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Cycle 1 / 531 - Week 4 - Incline bench press day - Home gym + Dal gym - 17/9/2024

New training maxes,

Incline: 87.5 kg
Ohp: whatever it was, plus 2.5 kg

Incline bench press
62.5 kg x 3
71.25 kg x 3 forgot an 1.25 kg plate on one side
77.5 kg x 10 This was phenomenal. Based on it, my projected max is just above 103 kg. Hitting 2 plates for a good 3 reps is probable 6 no more than months away
62.5 kg x 5 x 5

Pullups
Bw x 7, 4 or 5 (I think 5)
Reverse orange x 5

Cable crossovers
3 sets

Pulldowns
1 set

Dumbbell side laterals
2 sets

Rope pushdowns
3 sets

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Cycle 1 / 531 - Week 4 - Ohp day - Home gym + Dal gym - 20/9/2024

Ohp training max: 65 kg

Ohp
45 kg x 3
52.5 kg x 3
57.5 kg x 9
45 kg x 5 x 5

Pullups
Bw x 8, 4
Reverse orange x 4

Cable crossovers
3 sets

Incline machine press
60 kg (stack) x 9

Incline bench, chest to bench, high cable rows
1 set

Preacher extensions
3 sets

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Cycle 1 / 531 - Week 5 - Incline bench press day - Home gym + Dal gym - 25/9/2024

Incline bench press
60 kg x 5
65 kg x 5
75 kg x 5
60 kg x 5 x 5

Pullups
Bw x 6, 5, 4

Cable crossovers
2 sets

Flat machine press
2 sets

Cable pulldowns
1 set

V grip pushdowns
3 sets

Dumbbell side laterals
2 sets

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Cycle 1 / 531 - Week 5 - Ohp day - Home gym + Dal gym - 28/9/2024

Ohp
42.5 kg x 5
50 kg x 5
55 kg x 5
42.5 kg x 5 x 5

Pullups
Bw x 8, 5, 4

Cable crossover
2 sets

Wide grip incline bench press
3 sets

Cable pulldowns
1 set

V grip pushdowns
3 sets

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Cycle 1 / 531 - Week 6 - Incline day - Home gym + Dal gym - 1/10/2024

Incline bench press
100 kg x 2
65 kg x 5 x 5

Pullups
Bw x 7, 5, 4

Dips
Bw x 10, 8, 7

Wide grip pulldowns
2 sets

Cable pushdowns ss dm side laterals
3 sets each

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Cycle 1 / 531 - Week 6 - Ohp day - Home gym + Dal gym - 4/10/2024

Ohp
47.5 kg x 5
55 kg x 3
62.5 kg x 6
50 kg x 5 x 5

Pullups
Bw x 8, 5, 5

Incline hammer
2 sets

Dips
2 sets

Parallel wide grip pulldowns
2 sets

Straight grip pushdowns
3 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 1 - Max effort upper - 15/10/2024

Btn press
50 kg x 1
60 kg x 1
65 kg x 1
40 kg x 10, 10

Incline bench press (2)
70 kg x 6, 5, 3

Pullups
Bw x 6, 5

Wide grip pulldowns
8 pl x 7

Dips
Bw x 10, 8, 5

Wide grip cable rows
3 sets

Seated dumbbell curls
12 kg x 8 together + 3 alternating, 5 + 1

Wide grip pushdowns
20 kg x 16, 9

Overhead extensions / jm press-ish
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 1 - Lower - 16/10/2024

High bar squats
Slow and controll, not going atg and letting my lower back round.
50 kg x 10, 10, 10

Good mornings
Back arched hard, legs as straight as possible.
30 kg x 10, 10

Walking lunges, long steps
Bw x 16 / leg, 14 some reps were not so wide

Lying leg curls
2 sets

Low decline situps (1)
Bw x 10, 10

Leg raises
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 1 - Volume upper - 18/10/2024

