Losthog—2018 First year

10/07/18—Deadlift Party :balloon:

135x10
195x5
235x5
285x5
315x5
365x5 (doh to here all sets beltless)
405x5 (easy 5 reps iso hold for a few counts final rep)

V: decided no volume sets

SSB squat
155x10
185x10 (10 rep is cardio)
215x10 (nice set challenging but not hard)

Kettle ball swings
45x10x3

Reverse hypers on a bench
X20x3

Planks
.30
.45
1.10

All good sleep makes a huge difference

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10/09/18 — OHP getting better

45x10
85x5
105x5
135x5
145x3
165x3
185x3 (this was my max to begin this cycle)

V:
145x5
145x5
145x5
145x5
145x3 (just couldn’t get 5)

CGB:
145x8
175x8
195x6 (rep pr)

Lat pull down
150x15
150x12
150x10 (these are getting better)

Barbell row
135x10 (felt heavy today)
185x8
155x10
155x6 (out of gas)

Incline seated hammer curls
25x15x4 best group of this ever

Tate press
40x20
40x15
40x15 (super improvement here)

Had a solid day. Getting stronger on lifts. It feels good

Weight this am 271…

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Nice OHP hog

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You’re getting PRs faster than Larry Wheels. This is absolutely insane man. Keep crushing it!!!

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definitely jealous lol, crushing it man

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An 82.5kg press triple is pretty sick stuff!

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Damn man you just hit my max for a triple :joy: I gotta get to work

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10/10/18. I’m a human squat day

45x10
135x5 (these felt heavy)
185x5
225x5 (these felt really heavy…guess you see where this is going)
255x3
295x3
335x3 (uggh these were not easy…but not a bad strain)
385x0 (put the weight on the bar…called it a day)

We cleaned up the gym and left. Wasn’t motivated at all to workout tonight. Got most of the main sets done and called it a day…

I’m human and don’t feel bad. Thinking of taking the rest of the week off. Resetting some training maxes and starting again. I got a little too ambitious with this last three weeks and it’s not going to happen. I’ll deload, reset and lift again within the recoverable margins.

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Haha, can just imagine myself doing this tomorrow already. But really you are putting in tons of work! A rest well deserved.

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I want to be more like this when I’m having off days ! Teach me your ways

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Your body is telling you what @MarkKO was saying last week :wink:

It’s not about killing yourself; it’s about generating volume in the right ranges. You know this!

I think you’ve reaped most of your rewards through your volume work — not your main work. Think back to Dark Horse and then look at your 5/3/1 volume sets. You had quality back off sets that accumulated volume. I really think that’s the reason for your success. Remember that, and maybe don’t bury yourself every day you step in the rack!

You just hit your OHP TM for a triple this week. You’re definitely pushing your limits. I’m happy to see you demonstrate a little autoregulation. Can you do any drills at practice? Get out there and play with the kids a bit and get some active rest.

EDIT: I know I’ve said most of these things before (recently too) but it’s worth repeating.

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All good my man! Thanks for the input

Ok crew here comes the next phase is building and older lifter into something that represents a strength guy. I found a coach. Ben Pollack has a special for group coaching going right now so I signed up…

I start a power building program on Monday with access to a great mind in the sport. I’m excited to get some feedback from the coach. Not to excited about the program I’ll run :joy::man_facepalming: Power building is another way to say hypertrophy. Just what I need more size. :joy::joy:

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I realize today with this shift in training I’ve come full circle and started absorbing information again. When I first started I couldn’t read enough, watch enough, or talk about training enough. Somewhere along the way I got comfortable with what I knew and worked with that information. I’m back into a place where I’m seeking information…it’s a good place to be.

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I’m very, very happy to hear this.

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Yer this sounds like a good call. Looking forward to see you win the hyper trophy :trophy:

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Looking forward to the ‘Beastly Hog’ log!

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Awesome man

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Good stuff. More volume and more muscle to work with almost always equates to more strength.

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Good call, 'hog! I think an intelligent coach is the exact thing your training career needs next. It’ll be exciting to see where this step takes you.

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