Kinda, that was the best description I could come up with in a rush. Obviously unloaded, hence 100 rep sets. Surprisingly quad intensive.
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That is so cool.
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I was pleasantly suprised how good it was at hitting the quads to be honest. Although walking down stairs is currently lighting my quads up pretty well, so I might just have got lucky.
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Daaamn 
Itās practically unweighted, so not too impressive. Just flushing a bit of blood in there.
It has got me intrigued on the possibilities of an actual pendulum squat machine though. I always thought they looked a bit gimmicky, but maybe it could be a really good constant tension, quad dominant squatting movement for some supplemental work.
Iāve heard theyāre even better than hack squat, which are amazing. I think theyād be really really great
Iāll find put on Monday, I guess. They do have both a hack squat and a belt squat machine at my gym, so I might experiment a bit.
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Continued here to avoid me having to keep looking at @aldebaran chiselled physique
I maybe didnāt express that right. It shouldnāt be my number 1 goal. Or even crack the top 5. Doing what it would take for me to look how a teenage me would want me to look would be detrimental to my family, I believe.
But I do also have room to work harder and more consistently without that happening.
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No worries at all mate, logs are made for thatā¦ Just logging in the middle of the discussion
And yes you can and you have, you have made progress. And a fucking 110 kgs x 20 I donāt even could do when I donāt have as many stressors and years as you do
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No shame in that. I doubt training is the number one goal for most people here, honestly. Iām glad that you and others recognize that it is not so black-and-white. Youāve been progressing lately (aside from your knee briefly sidelining you), so donāt downplay that.
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It would be really fun to do a program āwithā somebody and june 6 is a good time as any, Iām considering this!
Iāve been quite happy without any back squats in my life, and getting plenty of pain from FS, but maybe the change of pace would be good. If I donāt commit to something else by then Iām in.
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Work for this morning:
20mins incline treadmill walking.
Iām so fucking sore everywhere, was meant to be a run but I donāt think my legs work well enough for that right now.
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Join in man, be good to play along.
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Thatās how I feel every time I plan to run
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I donāt normally suffer much from soreness so this last week where Iāve been constantly, cripplingly sore everywhere have been unpleasant.
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Iād usually just take time offā¦
Iāve just taken a couple of weeks off lower body training. Canāt take more time off with @ChongLordUno watching.
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Iām always watching you mate. Creepy uncle style
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Well that was an ironic post to follow up on.
T-ransformation week thing: 193.6lbs
Slightly up, not too surprisingly. Started strong, but Iāve been dealing with a fair bit at work and pulling double daddy duty as well so anything more than NEPA has fallen off the map. Iāve been hitting 25k+ steps a day though, so not sedentary, just not training.
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Work for today:
Squats:
5 x 5 @ 95kg
SS.
TBDL:
5 x 5 @ 120kg
Then:
EMOM for 30mins:
2 x powercleans
1 x press (strict-ish)
3 x front squats @ 60kg
Notes:
- Did this at home due to time constraints, hence the supersetting. Also sans caffeine, sans belt and sans wraps, because I am silly and forgot all of the above.
- Everything felt awful, especially squats, but to be honest thatās because Iāve been feeling awful lately. Totally lacking in energy, aching, sore and weak. It doesnāt seem to be linked to training either, I certainly feel like my training load has been pretty minimal these last few weeks. Sleep hasnāt been particularly poor, although there have been a few nights where Iāve struggled to get to sleep (totally unlike me), and calories definitely havenāt taken a big dive either.
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