A sickening number of PRs happening here. Not sure I wholly approve.
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Just killing it, man! Love me some Deadlift Day!
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Cool graph!
Do you have those for all your lifts? What was your deadlift volume like over the summer. before all these PRs?
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Volume and 1RM, holy shit! Thatās a pretty cool app.
I love a nice graph!
Also Great Lifting!
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I was curious if there was any one factor influencing my deadlifts, but itās tough to find one. I think itās a combination of steady progression and an overall reduction in training volume. The app I use to log workouts is called WorkIt. It makes it easy to look back at my e1RMs to see how Iām doing. Itās also been helpful in identifying a possible cause of my recent knee pain.
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8.30.22
Forgot to log this yesterdayās. Nothing to write home about.
BENCH
265 x 1
275 x almost
205 x 9
REV GRIP B. O. ROW
225 x 8 x 2
HANG SGHP
185 x 4 x 4
1/3 FRONT SQUAT
225 x 4 x 4
LAT DB RAISE
25 x 20, 15
I continue to struggle with my desire to train. Iām definitely driving the Just Donāt Suck bus. I kind of felt like this session was a waste of time. I think thatās because I didnāt squat or deadlift. Iām not in the mindset for body part splits so having bench be the big lift for the day left me wanting more. After this week, Iāll probably drop a day of training and go to a two day 5/3/1 split. Iāll do PR sets with the exception of deadlifts. Iām going to keep playing with the 1, 3, and 5 rep maxes. Iām going to squat tomorrow and that might blow any chance of setting a new deadlift PR Saturday, but thatās alright.
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9.1.22
SQUAT
225 x 12 top set
INCLINE
175 x 8, 7, 6
PULL-UPS
BW x 8 x 4 sets
HANGING KNEE RAISE
12, 12
REV DB FLY
20 x 15, 15
Decent pump all over and done in 29 minutes. Win-win.
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9 3.22
SQUAT
200 x 5 x 3 sets
DEADLIFT 1RM DAY
455 x 1 beltless and mixed grip
485 x 1, 1 (because I forgot to record it)
520 x 1, 1 (because things are going awesome)
BENCH
145 x 5
170 x 5
190 x 19
Iām more stable on my home bench and the axle moves easier than a 28mm barbell.
DB ROW
105 x 20, 12
SEATED OHP
90 x 5
100 x 5
115 x 11
Recorded to prove that I do more than just deadlift.
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9.4.22
My Garmin broke and my replacement wonāt be here for a few days so I donāt have any fancy stats for my run.
RUNNING
Run 2 min, Walk 2 min x 4
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Jesus dude, Iām just a scrolling through posts watching PRās come out of everywhere.
Awesome work in here, very glad to see you killing it.
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And I feel like I have a few more in me! Iāve fought hard to just hit the next PR instead of adding more weight. Iām due for a 5RM next Saturday. 445 will be the next PR for that rep range and Iām fighting the urge to go for 455. 445 for 5 is an e1RM of 519 so it will help solidify yesterdayās 520 pull.
I know thereās a ceiling coming so I need to keep moving slowly. Thereās no point in hitting that sooner than necessary. The only goal I have right now is to be able to pull 5 plates any day of the weekā¦ and beltless.
It would also be nice if my other lifts would wake up and play along.
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9.7.22
SQUAT
135 x 5
190 x 3
215 x 3
240 x 8
HANG POWER CLEAN
135 x 2
165 x 2
185 x 2
205 x 2
225 x 2 x 3 sets
PULL-UPS
BW x 9 x 3 sets
OHP
95 x 3
110 x 3
125 x 9
INCLINE
Bad idea to do this after OHP.
165 x 5
155 x 7
145 x 5
REV DB FLY
20 x 15, 15
25 x 10
It also felt like these reverse flyās impacted incline (it was a superset).
So everything but deadlift sucks. My OHP has been stuck around 160 for a long time. My squat is better, but sad compared to 2018. Hopefully it continues to grow. Bench is stupid and I donāt know why I care. Iām doing good ol fashioned 5/3/1 for the foreseeable future with the exception of deads. This run should answer the question of āCan I get stronger without doing a bunch of extra work to supplement the main lift?ā because Iām doing two days a week and not much fluff.
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Some great consistency lately mate. Feels like you are getting your mojo back.
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I never miss a beat. My training is always consistent. Itās the program that varies. You did the same big lifts for years and made progress so Iām using that to convince myself this new basic approach can work.
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I am so fkn boring I am still doing that same shit. LOL
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Youāve added some bells and whistles to the routine.
Now that Iām finally teaching a weight lifting class, I feel the need to be strong. My deadlift is great (Iāve already established my dominance by making their max look like a warm-up), but I need to bring up the other lifts. I have some kids who are already ahead of me on squats.
For some reason, I strongly feel like I need to walk the walk. I think itās because so many PE teachers and coaches get to run the weight room while being a lazy slob. I hate it. I guess Iām trying to establish myself as a coach. Itās a weird situation because I started this job so late in life. Iām a 37 year old newbie, but Iāve probably trained more than any coach in town.
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9.10.22
SQUAT
120 x 5
200 x 5 x 3
DEADLIFT
235 x 3
275 x 3
325 x 2
365 x 2
415 x 1
455 x 1
445 x 5
BENCH
120 x 5
150 x 3
170 x 3
It was here that I realized I was using weeks one weights so my last jump was bigger.
205 x 12
DB ROW
105 x 20, 12
DB OHP
45 x 12
50 x 10, 10
SKULL CRUSHER
80 x 10, 9
CURL
80 x 10, 10
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I once said my squat wanted to be like @throwawayfitnessās when it grew upā¦ Well, my deadlift wants to be like yours when it grows up.
Amazing work! You made it look easy, my man.
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And Iām over here wishing I could squat like you! I did 270 for my 5RM a few weeks back and youāre out there doing 14.
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