Life of a Student

So with my goal deadline a little less than a month and a half away, I thought I would go over how my progress is going so far.

Goals:
1. Parallel squat 275 pounds for at least 15 repetitions.
Three days ago, I squatted an all-time maximum, doing 230 pounds for 5 sets of 5 reps. To reach 275 for 15 repetitions, however, will be a worthy goal. Most likely, I’ll have to increase the volume to 2 squat workouts per week to hit that metric.

2. Weigh in at 170 pounds.
I currently weigh in at around 163 to 165 lbs, depending on the time of day. My diet is undoubtedly improving (thanks to keeping better tabs on how much and what I eat).

3. Be able to close the Captains of Crush No. 1 Gripper 8 times (I currently am working with the CoC Trainer gripper + CoC Expand Your Hand Bands, which I will review in a post at a later date.)
The Trainer gripper has become far easier to work with. Improved grip strength is actually one of the most functionally useful things I’ve gained from weightlifting. It makes so many tasks easier, something I notice and appreciate almost every day. I believe this goal is within reach if I keep up my grip workouts, and increase the volume to 3x a week (instead of 2x).

4. Weighted chin-ups with 45 lbs, at least 15 repetitions.
Out of all of my goals, this is the one I am closest to achieving. Two days ago, I was able to do weighted pullups with 55 pounds strapped to my waist (5 sets of 5 reps), so it’s not too unreasonable to expect that I could do at least 11-12 reps with 45 lbs. Looking forward to hitting this one.

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