Not meant to be dramatic 
I think your press is progressing fine!
No drama is my new version of no worries. Everyone around me has started saying no worries and itās been bugging me so Iām trying to stop saying it.
Agreed. Itās still on the journey from shit to suck but Iām not in any way disappointed in my progress
Haha, okay, I parsed it as āplease, donāt be this dramaticā¦ā
Definitely not my intention.
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Itās fine, but maybe remain attentive to if it ends up being a recurring theme. Then you might have to find another substitute for no worries
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Hakuna matata
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I support it
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Nah. I use an axle for all my pressing. No issues in that regard.
@dagill2 Yup.
For weight
And reps
@Voxel Kroc and other big dudes tend to press that way due to mobility limitations. I personally wouldnāt do it artificially, and would instead go as far as ROM permits.
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Appreciate the input, have you paid any heed to how your grip width relates to your elbow? I see your hands are somewhat wide, when I press Iāll end up having my elbows out wider than my hands. Donāt know if thatās good/bad. I wouldnāt expect you to have analysed it that much, but maybe you @Cyrrex has some thoughts on that.
It looks like @T3hPwnisher elbows get to move more or less straight up and down meanwhile mine are travelling in an arc.
A lot of folks tell me I grip wide, whereas I think too many people grip too narrow on the press and try to make it all tricep.
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After reading this I looked at images of Alsruhe and you, Kroc, and him seem to employ similar mechanics with regards to what Iāve been looking at as a potential thing holding my own pressing back.
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Thursday 2020-10-08
Weight unknown
Climbing
Did a bunch of pitches, my mate was trying out a new break so wasnāt to adamant about logging as I was āforcedā to take falls for the sake of him becoming accustomed with it. Tried some stuff, most of it was fairly okay with regards to my intended intensity level. One was severely sandbagged so I overshot my intended effort on it but didnāt experience any negative sides from that.
Had one goal going in, which was to re-try aā¦ 6a? Anyway, I had perceived it to have a weird flow after the overhang and I wanted to try it again. It went a lot smoother today despite fatigue. So, just climbed it wonky first time around.
Friday 2020-10-09
Weight: 78.7 kg
| Exercise | Set | Reps | Weight | Rest | Tempo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bench | -2 | 10 | 40 | short | Normal | Shoulder felt less explody today |
| -1 | 6 | 60 | short | Fried my front delts tho | ||
| 0 | 1 | 70 | moderate | |||
| 1 | 3 | 80 | 3-5m (work sets) | |||
| 2 | 3 | 80 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 80 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 80 | ||||
| 5 | 4 or 5 | 80 | ||||
| B. High-bar Squat | 0 | 10 | 60 | 2-3 | Normal | |
| 1 | 10 | 80 | ||||
| 2 | 10 | 80 | ||||
| 3 | 10 | 80 | ||||
| C. Knob Pull-Ups | 1 | 15 | BW | 90s | ||
| 2 | 10+4+1 | BW | ||||
| 3 | 5+3+2+2+2+2 | BW |
| Exercise | Sets & Reps | Rest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1. Dips | 2xAMRAP @ bw + 10 | To failure mostly | Some |
| D2. Push-ups | 2xAMRAP | Final set to failure |
Eating
Iām not doing the modicum approach at the moment, but gaining rather aggressively. I donāt have the mental energy at the moment to eat the same, exercise the same, and eat just a tad more. I donāt have the inclination to do the first, the energy to do the latter, and the fortitude to do the last. Iāll accrue some fat, but, I have to gain weight so if it has to be sloppy then thatāll have to do as long as it means weight gained.
Triceps
Benching today felt like it was done completely with my front delts. Need to engage the triceps in that lift better. Any ideas welcome. My own ideas are limited to testing close-grip incline in the smith. Maybe Tate Press.
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Plus: eating is fun.
Why the sudden push to gain weight?
The answer is in here:
I donāt want there to be any ambiguity regardless at what we arrive at.
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Understood.
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What is it that you are looking to improve when stopping trt?
Verify that anemia returns along with low T (after giving T enough time to rebound) to ensure that my previous blood results were not explained by undernourishment/overexercising.
I can see your concern for me now brother. I hope youāll recover well
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I understand that. I meant what downside (besides getting injections) to trt do you see that you want to get rid off?