50 push ups after 50 dips seems like a good one as well.
Or alternate 10 dips - 10 push ups until 100 reps.
Looking forward to see what the monolith can do for you.
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So, legs are still sore from 5x5 the other day, bloody awesome, I forgot how much I loved 5x5 squats!
Today was pretty easy, probably going to have to squeeze in a session tomorrow, and maybe Tuesday, not ideal, but fuck it. I’ve got a flat out week, parent interviews, a late and long meeting one night and my son’s birthday another.
Today’s session is pretty easy!
Heaps of band pullaparts
Wide Grip Dead’s
70kg x5
110kg x5
150kg x5 x5 x5
Bench
60kg x5
80kg x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
Landmine Row
80kg x15 x15 x15 x15 x15
Seated DB Curls
10kg x25 x25
5kg x25 x25
Then abs
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Had to squeeze tomorrow’s session in today, ah well. Legs were already sore going in to this, haha, love it! I really like the leg doms, what’s wrong with me?
Will use the SSB for squats for the 3rd session each week, just because it’s there!
Found Gluten Free meat pies at Cole’s, not being able to eat wheat and not having a pie for about 20 years I was pretty excited! They’re bloody delicious! They do however give me farts that smell like a rotting corpse! The Mrs isn’t happy 
SSB Squats
20kg x5
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x5
120kg x5
140kg x5
70kg x20 so light, yet legs were burning!
Log Press
40kg x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
Neutral Grip Chins, slow
BW x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
BB Shrugs
70kg x20 x20 x20 x20 x20
Band pullaparts X 100’s!
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I really like stretching/foam rolling when I’ve got doms, it’s painful but good painful? If that’s even a thing
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It absolutely is, haha, we’re a rare breed.
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How’s the log big guy? I tried one out for the first time myself a few days ago and it’s good fun. Maybe too fun
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Yep I love it!
It’s an interesting animal, pressing with it in unique. The one I scored is 40kg bare, so she’s built nice and solid
Is a big log with few weights slapped on it or small log with lots of weight plates on it cooler?
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Big stuff is always cooler !! Lol
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That’s what she said!
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This monolith program is very similar to the 5x5 Bill Starr and Madcow I used to run.
I forgot how much I like 5x5 squats, I ran it for years, very rarely missing sessions and made awesome progress. Bloody loved it. Since then I’ve had a few years off, then piss farted about with various stuff.
Today the first and second set felt like a ton, then it felt like a feather!
Squats
20kg x5
60kg x5
100kg x5
130kg x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
Log Press
40kg x5
45kg x5
50kg x5
40kg x10
Chins
BW X10 X10 X10 X10 X10 light band for fat man help
Inverted Row (cos I’m freaking fat)
BW X 10 X10 X10 X10 X10
Parallel Bar Dips
BW x15 x15 x15 x15 x15 x15 x10
Band pullaparts X 100’s
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proper term is “fat guy pull ups”
but seriously, that session was … monstrous
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Holy smokes Luc, what a workout.
5x5 @ 130 kg squat
Love it, next time you do you chins without the bands, you’re not a really fat f’ck. You’re just lazy.
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Haha, thanks Mort, 5x5 @130 is the lightest session.
I’ll crank it up in a few weeks 
, body is starting to get used to it again.
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Haha, thanks mate. It’s not too bad, I bust through it in just over an hour. That’s the beauty of having a good setup at home, crank up the metal and smash through it with little distractions
I did get a little distracted by this when it came on after Belakor finished
I was going to say this. For you this is a warm up session !! lol
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Crazy busy week again. Was going to do today’s session yesterday, but was pooped after work! Ah well, cram 2 into the weekend again, all good!
Bloody ripper weather here, been in the 20’s all week, 25*C today, welcome Spring and Footy Finals!
Band pullaparts X at least 200
Dead’s
20kg x5
70kg x5
110kg x5
140kg x5 x5 x5
Bench
60kg x5
82.5kg x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
Landmine Rows
60kg x15 x15 x15 x15 x15
Seated DB Curls
10kg x20 x20 x20 x20 x20
Then abs
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Fairly easy one today. Press called for a measly 30kg, the log is 40kg on its own, so that’s what I did.
SSB Squats
20kg x5
60kg x5
100kg x5
115kg x5
130kg x5
85kg x20
Log Press
40kg x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
Chins, slow
BW x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
BB Shrugs
70kg x20 x20 x20 x20 x20
Band pullaparts X at least 200
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Warm as fuck here today, 30*C! Lovin’ it
Nothing hard apart from the chins, haha, too bloody heavy still. Rounded the squats up to an even 150kg
Squats
20kg x5
60kg x5
100kg x5
150kg x5 x5 x5 x5 x5
easy as
Log Press
45kg x5
50kg x5
55kg x5
45kg X10
Chins
BW X10 X10 X10 X10 X10
Dips
BW x15 x15 x15 x15 x15 x15 x10
Lat Pulldown to finish the chins I can’t do as I’m too fat!
Band pullaparts X shitloads!
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I hate you 
But I really like your sessions, it just looks easy, but damn a lot of weight was moved around.
One day I’ll be doing 5x5 with 110 kg I hope, probably not 150, that would be to much for my old frame.
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