You’re perfect. I don’t wanna sound like a flirt so I’ll stop here. 
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Just finishing up the hypertrophy block. Still a week left but its a deload 
. Not doing another one, I got too big lel. Dont actually look bigger but im up north of 200 now which makes the cut to 181 in the future a bit scary.
As of this week I’m starting a crossfit / hybrid program, doing a few WODs on weekdays and then some hybrid heavy stuff at the weekend.
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Short envy. There’s a first
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Now that you’ve praised him, pretty sure he’ll set up another big PR soon lol
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Haha I kid about the height thing… mostly. Sure I’ve been insecure about it in the past but these days I love myself as is pretty well. I’ll still complain about society selecting for height.
Jesus… u wanna try bodybuilding brah. Just max out muscle and see what happens. Do classic physique
I don’t think I will. It’s cool to express the strength gains with some big PRs in a sesh but such a sesh drops me for a week. Long term gains are what I want and I think it’s more efficient to not hit big PRs much
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Smokey in Melbourne today so staying home to rest and recover. Probably wouldn’t have had a productive session anyways considering I’m beat up from yesterday
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Considering doing a bit of mobility work to improve sumo positioning. I feel like there’s a fair amount of positioning gains there untapped.
Did a bit for a few weeks at the beginning of the rebuild from back injury but most of my positioning gains have been from performing the exercise itself.
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I wonder how much less fatigue I would have in my lower back if i was able to drop my deadlifts lol. those sets at 200 looked pretty solid.
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I think everyone’s fatigue v stimulus ratio or bang for buck recovery wise is different depending on the situation. The best bet u have is going through the experience yourself.
Big deadlifts fuck me up good. I get a decent high load deadlift sesh maybe once every week and a bit.
May be worth a try experimenting with something less taxing than comp deads from the floor. Some guys like block pulls (less ROM = less work = less fatigue) others train the deadlift with a fair amount of work that’s not the comp lift.
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Same here man, Im still feeling it from my session on Saturday. I cant set my deadlifts down lightly either… controlling 450+ pounds to the floor so its not loud is challenging (got a kid that sleeps directly above my garage gym) lol
Sometimes sacrifices have to be made… for the gains.
Another thing would be picking less taxing variations but making sure they are very specific to your needs/weaknesses. Like for me tensioning and starting position were issues so pause deads worked well as light-Er sessions but I got a great stimulus from em
I’m looking to do less pause work the next few weeks. Maybe some deficits or maybe some conventional variations to work on my glutes which are a glaring weakness on squats and deads and contributed to my back injury
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16/1/2020
W1D2 Prep I
Volume bench and squats to set up some heavier days later this week. Blood blister will be around for a bit but shouldn’t affect the workout much. Ironically won’t be hook gripping much for a bit.
Beltless high bar squats feel terrible top set 3 cookies/140kg. Mostly because I forget where to put the bar for high bar. It’s a decent stimulus I think though for a light day where I can’t use as much weight. Maybe will just stick to beltless squats tbh if high bar doesn’t click.
EDIT: this ties a high bar rep PR from the past but I doubt I will push it. I think I’m gonna go SSB for any high-er bar position work I do because of comfort on my back
On a positive note flat DB press feels great. First time I’ve ever focus on mega range of motion with em getting maximal depth and full lockout. Think there’s plenty of progress to be made in these to get thicc.
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Will slowly build up to some PRs
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Gonna take a bit of a bulk break for a bit. Have been feeding for months and I think it’s about time. My appetite has been low recently but otherwise I feel good in and out of the gym. Fluffiest I’ve ever been also and hard to push beyond this.
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You’re just not trying hard enough 
KFC doesn’t hit like it used to… gotta re sensitise to junk food before continuing the bulk
18/1/2020
W1D3 Prep I
Back to Doherty’s Brunswick for the first time in a while for light bench/deads. Been pulling on big bumper plates for months so no surprise calibrated plates feel heavy as fuck.
Hit a small pause deadlift PR on the calibrated plates: 190kg x3. Was pretty sloppy with the thin plates throwing me off lots but I’ll take it.
Continue to implement posterior chain work and good mornings seem good.
Would be cool to get more time on calibrated plates to improve the skill
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