Never used sleeves, so I can’t speak to them, but once I stopped tightening my belt so much and made it so that it only gets super tight if I brace properly and expand my core, I started feeling really safe wearing a belt.
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For me, a belt is a must on heavy squats and deads, but can’t stand any other equipment on main movements. I pull mixed grip but my weights are so light, it doesn’t matter
Flap, where’d ya go???
First Mark, now you. What’s going on around here?
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Maybe they both moved off into a cabin in the woods together?
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@Frank_C and @Cyrrex thanks for checking in guys - had my mom and brother visiting over the weekend and now my wife’s sister and her husband are visiting through Friday. Constant commotion, limited sleep and work is busy too.
I did finally restart Deep Water on Monday, legs are feeling some kind of awful today after the clean pulls. Not sure exactly how psyched I am for another run through, but that was the plan and I’m sticking to it. Few weeks ain’t nothin.
Will log Mon/Tues in a bit here.
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What other dirty thoughts have Bob been implanting in you 
Clear evidence that you are indeed the victim 
Told you I was. I have additional emotional scars now, on account of you not believing me in the first place.
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Monday
Deep Water Beginner Take Two: Week 1, Day 1
Deadlifts
250 3x10
Squats
190 10x10
Lunges
70 3x10
3x20 sit ups and back extensions
Yesterday
Deep Water Beginner Take Two: Week 1, Day 2
Pull-ups
4xfailure
BB Rows
185 4x10
Clean Pulls
185 3x10
1 min plank and 20 sit ups 3x no rest
Today we have pressing on the menu.
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Ugh. That looks like…fun?
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I’d imagine it’s one of those things that’s harder than it looks, but… looked damn hard in the first place
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Some guy at the gym was clearly frustrated about the lack of open squat racks so I told him I had 10 sets with 4 minute rest times and there’d be plenty of time for him to work in if he wanted. He was grateful and we bullshitted a bit between sets - less and less as the time went on, but it was still a welcome distraction from the misery. Only downside was he was much shorter than me so I dropped the pins to accommodate him and had to half squat the weight up on every first rep. Still, no biggie.
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I’m surprised he took you up on it. People are weird about that stuff.
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I generally refuse offers to work in because most people in the gym are significantly stronger and taller than me 
He politely declined at first until I insisted. I’m a pretty straightforward person. I just said “listen dude, I’ll rack up whatever weight you want, I have enough rest that you can easily do your sets in between mine.” So he accepted and turned out to be a cool guy.
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Yeah I dont know what the deal is with that. As if it’s so hard to change a few plates a few times. Though now I would have chalked it up to social fistancing or w/e
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I had a guy steal my machine. I only take 60 sec rest between sets so he clearly just showed up out of nowhere and started using it. I returned and told him I was using it and offered to let him work in. He declined and left.
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I know @T3hPwnisher has discussed this before but going to lift weights and then getting upset about having to lift weights is hilarious.
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The mind runs wild.
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Deep Water Beginner: Week 1, Day 3
OHP
135 5x10, 1x8, rest paused the last 2
125 4x10
Lateral Raises
30s 3x10
BB Curls
85 5x10
Sit-ups and back extensions 3x20 each
I tried. Also, I’m dumb, because it’s push press this week. I’m still psyched on 135 for 5x10, nearly 6x10 strict press. I am noticeably bigger. My shoulders are just rounder and fuller, arms are thicker, legs are having serious trouble fitting into pants.
Unfortunately, abs are only a faint outline, but I’m enjoying being stronger than usual enough to not give two shits right now. Can finally have an incline Bench for my chest day tomorrow. I’m in a good mood on the non-squat/deadlift days…the goal is 275 for 10x10 come Monday.
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