Me too J me too. I’ve even dropped the ab work
I’m pretty sure CT said to drop ab work and isolation stuff (except for the one upper body supplemental movement) for the whole program. It was somewhere along the lines of “Don’t worry about your damn abs for 12 weeks. Focus on the big basics and get bigger and stronger.”
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If I ever write a diet program I’m calling it “Worry about your damn abs for 12 weeks!”!
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woke at 86,2 kg - 190 lbs
enough calories yesterday
Topped with a friend drinking way to much beer, rum and whiskey.
F*cking hangover today. Stupid.
I am trying hard not to think about my abs 
Really trying to focus on the program and getting stronger. It’ll come slowly but steady.
my 1, 2, 3, 4 plates might not come this year, but I hope It’ll come next.
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Woke at 86,6 kg - 190,9 lbs
3500 calories yesterday
Todays training
The Danish Viking: SGSS by coach Thib
W8D1 3 x 5 reps upper body Accumulation phase
Warmup: 1 minute airdyne, BPA, kneeling buttom up KB press, stretches, yoga flow
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Overload
- Bench press: 1 x 90 kg, 2 x 3 @ 105 kg Unrack and 1/10 “reps”
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Bench press
- 3 x 5 @ 80 kg
Supersetted with
BB row
- 3 x 5 @ 70 kg
OHP
- 3 x 5 @ 42,5 kg
Pull up
- 3 x 5 @ 3,5 kg
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Assistance superset 1
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EZ bar curl 3 x 12 @ 30 kg
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lat raise 3 x 10 @ 10 kg
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Assistance superset 2
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Pull down neutral/hammer grip 3 x 12 @ 65 kg
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side crunch 3 x 17 each side
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Finisher
- Push up: 30 reps no pause.
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51 minutes + warmup about 10 minutes.
All good, not much to report I had a few reps left in most sets.
Last week of 5 reps started today.
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This is exactly what happens to me. I try lowering the intensity and when I come back it feels heavy. I lower the volume and I come back and it feels heavy. I do nothing for a few days and it feels heavy.
I’ve found that this usually works the best for me. The last round of PRs that I hit (all 4–squat/bench/deadlift/OHP) all came at random times in the middle of a program because I just happened to feel really good that day. The stars just aligned for different lifts at different times for me. I haven’t figured out how to FORCE the stars to align, i.e trying to peak or deload right before maxes, and have it work out in my favor.
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That’s awesome man. Leaving a little bit in the tank to boost that recovery and get yourself ready for the 5s. One thing I like about this SGSS is that the volume seems to be at the perfect point where you get a lot of quality volume at good intensities, but I haven’t woken up and been hurting from my workout or felt the need to skip one. Keep doing what you’re doing bro, I’m excited for you to smash a big bench PR at the end of this. You deserve it!!
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Great news! This is where it’s at, Mort. You’re not hitting PR’s or heavy singles and draining yourself and you’re not having bad workouts. You’re in the sweet spot. Remember this feeling; it’s where progress is made.
SGSS should help with this. Again, I’m not sure if it’s a legit peak but I was the strongest I’ve ever been when I finished the program in June. I hit some new PRs or matched some old ones on the big three lifts. I’ve never been able to hit those all at once. They always came when I focused on one lift and neglected the others.
Hopefully you have the same luck I did when you finish up.
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I hope so, I remember how I felt on DH and that paid some for me big increase. So it’s a good comparison.
Thanks Lava I feel the same way
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I may have to tryout this program it looks like it is paying off for you and @lava2007 and @Frank_C would be my coach. Win win
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Those who can’t do teach, right? 
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Oh you got jokes I see. Let’s do this! After I run this Powerbuilding program, will you coach me through this Thibb program? And don’t cut me any slack. Kick my ass!
I’ll have fresh maxes in Jan and be ready to grind some heavy weights!
I’d be happy to help. I’m just clarifying the details for ya’ll. I put a lot of effort into my setup. After that, it was easy.
I can take your goal weights for week 12 and put them in my spreadsheet and it’ll lay out the weights for every workout.
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Woke at 86,7 kg - 191,1 lbs
3100 calories yesterday a lot of them in the evening.
You leaped last me today, you really are a fat boy !!
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Yeah what happened to you, (late training and whatnot bla bla bla, you diet queen) went from 87 to under 86 in 24 hours is quite a lot, but you’ll pass me again in a short time.
Race you to 100 - no way never going to happen but I might see 91 kg on the scale that’s just over 200 lbs.
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Yer like a rubber ball ill come bouncing back…
100 is going to be hard for me too. It hopefully 91 or more is doable. Time to force myself to eat
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Haha, lightweights 
I went on holiday and came back at 106kg, even though I ate fairly clean, and walked a fuck ton!
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Yer but you are a professional eater. Lol
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Todays training
The Danish Viking: SGSS by coach Thib
W8D2 3 x 5 reps lower body accumulation phase
Warmup: Rope skipping 1 minute, BPA, yoga stuff, BW Squats, walking lunges, Lazy lifter.
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overload
Squat: 1 x 100, 1 x 107.5, 2 x 3 walkout + 1/10 squat 130 kg.
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Squat
- 3 x 5 @ 97,5 kg loose belt a bit of pain in the lower back.
Deadlift
- 3 x 5 @ 130 kg first set 2xdoh 3xhook, the rest mixed grip.
front squat
- 3 x 5 @ 55 kg
RDL
- 3 x 5 @ 82,5 kg
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Assistance
- Farmers walk on stairs 3 x 1 minute’ish 20 kg each hand
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Done in 50 minutes + about 10 minutes warm-ups.
Squats with belt were good.
DL starting to get a bit heavy.
Front squats and RDL’s are spot on for weight I think.
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