Sounds like a very healthy realisation, lifting isn’t paying your bills, it’s a hobby, a good one, but it’s not life and shouldn’t be all consuming, there’s plenty of time for lifting and a big, full healthy life outside the gym. The weights, PRs and the gym are not your identity, they do not add or subtract anything from your value and worth as a human being, they are simply a hobby.
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May 2nd
Paused SSB Squat
5 x 145 x 5
235 x 4
325 x 4
375 x 2
415 x 5 RIR 6
Paused Larsen Spoto Bench
3 x 135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
260 x 1
290 x 1
315 x 4 RIR 3-4
295 x 4
225 x 20 Burnout
Sumo Deadlift
225 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1 (stopped)
Barbell Row off Blocks
315 x 2
345 x 8
Seated Face Pull - Underhand (KG)
95 x 15
Seated DB Raise
50 x 15
40 x 20
Training Partner has S/B/D day on this day so just rolled with the exercises he was doing.
Hit 415 together on squats. He worked up to 405 for some doubles on bench. I capped at 315x4 because of my popped pec for my variation.
We’ll see how I feel tomorrow with the deadlifts, I capped at 365. Hoping this wasn’t too much on the Psoas.
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May 4th
Sumo Deadlift
5 x 135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1 RPE 3 / RIR 13-15 idk
Barbell Hyperextensions
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 5 RPE 2 / RIR 15
Barbell/Pendlay Row - Dead Stop off Pins
315 x 8
345 x 8
365 x 8 RPE 8 / RIR 2
Lat Pulldown - Reverse Close Grip
220 x 5
240 x 5 RIR 3
Plate Loaded Low Row - Neutral Grip
3pps x 5
4pps x 5 RIR 7
Bicep Curl using Lat Pulldown (Lbs)
2 x 70 x 8
SS
Single Arm Hammer Curl - Cable (KG)
2 x 35 x 12
Starting to use RPE since I’m learning how to utilize it from my training partner. Stopped at 405 on Sumos to spare my Psoas. He worked up to 605 for some doubles, super annoying to have to unload plates. He’s thinking of getting a DL Jack, told him do it lol.
BPC definently helping with healing. 15 days in. First time being able to do hyperextensions. I feel like I’m in one piece… but we’ll see when I wake up tomorrow.
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Assuming that’s just one meal? Solid effort.
Looks amazing.
Yes and outside of backloading my protein tonight, its my only meal for the day
I’m still eating some more apple pie. Its the bane of my existence.
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I’m praying for whoever uses it after you
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I love tacos!
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day 16 BPC
500mcg Subq Nightly
Was going to post this last night, I forgot.
Lowered the dose down from 750mcg. These last two 2 weeks have seen incredible (and rapid) improvement in all injuries I’ve sustained over the years. My Rotator Cuff pain is now gone. My Left Knee, which I injured a few years ago on a Leg Press and was the reason I transitioned to wraps, is doing better than ever.
My Psoas, although still a bit stiff in the mornings, is doing amazing and healing quickly. I’d say post 6 weeks after re-injury, I’ve finally caught back up.
My pec which I popped around 6 days ago is just about fully healed. Usually with a strain that feels the way it did when I initially injured it, it would take 2 weeks roughly to come back.
I was really afraid this was going to be a serious injury. This was not a little “pulling” sensation at the top. This was a HUGE pop/crack near the middle sternum. I really thought I tore a tendon off the bone. The pain radiated out to my labrum.
But… I feel healed within a 3 days and back to benching 315 for reps. Pain is gone completely, there is some very minor stiffness in this area, I think one more session of general blood flow into the area and I will be okay. Now, I know BPC is used mostly for tendon and ligament healing, I’m not so sure about the actual muscle belly. This could be placebo here. I’m not sure what it was that popped though.
Either way. I’m so glad I bit the bullet on this. Everything is on the mend and on the up. I hope this trend continues. I’ve seen better improvements in 2 weeks than I did in the last 5 months.
I am holding off on a TB + BPC mix. It seems this is all I need right now.
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May 6th
Banded Good Mornings
Banded Laterals
Hip Adduction
Boxer Situps
Hack Squat 2 x 20
Leg Press 2 x 20
Squat Buffalo Bar - Raw
5 x 155 x 5
205 x 4
245 x 3
335 x 2
386 x 1
430 x 1
465 x 1
465 x 5 RIR 3 / RPE 8
Floor Press Paused
135 x 20
185 x 4
225 x 2
235 x 18 RIR 3
Seated OHP
3 x 135 x 5
185 x 4
225 x 2
250 x 5 w/ Wraps
225 x 7 Raw
Lying Leg Curl
220 x 8
Seated Leg Curl
160 x 8
Tricep Pushdown w/ Lat Pulldown Attachment (KG)
2 x 85 x 8
Absolutely insane session with my buddy as always. He worked up to 475x5 and I did 465x5.
Did 235x18 on the floor press and he worked up to 450ish on bench.
First time I hit seated OHP in a LONG time (4 months?) Threw on 225 to fuck around and failed the 8th rep. 250x5 with wraps didn’t feel that bad. I’ll be running with this for 6-8 weeks.
Training partner tried out my wraps and hit 315x3. Absolutely stupid tonnage between us.
Psoas is feeling good after this. Little beat up but outside of that… I’m good. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow.
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Freaking strong man!
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May 7th
Mini Deload
Paused Reverse Grip Bench
5 x 135 x 5
185 x 4
225 x 3
260 x 2
295 x 4 RIR 7-8 / RPE 3
Side Lateral Raise Machine - Single Arm (2-2 Tempo)
2 x Full Stack (180) x 8
100 x 24 (failure)
DB Seated Concentration Curl
50 x 15 RIR 3
Single Arm Hammer Cable Curl (KG)
42.5 x 15
25 x 20
Cable Low Bent Over Row w/ Rope (KG) (2-2 Tempo)
90 x 12
95 x 12
Single Arm Rear Delt Flye
2 x 160 x 12
Good session. Did a bunch of accessory work. Shoulders felt toasty coming in but got a bit better. We’re hitting S/B/D friday.
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Dave’s Singles from Wendys and Baked Potato Chips have been staples lately. Lays is absolutely God Tier and smokes every other chip (except maybe Doritos cool ranch).
Wendys has a 2 for 6 going on so you know I’m using that until it expires.
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I am old. I remember when Wendy’s singles and Jr Bacon Cheeseburgers were $.99.
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Taco Bell tacos were 0.49.
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I wish it was that cheap these days… I stopped being a pussy about gaining weight and Fairlife Milk, Baked Potato Chips and the Wendy’s combo deal has been a life saver price wise.
If only it was 99 cents
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Yes they were!
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a glass of milk is a pretty good weight gainer too.
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Oh brother your talking to a picky eater 
I don’t like PB that much or sandwiches in general. Same way with steak, eggs, turkey. Add chicken to that list after doing the 40/40/20 thing, ruined that for myself too
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My son doesn’t like PB&J either, so I get it. I don’t, but I do.
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