Kozushi
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Sorry, I speak French all day and I don't always make my writing clear in English. Sorry.
Yes, my 1RM is probably higher than 370lbs. I actually tend to do a set of 2 reps with it followed by one or two singles, and then my body feels like it has had enough for a while. To play it safe I may as well assume 370 is my 1RM for now and to start the program at 320lbs. The book says if I find I get to my supposed 1RM for the 5X5 then find it easy the next week at 10lbs higher that I can even extend the cycle a week if I wish to.
I haven't properly started the program yet but as a kind of test of what I could do I did two sets of 5 reps with the 320 and it went fairly well. I think I put a 5 minute rest between the sets, which is in line with the book. I could tell that doing another 3 sets of 5 reps would certainly count as a workout, hahaha!
I also experimented with kettlebell presses. I did a few ladders of 3 C&P with the 32, then a few sets of 3 reps without the cleans in between, then I gave it a rest and easily did a rep with the 40 for each hand. I don't get the impression it will take long to get to a beast press. I suppose I ought to film it when I do and post it, since it's some kind of SF goal I think.
Evidently 3 years+ of S&S which I now do at the 40kg weight has done a lot for my pressing, as the book says it should. Deadlifts are a different story, but S&S has definitely given me something towards this too.
I can't imagine not doing S&S once a week though, so we'll see what happens as I work on the deadlift and the press.
Yes, my 1RM is probably higher than 370lbs. I actually tend to do a set of 2 reps with it followed by one or two singles, and then my body feels like it has had enough for a while. To play it safe I may as well assume 370 is my 1RM for now and to start the program at 320lbs. The book says if I find I get to my supposed 1RM for the 5X5 then find it easy the next week at 10lbs higher that I can even extend the cycle a week if I wish to.
I haven't properly started the program yet but as a kind of test of what I could do I did two sets of 5 reps with the 320 and it went fairly well. I think I put a 5 minute rest between the sets, which is in line with the book. I could tell that doing another 3 sets of 5 reps would certainly count as a workout, hahaha!
I also experimented with kettlebell presses. I did a few ladders of 3 C&P with the 32, then a few sets of 3 reps without the cleans in between, then I gave it a rest and easily did a rep with the 40 for each hand. I don't get the impression it will take long to get to a beast press. I suppose I ought to film it when I do and post it, since it's some kind of SF goal I think.
Evidently 3 years+ of S&S which I now do at the 40kg weight has done a lot for my pressing, as the book says it should. Deadlifts are a different story, but S&S has definitely given me something towards this too.
I can't imagine not doing S&S once a week though, so we'll see what happens as I work on the deadlift and the press.