Solid PRs on BP and preacher curls. Gains baby!!
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2026-02-13
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 4 (Base) Day 3 Deadlift
Deadlift
355x6@6
360x6@6
370x6@6.5
380x7@8
Low back was still weary going into tonightās workout. I decided to coast a bit tonight
High Bar Close Stance Squat
185x12@6.5
190 2x12@7
Itās not a lot of weight, but the last reps cook you.
DB Rows
85 3x12@7
Leg Curls
145 3x15@7
Leg Extensions
145 3x12@7
Leg Raises
Skipped
Good enough. I donāt really need to push it too much in the base phase. Iāll end burning myself out during the intensification phase if I do. Just get the work in.
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2026-02-14
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 4 (Base) day 4 OHP
Strict Press
135 2x6@6,6.5, 6.5
140x6@7
140x10@10 PR reps
Reps paused on the shoulders except for plus set
Wide Grip Bench
150 4x12@6.5,7,7,7.5
All reps paused on chest
JM Press
125 3x12@7
Iām happy with this. Last macro, I could only do 8 reps at this weight.
Med Neutral Grip Pulldown
175 3x12@7
Seated Incline DB Curls
40sx12@8
35s 2x12@7
Arnold Press
45ās 3x12@7
Chest Supported Lateral Raise
20s 2x12@7
Leg Raises
2x15
Felt like a no-big-deal session, except for the PR. Pulldowns are off-program, but I need them for my right teres muscles.
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I had to laugh at this. Still deserves a PR 
2026-02-16
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 5 (Base) Day 1 Squat
Low Bar Squat
275x6@8
265x6@7
265x8@8
Really learned tonight that even though its a low bar squat I need to break at the knees and stay in them for the whole lift.
Didnāt figure it out until the 3rd set. Thatās why last weekās squat day went so well.
Romanian Deadlift
245 4x12@6,6.5, 7, 7.5
45-Degree Back Extensions
90 4x12@8
Long rests kept this at RPE 8
Leg Extensions
140 4x15@8
Leg Curls
150x12@8.5
145 3x12@8
The volume catches up to me quick.
Skipped abs. Iāll do them tomorrow along with some sort of row.
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2026-02-18
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 5 (Base) Day 2 Bench Press
Bench Press
200 4x6@7-8 paused
200x7@8.5 t&g
Should have gone for one more rep
Standing BTN Press
95x12@8
90 4x12@8
Triceps Press Down
85 3x12@7.5-8.5
80x12@8
Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown
165 4x12@7-8
Preacher Curls - Close Grip
75 4x12@8
Upright Rows
90 4x12@8
Can go up 5lbs
DB Rear Laterals
40s 2x15
Good session. Added NMN to my LMNT and creatine water mix tonight. Might have made a bit of difference.
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2026-02-20
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 5 (Base) Day 3 Deadlift
Deadlift
395x6
400 2x6@7.5,8
400x7@9
High Bar Close Stance Squat
195x12@7.5
200 3x12@8,8.5,8.5
1 Arm DB Rows
90 2x12@8
85 2x12@8
Leg curls
145 4x15@8
Leg Extensions
145 4x12@8
Hanging Leg Raises
5 2x15
Squats really drained me. Should have brought an intra-workout snack to eat after them. Running on fumes from rows onwards. Next week the volume will drop and I should rebound quite a bit. Told the AI that I was feeling tip top, so it pushed the poundage on the DL for me. I decided to raise weight on squats, though, which may not have been the best decision. Oh well - I did em all, soā¦
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2026-02-21
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 5 (Base) Day 4 OHP
Strict Press
150 3x6@8,8,9
145X6@8
145x8@9 PR 8 rep max
Wide Grip Bench Press
160 4x12@8,8,8.5,9
155x12@8
JM Press
125x12@8,8,8.5,9
DB Hammer Curl
35s 4x15@7,8,8.5,9
Did these John Meadows style, on the lat pulldown machine, elbows against the knee pads
DB Arnold Press
45s 2x12,11@7.5,8,10
Triceps just died, and then the delts said āNope!ā too.
40sx12@8
Lateral Raise
20ās 2x15@8
Next week i do 5 reps on main exercise and 8-12s otherwise. Sets drop on development work. Thatās good. This week cooked me pretty well.
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Very nice. I love your log. I swear there are PRs every single day. Strong work. 
