Had my first Australian defence force intervie today . I scored real high on the aptitude testing and opened alot of good jobs.
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The storm is coming!! My coach will be giving me my programming week to week so I receive it Sunday! Start Monday 
Constant Form review, Weekly calls, Any tips/Questions available anytime And personalised tailored to me programming. It’s going to be good to take the guesswork out of the gym a bit so I can focus on school more and just do what I’m told lol
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Just catching up after my vacation, and I missed your competition! Good job on the yoke, and you’ll get the other implements down, just keep training and getting stronger. Also, enjoy having a coach, hopefully it’ll be a game changer for you.
How much are you paying? Sounds really great! Be a good boy and follow the program to the t this time!
How was your vacation?
$25 a week. And yes I will follow the program because it is tailored to get maximum results for me individually. If I’m honest when it comes to training i just do dumb shit and spin wheels in the gym myself so having a coach and just doing what they say will be great.
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It was awesome, Austin is still a great city, but it’s gotten really crowded. I ate lots of good food, visited old friends, made some new friends at my cousin’s wedding, drank quite a bit. I even managed to hit a gym a couple of times. Of course, I also left Kansas weighing 182#, and got back a week later weighing 188#. It’s taken me 4 days to get back down to 183#.
Hey Young Duke
I’m really impressed with how far you’ve come and your dedication to life and lifting.
Looks like things are easing up a bit for you. That’s awesome.
For how long to you plan to keep the coach?
Good job (to be fair it’s not the most intensive of academic tests lol). Are you looking at officer roles at all?
I’m glad man! That sounds awesome
Thanks brother. I’d like to have a coach forever I think. I know its going to be awesome being coached by my mate whos very knowledgeable and an amazing athlete, but I also have to bust my ass and be coachable, It means no bullshit and listening to what they say.
Indeed lol. I was surprised when my career advisor told me alot of people score really low on the academic test 
No officer role… I want to be either a Marine technician or a clearance diver. Clearance diver has nothing available but marine tech is a priority role so hopefully I get it. Plan is 6 years marine technician diesel, experience the defence force and learn alot on the way then piss off to the mines and earn 120-150k a year diesel mechanic/Fitting then invest in real estate and startup companies/ Products and stock market and get rich as fuck!
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Sounds like you can get that bread. But are you the kind of person to save that bread
I suck at saving… which is why my sister will look after my money and i will have an accountant.
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Todays training/May 6th deads and Olympic lifts
First day being coached 
Not going to give away everything I do out of respect but will still log training and exercises and occasionally weights etc and occasionally the full workout.
Deadlifts
Cluster deads
5 reps 10 sec between sets ascending weight
Power Snatch from blocks superset snatch grip high pull to chest. How ironic I have to do clean pulls on the first day lmaoo!! These are done to prepare me for power snatch from floor. Lots of techniwur work to be done.
Wicked session. Haven’t trained since comp (over a week)so a bit detrained but body feeling ready to go! Felt great after session
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Theres a lesson to be learned in this.
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may 7th training day 2 week1
Banded push press
45kg 8×3 1 minute rest
High bar Back squat 3×8 80kg (First time back squatting in ages, only back squatted like 4 times in my life. Form was actually really good considering. Front squats really develop high bar i think.
Ghr negatives 4×10
Rear delts 100 reps
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Wednesday recovery/Rest day
I thought since I live 200m from a massive pool centre that has an outdoor 50m pool, A BUNCH of indoor heated pools, massive slides, A spa room with steam and sauna i may as well use it!
40 mins consisting of Spa and 150 metre swim. Didnt do much swimming but plan on building up my swim capacity/Lungs in the weeks to come. Feel great after. Going to do this every wednesday! I think it will help massively
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In before coach programs 10 x 10 clean pulls
Edit: I see he already has 
I’m glad 10×10 clean pulls will never happen lol. I know he utilises things from deep water along with my coach’s coach (wjere my coach learned it) to increase overhead e.g 10×10 push press but that’s it
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Todays training
100 reps standing Dumbell overhead press (Neutral grip) Dropset starting @12.5kg dumbells
Strict press
4@ 30,32.5,35,37.5,40,42.5kg
Front squat 3×6 85kg, Last set dropped to 80kg (Supposed to be 85 but was too heavy so had to drop weight. It’s ok I just report back and weights adjusted for next week)
Yoke 3×100metres can break up to 5×20 metres or 3×30 metres and 10 metres etc but no rest between metres. Supposed to be 160,170,180kg but was honestly destroyed after the first set. I might start bringing a snack and buy dextrose powder again. I crash midworkout energy wise alot of the time.
Rear delts 100 reps.
Okay session besides the yoke… bad footwork, bad technique and didn’t finish all the sets. I HATE yoke. I wish it wasn’t an event!!! I’m going to get good at it no matter what
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Todays training
Back squats
95kg 6×2
Axle push press 1rm
72kg 2kg pr with more in the tank boom.
Farmers
80kg ×30 metres drop and turn @15metres
85kg
90kg per hand
Atlas stone
1 rep every 30 seconds over 1.3 metre 80kg
15 reps
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