Went to the big gym after work, having got away earlier than usual - which meant I got in and grabbed a rack before the hordes arrived.

Squat 5x5 @ 57kg
Bench 5x5 @ 31kg - too easy, really
Row 5x5 @ 44kg

Then a few reverse pull ups before I had to run for a sports massage appointment. Which was faaaaaabulous and I now feel all floppy. If a bit sore!

Went to coworker's gym, the chain one I might join. Three days in a row wasn't too bad but needed a little more oomph/fuel before instead of after lifting. Bench press was weak but other lifts went fine.

21 - upper power

bench 1x3, 2 X2 @ 100 - 95 felt heavy in warm up so didn't try 105 and good thing, had to rack on low spot on third rep attempts twice. Need a delay it seems.
db incline bench 4x10 @ 25 - easy since lowered the weight.
bent row 4x10 @ 90 - fixed bar little less than last time so managed another rep per set.
lat pull 1x5 @ 80 3 12 @ 70 - 80 was tad too heavy so dropped down to 70. Had to stand on seat to reach the bar at this gym.
OHP 4x10 @ 75 - tad heavy by end but not bad, need to try 80 one of these days
bar curl 3x12 @ 40 - eh
skull crusher 3x10 @ bar + 10 - this eh curl was heavier than other one so just added 5's to it.

Will jog near apartment later. Am out at coffee shop in girl shoes while car gets fixed. Tried out shoes from goodwill to see how walking in them went (small heel) but they are almost half a size too big for my feet.

Corrections, since I messed up some numbers and auto-correct fixed things that didn't need fixed, I have to add this. I struggled it seems when trying to post this using tablet.

Need a de-load on bench it seems, not delay.
Bent row was 4x5, not 4x10.
Overhead press was 4x4, not 4x10.
Lat pull was 1x8 @ 80 and 3x12 @ 70.
and while eh is my usual reference to curl related things, I meant ez curl bar.

Also, jog is happening tomorrow, not today.

Monday....

Vinyasa Yoga

Tuesday...

Squat: 50kg - 5x5 I seem to be stuck at 50kg.... I don't know if it's psychological, but I feel like if I add anymore weight I might be crushed
Bench: 27.5kg - 4/4/4/3/3 0.5kg less than last time and still a fail... I may have to deload soon
Row: 35kg - 5x5 Same weight as last time, but I felt a slight pinch in my back so I'm taking it easy and working on form

Tonight...

More Yoga

Got more than 3 hours sleep last night, so today felt about a million times better than Monday. Workout A

Squat 5x5 30kg Fine, I like squats, my technique seems ok to me, but I think I need to get someone to video it side on so I can check the bar path

Bench 5x5 25kg Weight was fine. My bench is a mess though. I have to concentrate so hard on bringing the shoulder blades together (which is fairly unsuccessful) then my right arm pushes up faster than my left. Ugh. Work to be done

Pendlay row 5x5 35kg I don't feel these in my back at all (I feel them most in my glutes), and I really struggle to keep my back low during the pull (I keep it striaght, but it raises).

All in all some technique issues to work on!

Just a 2 mile jog today. Only short ones leading up to the 10k.

Good news, my wrist doesn't hurt at all, I'm keeping it in a wrist brace still. I'll do squats tonight and some cardio or something. I plan on trying 5x5 at my next normal session next Tues while wearing the braces for support. We'll see how it goes.

@dennie24 - the scale can be a nuisance. I try not to focus on it too much though use it for reference. I do find during certain days and times of month it fluctuates up a little then goes back down again for me. Just have to try and not let the numbers cause much concern often. I'm in a group on a different site and the leader constantly talks about each .2, .5 and such (less than 1 usually) decreases and gains, always blaming every little .something gain on something she ate the day before. I hope to not get to that obsession level for the scale. Plus there are other great things to focus on, like lifting.


I lifted before work today as I wanted to get lower power done with enough days before the 10k. Might not jog again until the race, so all is left is deciding if I'll do upper hypertrophy tomorrow or Saturday. I have tomorrow off from work to do dmv stuff (oh joy) and go register for the race. Lower lifts went well. Deadlift is just heavy. Only real grip issue is that my calluses hurt every time I do the lift but the main difficulty is getting the weight up. And unlike squat, my first rep is usually the worse out of each set, so 1 rep testing should be interesting.

Lower Power

squat 4x5 @ 170 - tad slow, more so by the end, but decent. Think 185 will be doable in max test.
deadlift 3x3 @ 200 - struggled but got it done. Did 1 set of 5 reps sumo after at 165, still not sure on those.
leg press 3x8 @ 230 - I wasn't going to increase but was lazy so just added 25's instead of the random math mess. Did okay on these so am pleased.
leg curl 3x8 @ 70 - usual, okay.
standing calf 4x10 @ 60 - eh, calves.


Hungry. I had a protein bar once I got home (having dairy today) and want to get pizza but it's a struggle to figure out where to get the little pizza from within my limited time frame. I have work soon. Freight day again then hope to work on writing once I get home. Fun day.

Deadlift 5x8 145lbs (warm up 95/95/120). I somehow did this all while talking to my husband. Well, I can listen to him as long as he doesn't walk into my peripheral vision, then I worry I'm going to drop the bar on his foot. My grip gassed early on so I was using switch grip. I had some ugly 2 sets but my form got better as it went on. This is what I needed! The SL 1x5 just never worked for me and deadlifts, I wish I moved away from it sooner.

Front Squats 3x10 45lbs. I didn't feel like being a hero, just the bar.

Planks

Just got back from gym, today was B:

Squat 5x5 32.5kg
OH Press 5x5 25kg
Deadlift 1x5 50kg

Some of the presses were SLOOOOOW, but they all made it, definitely going to have trouble at 27.5kg.

Not really feeling only doing one set of deadlifts, I feel like I need a few to get everything working. Might start doing 3x5 for the moment until I really get the technique down. Much prefer workout B to A.

@bluefish86 - I apologise, I'm pretty new, have you put 52.5kg on the bar and failed it? I think you just have to put it on and see what happens - you're not going to collapse or anything, you can do 50kg for 5x5, at the very worst you're going to miss a rep or two. good luck!