You just need more Practice!
Yeah touching the little worms was a good first step to ease the anxiety tbh. Still I don’t plan to eber work in pediatrics and I’d prefer to skip this deployment because this is so specific that I really can’t see a need to do it if you’re set on working with adults exclusively.
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Love the work keep it going
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05.04.
What .A. Shitshow! Now to regroup and move on with the rest of the week…
1 squats
2 x 0 @ 200 kg - wtf?!
2 x 2 @ 180 kg - meant to be 3 x 3
3 @ 140 kg
2 deadlift (meant to be first exercise)
3 x 3 @ 180 kg
3 cyclist squats
3 x 10 @ 60 kg
Extra light to not get it in the way of tomorrow’s training.
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06.04.
Contrary to yesterday, today was a great success! Although it was bought with a good amount of physical pain. As I said I didn’t have my usual rest day and after they got sensitive last week already with the start of the peaking program, my elbows got blasted to oblivion today. Or rather every muscle connected to them. I have a decent understanding of what’s going on and I’m not concerned at all in the long run, but I have to get through the peak. And I will.
1 power jerks
3 @ 130 kg
3 x 2 @ 130 kg
No doubt in my mind I had 2 more on the top set. Just incredibly strong rn.
2 pull ups
I received a firm ‘NO!’ from my biceps so I swapped this out for some light 3 x 15 lat pull down
3 strict press
3 @ 90 kg
3 x 2 @ 90 kg
This was tolerable again
4 prone cuban press
3 x 12 @ 5 kg
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Do you always use elbow sleeves? I assume the benefit is similar to that of knee sleeves?
I’ve been thinking about getting some, the combination of pressing and doing pull-ups seems to being wearing me down in that area, as well.
Any brand recommendations that are available in the US?
Yep, I rarely go without on pressing. I personally use Cerberus neoprene sleeves. I feel like that brand always has a pretty good cost to benefit ratio. I’d say the benefit is pretty similar to those of knee sleeves.
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Looks like you are in a good place with your lifting.
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Yeah so far pretty good. Talk to me in 2 weeks to get a definite statement.
08.04.
Fourth day in a row. My body is letting me know it’s noticed.
1 deadlift
1 @ 230 kg
3 x 2 @ 200 kg
2 cheating bent over row
2 x 5 @ 140 kg
5 @ 150 kg - PR
3 ghd back extension
3 x 10 @ 30 kg
4 assault bike
10 km in 20 min. Chill pace.
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Little weekend get away with some classmates at the baltic sea (Ostsee/ eastern sea for us Germans).
Sadly can’t upload the beautiful videos of the waves.
Great recharging. I tried somewhat but didn’t really stick to the diet.
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Looks so nice! 
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11.04.
1 power jerk
5 @ 125 kg - maybe PR, have lost sight
3 x 3 @ 125 kg
2 pull ups
4 @ 7,5 kg
2 x 3 @ 7,5 kg
Very low quality and poor performance here.
3 strict press
5 @ 90 kg - PR
3 x 3 @ 90 kg - smoother than top set
4 rear delt flys
3 x 12 @ 12 kg
Good training session.
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12.04.
1 deadlift
3 x 3 @ 190 kg
2 squat
1 @ 160 kg
1 @ 180 kg
0 @ 200 kg
1 @ 170 kg bare knees
1 @ 170 kg old stretchy wraps without pre stretch
1 @ 190 same as above.
Quite pathetic but whatever.
3 cyclist squats
3 x 10 @ 70 kg
Failed 200 yet again. Which means my squat is quite a bit worse compared to last year. I don’t really care if I can get deadlift and overhead PRs tbh.
Might be worth looking into some variations that I benefit more from overall going forward. What do you think about box squats/ squats to a box?
Also I think the wraps didn’t do that much for me because I didn’t really train in them
Edit: That text was the feedback to my coach. That’s why I asked about box squats.
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My coach increased his prices from 300 AUD to 500 AUD per month. So after my 12 weeks are over I will have to yet again terminate that service. It’s not a question of if his work is worth the money, I just don’t have it.
That means that I will have to coach myself for the upcoming contests (Ill be about 4 weeks out when I’m on my own). Can’t say I am looking forward to that but it should be doable.
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Man, that sucks. But you seem self-aware, so I don’t see why your solo prep would go poorly.
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I hate the thought of coaching myself, it’s always worked out poorly in the past. But maybe I have learned enough through being coached to make it worked.
To be clear, I like coaching others, just not myself.
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14.04.
1 power jerk
3 @ 135 kg - PR!!
3 x 2 @ 135 kg
HUGE overall volume PR (best was 1 x 2 @ 135 kg).
Biceps in a decent amount of pain but not as bad as last week.
2 pull ups
2,1,2,“2” @ 12 kg
3 strict press
3 @ 95 kg
3 x 2 @ 95 kg
4 prone cuban press
3 x 10 @ 5 kg
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1000g carbs 
That honestly sounds harder than eating in a steep deficit
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