I’m thinking this is the source of the “farm boy strength” of yore.
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2019-02-11
Incline Bench
135x5
155x3
170x3
185 3x3
170x5
Pendlay Rows
210 3x5
Zercher Squat
135x3
225x3
255x3
275x1
Low Bar Wide stance GM
195x5
205x5
215x5
Curl Bar Curls
95x5
105 3x5
Face pulls
50 3x15
Cable triceps Press-Downs
80 3x10
Forearms couldn’t handle any more on the zerchers. Not enough meat on 'em. Time for elbow sleeves to spread the pressure out. There were a fair few rude dudes in the gym tonight; no idea about space when someone is lifting. Some polite people as well, but the rude ones always stand out.
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Ordered some elbow sleeves from markbellslingshot.com.
I got the size for skinny-armed people.
Those zerchers WILL get done.
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2019-02-12
Sandbag (Gasper) to shoulder
100x6,4,4
Ab Wheel Rollouts (knees)
3x10
Not quite enough volume there, but I’d rather do too little extra work right now than too much. I want to work up to 5x10 and then move up to the Killyu sandbag.
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2019-02-14
Sleeves arrived today. I should have gotten a size larger, I’m gonna punch myself in the face at least once putting these guys on.
I am overdone. Having trouble sleeping, appetite is gone and my body just thrums when I sit still.
I need a light week and to eat a ton when my appetite comes back.
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Exchange the sleeves, I do that all the time with wrong size, rarely an issue.
Eat, sleep… train again
Current body weight: 190
I have no idea how that happened. I was sure I hadn’t been eating enough. I’ve averaged about a meal and a half a day for the last week.
That’s not a lot of food.
Sometimes I eat a meal and a half at lunchtime 
Chow down
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2019-02-15
Push Press
105x5
125x5
145x3
170x3
185x2
195x1
165x5,4
Kept my heels on the floor this time.
Front Squat
155x5
175x3
195x3
215x3
235x2
255x1
205x5
Dips
BWx10
+35x8
+60x8,6,6
Cable Rows
190 3x8
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They might stretch a bit after a while
Maybe so, but they really are too small. I should have measured my arms before purchasing. They barely go over my forearms.
Lesson learned.
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I agree with Clee just exchange them. I am sure it’s not the first time it’s happened.
2019-02-16
Sandbag (Gasper) Crush Good Mornings
100 3x10
1 Arm Planks
hand+feet 35 sec/side
elbow+knees 2x 35 sec/side
Elbows not happy after yesterday’s presses and felt unstable/painful on hand+feet. These planks are harder than one might expect.
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2019-02-17
Deficit DL (2 Plates, DBL OH)
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
345x2
375x2 (hook)
415x2 (straps) (1st rep too far out, second was smooth)
375x5 (straps)
Z-Press (axle)
barx10
75x8
95x5
115x5
140 3x5 (PR[+5lb])
DL Rows
245 3x5
sloppy. don’t move up.
Dead start SSB GM (no belt)
155x8
185x8
195x10
Start from safety rails and dead stop each rep. Hard.
DB Hammer curl
55’s 3x5
Flex Dorsi Flex Chest supported row
210 3x8
Prioritizing DL over press since I reached milestone on press. DL went well. I need to pay more attention to the setup on the first rep. Consistently too far out front.
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Well that’s interesting. And would explain how rapidly my strength and weight is coming back.
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Very interesting. Previous conventional wisdom was that the nuclei gained during training had a “lifespan” of an x (unknown) number of years.
Supposedly, the same applies to fat cells…gulp…(pun intended).
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Gotta drop my 24 hour gym membership or I’ll never make the necessary changes to my schedule to make it into the new gym I joined and have slowly been outfitting (for my own benefit, of course). I’ll take care of that tomorrow.
Forgot my wallet, didn’t make myself a lunch and I won’t borrow money, so today is a half-fast day (pun intended).
2019-02-19
W/U
Clean and Press
95x5
115x5
135x3
155x3
170x2
150x5
Pullups
2x8 (Fat bar)
4x8
SQ
155x5
185x5
215x3
245x3
275x3
305x3
275x5
High Bar GM
185 3x8
Close Grip Bench
200x5,5,4
Wanted to do squats first but the racks were full. One was empty by the time I was done pressing/pullupping
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2019-02-21
Pullups
BW 10x5
DB Military Press
50’s 5x10
Bent Over Laterals
20’s 3x10
Reverse DB curls
30’s 3x10
Romanian DLs
200 4x10
Reverse Lunges
BW 5x10
Light day, hotel gym, just getting some blood moving around. Driving all day to see my boy at uni.
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Enjoy the visit.
All my workout/training clothes are from my kids schools… and I never got a free T-shirt. Like Disney every tour ends at the bookstore.
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