re: Pen and Paper Strength App

I’ve been looking at trying that one next month or going back to Arm Farm for the summertime.

That 97% squat doesn’t sound fun

Finished PS1 last week and started PS2 this week. I do remember the Deadlift days on PS2 being pretty intense, then I got to it and remembered it puts both regular and snatch grip on the same day which is brutal. Bumped my maxes up for this plan for the first time in months.

180 lbs:
Bench-285
Dead-400

Been stuck on 280 and 390 for awhile but felt strong my last 2 programs so went up and so far so good. I sub leg press for squats so not sure of a squat max

Ran 70s Big late 2024. That was a whale, if you're into hypertrophy and a shitload of volume on compound movements.

Finished Fillin' Out The Hoodie Pt 2 in early April. The leg work is only on Wednesdays and is 5 sets of squats - that's it, so I decided to run Squatober 2024 directly after. Today is day 10, and I feel pretty good outside of a biting right hip.

Not sure what I want to run after, looking for recommendations. Pool Season 2 is at the top of my list, for obvious reasons.

Wrapped up the first 2 weeks of Garlic Milkshake. So far all 6 days have been right at 75-90 min for 15-18 working sets; that includes warm-up stretching/light sets, setup, workout, and clean-up. I was a little unsure about moving down to a 3 day/week plan, but this one packs more of a punch than I anticipated. All days have the same general layout; primary lift, secondary lift, 2 lift SS, then 3/4 lift SS. The 'Strong Blend' portion of the workout is arm/shoulder focused and (most days) leaves an insane pump.

There's a few of the SS combinations that I still need to workout the correct weights on. An example would be the pull-ups and high rep DB RDL combination. I've heard/read several times that if you aren't using straps on RDLs, then you're not going heavy enough; grip strength shouldn't be the limiting factor on them. Well going that heavy on RDLs leaves my grip and forearm dead. Even after the rest period, the next set of pull-ups afterwards was a struggle (and each subsequent set just got worse). I need to find the right balance where I can hit the pull-up reps completely while not decreasing the RDLs to just going thru the motion.

I'd say days 6, 12, 18, and 24 are the worst as far as SS setup. The BB hip thrusts/chest supported rows combination followed by Arnold press/skullcrushers/concentration curls take the most setup. Even then, it's not horrible to switch between them; just adjust the bench from flat to seated to angled as needed.

The rest of the SS combinations typically just use a bench or pully tower and DB/BB/EZ bar.

Currently running Oak Tree Remastered and just finished Day 13. Have been running it 3x or 4x a week and should wrap up in 2 weeks. Debating if I want to run Strongville or Periodic Table of Thickness next. Little bit of fomo because we are expecting later this summer don't think I'll have as much time initially to run those so wanted to do them at least once.

Any new-ish parents here? Any suggestions of workouts I can do with some flexibility or can be pretty quick like 45 minutes? One of the reasons I doing Oak Tree now to get a feel for it.

Last day of PS2 in the morning. I won’t miss those Tuesdays with the heavy deadlift followed by snatch deads-chin up superset lol.

Decided to roll with Jacked Up Joker starting Monday. I’ll be on turnaround- nights most of May so I’ll be pretty sleep deprived and this one dosent have deads and the workouts don’t seem long so I think it’s a good choice.

On day 11 of 70s Big, and it's been a beast.

I've done a few other PPSA workouts, and this is the first one that I have to try and stick pretty close weight percentages.

@LSU Appreciate it.

Wrapping up Oak Tree Remastered this week. Prob running Strongville starting next week unless there's a program party?