Simo - The Red Shoe Diaries (Part 2)

Great job at the meet!!

Yer I am so happy with that bench, it just felt smooth and there was zero doubt even when it was paused. Damn happy to pull over 450 too.

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Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. I had a great day an doing this stuff continues to motivate me to get stronger.

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@aholding88 @raven78 @george220 @shaneinga Thanks a lot boys, body is feeling it today, but happy with the performance, and mostly in one piece, so that’s a definite win.

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Back in the gym tonight for a little light pump work.

Monday 5 May - Deload

Leg extension- few sets

Dumbell bench - few sets

Low pulley row - few sets

Curls
SS
Rolling tricep extension - few sets

30 mins. All just light easy reps.

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Good.

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Wednesday 7th May - deload

RDL
60 x 10
80 x 10 x 2

Inc Dumbell bench
20 x 12 x 3 sets
Tidy little pump.

Dumbell row
30 x 12 x 3 sets
More pump

Pull ups
3 sets - 5, 5, 5

Preacher curls
30 x 10 x 3 sets.
Gotta work those lady muscles

Rotator cuff work - 5 mins

Nice easy session to move some blood around and work off some stiffness

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Went to see the physio on Thursday to see what is gong on with my left knee. The good news is there is nothing wrong with my knee, the less good news is that the pain is being caused by tight hip flexors. This is actually good news because it should be easier to fix that a fked knee tendon. The deload this week has made it feel a lot better anyway, so should be good to get back to work next week.

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:eyes::joy::joy: :person_shrugging:

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Friday

Squat
80 x 5 x 3 sets (176 lbs)
Bought myself some Do-Win lifting shoes. These New shoes are very different from the flat gym boots I usually wearing. Get weird not having the ankle support of the boot. But the hard sole and slight heel elevation felt really good for the squat. Will be interesting to see how they feel for heavier weights next week.

Bulgarians
20 x 6 x 2

Bench
90 x 5 x 3 (198 lbs)
All touch n go speedy reps

Lat pull downs
68 x 10 x 3 sets

Dumbell Curls - 15 x 12 x 3
SS
Dumbell tripec extension - 25 x 12 x 3
Big big pump

And that is a Deload week done .

New shoes

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I have very tight hip flexors and i found stretching did nothing, hopefully you get some exercises to fix them.

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Catching up here, awesome work on the competition! Congrats on the PRs

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@wiseman83 has them too, he shared this with me. Maybe it can help you too

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Thanks mate. It was very nice to get a couple of comp PRs but even better was knowing I can do more next time.

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I like the Do Win shoes. They have more space in the toes than the adidas I had before, they are also cheaper. They were stateside for me anyway.

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A. Late to the game, but excellent meet.

B. Would it be possible to share the recipe of that chili/stew?

Good work!

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Did a video a while back, it’s very simple. The picture above has extra veggies thrown in, these are optional.

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Agree, I managed to get these at a pretty good price. I have very flat and wide feet, so I was worried that other brands would be too tight. These fit really good.

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Thank you very much!

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Needs more red!

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