Another PR party 
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Great to read about and clearly see your progress. There is a lot to love in this log and it is great to see another guy who is not 21 putting in the hard work and getting the results. Reading these logs is what helps me stay focused and not take days off, so it is me who should be thanking you sir. Salute
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So this:
then this:
Gold! Big fan of this log, and great work on the challenge.
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I loved reading all the awesomeness man!
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30May23
Bench Press
200x4
190x4
180x4
180x4
180x4
Front Squat
205x10
205x10
250x10
DB Press
(MYOREPS)
45x16,5,4,3,3,3
40x14,5,4,4,3,3
DB Flyes
20x20
20x18
20x15
Meh. Everything felt heavy tonight.
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31May23
Abs
Arms
Upper Back
3-mile weighted vest (20 lb) walk (52:16)
I didn’t make great time on the walk. Most of this walk was down a dirt backroad and some dude stopped to warn me about rattlesnakes. He was drinking beers in his truck on his way home from work and really wanted to chat. He was a nice dude, so I hung around and talked to him for a bit.
I hate training even more in the summer when it’s nice.
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02Jun23
Deadlift
420x5 (PR)
365x5
350x5
350x5
Bench Press
185x8
175x8
175x8
Pendlay Row
185x13
165x12
165x12
20 minutes intervals on the Echo bike.
I got the deadlift PR, but it was a higher intensity than that for which I was shooting. I’m forcing PRs now, instead of just letting them happen. I will rectify this. But I did get it, so…
Also, I hate this damned bike.
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well done.
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03Jun23
Seated Press
125x4
115x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
Split Squat
105x12
105x12
105x12
DB Bench
(MYOREPS)
65x17,5,5,5,5,5
65x12,5,4,4,3,3
Seated Lateral Raises
25x15
25x12
15x20
Conditioning: Farmer carries, 35 yards out, turn around and 35 yards back, then 5 bxrpee chin-ups. Repeated 4 times, no rest in between.
Evidently I woke up this morning and chose violence. Geez. I did this workout in the morning, fasted except for a couple of servings of Surge.
The conditioning had me gassed and grasping; that was a tough one. For me, at least. I need to work on adding rounds to this, but I like it as a workout. It just takes so long to set up. I need to get a cheap set of crappy plates to just keep loaded on my farmer handles for the summer. So when I want to use them I can just grab them and go.
Every muscle in my body was ultra pumped after all of this. Those farmer carries even gave me a @simo74-esque forearm pump.
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This is great to see!
You and @simo74 are on thin ice with me and this conditioning stuff…
Haha in reality this is my competitiveness more than anything. I’m going on a hunting trip to the Rockies with 3 other dudes in September. I know (from experience) that my regular strength and conditioning is just fine for what we’ll encounter. However, I believe that they believe I focus too much on the strength and not enough on the conditioning. So they think they’re going to leave me in the dust. It is now my goal to watch them all die at my feet, either on the trip or in preparation for it…
So my conditioning has increased considerably.
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I assume these “3 other dudes” are friends… I’d hate to see what you have to say about your enemies! (Haha.)
Nice work, regardless. And once again, the clarity of your goals is impressive.
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Haha yes they are friends, of course. Though I believe I could put all 3 of them on my back, at the same time, and squat them!
I am very much excited about this trip. I just now have extra motivation for the summer.
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05Jun23
Squat
330x5 (PR)
290x5
290x5
290x5
Close Grip Incline Bench
145x10
140x10
135x10
RDL
285x8
285x8
Landmine Hack Squat
90x16
90x16
90x13
My first few warmup sets felt terrible and I thought it was going to be a rough night, but then something snapped and everything started feeling light. I had plenty more in the tank on that top set. I also very much like the landmine hack squat for at-home use. I think I saw that on this site somewhere. Man does it give me a quad pump. It’s a little bit awkward to get into position for the set (and it hurts my elbow like the blazes of Hell), but it’s the best alternative I’ve found yet for some quad-specific work with the equipment I have available.
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Too much self confidence and not enough whinging.
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Thanks @simo74 and @ChickenLittle. I’ve been forcing PRs too much on the deadlift; these squat ones just keep happening on their own. I’ll take it, especially considering squat is my favorite!
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Unfortunately my (over) self confidence is usually misplaced. I think I can do a lot of things that I probably cannot.
And trust me, there’s plenty of whining. You just have to read between the lines! (unless whinging is something I don’t understand…)
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Whinging is just a fancier word for whining. You can tell because of the extra G.
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