Thanks Trent. Yeah, I figure if I can’t press, I will try to work on my arms to make them as strong as I can. They do a lot of the work on BP anyway.
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Lol. She is really brutal sometimes. I used to do her workout videos and she was kind of snarly to the women who were doing the workouts with her.
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Going to be taking a week off here. My last blood draw on 8/19 I think I might have made myself iron deficient. At least all the signs of being deficient are there. Fatigue, shortness of breath, blurry vision, etc. Not going to add more stress to the body until I get my iron up.
I have an appointment for blood work on September 15th. I am sure I will work out between now and then but right now I don’t think my body needs the extra stress.
I guess going forward I will follow @throwawayfitness routine and just drink a ton of water to keep hematocrit down.
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Sorry to hear you’ve been feeling a little off Shane. I was thinking to myself it could be overtraining too. I used to feel like that a lot when I was going balls to the walls on powerlifting. Not saying that’s what it is but it could be. Either way, I think it’s a good decision to give your body a rest. Hopefully you will be feeling better soon! 
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I take xarelto. Similar but not exactly the same. Appreciate it. 
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I wish it was man. This is a crazy feeling like I am running a couple cylinders down. Weird feeling man.
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I hope you start feeling better soon. Sending you a big hug and lots of prayers!
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Thank you!
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Do not try Geritol. It tastes like💩.
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Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Hopefully it will pass soon and you can get back to the PR party!
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Appreciate it. 
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Do what you want
Old Gym
Box Squats (16 inch)
3 x bar
3 x bar plus blue bands (+70lbs)
3 x 135 plus blue band
3 x 225 plus blue band
1 x 275 plus blue band
1 x 305 plus blue band
V Grip Triceps
12 x 160
12 x 175
12 x 190
Lat pulls
8 x 180
8 x 200
7 x 220
HS Kneeling leg curl
8 x 90 per side
8 x 110
8 x 130
Smith Shrugs
20 x 275
20 x 325
16 x 375
Low Cable Rows (D Handle)
8 x 200
6 x 240
12 x 200
Ab Crunch machine
25 x max x 3
DB Curls
12 x 25
12 x 30
12 x35
That’s it. Not feeling 100 percent yet. Felt good to do something though. Shoulder is shit. Usually I can still do pec deck when it’s bothering me. No dice today.
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Man, you must be feeling pretty decent to put in a session like that! Great job! Nice and heavy on the box squats and then plenty of good sets after that. Sorry the shoulder is still bothering you. Hopefully that heals up soon. Way to get after it man!
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Thanks Trent. Not really. Just kind of slogged through it. LoL.
This shoulder thing is about as bad as my shoulder has been since I started working out. Hoping it clears up soon. It isn’t a tear but it hurts like hell to load it.
My PL competition hangs in the balance if it doesn’t.
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Hopefully it will clear up man. I hate to hear that you’re hitting some snags leading up to the competition. Hopefully you get your blood work and shoulder where they need to be and you’re good to go. 
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Thanks Trent. It is slowly feeling better. I can wash my hair now, what little I have, with minimal pain, so it’s moving in the right direction.
Decided to take this week off.
I have that funky cold that is going around. I don’t go to the gym sick, or workout. Plan is to kick this cold and then get back to it.
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Hope you can kick the crud pretty quickly! I still have a cough but it seems to be gradually improving. Hang in there my friend!
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How ya feeling? It’s been a couple days, and you’re usually making us all look bad over here on the regular. I hope you’re feeling better!
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Physically I am feeling better. Thanks for asking. I plan on hitting the gym later to get in a workout.
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I have decided to pull out of my comp in October. I really needed to be firing on all cylinders, and this shoulder thing has really put a damper on my plans as well as my outlook on my training.
I really enjoy conjugate and trying to get SBD up. It has been some of the most fun training I have done in a long time.
I am moving on, and plan to do more bodybuilding style training.
My goals now are drop down to 250 pounds and see where I am at.
Currently, weighed in a 266 this morning.
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