1/3/2024
Bench
135,185 x 5
225 x 2
245,275,295,305 x 1
265 x 4
265 x 5 x 3 sets
265 x 4
MP
135,155,165 x 5
175,185,195 x 1
135 x 5 x 2
Cable lateral raise
45 x 12 x 2
Tri press down single cable
80 x 10 x 2
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Strong benching!
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…and a cancer survivor as well. Jeez.
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1/5/2024
DL
135 x 5
225 x 3
315,405,455,495 x 1 smooth but felt a little slow.
DMBL rows
Warmed up with 100lb and got intense muscle spasms in the back of my neck.
Kneeling leg curls
70 x 8 x 3 sets
Lat pull down
250 x 8 x 3
A guy in the locker room said he was impressed with my lifts. I told him I wished it was videoed because it felt slow. He said it a little slow till I got to the knees, then it was fast. The RDL’s payed off.
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Great job deadlifting! I usually video my heavy sets and it usually goes up faster than it feels. You probably looked good. 
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1/10/2024
Did not realize how stiff I was until things started loosening up. Lower back feeling better but not 100%.
Squat
Bar x 8
135, 185 x 5
225,275,315 x 3
345 x 2
365 x 1 absolutely flew up. Damn, it didn’t feel like much wieght on the bar. I resisted the temptation to to more reps. I need to be smart or less stupid.
Banded free squats
225 x 3 x 4 sets
Farmers walk
100lb Dmbl
Incline sit-ups
12
Two years ago today was my last cancer treatment. The doctor said two years is a significant milestone for a reduced chance of the cancer coming back.
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Nice squats. That is some strong sets there. Even better they felt light!
Congrats on 2 years cancer free!!
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Happy 2 year anniversary.
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@shaneinga @biker
Thank you Gentlemen.
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Great job on those squats! Stopping while you’re ahead is not a bad idea IMO. Looking forward to seeing that number continue to climb.
Also, congratulations on being cancer free for two years! Looking forward to seeing that number contine to climb as well! 
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Great job on using your head. Congrats on your wonderful recovery.
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@TM79 ,@Crippler56
Thank you both. It’s hard to know where to draw the line between training hard enough for progress and avoiding making an injury worse.
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1/12/2024
Needed to get 2 sessions into 1
Bench
135 x 10
185 x 8
225 x 3
245,275,295,305 x 1
265 x 4 x 3
265 x 3 x 2
DL
Went to a DL platform opposite of someone who doesn’t have enough respect for the equipment or others in the gym to put even one bumper plate on the bar. He walked past the rack of bumper plates to get iron plates. Even with two plates he was dropping the bar from his knees. I didn’t have a plan on how high I was going to work up to, it was just going higher than whatever this guy was going to lift. I was listening to loud music thru my over ear noise canceling headphones and literally jumped after he dropped the bar on his heaviest rep of 365. I worked up to.
455 x 6 singles ( I went very slow on the decent and gently set the bar down on each rep, because he was watching)
MP
135,155 x 5
165 x 3
135 x 6 x 2
DMBL rows
150 x 15
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Once more I’ll contend that gym manners have been lost. I had a similar situation last week with a knucklehead dropping the bar from his knees at the end of every set. My coaches would have kicked my ass.
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They see it on social and think it’s cool. Didn’t bother to realize the people doing it on the gram are using bumpers.
It’s that time of year. No matter how many times we prepare for it, January always brings in more morons.
Nice deads btw. I would be happy pulling that for a single right now. Damn strong rowing as well!
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Thanks. I didn’t know it was a social media thing, makes me wonder what’s next.
Most the goofy crap I see in the gym definitely comes from Instagram.
The nearly useless hip-thrust for example.
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1/17/2024
Squat
Bar,135,185, x 5
275,315,335 x 3
365,385 x 1(last rep was fairly quick but I drifted forward just a little)
I was squatting off a bench. After the last rep I found a drop of fresh blood close to where I set my phone. I checked myself over and couldn’t figure out where that blood came from. Weird.
Banded free squats
225,245,255 x 3
Farmers walk
100lb Dmbl
Back felt better as squats got heavier.
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Squatting so heavy you made the bar bleed. Congrats.
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That was good.
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