2/22/21 Monday February 22, 2021 (Texas method volume - BB Squat, Bench DL)

  Warm up

7:45am- Training session -  TM volume - BB Squat, Bench, DL

BB Squat:
45 bar x 5 x 2 sets 

155 x 5

265 x 3
315 x 1

345 x 1

375 x 1

work sets 
385 x 5 x 5 sets (best depth and best sets of 5x5 I have had in months - glad I dropped the weight a bit, I have to dial in depth)

BB Bench:
45 bar x 5
155 x 5
205 x 3

235 x 2

265 x 1

work sets (last Wednesday bench 5x5 was 280) 
282.5 x 5 x 1 set

282.5 x 4 x 1 set

282.5 x 3 x fail on 4 1 set

282.5 x 3 x 2 sets

282.5 x 2 x 3 sets

25 reps

BB DL (all hooked, no belt):

warm up
155 x 5
265 x 3

work sets

315 x 5 x 1 set (pulled very fast)

9:15am - Complete

Notes - This was a win today.  I went into this on the squat determined to get deeper, keep the bar over midfoot, and drive the hips out of the hole.  I was able to do that across all 5 sets.  Just a lot better technique today, and no issues at all with the left leg which was great.  Really happy about this, and I can build on this.  The bench was pretty good, it's getting pretty damn heavy for 5x5 and I am not making 5s, but I can get to 25 reps using descending sets.  Finished with one set of deads at 315, tried to pull the slack out of the bar, these were pulled fast, have to think about where I want to go on Friday.  I am thinking trying to pull a set of 5 at 430.