Definitely a treat!
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I love homemade McMuffins. Looks delicious!
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I have one pretty much daily. I’ve just switched from 100 cal light ones to whole wheat (120 cal). For the past couple of weeks my go-to breakfast is similar to Sven’s. An egg sandwich with 1 whole, 1-2 whites, cheese and ham. Previously it was scrambled eggs (2 whole, 4 whites) with the light muffin. I ate that for like 2 years without break, then recently hit the wall with it.
I, too, love nooks and crannies, and a well-toasted english muffin gives me some much-needed crunch.
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I too am a fan of the english muffin. Great looking grub man. Sounds like training is really firing on all cylinders too. Great place to be. 
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We fought a war so we could eat biscuits (which the brits think are cookies) and drink coffee and here you folks are with your english muffins and tea!
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We have both biscuits and cookies, what defines a cookie and what defines as biscuit? As there’s definitely a demarcation
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This conversation is particularly entertaining because I legit said to Mrs. SvenG last night, “The only thing that would make this [sandwich] any better is if the muffin were a biscuit!”
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“The only thing that would make this [sandwich] any better is if the muffin were a biscuit!”
A man of taste! Meanwhile, if you said “Canadian Bacon”, I’d have to revoke your citizenship!
We have both biscuits and cookies, what defines a cookie and what defines as biscuit? As there’s definitely a demarcation
In the states, a biscuit is what you’d consider to be a scone. They’re not exact parallels, but close enough.
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God Sven is a Beast - Anchor - 2026.c6w3d5
Thursday - 05 February 2026
Workout: Deadlift + press, 0840-0950 (70 minutes)
Jumps/“throws”
Begin: 0850; End: 0938; Duration: 48 minutes
Deadlift - 250x3, 285x3, 320x3, 285x3, 320x3, 355x5
Press - 115 lbs - 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Deficit reverse lunge - L/R - 2x45 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Lat pulldown - 120 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Incline DB press - 2x75 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Bicycle crunch - L/R - 10, 10
Alternating DB curl - L/R - 2x30 lbs - 10, 10
Rope pushdown - 40 lbs - 10, 10
Assault bike - 5 minutes
Assistance totals:
Push - 50 reps
Pull - 50 reps
Single-leg/core - 50 reps
Main work in 25 minutes, supplemental in 19 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
None of that felt easy, but it all felt strong—just proper hard work.
I was still feeling a bit drained from yesterday—and I’m sure the less-than-stellar sleep didn’t help—but on the whole, I’m pretty glad with how the lifts went today, and throughout this cycle, actually. I’ll wrap up the week with conditioning, and then head into the second anchor cycle, and that’ll wrap up God Sven is a Beast!
Edit: Straps on for that deadlift topset.
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Thursday - 05 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1950-2010 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Done!
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Friday - 06 February 2026
Workout: Conditioning + calves, 0930-1000 (30 minutes)
Standing calf raise - BW - 3 minutes
Reps: 117
Tabata burpee - 8x(20 on/10 off)
Reps: 8x5 (40 total)
EMOM - 15 minutes
Cluster - 115 lbs - 3
I was going to say this again:
implying I’m feeling lazy or whatever, but the fact is, I work hard: I work hard at being a decent husband and father, I work hard at my job, I work hard in the gym.
So screw that: That was good, hard work!
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Good for you! We all deserve a reminder/shout-out every once in a while (or frequently).
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Isn’t it crazy how little credit we give ourselves? Good for you. You should acknowledge the hard work you do!
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Friday - 06 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1915-1945 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Done!
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It’s easy to get down on yourself. It’s ok to expect more of yourself. It’s also important to celebrate the wins. Good to see you doing that. 
You’re kicking ass dude!
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@shaneinga - Thanks, my man!
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Saturday - 07 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1615-1640 (25 minutes)
3 rounds of:
Pull-up (strict, various grips) - BW - 5
Push-up - 10
Air squat - 15
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Managed 12+ calories per minute on that ride today—feeling good!
On to Cycle 7.
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Sunday - 08 February 2026
Workout: Squat + bench, 1125-1235 (70 minutes)
Jumps/“throws”
Begin: 1135; End: 1224; Duration: 49 minutes
Squat - 225x3, 260x3, 290x5, 240x3, 275x3, 305x5
Bench - 170 lbs - 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
V-grip cable row - 145 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Seated DB press - 2x52.5 lbs - 10, 10, 10
HLR - 10, 10, 10
Rear delt flye - 2x20 lbs - 10, 10
Dip - 45 lbs - 10, 10
Neck extension - 30 lbs - 10, 10
Assault bike - 5 minutes
Assistance totals:
Push - 50 reps
Pull - 50 reps
Single-leg/core - 50 reps
Main work in 24 minutes, supplemental in ?? minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Almost an exact repeat of 2026.c6w1d1 in mid-January, except I took both 3+ sets to 5 reps this time around. (Oh, and I did cable rows instead of Wendler rows.)
All of the squat sets were way harder than they should’ve been, but I’m blaming that on three things: (1) This is a 3s week coming right on the heels of a 1s week, (2) lingering quad fatigue from that ride at 12+ calories per minute for 15 minutes yesterday, and (3) a phone call from my wife with a dead battery in the Costco parking lot, right after I started my jumps and throws. (She’s back in business now: AAA was there in 15 minutes and replaced the battery—all is well.)
Mostly I think it was (1): Running things 3/5/1 is awesome—until the start of the second cycle!
Anyway, I already mentioned that instead of cycling up again, I’ve decided to keep my TMs the same as in Cycle 6, with the goal of building toward some rep PRs in the very last week of God Sven is a Beast; so that means my TMs are:
Squat - 320 lbs
Press - 150 lbs
Dead - 355 lbs
Bench - 255 lbs
Beyond that, we’ve got company tonight for some games and the Super Bowl, so food will be a bit irregular and I will likely not walk/ride after dinner. The rest of the week should be pretty normal, though, and I can make-up the post-dinner work next Saturday.
Onward and upward!
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Monday - 09 February 2026
Workout: Press + deadlift, 1025-1130 (65 minutes)
Jumps/“throws”
Begin: 1033; End: 1120; Duration: 47 minutes
Deadlift - 235 lbs - 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Press - 105x3, 120x3, 135x5, 120x3, 135x3, 145x5
Lat pulldown - 120 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Incline DB press - 2x75 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Bulgarian split squat - L/R - 2x45 lbs - 10, 10, 10
BB shrug - 175 lbs - 10, 10
OH triceps extension - 69 lbs - 10, 10
Cable crunch - 75 lbs - 10, 10
Assault bike - 5 minutes
Assistance totals:
Push - 50 reps
Pull - 50 reps
Single-leg/core - 50 reps
Main work in 27 minutes, supplemental in 13 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Put yesterday’s Super Bowl refeed to good work this morning: Deadlifts felt trivially light and the 3+ press sets at 135 and 145 felt far, far better than the corresponding squat sets yesterday!
Not much else to say beyond that—it was a good morning, so we’ll just leave it there.
Edit: Full disclosure—I just realized this statement:
is misleading: I’m not actually dieting these days, or being concerned with calories or anything like that. Really all I’m doing is just trying to make good choices, focusing on whole foods, not eating beyond satiation, and working hard in the weight room.
And—surprise, surprise!—that alone goes a long way.
So me calling last night a “Super Bowl refeed” is just untrue. Really what I did was simply not consider any of that for the evening.
There’s nothing to justify, not even to myself.
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