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Wednesday: Worked on snatch technique. Huge improvement…was actually able to do full snatches through 135. Form broke down after that though. My work capacity still sucks though.

Thursday

Clean
185x2
225x1
245x1
260x0,0
Bah. 245 was really easy again, but my hand is holding me back a lot here. Every time the weight gets heavy it stops cooperating.

Snatch-grip DL
315x2, 365x2, 385x2, 405x1
Loooove this lift. It forced my back to stay in a good position and was all legs. All doubles were touch and go. Pussed out on 405 for some reason and didn’t double it. I love this as a DL replacement though.

NG Pullup
BWx8, +25x8, +55x6, +90x3

Pinwheel Curl
50x10, 60x8, 65x8

Seated Top-half Curl
90x12
Liked these.

The olympic style training is beating me up, but I love it. And considering I’m not doing anything nearly as intense as what they are, I’ll adjust. Really good workout.

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Friday

Oly Front Squat
255x2, 275x2, 295x2, 315x2, 335x2 (PR)
Found a good grip on these and got a PR.

HS Seated Incline
2PPSx10, 3PPSx8, 3+25x6, 4PPSx7
I’m giddy like a school girl because there was no pain in my shoulder here.

OH Tri Bar Ext
70x12, 120x12, 130x12

Attempted some jerks after front squat, but they killed my hand. I think I’m done trying these for awhile. Also did some snatches at the end just to play around, but nothing heavy.

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Sunday

BB Row
275x10, 315x10, 335x9

Monkey DB Row
40, 50, 60x10, 65x8

Face-pull
150x12, 170x12, 190x10
Lost grip on the last set.

Conc Curl
40x10,45x8

I pulled something in my lat during warmups, so I threw the monkey rows in. It hurt in the back of the crease in my armpit, so it wasn’t the insertion point…weird. It affected pretty much every lift, and I felt like shit anyway, so kind of just went through the motions here.

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Monday

Squat
355x2, 385x2, 405x2, 425x2
Wasn’t feeling a heavy set, but that was the lowest and best I’ve ever done 425+.

Clean
135x5, 185x3, 225xa bunch of fails and 1 shitty powerclean
Turrible, turrible, turrible. My technique went to utter shit. Power was fine, since on the power clean I caught it almost standing up completely. Head wasn’t in the game.

Had a big presentation in research methods, so I was stressed out. It did not help my lift as I thought it might. However, I rallied on Tuesday…

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Tuesday

Wide Bench
275x5, 305x5, 335x4.5
Felt frisky and the shoulder was feeling good, so I reasoned that a wide bench might avoid impingement. Seemed to hold true, felt really good. Still a once every few weeks thing, though. Will probably go back to Decline for the next 2.

HS Seated Decline
3PPSx10, 4PPSx10, 4+25x7,7

HS Shoulder Press
2PPSx10, 2+25x10, 3PPSx8
Good improvement.

Lat Raise
35x12, 40x12
Tough to stay strict so I cut it off at 2.

Prone Horiz Abd
5x10, 10x9,9

Really good day after Monday’s debacle. Shoulder is feeling solid. One more presentation tomorrow, so probably no lifting unless it’s late, then I’m home free for the semester.

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Gonna put up some pics and don’t want them to be at the end of the page.

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2048×1536 464 KB

Best I could do. Everyone point and laugh at my technological ineptitude.

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2048×1536 629 KB

Wheels.

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Thursday

Snatch
95x3,3
115x2,2
125x2
135x1,1,1
145x1
155x1
165x0,0
Huge improvement…full snatches through 145, 155 was more like a half-snatch but still much better than I’ve ever done. Just missed that first attempt at 165.

Snatch-grip DL
365x2, 405x2, 415x1
Dead stop at 365, touch-and-go at 405. Started looking slightly up and it seemed to make the lift much smoother.

Clean Pull
275x5
These were fun. Not really sure how high these are supposed to get, but I was pulling almost to my chest.

NG Pullup
BWx8, +25x8, +45x6, +90x4

Straight-bar Curl
80x20

Like a fuckin’ boss. Great workout, had a lot of fun. Snatch is coming along…will do some light cleans tomorrow.

