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ok.. in that case, how about if i pyramid the weight...? i mean, i'm only on this for 2-3 more weeks, why not do 4x5 pyramiding the weights...?

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Absolutely. Always an option imo.

You'll have to decide how big you want the increments to be. Closer increment will give you more volume, of course, while wider increment will allow you to lift more on the last set...just keep the increments regular, don't skip around like 20 pounds this time and 35 pounds the next.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

UPDATE: no more OVT arms days..... just 3x8 for bi's and tri's at the end of the week... lesson learnt...

Day 41 of Mark Rippetoe's 3x5 Training
12th April 2006
Wednesday
Workout B

The Core Workout:

Barbell Back A2G Squats Pyramiding [3x5] = 100 kgs , 105 kgs , 110 kgs

Military Press [3x5] = 65 kgs (PR!!)

JS Rows Pyramiding [3x5] = 80 kgs , 85 kgs , 90 kgs (PR!!)


Barbell Back A2G Squats
horrible... i took 110 expecting to do 3x5, after a good warmup and went to failure on the 4th rep... now i know when i took 125 kgs for 4 reps, that was to TOTAL FAILURE, so i'm guessing this is an after effect of that..... thats why i pyramided the weights... yet, at 110 kgs, i went to failure AGAIN... :(

Military Press
new PR.... i went to failure on the last rep of every set.... this is one lift which will NOT be improving anytime soon....

JS Rows
amazing.... feels good to row so much more than my bodyweight

Supplemetary Lifts:

None

Overall Impression:

i should be unhappy because of the squats, but i'm actually quite chilled... its ok.... the rest of the workout was great so no problem...

now, onto more important matters: i have finished more than 6 weeks of this program without basterdizing it (except the OVT work - which was only once btw) and thats a LOT of consistency from me...

however, since i am gonna be on this program for only 10-14 days more, its TIME i basterdize it... my basterdized program will be in the next post...

as far as the workout goes: i'm happy...

ok.. so this is what i was planning on doing...

Monday:
Squat Rest-Pause 1x20
Bench Press 4x5 (Pyramiding)
JS Rows 4x5 (Pyramiding)

Wednesday:
Deadlifts 1x5
Military Press 4x5 (Pyramiding)
Lat Pull Down 2x4-6 To Failure

Friday:
Squats 1x20
Bench Press 3x5 (Same Weight - approximately set 3 of Monday's workout)
JS Rows 3x5 (Same Weight - approximately set 3 of Monday's workout)

how does this look...? its for 2 weeks to peak before i'm off this program so i study for my exams.... i'll still workout, but not on any definite program...

good feedback will be greatly appreciated..

thanks

Does this mean you're putting an end to this Journal, Or should I say JournalS

well... this journal will go on...

bb.com journal will come to an end like iron addicts and intensemuscle...

when i begin my next program (which i am working on), this journal will, like always, be fully functional along with bb.com....

i find its useless to post in intensemucle and iron addicts....

Why don't you start a new journal with your new workout? just curious.

i dont know....i like having a single journal... and its well organised... if you look at page 1, you will find a contents page which explains which programs i'm on / have been on and which pages they are recorded on.... there's no specific reason WHY i have only one journal... guess its because i like to have a sinlge source which reocrds my progress....

Day 43 of Mark Rippetoe's 3x5 Training
14th April 2006
Friday
Workout A - Modified

The Core Workout:

Barbell Back A2G Squats Res-Pause (12+5+3) [1x20] = 80 kgs

Bench Press [3x5] = 80 kgs (PR!!)

Lat Pull Downs [2x6 To Failure] = 70 kgs


Barbell Back A2G Squats
it was a good LOONG set and terribly exhausting.....

Bench Press
Hurray...! new PR...! FINALLY...! ow i can bench more than my bodyweight .. to be honest, i needed a spot on the last rep of the last set.... and that rep was to total failure... but hey: its a start...

Lat Pull Downs
felt good on the lats

Supplemetary Lifts:

Arms
EZ Bar Curls [3x8] = 30 kgs
EZ Bar Decline Triceps Extensions [4x8] = 25 kgs


Overall Impression:

i've been thinking... and i'm NOT gonna do the modified program... if i've come so far, why should i change it before i wrap it up...? BUT, i WILL be ADDING some stuff:
1.) More direct arm work
2.) Lat Pull Downs
3.) Abs which i have been ignoring

sorry if i pissed some of you off with my "basterdizing" the program... you'll be happy to know i'm not gonna change it...