Becoming Canis dirus - SvenG's Training Log

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M’s S&H - w4d5

Thursday - 06 March 2025
Workout: Daily work, 1715-1750 (35 minutes)

3 rounds of:
Leg ext - 90 lbs - 16
Leg curl - 75 lbs - 16
KB swing - 32 kg - 30

Assault bike - 59 calories

So I’m sitting all day, and the pain is getting worse and worse. I try stretching a bit, but nothing’s helping—figure I might need a Plan B or something, because the last time I pushed the SI joint issue I was laid up for a long, long time.

Then I go upstairs to get coffee or something, and all of a sudden: Poof! The pain is gone. No idea why, except that whatever must’ve slipped out of placed suddenly popped back in!?!

I was still aware of it—and I still am—but it’s not pain, just tenderness. Nothing I’m worried about, though, so I did the daily work just like always—and now I’m done!

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5185

God I feel like you and I hang pretty close on a lot of lifts…. Then you bench and I have to go cry in the corner

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5186

I appreciate the sentiment, brother—I really do—but I’m not sure that’s true at all!

So I’ll take this and run with it, haha!

Thanks for dropping in!

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5187

M’s S&H - w4d6

Friday - 07 March 2025
Workout: Deadlift, 0750-0910 (80 minutes)

Begin: 0810; End: 0906; Duration: 54 minutes
a) Deadlift - 265x5, 285x5, 305x3, 325x3, 345x1, 355x1, 365x1, 375x1, 385x1, 395x1, 405x1 (PR)
b1) Lat pullover - 60 lbs - 12, 12, 12
b2) Rev grip lat pulldown - 120 lbs - 8, 8, 8
c) Alternating KB gorilla row - 2x47.5 lbs - 20, 20, 20
d) EZ curl 21s - 35 lbs - 3x(7 wide/7 reverse/7close)

Fasted.

Best deadlift before today was 395x2 back in October 2022. Based on what I’ve got written in that log entry and in my PR notebook, today’s single at 405 was much easier:

Now, before we go getting too excited about my goal of 1/2/3/4, I realize I need to clarify: My goal is 1/2/3/4 for 5+ reps on all four lifts at the same time. Today’s single was a step in that direction, but it doesn’t satisfy my goal—and besides, I’m not sure I could press 135 for more than a rep or two right now. There’s no doubt I’m stronger and better conditioned than I was at the start of the year, but I’ve still got a long, long way to go.

Nevertheless, a PR is a PR, so… Yay for me!

Edit: The dehumidifier is right next to the camera, but I had no idea it would be so loud! There’s nothing to hear, really, but the noise level caught me by surprise when I played the video back just now. Consider yourself warned!

Edit 2: I almost missed 365 because my left hand just decided not to grip the bar anymore, so straps went on at 375.

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5188

Deadlift PR FTW! Nice pull Sven! You got a lot more in there too. That moved easy.

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5189

Definitely this and it’s beltless (and nearly needing an age rating!).

Congrats, that’s a sweet looking PR!

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5190

@shaneinga, @alex_uk - Thanks, guys! I’m fairly certain there was another single or two at higher weights, but I’m not sure about more reps at 405—the ability to reset the body and mind, even if just for a minute or so, really makes a difference!

But I’m very happy with how this whole week has played out, so thanks again for your comments!

Oh, and @alex_uk:

That’s on you, mate: Anyone who visits my log knows by now that lifting videos will almost uniformly feature a nearly-naked me—viewer discretion is ALWAYS advised, haha!

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M’s S&H - w4d6

Friday - 07 March 2025
Workout: Daily work, 1450-1520 (30 minutes)

3 rounds of:
Leg ext - 90 lbs - 16
Leg curl - 75 lbs - 16
KB swing - 32 kg - 30

Assault bike - 59 calories

Knocked this out early because our Friday evening is a bit different again: My daughter is swimming in yet another local USA Swimming championship meet this weekend, and this morning she qualified for tonight’s final in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Glad to be done with the daily work, in any case.

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5192

Funny aside, but I realized I had some internal bias going on after I realized you WEREN’T European hahahaha. I saw the shorts, and just made the assumption

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5193

@atlas13 - It’s the name, isn’t it?

Either way, I’m going to take this as a compliment…

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5194

The name didn’t act in your favor.

It’s distinguished

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5195

That’s what my parents kept telling me—I only really began to appreciate it as an adult, though.

:rofl:

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5196

Hell yeah, that was easy!! Also I appreciate the outfit. I won’t argue about belt position,
I would just generally advise to use a thicker (leather) belt than this.

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5197

I’d assumed it was a chest HR monitor?

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5198

This!

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5199

My friend… how dumb do you think I actually am? :smiley:

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5200

I’m glad I’m not the only one who got a good chuckle out of all that!

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5201

Haha sorry should have realised - in my defense it was late and I was tired!

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5202

Some strong benching and pulling!! Congrats on the PR’s!!

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5203

@george220 - Thank you!

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