Standing dumbbell overhead press
27 kg x 6, 5
22 kg x 6

Incline hammer press
40 kg / side x 9, 6

Wide grip pullups
Bw x 7, 4,

Stretch focused pulldowns
7 plates * 6

Dips
Bw x 10, 6, 5

Medium width, parallel grip cable rows
3 sets

Standing dumbbell curls
17 kg x 5 alternating
17 kg x 2 together + 3 alternating

V grip cable pushdowns
2 sets

Overhead rope cable extensions
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 1 - Lower - 19/10/2024

Static, wide lunges
50 kg x 7, 7, 6

Good mornings
2 sets

Lunges, stepping forward
Bw x 12, 7

Situps
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 1 - Biceps & Traps - 20/10/2024

Ez bar curls
25 kg x 12, 7, 6

Ez bar shrugs
3 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 2 - Max effort upper - 22/10/2024

Ohp with green bands
40 kg x 1
50 kg x 1
55 kg x 1
40 kg x 5, 5

Low incline dumbbell, paused press
27 kg x 10, 6 or 7, 6

Pullups
Bw x 6, 6

Wide grip cable pulldowns
1 set

Flat dumbbell flies
3 sets

Parallel mid width grip cable rows
3 sets

Standing dumbbell curls
14.5 kg x 6 together + 3 alternating, 5 alternating

V grip pushdowns
2 sets

Standing overhead barbell extensions
25 kg x 9, 8

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 2 - Lower - 23/10/2024

High bar squats
60 kg x 10, 10, 10

Good mornings
35 kg x 13, 10

Wide step walking lunges
Bw x 20, 10

Lying leg curls
3 sets

Low decline (1) situps
Bw x 12, 10

Lying leg raises, low incline
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 2 - Volume upper - 25/10/2024

Standing dumbbell overhead press
27 kg x 7, 6 PR
22 kg x 6

Incline machine press
60 kg x 6, 6
40 kg x 7

Wide grip pullups
Random band assisted x 7, 5 Keeping them super strict

Wide parallel grip pulldowns
7 plates x 6 Heavy focus on getting a deep stretch

Dips
Bw x 7, 5 Again, focusing on getting a deep stretch

Medium width, parallel grip cable rows
3 sets

Barbell curls
25 kg x 10, 7

V grip pushdowns
2 sets

Overhead extensions / jm press-ish
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 2 - Biceps & Traps - 26/10/2024

Barbell curls
20 kg x 20, 12, 8

High pulls
3 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 2 - Lower - 27/10/2024

Static barbell lunges
50 kg x 8, 7

Good mornings
50 kg x 7, 5

Situps
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 3 - Max effort upper - 29/10/2024

Wide grip ohp
50 kg x 1
60 kg x 1
65 kg x 1
70 kg x 1 hands slid a bit in
40 kg x 10, 10

Incline dumbbell incline (2)
27 kg x 7, 7, 7

Pullups
Bw x 6, 5

Wide grip pulldowns
6 pl x 9

Flat dumbbell flies
22 kg x 2 sets
17 kg x 1 set

V grip cable rows
40 kg x 10
50 kg x 5
40 kg x 7

Ez bar curls
25 - 30 kg x 9, 6

Rope pushdowns
3 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 3 - Lower - 30/10/2024

High bar squats
80 kg x 5, 4
70 kg x 5

Good mornings
50 kg x 7
30 kg x 17

Lying leg curls
2 sets

Wide step walking lunges
15 kg x 10, 7

Leg raises
2 sets

Situps
2 sets

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 3 - Volume upper - 1/11/2024

Bth overhead press
40 kg x 10
60 kg x 4
40 kg x 7

High incline bench press (2)
60 kg x 9, 6, 5

Pullups
Orange x 6, 5

Dips
2 sets

Wide parallel grip cable pulldowns
1 set

Cable pushdowns
3 sets

V grip cable rows
3 sets, super short rest, due to having to leave early

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Cycle 2 / Conjugate - Week 3 - Lower - 2/11/2024

Barbell stepups
15 kg x 8, 8

Smith machine good mornings, legs slightly back
30 kg x ? (Someone stopped me to tell me I am not squatting correctly)
40 kg x 13

Lying leg curls
2 sets

Leg extensions
3 sets

Hanging leg raises
Bw x 6, 6

Low decline situps (1)
1 set

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