch magic today…. you know its going to be an interesting time when applying deodorant seems like a mini lat massage….
Now I’m curious to see what a “tactical chin-up ladder” is.
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