Little do you know, I’ve been there for years (literally)! haha I’m also not as tall as a tree, and (knock on wood) I have been lucky enough to remain healthy and avoid any major connective tissue issues throughout my time on these boards! Also, I’m not up to my standards yet, either, but that’s why they’re standards we strive for, or some philosophical BS like that haha
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Every year I think more and more that my “standards” are actually philosophical BS. 
Spot fucking on
Thanks. I think.
I want to agree with this, but I’m not strong enough, lol
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Woke at 260.1 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. Maybe very slightly bloated, but nothing extreme.
Todays training
3x10 bracing hip thrusts and 10x10 seconds bracing 90/90 with sled pushes and back raises
DL, stiff bar
Worked up to
5x1x495 lbs
5, 3x495 lbs - AFSAP set and started twisting on that fifth rep so split it in two
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2BiCedj-u6/?igshid=1fh5bkxj3judz
Seated SSB GM
2x5x176 lbs
Bent over DB row
3x10x55 lbs
High squat
2x10x297 lbs - I swear it’s harder to squat a few inches high than to depth
All up an hour and 40 minutes
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It is. You’re reducing or eliminating the stretch reflex. When I go to my depth (whatever that is), I pretty much just drop until my muscles and tissues stop me and then I get that nice rebound effect to start the trip back up.
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Woke at 257.7 lbs, definitely less bloated. Right tonsil flared up last night but seems calmer now. Feel fine either way.
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Todays training
Air squats
50 - RIP shorts, because, well, rip
Immediately into
Front squats
2x12x132 lbs
Seated leg curl replacing lying leg curl
3x15x77 lbs
BB row
2x12x154 lbs
DB hammer curl
2x15x22 lbs
Standing crunch
2x12x44 lbs
12x55 lbs
2x12x66 lbs
Took 30 minutes
Fatsique time. After work and training, a few meals in.
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girthy lil’ shit, aren’t chya
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Love that term.
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Yes, I have girth.
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Woke at 259 lbs, a little more bloated (girthy?) than yesterday but nothing extreme. Right tonsil still doing its thing, but since that includes keeping the infection corralled I’m not complaining.
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Woke at 258.8 lbs, looking less bloated. This is pretty cool because I didn’t eat a lot yesterday, and slept for a long fucking time.
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Woke at 259.9 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. Didn’t eat much yesterday either, but wasn’t very active. Made carbonara at Mrs KO’s request and did it the old school way so the sauce was just egg yolk and cheese. Fuck it was good, but also heavy.
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Quads looking like oaks mate!
I guess squatting does work after all?
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Tbh I think it’s the narrow stance squats, front squats, goblet squats and single leg work that does a lot of it. Plus the eating.
Thanks man. Hopefully my arms and chest catch up soon.
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Woke at 260 lbs, looking similar to the past few days. Feel pretty shitty, my right tonsil decided sharing is caring and over the course of the night I developed a decent load of congestion in my head and now my whole throat is trashed from shitty breathing and (according to Mrs KO) really loud snoring throughout the night.
Good thing it’s deload this week.
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Hooo boy I’ve been knocked around today. Spent most of it lying down and feeling somewhat better in the mid afternoon now.
Flu type thing ??