Yeah, I have a ton of stuff going on, it’s nice to not have to think about what I’m gonna do. I made a quick spreadsheet with all the percentage calculations, so I can just plug in a new TM each time and be good for that month.
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I’m in on this too.
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Today:
Woke up to pretty decent snowfall, especially for VA. Nobody but us has a snow shovel so I dug out my house and walkway and a few of my neighbors. Then went sledding with the boys, bunch of times up and down the hill. By the time we came back and dried off the snow had made a thick layer again so I shoveled everything again, then went to the gym for squats, thoroughly warmed up after ~3 hours of activity.
SSB squats
170x5
190x5
210x5
190 5x5
Cable Chest Press
90 per handle 5x10
Chest supported row
2 plates and a 10 5x10
Leg extensions
170 3x20
Now time to study and take my anatomy and physiology exam.
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Press
95x5
115x5
135x5
115 5x5
Close grip pulldowns
15/20 on the stack 5x10
DB incline press
80s 4x10, 1x8
100 leg raises on captains chair
Got a 96 on my A&P exam. Most of the class bombed it, I don’t think they paid the teacher much attention when she explicitly said, “if you don’t study a lot you will bomb this exam”.
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You’d be surprised how many of them studied and still bombed the exam. I used to think like this until my diff eq midterm last semester…
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I just do not know how to study. I really don’t. I’ve been lucky enough to just kinda get by and do okay, but I respect it when someone will sit down and make themselves learn material better.
Having a fam and a job on top of that is a whole ‘nother challenge. Been cool seeing you succeed at this aspect of your life as you work towards a goal, dude.
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Thanks dude. It was a tough weekend, but I managed somehow to get in ~3-4 hours of studying for 3 days in a row while keeping my kids alive, so it was a success. Not really looking forward to doing that for 4 more tests but it is what it is. I appreciate the solidarity.
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Being a real adult is honestly like cheat codes when it comes to education. You have the maturity and experience to be able to effectively prioritize, manage time, and actually get into the books. Which is great, because you need all that to survive the workload on top of the other adult things you need to do. All that to say: you’re crushing it dude.
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@T3hPwnisher thanks dude.
Deads
290x5
310x5
340x5
Joker 420x1
Joker 470x1 PR I think.
310 5x5
BB Bicep curls
95 5x10
Lying DB Tri Extensions
30s 5x10
Single leg press
230 5x10 each leg
I had 500 in me today. I know it. But it was a good idea to back off. Did a lot of sitting today and my back was eh. Couple months of sticking to the plan and I’ll get it.
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Bench superset with BB rows
135x5, 155x5, 185x5, 155 5x5 and 155 5x10 rows
Dips and pull-ups 5x10 each
5x10 HLR
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SVR II Cycle 2
SSB Squats
160x5
190x5
210x5+ (11)
160x20
Leg Press
400 5x10
Lat Pulldowns
15 on the stack 5x8
Had to go early, so no push - no problem tho, Press day is tomorrow.
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How you finding those SSBs @flappinit mate?
I can’t ever see me going back to a conventional back squat
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I warmed up on a straight bar today, just to see how the position felt, and my shoulders felt AWFUL, like they were gonna pop out of the sockets. I feel the same way, dude - I don’t know that I ever need to use a regular bar again. It’s a lot more quads and mid back, which is great because my deadlift is narrow stance and nearly straight-legged, so it’s all hams and is a great compliment to it.
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Press
95x5
115x5
135x5+ (12)
105x20
Dips
5x12
Weighted Chins
BWx5
+25x5
+45 3x5
Did some lateral raises and chest cable flys as well.
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Deads
330x5
380x5
420x5+ (13) PR
330x20
I was honestly just so wiped after these, long day at work hahah
Close grip bench
135 5x10
Machine preachers
3 plates 2x8, 2 plates 3x15
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There you go attacking my only ego lift! That’s some strong work. 
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I’m lazy and wrote Deads - I do high handle trap bar Deads, although my gym’s trap bar has handles that are very low, only about 2 inches above regular bar height, so it’s not a full on straight bar dead - thought I should clarify. I continue to be great at rep work and poor at 1RM work, but 500 is coming soon. 420 flies off the floor at this point.
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That’s still a strong effort. I think some people can use more quads on the trap bar and almost treat it like a squat. I’m not one of those people - that would actually make me worse at the lift since I’m posterior chain dominant.
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Yeah, I do not squat the weight up. The only time I use my quads at all is when I pull myself down to initiate the lift, but after that it’s basically an SLDL. I used to do the “perfect” looking TBDL and kept getting injured. Now I do ugly looking ones and I feel great.
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Incline Bench
145x5
165x5
185x5+ (12)
145x20
Low incline DB press
75s 4x10, 50s 1x14
Close Grip Cable Pulldowns
16/20 on the stack, 5x8
Hanging leg raises superset with rope crunches, 5x10 each
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