It was close, and watching the video it was closer than it felt, I think it’ll be there soon, and cleanly!
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I have a vid on my log where my third rep got stuck, I was sure it was coming down but kept pushing and eventually it moved. (It wasn’t as heavy as yours though). But I rekon you were soooooo close. Good work anyway.
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You weren’t kiddin’ that 3rd looked stuck, ha!
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That was so close, as @simo74 said next time griiiiiiiinnnnnddd it through.
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You might consider Ripplestiltskin’s Press 2.0. It might give you a bump.
I enjoy knowing other guys get stuck and miss occasionally too…
7/23/18
Weight: 200.4
Deadlift
10 x 135
5 x 225
5 x 315
1 x 405
1 x 435
5 x 455
12 x 315
Superset:
Row/WG Pull Up
5 x 225/ 5 x BW
8 x 185/ 5
8 x 185/ 5
10 x 135/ 5
Superset:
Straight Arm Pushdown
4 x 10-12 x 100
DB Row
2 x 8 x 100
1 x 25 x 100 (straps)
Superset:
WG Lat Pulldown
1 x 20 x 150
2 x 20 x 175
DB Curl (w/ fat grips)
3 x 8-10 x 25
A good day, 455 moved great for 4, slower for the 5th, form broke down a bit, but maintained enough not to hurt myself, ha. Wish I had filmed it to see that 5th rep, but I feel quite self conscious when I film myself and other people are in the gym, so I don’t do it.
Weight is way up (relative to where I’ve been sitting) but it’s from a weekend at the in-laws filled with home made chocolate chip cookies and fantastic home cooked meals, I ate with reckless abandon all weekend, and I can definitely feel it in my guts, tasted delicious, isn’t sitting delicious, though…
Overall, content with today, pushing my strength up in two of the four lifts, squat and bench seem to have taken a back seat, which is fine, for now, feel like it is cyclical for me in that regard.
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As an aside, I have access to a small TENS Unit here in the gym (for personal and client use) and am going to start utilizing it on my slow days in an attempt to aid in some recovery, especially lower back 
7/24/18
Weight: 199.0
Chest
Bench
5 x 185
5 x 225
1 x 245
4 x 265 (-1 all time)
5 x 5 @ 225
Dips
4 x 10 x BW
Rolling Giant Set:
Incline Fly
4 x 8-10 x 25-35
Tricep Extension
3-4 x 10-12 x 90-100
Single Arm Tricep Extension
2-3 x 10-15 x 30-40
Very good day for the bench, happy with hitting 4 at 265 as that’s only 1 rep off my all time best push for that weight, and 225 for the 5 sets was butter. I really need to get more incline work done haha build that upper chest a little bit.
Weight isn’t bad, ate like a horse yesterday, deadlifts tend to spike my appetite for the day, no doubt about it. As an ego boost today, threw a shirt in my bag that I hadn’t worn for a bit, threw it on and boy has it tightened up around the chest, shoulders, arms, and back (still loose in the stomach tho haha) that’s a nice feeling.
Edit: Just ordered my first NEVERsate T-shirt, I can only assume that all the PRs I’ve dreamed of will be coming soon. Question: Do I have to wear it during my workout to get the full effect, or will wearing it in my downtime work just as well at maximizing the gains it will surely provide? haha
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You have to wear it during the workout.
And for an hour afterwards, for the best gainz
On a sidenote well done on the lifting recently
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Ah yes, the fabled ‘anabolic t-shirt window’
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7/25/18
Weight: 198.6
Active Recovery
Walk
Incline 10 x 20 minutes x 2.7-3.0mph x +25lb vest
Abs
3-5 sets of hanging leg raise
Planks
Meh, needed the day off. Squats tomorrow should be interesting, not sure what is slated, but we’re sure gonna try, lower back is still fatigued…along with upper back and hips, haha.
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What is this wizardry? (I meant to reply days ago, but got distracted.)
Rip looks like everyone’s dad at the BBQ telling the guy running the grill not to flip the steaks more than once
Edit: After watching the video, I think that if I had driven my hips back, I would’ve made that 215…it makes a lot of sense, I was intuitively doing it, I simply wasn’t doing it quickly enough/in the right order and maximizing that ‘hip drive’.
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7/26/18
Weight: 198.0
Legs
SSB
2 x 5 x 135
5 x 185
3 x 225
1 x 275
2 x 315
2 x 5 x 225
SSB Good Morning (Deadstop)
4 x 10 x 95
Hack Squat (Tempo)
3 x 15 x 100lbs
Calves (Tempo)
4 x 15 x 70
Wow, what an absolutely trash day. Posterior chain is still fried from deadlifts, played an hour worth of basketball last night and jammed the shit out of my hand, so couldn’t get it into position for straight bar, told myself, “Well shit, just use the SSB, get 8-10 at 315 with it, be happy.” That was absolutely not happening today, 2 was the limit, and shitty at that. Best part of the workout was calves, and I hate training calves.
Weight is fine at 198, but I feel soft and bloated, just one of those days all around, I guess.
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7/27/18
Weight: 199.2
Shoulders
OHP
5 x 95
5 x 115
5 x 145
6 x 155
12 x 115
Rear Delts
4 x 20 x 15s
WG Pull ups
5 x 5
Lateral Delts
3 x 12 x 30
Triceps
5 x 8 x 80-120
High Incline DB Bench
4 x 12 x 55
Another ‘meh’ day, couple days off and then I may re-order my workout days within the week to prioritize OHP and DL. Played basketball again last night, still got that quick first step, but towards the end my legs just weren’t with it, kept up with the kids (varsity bball) pretty well though, and had some fun. Easily the most fun way to get cardio in for me, although I hate playing with most adults, simply takes the fun out of it due to the inevitable pissing, moaning, and bruised egos.
Weight is still a little high and weird, not sure about that. Oh, well, it’s almost bulking season haha
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7/30/18
Weight: 201.6
Deadlifts
5 x 135
5 x 225
3 x 315
8 x 405
Superset
Deadlifts
5 x 5 x 315
Lat Pulldown (w/ ropes)
6 x 15 x 175
Superset:
Smith Machine Row
1 x 12 x 95
3 x 12 x 115
Low Point NG Row
4 x 12 x 150
Superset:
Hammer Curls
3 x 10 x 40
Straight Arm Pushdown (w/ ropes)
2 x 15 x 100
Better than expected, accidentally got into Sherlock on Netflix and next thing ya know it’s 10:30 and I’m getting 4.5 hours of sleep haha 405 moved well, wanted 9, but form started breaking down at 8. the 5 x 5 was harder for the first 2-3 sets, easy on the 5th, maybe as I got more fatigued I was more aware of proper form?
Weight: Hoo boy, don’t like that haha not a surprise by any means, but boy does it hurt the psyche a bit, need to rein in my eating from ‘trash gremlin’ to ‘adult’ and that’ll fix it, ha!
Aside: Got my NEVERsate shirt, it adds 8-10lbs of LBM to my frame simply by putting it on, scout’s honor! Will be using my EMT money (we get a very small amount each month we go on calls, enough to buy a t-shirt, ha!) to begin gathering and supporting NEVERsate gear sales.
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Not to forget the 20lbs it adds to PRs if you wear it in the gym 
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Wish it didn’t cost a fortune sending oversea.
Would love to support NEVERsate.
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