W13D4: Press
Press: 1x3@160/2x2@165/3x1@175, 135x10/2/2 RP
DB Bench: 75x8/8/8/7
Rippetoe Extensions: 95x12/12/12
Time: ~50:00
Didn’t feel great, but got all the required pressing done. I would NOT have guessed that a 10-year old Mark Rippetoe video would end up becoming my favorite tricep accessory, but here we are lol
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TPWiaB W13D5: Chin
Chin: 4x3@67.5, 25x9/2/2 RP
Snatch-Grip Shrugs: 225x10/10/10/10/10
Cable Curls: 115x10/10/9/7/6
Solid session. Got a job offer that makes a decent back-up option of what I’m aiming for (internship with my county government) doesn’t pan out.
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TPWiaB W13D6: Squat
Zeno Squats: 335x6 (PR)/3/2/1, 285x6
Leg Extensions: 230x8/7/6
Ham Curls: 170x8/7/7
Video speaks for itself
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I know I know, shame on me
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Yeah, squats have been coming along really well since I started the Zeno/DE combo for them. And in turn they seem to be driving my deadlift up too.
And you should definitely read the book when you get a a chance (sounds from your log like you’ve been well-occupied this weekend though lol). Lots of good stuff in there.
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TPWiaB W13D7: Incline Walk
Incline Walk: 45:00 @ 12% @ 3.5 MPH
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W14D1: Bench
Bench: 190x8 (PR), 145x14/6/3 RP
DE Press: 10x2@105
Pull-Ups: 10x5@12.5
Time: ~0:40
Accidentally did pull-ups too heavy last time, so that was fixed. Solid session all around.
Edit: found a photo back in my mass-monster era a couple years ago. Distinctly remember collecting my award in the singlet to “show off my quads” lmao
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TPWiaB W14D2: ?
DE Box Squat: Warm Up; Abort
Walk: ~ 3 Miles
Bike: ~75 Minutes
Left hamstring/adductor was giving some pretty big warning signs with the empty bar. Took like 10 minutes to try and warm it into workable condition, then just decided to do tomorrow’s work today and see how this feels tomorrow. Annoying, but better than injuring it (assuming it isn’t already).
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Great call. Biking + taking a day loosened everything up enough to do my DE work, and meant that I was in the right place at the right time to do the goblet squat challenge and win a T-Nation shirt.
TPWiaB W14D3: DE Lower
T Nation Goblet Squat Challenge: 95x25
DE Squats: 10x1@225
DE Pulls: 10x1@295
Pull-Aparts 20x13
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TPWiaB W14D4: Press
Press: 1x3@165/2x2@170/Singles @ 180/185/185, 135x8+4+3 RP
DB Bench: 75x9/9/8/8
Rippetoe Extensions: 115x8/5/4
Missed the last single in this workout last cycle, managed it this time with five extra pounds because everything was moving so well. Really happy with how my press is doing.
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TPWiaB W14D5: Chin
Chins: 70x3/3/3/2 (Goddamn it,) 25x8+3+2 RP
Snatch-Grip Shrugs: 5x10@245
Cable Curls: 115x12/12/11+5+4 RP
Fell just short of sets across on chins, which is annoying, but triples at 70 still matches a PR while at a higher bodyweight. Should hopefully get it next week.
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TPWiaB W14D6: Squat
Squat: 365x1, 290x12 (PR)
Leg Extensions: 230x9/9/8
Leg Curls: 170x9/9/8, Max Out Machine x1
Didn’t feel like I had a squat PR, so I cut it at the last warm-up and PR’d the back-off set. Going to start doing these once a cycle on this day, and pulling a heavy single on my Deload, so each one happens 1x/month.
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W14D7: Bike
Bethesda, Maryland—>DC—>Arlington, Virginia and back
W15D1: Bench
Bench: 200x5, 150x13+6+4 RP
DE Press: 10x1@115
Pull-Ups: 10x5@12.5
Hamstring cramped on the top set, which is a first lol. Everything else was solid.
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