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Friday

Oly Front Squat
275x2, 295x2, 315x2
Actually felt really good today, but my thumb gave some serious protest on the 315 set, so I decided not to do any more after that.

Clean Technique Work
135x3, 185x2, 205x2, 225x1
All nice and easy, needed this so that 225 wasn’t a mental block next time. Made a slight adjustment looking up here as well, and it helped with the catch.

HS Seated Incline
3PPSx10, 3+25x10, 4PPSx8
Felt good, so…

BB Incline
225x10, 275x5, 315x2
Gassed out at the end there, but these felt really good…very controlled. No shoulder issues, but I worry about pushing it when I don’t need to. Either way, seemed to not cause any problems. First time I’ve done this in probably 1.5 years.

OH Tri Bar Ext
70x12, 120x12, 130x12

Another excellent workout. I probably need to exercise some control and stop being so cavalier with pressing lifts, though.

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First, allow me to thank all the cock-sucking gyms in Lexington, KY for closing at 1 THE DAY BEFORE Easter. Apparently it’s too much to ask for them to be open til 5.

Monday

Squat
355x2, 385x2, 405x2, 425x2, 445x1
Damn. Don’t think I sat back enough on the rep at 445, felt really weak coming out of the hole, which is very unusual for me. Great explosion near the top, though. I’ll get 2 here soon enough.

Clean
135x3, 185x2, 225x1, 235x1, 245x1, 260x1 (PR)
Finally hit the 260 clean…felt great on these all-around. 260 was the best rep, too, and the squat was incredibly easy.

Had class after that. Debated going back in and doing snatches after class, but legs were fried and I decided to do them tomorrow.

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Tuesday

Snatch
95x3, 115x2, 125x1, 135x1, 145x1, 155x1
145 and 155 were shit-tastic. Couldn’t get under the bar today. 135 was good, though.

Decline Bench
275x7, 300x7, 325x6
Felt good on the whole, but for some reason I felt pressure in my shoulder. It wasn’t pain, though, so it was something completely new to me. No inclining on Friday for God’s sake.

HS Seated Decline
3PPSx10, 4PPSx8,13 (PR)

Push Press/Jerk
95x3, 135x3, 185x2
Spent 5 minutes or so building an elaborate setup to rest the bar on, and after I dropped 185 it fell off. I gave up because I’m lazy. No shoulder pain, but these are hard to do with a false grip.

Prone Horiz Abd
5x10,10,16

Tried some triceps pressdowns, but my right shoulder randomly felt numb so I nixed those. Decent day, but the weird shoulder issues have me feeling cautious. It was nice to see that I could do OH presses with the false-grip without hurting my hand, though.

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Thursday

DL
405x2, 425x2, 455x2, 475x1, 495x2 (conv. PR)
Really happy with this. It’s tough for me to call it a legit PR because I used straps, but oh well. Did this in Oly shoes with no issues. Felt my arch “break” on the first rep at 495, but the 2nd was much better. The oly lifts have definitely helped me to get lower and maintain better leverage on this. I will most likely go back to snatch-DL next week, but I’ll throw conventional in here and there.

Light Snatch
95x3x3, 115x2x2
Pretty good. Was able to get the bar farther back than I normally can, and there were some really good reps thrown in there.

NG Pullup
BWx8, +25x6, +45x10
Felt like doing higher reps today.

Wide Seated Face-pull
150x10, 180x8, 195x7

Another great Thursday workout. I think I can get used to this.

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Friday

Oly Front Squat
275x2, 295x2, 315x2, 340x2 (PR)
Really tight first rep, but rolled the weight too much on my hands on the second. Need to focus on keeping my elbows higher.

Snatch
95x3, 115x2, 125x1, 135x1, 145x1, 155x0
Got under the bar really well today so I went heavier than I had planned. Caught 155 perfectly, but I lost my balance and dropped it. Still, huge improvement. Having to sacrifice a little power to get under the bar quickly, but I’m fine with that at the moment.

OH Tri Bar Ext
70x12, 120x12, 130x10, 140x10,10
Felt good today.

OH Rope Press
100x12, 120x12, 140x8
Tried Pressdowns again, but they still feel uncomfortable for some reason. These felt fine.

Rear Delt Raises
30x10, 35x10, 40x10

Prone Horiz Abd
5x10, 10x10
Felt stronger on these than normal, hold at the top was good.

