OHMYGAWD i forgot about SAMA.
That was some good times
Edgy and print sharing a log
Ct Rockula and the Testie awards (one year he let me host them)
I miss a lot of those days
cries
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7/26/25, Saturday
Pulldowns, behind head
- 100 x 10
- 120 x 5
- 140 x 8
- 140 x 10
Low incline DB press
- 40 x 12
- 69 x 5
- 75 x 3
- 85 x 1
- 95 x 6
- 85 x 7
- 75 x 12
Seated cable rows, med-neutral grip
- 140 x 9
- 140 x 12
- 110 x 15
Pec deck - 130 x 13, 20, supersetted w
BPAs - red x 3 x 20
Dips - bw x 10, 12
DB curls - 25 x 2 x 15
Lateral raise machine - 60 x 2 x 16
Single triceps DB ext - 25 x 2 x 18
Last week was rough, with nights of 3-4 hours of broken sleep and a raging headache. I’m glad I lifted today and hope to be more active this coming week.
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Me too, to a point. I have fond memories of those days here on TN and some good memories about my personal life, but there were also hardships that I’m glad are in the past, too.
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8/2/25, Saturday, Chest. Mostly.
Pulldowns, behind head
- 100 x 10
- 120 x 5
- 140 x 10
- 140 x 10 (to chest)
Low incline DB press
- 40 x 12
- 60 x 5
- 75 x 3
- 85 x 1
- 95 x 7
- 90 x 7
- 85 x 7
BPAs - black x 3 x 20, supersetted w
Pec deck - 145 x 10, 8
DB curls - 25 x 3 x 15, supersetted w
Dips - bw x 13, 12, 10
Rower - 15:00, distance counter not working
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Well that’s no good.
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Depends on whether I want to know how poorly I’m doing! Haha.
How are you, those days?
Double spacing is automatically on when I pras enter, and I can’t figure out how to fix it. I might not post workouts unless/until I can resolve it. Grrrrrr.
8/7/25, Thursday
Recumbent exercycle - 10:00
Hack squats: empty x 10, .5 pps x 10, 1 pps x 5 1.5 pps x 5, 2 pps x 3 x 8
Kneeling single leg curls: 25 x 5, 35 x 8, 6
Plate-loaded single leg extensions: 30 x 5, 40 x 2 x 12
Single calf press: 90 x 80 reps total
Rower: 10:00, 2,090 m
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8/9/25, Saturday
Pulldowns, med-neutral grip: 100 x 10, 120 x 5, 140 x 11, 140 x 12 (to chest)
Low incline DB press: 42.5 x 12, 60 x 5, 75 x 3, 85 x 1, 95 x 8, 85 x 7, 85 x 8
HS row-downs: 2.5 pps x 3 x 8, supersetted w
Dips: bw x 13, 11, 11
DB curls: 25 x 2 x 18
Lateral raise machine: 60 x 2 x 17
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So we’re just casually pressing 95s over here?
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Ha, thanks for noticing! I’ve completely stopped using barbells for pressing, and my shoulders feel consistently good. I’m in my upper-40s 
and am finally coming to terms with lifting for mass, joint health, and longevity instead of brute strength. The low-incline dumbbell press works well for my body, so it’s my primary chest exercise; my goal is to press the 100’s for 10. I’ve been hacking away at this exercise for months, and it feels good to progress. Sadly, my back (soft tissue, thankfully) is again twonked, so deadlifting is paused until I get that figured out.
I’ll have to catch up on your log and witness your impressive endeavors.
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Not much to see in my log. I’ve found my way to a similar place. My lower back is stiff and sore every day. I quit squatting and deadlifting back in April or May. Unfortunately, nothing really changed so I’ve started deadlifting again, but I’m on a slow progression to lift heavy again. Sadly, the weights I’m using do feel heavy.
I think I need to stretch more to address my problem. It’s all soft tissue. Leg press can make it tight the next day and that tells me it’s probably a mobility thing.
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I can relate to this 100 percent. 1.5 years ago, I learned I have moderate arthritis in my left knee, so I stopped squatting, substituting various leg presses and hack squats. The different exercises evidenced that a steady diet of squats and deadlifts left me with weak thighs and a stressed-out back. Leg presses, though, instantly tighten me up too, so they’re gone.
I think you’re onto something about mobility. In 2013-ish, I was having serious lower back strain. I stopped squatting and deadlifting and focused on flexibility and mobility for a few months, and the issue cleared up for a number of years.
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8/11/25, Monday
Elliptical - 40:00, 2.01 mi, 5-80 incline, 8-10 resistance
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When I was dealing with all sorts of issues last year (IT band, sciatica) someone recommended this to me, and it was helpful. There’s a mobility guy on YouTube as well who might be worth a look - Tom Morrison. DeFranco is geared toward athletes, Morrison more toward your average person.
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Thanks, Emily! I’d forgotten about the Agile 8, and I’ve never read the other article.
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The next step is to actually do something about it… 
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Hey, sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you!
I guess I didn’t write all too much about it. I’m not sure what to say; I really only scratched the surface of Kazakhstan, and I haven’t visited any other countries in Central Asia. Sadly, a few days from now will mark exactly 28 years since I’ve left Russia, and I still haven’t been back. In general, I would say I know more about the South Caucasus (visited all three countries last year) than I do Central Asia. There are definitely differences but also similarities. I can only recommend visiting these regions though. I might be a bit biased, but I had so much fun last year and this year. Is there a certain aspect or country that interests you more? Maybe I could answer something more specific.
It was super nice to swim again, especially after sitting for a while in the Russia banya, haha. That is no joke. Seriously though, there’s something refreshing about swimming that lingers even after getting out of the pool and faintly smelling like chlorine. I never swam super seriously as a child. Just on vacations and maybe if a friend or neighbor let me. I did take swimming lessons when I was, like, eight, but I wouldn’t say I ever had a natural inclination for it. Swim team sounds pretty serious… at least that’s the impression I got from interacting with people who did swim at my high school or alma mater.
Seems like a good activity for someone like me with a broken toe 
That seasonality make sense to me. In any case, think the problem for me is the barrier to entry. I don’t own a swimsuit, and I don’t have a car. I live about 1000m from a public pool, though I am moving soon and won’t be near one. I do think it would be nice to swim semi-regularly sometime in my adulthood though!
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8/13/25, Wednesday
DB curls, OHP, lateral raises, triceps ext, rear delt flyers x 10lbs x 15 each
Standing DB OHP - 25 x 10, 35 x 6, 45 x 3, 55 x 2 x 8
No moneys - green x 2 x10, then BPAs - black x 2 x 18
Seated cable rows, medium-neutral grip - 100 x 8, 135 x 5, 165 x 3 x 8, 135 x 12
Peck deck - 140 x 2 x 10
Machine chest press - 170 x 3 x7, 145 x 10
Standing cable crunches - 50 x 3 x 12
DB curls - 27.5 x 2 x 15, supersetted w
DB single triceps ext - 27.5 x 2 x 14
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8/18/25, Monday
Pulldowns, behind the head: 100 x 10, 120 x 5, 140 x 12, 140 x 12 (to chest)
Low incline DB press: 40 x 12, 60 x 5, 75 x 3, 85 x 1, 95 x 7, 90 x 6, 85 x 7
BPAs: black x 3 x 20, supersetted w
Pec deck: 150 x 2 x 8, 130 x 8
Cross-body cable delt flyers: 15 x 3 x 20
Single arm cable curls: 45 x 3 x 15
Dip machine: 205 x 12, 10, 9
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