You guys must be excited, good luck when the day arrives.
Oh I like the seated DL.
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OMG so exciting, good luck to you and your wife, and cant wait to hear the good news soon.
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If you havent thought of a name Botlsayer is a great name for a boy or a girl.
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Thanks guys!
Still no 
yet!
Botslayer is a top 3 name for us, Iāll let you know, lol.
07/03/2019
Bow Bar Bench Press - working up to a heavy triple, short pause on each rep.
45 x 10
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
245 x 3
275 x 3
Loooong (30minute) rest. Buddy of mine called mid-workout (frantically ran to the phone to answer in case it was my wife) to tell me about his Lumberjack Competition that he was at last weekend (I watched it on TV). I laid on the bench and chatted for ~30mins.
Mini warmup (pushups, banded pushdowns, facepulls), then hit my top set, lolā¦not ideal.
300lbs x 3 ā Moved alright, adds a 2-3" deficit at the bottom.
At this point, motivation was lost for my workout so I did 3 quick rounds of:
8 chinups
10 hanging leg raises
15 pushups
Good enough for a sweat and a little pump after hitting a decent 3RM. Iāll take it.
Happy 4th of July to all my friends from 'murica.
We had a great Canada Day long weekend last weekend, so hope yāall enjoy your day!
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Wow, first time Iāve seen those so called seated deadlifts. Would you still be doing them as a variation if you werenāt injured?
Baby time, exciting!!!
Itās going to be awesome.
Hoping for quick recovery for mom and a healthy sleepy baby!
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Nope! Strictly a variation used to tax the system and move some heavy weight while not explicitly rebelling against doctors orders.
I see no reason to do these rather than a typical deadlift (or almost any other variation) beyond working around injuries.
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Thanks! Us too!
Papa Sleeper checking in!
July 5th our son was born at 8lbs 12oz, both Mom and infant are healthy.
Things have been going well and Iām excited for this next chapter. Iām obviously working on reduced sleep and helping out my wife as much as humanly possible.
I did manage to slip in my first workout as a Dad this morning, and feel great, so Iām hoping I can start getting them in semi-frequently.
Iāll log the workout later this evening, it is feeding time (for him), and Iām the assistant for this task.
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Congrats dude! How is the Dad Strengthā¢ so far?
Congrats dude!
Great news man! The true heavy lifting beginā¦
Congratulations bother!
Congratulations to you and your wife. Enjoy this special time as a family.
WAHOOOO!!! Congrats. How long before father son workouts?
Hell yeah Sleepy
Massive congratulations to the three of you.
Congratulations man!
@mattjp - Thanks man! Haha, the Dad Strength was surprisingly powerful given that Iāve been out of the weight room so much recently!
@mr.v3lv3t @losthog @MarkKO @simo74 @whang @mortdk - Thanks so much for the well wishes guys.
@BOTSLAYER - Thanks man, given the size of his quads Iād say Iām going to have a run for my money when he gets a little older, time to start pushing my PBs!
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July 10, 2019
RFESS
65 x 5
155 x 5
205 x 5
245 x 3
265 x 3
Happy with this weight. Good enough effort here.
Super setting 25 reps of purple banded hamstring curls between sets.
SUPERSET
BANDED FACEPULLS
20
20
20
20
BAND PULLAPARTS
25
25
25
25
Just a quick workout, felt good.
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July 14, 2019
Looked through my files for a different 3 day per week program to run.
Tactical Barbell piqued my interest awhile back to I started looking at it again. I think Iām going to run āOperatorā for a bit.
It is a full body program doing the same main lifts 3 days a week with some good old linear progression. Main lifts are done circuit style which will hopefully help to keep workouts short and help keep my cardio up. Also, if I happen to miss a workout Iām not neglecting any particular muscle group.
SQUATS (14" box squats)
45 x 5
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 3
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
Holy crap. This is the heaviest that 315 has felt on my back in YEARS. I suppose spending the last 9 weeks in a cast (and not squatting) and running on limited sleep with sub par nutrition really takes a toll on your gym performance! Iām not too worried, a few weeks back under the bar should catch me up pretty quick. Supposed to get 5 top sets in, but stuck to 3 with the level of difficulty I hit and my knees and hips werenāt feeling amazing. Walking lob-sided in this boot for so long I think has caused a slight imbalance that Iāll need to correct once Iām out of it (took it off for the squatting).
BENCH PRESS
45 x 5
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 5
245 x 5
245 x 5
245 x 5
245 x 5
These were all pretty easy. I had a few reps in the tank on each set, but nice to get some volume in.
PULL UPS
5
3
5 + 25lbs
5 + 25lbs
5 + 25lbs
5 + 25lbs
5 + 25lbs
I was actually most surprised by my strength here! 5 sets of +25lbs were smooth. Full reps. Dead hanging with 25lbs felt like Iād never complete a rep, but they were easier than I anticipated.
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