Nice pull ups!
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Looks like that extra squat day last micro cost me a bit: Got some pain thatās like sciatica on the left side, though not as severe being as its localized to the back of the hip.
Might have to back off a bit for a microā¦Weāll see how it is tomorrow.
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rest well. feel better soon.
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Meso 2 Micro 2 Day 4
2022-08-26
Left hip pain was gone by the next day. Food fixes almost anything.
Incline Bench Press
175 4x5
High Bar Squat
Light Band (Orange)
205x3
235 x3
Add Miniband (Red)
235x3
(No band)
235 2x5
Man Iād forgotten how these try to put your ass on the floor. And it wasnāt even an average band. I donāt have a plan here, I just wanted to feel them.
DorsiFlex Chest-Supported Row
255 4x7
Close Grip Bench
175x5 (felt too light)
185x5 (felt too heavy)
175x5 (felt too light)
185x5 (felt too heavy)
Maybe I should have split the difference?
EZ Bar Reverse Curls
85 4x5
Standing Calves
BW + 280 4x8
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My Dad was dead at my age and was having trouble getting around the golf course a few years before that.
I can squat nearly two times body weight, jump to a platform more than half my height, press the weight of a grown man over my head and get out of a chair without using my arms.
Iām doing alright, physically, I guess.
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Meso 2 Micro 3 Day 1
2022-08-29
OHP
162.5x2
Ouch. Right shoulder not liking that.
140 4x5
SSB Squat
335x2
305 4x5
Tough going
MAG Neutral Close Grip pulldown
245 5x5
That took 2 1/2 hours. Bonked after squats but managed the pulldowns. Bailed on anything after that.
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Yes you are!
Meso 2 Micro 3 Day 2
2022-08-31
Hammer Strength Bench Press
230 x3
210 3x5
200x5
Deadlift
435 x 2
365 4x5
Pendlay Row
210 5x5
DB Curls
40ās 3x7
Rolling DB Extensions
45ās 3x7
One of the staff at the gym told me āMan, youāre looking skinnier and skinnier.ā
Uh-Oh.
Well, Iām definitely not eating enough, thatās certain.
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Really hate adding sets.
HATE it.
I will finish out the 3rd meso with the current strategy, but then Iām going back to blocks using three sets starting at 8 reps and increasing weight only. That worked really well.
Because I HATE this.
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Oh boyā¦ 
āLeaning outā would be one thing- āskinnier and skinnierā is just rude.
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Still out there killing it! Glad I found your thread.
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Gym employees should be trained to never say this to anyone.
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Itās a family, you see. Iāve known this guy for years.
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Meso 2 Micro 3 Day 3
2022-09-02
Viking Press (Leg drive)
165 4x5, 8
Front Squat
230x2
190 4x5
Pullups
BW+35 5x5
Hammer Strength Incline Press (triceps focus)
205 4x5, 8
EZ Bar Curl
102.5 5x5
Standing Calf Press
BW+280 4x10
1 more workout and then deload.
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Looking forward to squatting with bands again tomorrow. Iām going to rip the sh*t.
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But do you "reaaally " hate it? 
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Meso 2 Micro 3 Day 4
2022-09-05
Incline Bench Press + reverse pec deck
175 5x5 + 75 5x20
High Bar Squat
Rack with band pegs is busy
235x5
245 2x5
Rack opens up
235+light and miniband x3
Tweaked my back on the last rep.
Squats are done.
DorsiFlex Chest Supported Row Machine
270 5x5
Canāt arch due to back spasms
Close Grip Bench
180 3x5
What?! the gym is closing early for Labor Day?
Guess Iām done. Probably for the best. I was starting to have trouble loading/unloading the bar.
Yay for deload micro. Looks like an āI aināt doing sh*tā deload
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No nifty/clever/āoptimalā training program is ever going to be able to overcome not eating well.
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2022-09-12
This low back thing has held on all week. Still having to bend over carefully.
Temper is worsening since Iām not training, so Iām starting to consider workarounds.
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Might be worth a visit to the chiropractor. I know they have helped me when I had back pain. Could be something simple.
Hope you heal up soon.