Today I started a new approach with Heavy/Light/Medium (HLM.)

Heavy Day

Squats

• 45x5
• 135x5
• 225x5
• 315x3
• 325x1
• 340lbs for 3 sets of 5

Squats were prescribed to be 5x5, but I changed it once the workout was underway because it was taking so long, and it felt heavy.

Overhead Press

• 45x5
• 95x5
• 135x3
• 155x1
• 157.5lbs for 3 sets of 5

Press was prescribed for 5x5. Decided to change it to 3x5 just like squat. Work sets were planned to be 160lbs but I misloaded the bar and forgot a 2.5 on one side.

Left shoulder has felt tweaked since last week. Hopefully today’s workout helped loosen it up.

Deadlift

• 135x3
• 225x3
• 315x3
• 365x1
• 405lbs for 1 set of 4.

I was supposed to lift a set of 5. I’m not used to full body workouts and over-estimated what I could pull at the end of this workout.

For future workouts I might switch back to the 5x3 scheme from Persistence. Though, I’ll try and make it through a week or two with 3x5 first.

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