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Thatās some strong pressing. Great PR there. 
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@BethB @shaneinga Thank you both.
There should be more PRs if I stick to the program RPEs and handle the out-of-gym recovery variables appropriately.
Itās like Iām not really doing anything but throwing effort at it and reaping outsized rewards for it.
I figure that Iāll be strict pressing weights I was feeling nervous about push-pressing last cycle IF I can keep adding mass to my frame.
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2026-02-23
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 6 (Base) Day 1 Squat
Low Bar Squat
250x5@6
255x5@6
260x5@6
270x8@8
RDL
245x10@6-
260x10@6
Seated Cable Row
190 2x10@6
Back Extensions
BW+100 2x8@6
Leg Extensions
150 2x12@6
Seated Leg Curls
155x8@6-
160x8@6
Ab Rollouts, Knees
2x15
Easy day.
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2026-02-25
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 6 (Base) Day 2 Bench
Bench Press
185x5@5 paused
190x5@5.5 paused
195x5@6 paused
200x5@6 paused
205x7@8.5 t&g PR 7 rep max
Standing BTN Press
85x10@6
90x10@6
95x10@6
Triceps Pressdown
90x8@8
Different machine; itās a tad harder
80x10@6
Ok. Weird. Maybe I wasnāt fully warmed up on the first set
Wide Neutral Grip Pulldown
170x10@5
180x10@6
Preacher Curl
75 2x12@6
Upright Row
95 2x8@6
DB Rear Laterals
40sx12@6, 15@8
Another easy day, despite only 3 hours of sleep - if that. Trying training out in the morning before work. Weāll see if I can sustain it. I donāt like it, but I want my evenings freed up to study or draw.
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2026-02-27
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 6 (Base) Day 3 Deadlift
Deadlift
355x5@5
365x5@5.5
375x5@6
385x9@8
High Bar Narrow Stance Squat
185x10@6
195x10@6.5
Feeling more comfortable landing my rump on my calves. Might be able to start increasing weight more aggressively. Knees feel good from these. Must keep in mind that these are developmental, not something to necessarily PR all the time.
1 Arm DB Rows
95 2x8@6
Seated Leg Curls
160 2x12@6
Seated Leg Extensions
160x8@6
165x8@6
Hanging Leg Raises
10 2x12@6
Stuck to the recommended weights and RPEs pretty well. Just a āputting in the workā session. OHP should go well tomorrow.
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9 reps is a lot of reps with deads. Nice work.
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2026-02-28
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 6 (Base) Day 4 OHP
Standing Strict Press
135x5@5
140x5@5.5
140x5@6
145x5@6.5
150x8@8 PR 8 rep max
Wide Grip Bench
160x10@6
175 2x10@7,8 PR 10 rep max
Iāve not done wide grip bench much in my lifting career nor gone for 10 reps very often before this program, so itās a cheap, though appreciated PR
JM Press
135x8@6
140x8@6.5
Medium Neutral Grip Lat Pulldown
180 2x10@6
Meadows Hammer Curls
40s 2x12@6,6.5
DB Arnold Press
50sx8@5
55sx8@6
Chest Supported DB Side Laterals
20āsx15,13@6
OFF Program
Right leg Forward lunges
20 2x15
Iām coming up on my toes on the right side during high bar squats, compensating for a hip weakness. A little extra volume to strengthen it.
Development volume goes up next week. Poundage or reps might drop in later sets then.
Iām trying to de-emphasize PRs. I donāt want to be chasing them - I want them to happen as a natural consequence of following the program and staying in the pocket on the RPE recommendations. I think Iāll get farther overall and not hurt myself if I do that.
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Thanks Shane.
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Still cause for a PR Party
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2026-03-03
Bull Mastiff Macro 2 Week 7 (Base) Day 1 Squat
Low Bar Squat
270x5@7
275 2x5@7
275x8@8.5 PR 8 rep max
RDL
255x10@6
265 2x10@7
Seated Cable Rows
195 3x10@7
45 Degree Hyper Extension
110 3x8@7
Leg Extensions
155 3x12@7
Seated Leg Curl
165 3x8@7
Ab Rollouts from Knees
BW+25 2x10@7
Staying in the knees on squats. Makes getting out of the bottom easier than if I go down too much in the hips. Easier on my left hip too.
Good session. Came in raring to go.
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its raining PRās and reps in here. Nice work
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