December 22, 2011:
Re-Starting Strength: Week 20, Day 1
Warm-up: Rowing machine: 8 minutes at resistance 10: 1680m
BB BP: Barx10x2, 105x7, 165x5, 225x2, 250x1 (match existing PR), 255x1 (+5 PR), 260x0 (spotter touched bar), 260x1 (slow, +10 PR), 265x1 (very slow, +15PR)
Total lift time: 55 minutes
Stretch: 16 minutes
Body weight: 238lbs
Missed lifting: 20 day(s) in the last 12 weeks.
Notes:
Easily the most frustrating successful day in the gym that I can recall. What should have been 30 minutes of 1RM testing turned into 30 minutes of 1RM testing and 25 minutes spend scouring a deserted YMCA looking for anyone with a pulse to spot for me. In the end, for the five singles, I had no spotter at all (twice, and a bad idea the second time), a member of the janitorial staff (twice), and a personal trainer and her three-person group training class for the 265.
For those of you keeping track at home, with all the personal records set this week, my Big Three comes out to 315/265/415… 995lbs total. Five. Stinking. Pounds.
And yes, I’m pretty sure that those numbers accurately reflect my best possible effort on a pretty good day right now. Damn it. I’ll hit 1k in March.