Great workout, and my back feels good. It was sore, but didn’t feel off at all. Tomorrow is an Oly lifting day, maybe some GHRs. Have neglected those too often lately.

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Saturday

Clean
135x2, 185x2, 225x1, 245x0,1, 265x0
Legs were fried, but still got a good rep in at 245. Not good at getting under the bar on these, though, I think my hand is preventing it. On 265 I got the bar almost to my chest, but didn’t pull under the bar at all.

Snatch
95x3, 115x1, 135x1, 145x1, 160x1 (PR), 165x0
Unlike the clean, got under the bar really well here for the 2nd time in a row. I’m happy with my progress on these lately.

GHR
BWx10,12

Very little energy today, but good work nonetheless.

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Sunday

BB Row
275x10, 315x10, 335x10, 335x8(Reverse)
PRs on the heavy sets. Felt really good today. Widened my grip slightly to where I am on DL and cleans.

BB Shrug
405x10, 455x10
Loosened up and decided I didn’t need to do these super strict. Had a lot more in me, but didn’t want to go crazy right off the bat.

HS Low Row
3PPSx8, 4PPSx8, 4+25x6

Face-pull
150, 170, 190x12

Conc Curl
35x10,10,10
Knocked down the rest time in between sets.

Great Workout, rows felt really good this week.

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Monday

Squat
355x2, 385x2, 405x5 (5R-PR)
Back felt funny in the bottom of the hole, so I decided to go with a 5 rep set. Belt corrected the issue and I hit an easy, smooth 5…Really happy with that.

Clean
135x4, 185x2, 225x1, 245x1, 265x1 (PR)
FINALLY hit that 265 clean. Everything felt good today; speed was there, catches were good, and no missed reps. Great series of lifts here.

Hang Clean
155x3, 175x3, 185x3, 195x3
Threw these in for conditioning/technique work. Seemed to help me drop under the bar.

Pic says it all. Great day, and I needed it after feeling anally raped by a final. Cortisol be damned! Stress is nothing!

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Tuesday

Snatch
95x2, 115x1, 135x3
No explosion today and my legs were predictably weak, so I did a set of 3. The last rep was pretty bad…I got under the bar OK but actually ran off the platform with the weight when I stood it up.

Flat Bench
275x3, 305x5, 335x5, 345x4
Best bench in a long time. Shoulder felt good, and I knew I didn’t go max effort on 335, so I did the extra set at 345.

HS Seated Decline
3PPSx10, 4PPSx10,14 (PR)

Rear Delt Flye Mach
110x12, 130x12, 140x12

Prone Horiz Abd
5x10, 10x10

Another really good day. Next two days will be hell given then amount of work I have to do for school, but lifting is keeping me sane at the moment.

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Thursday

DL
405, 425, 455x2
None of these were very hard, but I was exhausted from school and wasn’t happy with my form. That and my buddy convinced me to do some cleans.

Clean
135x3,3, 185x2,2, 225x1,1, 245x1
These felt pretty good, so I might do them tomorrow. Again, wasn’t in me to go overly heavy.

NG Pullup
BWx8, +25x8, +45x10

Wide Seated Face-pull
150x10, 180x10, 210x7

Seated Curl
90x10, 12

I’ll probably do some more oly lifting tomorrow since derby is Saturday and I’m going to be utterly shit-canned. Nice to just get some light work in today.

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Friday

Snatch
95x1, 115x1, 135x0,1, 145x1, 155x1, 165x0,1,0,1 (PR)
165 was ugly both times, but still a PR. Didn’t get under the bar very well.

Clean
135x2, 185x2, 225x1, 235x1, 245x1, 260x0
Bad catch at 260 so I killed the set. Needed to save a little energy for the rest of the workout.

BB Incline
275x5, 295x6, 315x3
Good sets. Probably should have cut the 295 set at 5 and tried a 4th at 315, but oh well.

HS Seated Incline
4PPSx7
Dead.

OH Tri Bar Ext
70x12, 120x10,15

OH Rope Press
120x12, 140x12

Excellent workout…was in the gym for damn near 3 hours. Needed to get my money’s worth today. God knows if I’ll get in on Sunday.