You can’t have every world record you greedy kunce!!
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Haha true! In all honesty and modesty, if I still compete at the level I do now but actually do well and progress, I will be happy with where I am at in 10 years!
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07.05.
Some weird DOMS going on. Hamstrings? Ok sprints. Biceps? Dafuq… Ehm I guess front squats. Traps?! Please don’t say it’s from sprints…
1 push press
12 @ 100 kg - PR (+2)
3 x 5 @ 100 kg (slow eccentric)
2 db incline bench press
6 @ 41,5 kg
5 @ 41,5 kg
2 x 10 @ 32 kg
3a seated one arm row
5 x 8-10
3b unilateral triceps extensions
3 x 10
4a face pulls
4 x 15
4b lateral raises
3 x 10
Notes:
- Could have honestly done more than 12 strength wise but I was so gassed that I couldn’t really brace anymore. Without proper bracing, even 100 kg is a no go when it comes to overhead.
- good session all in all. Main exercise went well. Accessory was not what I wanted but couldn’t set up a banded incline. Need to think about what I want to do going forward.
- my mood didn’t drop significantly further than the last time I mentioned it. Still pretty depressed. Not that you could have clearly said that I wasn’t depressed at any point before but you know… More palpable if you like. We are currently looking at 2-3 weeks with these stronger symptoms. I think I’ll have to talk to someone soon and see if that helps. Not a professional because that’s gonna take a while before I can get an appointment with the backlash of Covid and everything. Only explanation for the current worsening that I can come up with are two important appointments I have next Tuesday. On a conscious level I am not nervous about either but that doesn’t tell even half the story as I found out in the past.
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You don’t say, haha.
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12 PPs at that weight is damn impressive.
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Thanks man. Let’s hope I get stronger over the next few weeks and push up the big three wheels.
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Alternatively, you could stop lifting, get all weak, and the rest of us will feel better about ourselves.
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Ah you all just gotta wait for my deadlift day for that effect 
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08.05.
Very bad sleep last night. I woke up every what felt like half an hour from another weird nightmare throughout the night. I feel trashed this morning after I finally rolled myself out of bed.
Nightmares aren’t a regular for me (anymore) but if I dream, I am an intensive dreamer. Like after I wake up, I need a good bit of time to figure out reality from dream.
Definitely one of those days again where I would’ve felt better if I didn’t sleep at all. Although they aren’t usually connected to bad dreams.
Tried 4 cups of strong coffee back to back but ended up needing to take a nap after about 2 hours of waking up to just somewhat function. It’s still too early to tell for sure but despite today, I think your supplement recommendations did help, @Voxel. The time between days like today seems to increase.
1 deadlift
8 x 3 @ 132,5 kg
2 seated good mornings
12 @ 80 kg (ssb straps)
2 x 12 @ 90 kg (wide, regular grip)
3 pendlay row (no belt this time around. Also felt better than last time. Lower back didn’t take over at all.)
4 x 6 @ 100 kg
4 reverse hyper
1 x 50
5 lying leg raise
1 x 50 - PR
Notes:
- I like that set/ rep scheme. Lots of room for practise.
- if anyone has a feedback for me on those good mornings, I’d appreciate it. I have no idea what I’m doing. I felt them in my mid and upper back. Those are weak points for me, so I guess my time wasn’t wasted on them.
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This happens to me too!
Sometimes I have been so convinced that the stuff in my dreams were part of reality that I actually acted on them. Luckily only relatively mild stuff like dreaming of being late for work and then starting to get ready in a panic induced hurry before realizing that it’s Sunday and I don’t have to go to work.
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this has happened to me on multiple occasions, sometimes even within a dream- inception style!
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That all looked pretty good.
Deadlifts especially, you’re really getting the idea of being explosive.
Good mornings seemed fine, maybe just brace a little harder to aallowyourself to go further forward.
I’d drop the weight on the Pendlay rows though, you were still using your legs a fair bit and your torso was moving. Ideally you should have pretty much zero movement in the legs or torso angle with everything coming from your last.
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Ah you see I thought you were supposed to use a little momentum to kind of mimic the start of a deadlift, haha. Yeah will have to drop a few kg for sure if I’m not supposed to do that.
Thanks for the review otherwise. I think I’m starting to see improvements in my core musculatur. I’m excited to find out how that’s going to transfer to deadlifts.
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Ah, got you.
No, as I understand it, the Pendlay row is a weightlifting exercise meant to train pulling the bar while holding position.
The contraction in your lats when doing it with strictly held position seems to be deeper and more intense than a regular barbell row, at least for me.
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Makes sense considering who it’s named after, haha.
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09.05.
I played tennis today.
I just realized it’s been about half a year since the last time. Boy I felt it. Also the first time playing outside in about 2 years.
Had a pretty bad showing, whole body was still kinda sore and I am massively out of shape. As long as I can keep my arm in check, I think tennis will be beneficial for me to improve my conditioning and keep me mobile.
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Tennis is the polar opposite of being a badass strongman.
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Gotta keep myself leveled, you know? Too much badassery is exhausting.
Tennis was one of several sports I did competitively in my teens. Looks like I’ll actually play a season again this year.
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10.05.
2nd pressing day. Not much to report, just got it done.
1 hicks press
1 @ 100 kg
6 @ 120 kg - this has to be a PR.
2 x 8 @ 100 kg
2 strict axle press (clean once)
5 x 5 @ 76 kg
3 unilateral lat pull down
5 x 8
4a biceps
4 x 10
4b external shoulder rotation
4 x 15
5a triceps
4 x 10
5b reverse flys
4 x 12
Notes:
- apparently using chains made my hicks press strong. Never really had it as a first exercise as well, so that’s another factor. It would be reassuring if I hit 140 kg on those to know my triceps got it.
- I really hope getting Tuesday behind me will bring some mental relief (chances aren’t bad that I’m totally off, because I’m pretty much guessing). Otherwise I feel like I am on a slippery slope to losing it again.
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