Didn’t think there was ambiguity.
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Cloud, is that you? Hope Rain is doing well.
@mattjp and @kdjohn Always appreciate the kind words dude, although right now I’m feeling far more Cable than Terminator
AM WORKOUT
MAX EFFORT LOWER
(3) Axle mat pulls (with straps)
5x136
5x226
3x316
1x406
1x496
1x546
1x556
0x566
PM WORKOUT
High Handle trap bar pulls 405
1x31+12+10+10
Notes: 3:45 between heavy pulls. Wanted to set up the worst possible pull I could today, so went with the axle and set it to an awful height to pull from. Mission accomplished, because these really sucked, but I’m also feeling beat to hell. My elbows were actually what made me check out on 566, which is a sign I was bending my arms too much on the pull, so probably good that I called it. I’ve pulled much more than this before, but max effort was achieved.
I actually was feeling ok for the trap bar pulls, but my body had other plans. I was hitting reps off center, bouncing left and then right, and then some of dinner wanted to come back up around rep 11. When I got to 31, lockout was wobbly, so I shut it down and used 1 minute rest pauses to get to 63 reps. Still an awesome workout, and should do well to help me grow.
Been really cramming in the training these past few weeks. Trying to spend as much time as I can with the family. Might have to switch to 3 day a week lifting and float the 4th day each week.
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PM WORKOUT
SUPERSETS (axle strict press-chins)
Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
5x161
5x186
11x211 (PR…I think?)
NG chins (various grips)
6x9
GIANT SETS (press-dips-raise-pull apart. Sets 1 and 4: axle, sets 2 and 5: trap bar, sets 3 and 6: log)
Axle strict press 191
1x10
1x7
Trap bar press 155
1x10
1x7
Log clean and strict press away 180
1x10
1x8
Dips
6xFailure
DB lateral raises 30s
2x12
4x10
Band pull aparts
6x13
DB rows 105
1x23
Notes: 3:45 between heavy sets, 2:00 between giant sets. With the wife and kid home today, a 2 a day was a poor choice, so just did 1 long workout. I’m reasonably sure 11 reps is the most I’ve ever done with 211lbs, and even if not, it’s a great effort. I sprained something in my right hand on the second warm-up set. I’ve done it before, and it’s annoying, but usually things sort out by the workset, and that was the case today. A few reps on that top one didn’t go quite the direction I wanted, but it was immaterial to my success. MAY have had a 12th if all things aligned.
The supplemental work went better than I expected, given the circumstances. Trap bar press is really turning into something.
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PM WORKOUT
Buffalo bar squats
5xBar
5x140
3x230
1x320
1x370
REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between sets)
8x430
4x430
2x430
1x430
10x320
5x320
3x320
2x320
1x320
5 MINUTE REST
SUPERSET (hyper-shrug)
Reverse hyper 360
4x18
Keg kelso shrugs 150lbs
4x13
Notes: Came into this workout not feeling it. Not exhausted, but just plain sleepy. Kiddo came down with influenza B on Friday and I worked an 8 and 12 hour night shift over the weekend, so just a big sleep debt. However, in the warm-ups, my body was feeling really strong, and the topset of 8 was a small fight but not a battle. Program continues to prove effective and the topset really determines how the rest of the day is going to go.
Those 12 deep breaths are getting a bit longer, but as long as the first set goes up, I know I’m progressing.
Kelsos are getting easier. I’m most likely getting better at them.
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Smashing it again I see. Sorry to hear your daughter was unwell, hope she gets better soon.
Appreciate it dude. All is well. Got some good meds and they’re bouncing back just fine. Just meant I had to be “on” the whole time I was home to be able to check in on them.
Yer I know what that is like. Sucks.
Oh and happy cake day mate.
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@simo74 Thanks dude! I still remember my first post on the site: responding that I was drinking a gallon of milk a day, because I was running Super Squats, on a thread that asked “how much milk do you drink per day?” haha.
PM WORKOUT
Swiss bar incline bench 265
1x10
1x8
1x5
Axle bench press 281
1x10
2x6
Close grip axle bench 241
1x8
2x6
Dips
1x31
1x30
1x26
Standing ab wheel between sets of bench
8x8
Notes: 2:05 between benching, 2:00 between dips. I worked a night shift that run to 0600 this morning, came home, dropped my kid off at school, got to sleep at around 0745 and slept until 1300. In turn, this workout was full on zombie mode. The very first set of 265 felt strong, but that seemed to be all I had, as everything after that was taxing. Thankfully, these kinds of days make me strong.
Elbows/forearms were pissed off, which is what I’ve come to expect benching the day after squats. At least I have it sorted out.
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Lol looks like your approach to training and diet has always been a little on the extreme side.
It’s funny: I lurked for a while, but I didn’t feel like I had “earned the right” to post until I got through that program. Site was pretty intense back then.
And Super Squats was such a great intro to that approach. Learned so much.
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I think this is normal. I did the same when I returned to the gym after a long hiatus. Didn’t start posting on here until I was lifting something that wasn’t very light !!!
Really wish more people would do this instead of just joining to ask a question answered a thousand times. I remember back around ‘09 I was on a site called SupplementReviews and the idiotic nonsense I posted on there made me wait to join another forum. That and the guys on here back then were strong as fuck and quick to call people out on bullshit. Not somewhere a 150 pound 15 year old could post and feel like “one of us”.
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All right, all right, I can take a hint, guys. I’m not worthy of being here yet. 
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this is literally me (-1 year and 10 lbs) … unless theres someone else light & young
@jshaving @alex44938 I am literally talking about myself as I was a 15 year old 150 pound kid who talked shit on online forums in the late 2000s. The “one of us” comment was geared towards the way Testosterone nation used to be. It felt more hardcore back in the day and if you posted here (at least to a teenage me) you better be strong.
If I was talking about you guys I would have tagged you, but to be honest I have zero clue who either of you are.
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I was just making a joke, dude…
@oldbeancam Totally agree on all accounts. I remember how much everyone was such a monster. Site has widened it’s reach a bit, and with that comes a signal to noise change as you noted. Can get frustrating. I also contributed in that regard to martial arts boards in my youth. The internet can be wild, haha.
Yo @T3hPwnisher I finished monolith last week. Check the log for PRs. Is wearing a belt necessary? I never used one for squat or deadlift.
Things really seemed to work better when I stopped giving you advice man. I think that’s for the best.
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