I honestly don’t remember, I’d have to look back at my notes. I think it has to do with how fast they pass through your system.
As good a reason as any. I wont have any issues following the prescription though, If I need to do it, it gets done.
That said do you think there’d be an issue switching whey protein for a beef protein powder, I can’t have dairy. I feel like they should be a pretty like for like swap.
Not sure how I lost your log, but I haven’t read it in awhile, and well, shit, man! You’re in the thick (thicc?) of it in here, good work!
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I can’t imagine that being a big issue.
The worst case scenario with all of this is always that the more things that don’t go well in the preparation, the more time you have to spend in the hot bath. Every little minor thing that goes wrong with the lead-up preparation just kinda translates into having to sweat off more ounces or lbs of water at the end of it all. You still get it done either way.
Thanks man, it is starting to get into the business end of things for sure.
Day 2 of strength test. Ok overall.
Bench
140 x 1 easy
153 x 1 easy
162 x 1 wobbly and uncomfortable, but smooth.
170 x 1. 5kg PB. Luckily I kept perfect tension and nailed the bar path. Perfect rep, luckily, because that redefined RPE 10 for me.
Very unexpected PB.
Deadlift.
240 x 1 easy
270 x 1 easy
300 x 1 slow but smooth.
310 x 0. Didn’t even twitch. PB on a stiff bar was too much of an ask for me today apparently.
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4 plate bench not far now
Yea, based on it taking 12 months to get from 165-170, should be 4 plating in as little as 2 more years 
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nah you’re on a roll, keep rolling man.
4 plates this summer.
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First work set based on the new squat 1RM. Not a fun session.
Bench press
3 x 120
5 x 130 x 3
Squat
170 x 3
192 x 2 x 4 last set in video. Questionable depth on first rep, sorted it for the last.
160 x 5 x 3
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Reporting you for recording video in the gym
Lol not my gym, visiting my parents this weekend so this is my usual guest pass gym. Also where most of my training videos are.
Well that was a shitty session. Turns out my chest session yesterday was supposed to be 5 tripples at 130, not 3 sets of 5, no wonder my elbow hurts today. Not a big deal but it was very ofputting on todays bench.
My hamstrings and glutes wee also killing after the squats so I wasn’t looking forward to deadlifts, with good reason.
Bench:
5 x 120 x 4 - These sucked.
Deadlift uo to knees
200 x 3
225 x 3 x 4
Deadlift from blocks - 2"
240 x 4 x 1
Was supposed to do 4 sets but by now my hips were very unhappy with the session so I just called it.
Bad day in the office, hopefully things flow more smoothly on Tuesday.
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Much better session.
Bench Press
136 x 3 x 4
Board Press
136 x 4 x 4
Squats
190 x 3 x 5
Depth on the squats, it’s borderline.
A couple of catch-up sessions to log.
Thursday:
Bench Press
120 x 3
136 x 3 x 2
145 x 2 x 2
136 x 3
120 x 5
100 x 7
80 x 10
Deadlift up to Knees
210 x 4 x 4
One and a half (double) deadlift
225 x 3 x 3
Saturday:
Squat
156 x 3
156 x 7
156 x 4
156 x 8
156 x 2
156 x 6
Bench:
136 x 2 x 5
Pause Deadlift
225 x 2 x 4
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Nice little squat session.
Board Press
130 x 3
145 x 3 x 2
153 x 2 x 3
Squats
170 x 3
190 x 3
205 x 2 x 4
Definitely a rep PR for me, and squats felt amazing. By amazing I mean, ofcourse, that they were just uncomfortable, and not painful in the hips.
One worry is that elbows are starting to ‘ache’ during and after squats. Anyone have any advice?
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Have a YouTube of it Pinky. I haven’t looked into it too closely because I don’t have those issues but have vaguely heard random stuff like no pinky (lol pun) grip.
I’d be more worried about hip pain
Squat U is gold
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Thanks, will look through those.
Yea hip pain has been there for a few years now, but getting better rather than worse with foam rolling and lacrosse ball trigger point work before squats so Im not too worried about it.
Elbow pain is new so don’t want it to get out of hand like my hips did.
Also worst case scenario, if I never squat again im not going to cry about it, but fucked elbows? RIP arm gains?!?!?!?
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Pinky under the bar helps alleviate some elbow pain, but its not a guaranteed fix. I get it shen I lose upper back tightness on heavier sets and my elbows intercept some of the weight from the barbell
Maybe switch in some high bar or SSB to save the elbows if they tend to get beat up with lots of work.