TPWiaB W2D6: DE Squat
DE Squat: 15x2@215
Pull-Apart: 15x10
SL Back Extensions: BWx14/12/11/9 (Hands on Head)
Not too much to say. Solid work today.
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TPWiaB W3D1: Press
Press: 1x3@160, 2x2@165, 3x1@170
DB Bench: 85x8/6/5
DB Incline: 60x10/7/10
Pushdowns: 145x12/11/9 (Maxed out machine)
Doing this ahead of the cardio that was supposed to be done today, because I’ll have another bike ride tomorrow. No clue why this pushdown machine is twice as easy as the Bama one, but I felt like a badass repping it out strict lol. First time I’ve maxed out anything, so that’s cool.
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TPWiaB W2D7: Easy Conditioning
Incline Walk: 15:00@4.0 MPH@12%
Super quick morning session, will probably bike again this evening.
Edit: Got in the ride. Probably 12-ish miles.
Haven’t talked much wrestling in a while, but just found out that Spencer Lee got upset in the national semifinals. Probably the single biggest upset in college wrestling since Gable went down in 1970. It’s a shame he couldn’t be a 4-time champ, but if Matt Ramos can pull out a win in the finals then he’d be a contender for the best national tournament run in recent memory.
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TPWiaB W3D2: Chin
Chin: 4x5, 1x4+1 @ 55
Power Shrug Drop Set: 455x5/365x10/275x12/185x20
Cable Row: 175x10/8/7
Hammer Curls: 25x20/20/20/17/15
Not the PR I wanted, but a win’s a win. The bar here is a lot thicker than the Bama one, and my grip was slipping on the last set, so I missed the last rep I went for. I’m going to start chalking up to use this bar going forwards (I go back to Bama tomorrow so it’s a moot point for now). If grip keeps being an issue it would be easy enough to add some barbell holds (maybe with fat grips) right after the shrugs. Besides that, solid work, and I’m confident I’ll get this next week.
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TPWiaB W3D3: Squat
Zeno Squats: 275x12 (PR)/6/3/2/1, 225x12, 15 Deep Breath Rest
Leg Extensions: 200x10/10/8/7
Seated Leg Curls: 130x14/11/9/8
Walked to the gym in a sweatshirt, forgetting that it would fuck with the lever belt’s fit, so I wore it under the sweatshirt/right against my skin, which pinched the fuck out of me lol (Edit: now a 3”x1” red/black bruise on my gut). I outright missed an 11th rep at this weight the last time I tried it, so to handle it like this and still have another rep or two in the tank is solid progress.
@T3hPwnisher That’s 3 rep PRs in 3 weeks of Zeno squats - thanks again for putting the idea out there. I’m excited to see how far I can ride it.
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So glad it’s been working for you dude! It really is magic.
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TPWiaB W3D4: Easy Jog
2.5 Miles in 22:02 (8:50 Pace)
Not at all difficult cardio-wise, stopped before my shins got pissed. Ignoring that as a factor, I could probably hold this pace for >6 miles, and plan to try doing so at some point. Just a couple DE days between me and a testing/Deload week now. I think I’ll work up to a single for my squat and chin, hit my top set as planned for my press, take the accessories easy, and keep the DE days more or less unchanged.
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TPWiaB: W3D5: DE Press
DE Press: 15x2@105
Pull-Ups: 16/13/12/11/10/9
Push-Up Mech. Drop Set: 33/9
Some quick, solid work. Earned a 100 on two separate papers that I did right before break - one for intro American politics, one for public administration.
I’m honestly sort of curious if my work being this easy is a me thing, an Alabama thing, or an undergrad thing. Time will tell, but I’m enjoying it while it lasts. ¯\(ツ)/¯
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Good job
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TPWiaB W3D6: DE Squat
DE Squat: 15x2@215
Pull-Aparts: 15x10
SL Back Extensions: BWx15/13/12 (Hands on Head)
Solid work today. Pretty much certain that I got a 96 & a 100 on my two tests today - one MCQ covered a lecture that I missed because I had left for the airport and had to get notes from someone else, but oh well. Solid chance it gets curved back up anyways.
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TPWiaB W3D7: Stair-Climber
5/4/3/2/1 Minutes @ 100 SPM /
2.5/2.1.5/1/0.5 Minutes @ 60 SPM
Breaking news: this still sucks.
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TPWiaB 24D1 & 2: Press & Chin
Press: Work to 195x1 (PR)
Chin: Work to 90x1
That’s a 10-pound PR for my press. Probably the best lift of my life.
Might’ve had a PR on chins too, but I just hit something heavy and walked away with a win. As predicted, a 96 on my third test, and some other neat life stuff is going on in the background too.
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Awesome, nice work.
(And congrats on the continued academic success. That’s great to see!)
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fantastic. congrats.
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Big ahhh press
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TPWiaB W4D3: Squat
Work to 335x1
365 wasn’t meant to be today, but this moved pretty casually, which is nice. Squats have been giving me a bunch of rep PRs lately so something good is coming soon one way or another.
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TPWiaB W4D4: Easy Jog
2 Miles in 17:09
Started after midnight, so I just wanted to get something quick in before I sleep.
Also, I’m Re-Un-Single now. And look big.
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TPWiaB W4D5: Push Press
Work up to 215x1 (PR)
2 plates will fall in the near future. Almost through this deload week - has pretty much devolved into me just hitting a bunch of PR’s, but I feel less beat-up than I did a week ago so we’ll take it. Next cycle, I might just take a light week instead of this. Or alternate the two approaches for Deload weeks, or split the lifts so that I test one or two each time and take the others light. I doubt it’ll matter much one way or another.
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nice job
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TPWiaB W4D6: DE Squat
DE Pin Squat: 10x2@215
Pull-Apart: 10x10
Last lifting day of Deload. Just some cardio tomorrow, and we’re back at it.
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