Same here. Ever since then though it’s all been great and helped a ton
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12/7/17 - Bw 226 Absolutely disgusted at my log strength atm. Sucking miserably. Need to get better.
Log push jerk (out of rack)
110x5,5,5
160x3,3
210x5
210x10 no belt, i almost called it at 3. I felt so unstable.
210x10 no belt
210x10 SO hard, barely stuck the lockout on 10 and it fell to my lap and had to clean it back to the rack.
drop set
160x5
110x5
I did not like the way any of these felt, but in hindsight it’s pretty decent work especially beltless.
Close Grip Bench (slow tempo)
135x10
135x10
135x9 as fatigue sets in, my chest and shoulders begin to hurt, and not a good hurt.
Sucks when 135 causes pec and shoulder issues. Aside, it was insane volume for my triceps and chest, so I’m happy with it.
Double Overhand Axle Shrugs
225x15
225x15
225x15
225x20
Laterals
x15
x15
x15
x15
Band Pull Apart
x15
x15
x15
I chalked up my chest for log before, and the band kept tapping my chest each rep causing the chalk to billow up off me and I just kept inhaling the chalk unknowingly. Just vinny things.
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I understand self depreciation and relatives perception, but I would love your “sucking miserably” log strength. I hope you get feeling better.
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12/9/17 - Bw 226
Burpees to KB Swing
x15/x15
x15/x15
x15/x15
No belt Pause FS
135x3,3,3
225x3,3,3
275x8 easy but didn’t load the left side of the bar in the j hook and kinda hurt my wrist
275x8
275x8
drop set (slow tempo and paused and anguish)
225x6 please
185x7 kill me
Sandbag Carry
260x300ft nice post squat PR and done with no warm up.
Ab Pulldown
x20
x20
x15
x15
Lying Leg Raise
x15
x15
x15
x15 God these were awful today
Honestly, reverse hypers aggravated the shit out of my back so I’m totally not doing those again. Didn’t even feel it work any muscles LOL.
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12/12/17- BW 225
Slow Tempo Pause RDL (no belt)
135x8
185x8
185x8
185x8
DB row
100x25
100x25
100x25
I need a fucking deload.
I need a kebab
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12/14/17 - Bw 223 losing weight?
Strict Overhead Press (no belt)
45x8
135x3,3,3
185x3
225x5 yay
225x5
225x5
225x5 this was a really hard set, didnt rest long enough before it
225x5
I took about 4-5 minutes between each set of 5 here, which isn’t entirely a bad thing but i was quite fresh for each set.
Considering how long it’s been since I pressed on a barbell, this is REALLY good. Like REALLY good. Gonna keep the belt off for a while and throw it on and hit some absurd 1rm. 315 would be lovely but it sounds very heavy atm.
I forgot to drop set.
Belt on
205x12
135x15
45x alternating each rep in front and behind the head. Shoulders and tri’s are dead.
Single Arm DB Shrug (one arm at a time, hits the core/grip well)
90x20
90x20
100x20
Laterals
x15
x15
x15
x15
Face Pull
x15
x15
x15
x15
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12/17/17 - Bw 223 finally deloading. Diet’s okay.
Circuit: 15 Burpees to 135lb Hang Cleans (clean every second on the second for 10 seconds)
4 Rounds ^^
Front Squat
135x5
135x5
135x5
Ab Pulldown
x15
x15
x15
x15
Russian Twist
x15
x15
x15
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12/20/17 - Bw 223, so not sure if anyone watched the Official Strongman Games this last weekend but some pretty awesome shit happened. Zydrunas won the masters, but more importantly, for me, I watched two insane 105kg/231lbs’ers go head to head for the open world title.
Andrew Clayton is just ridiculous, he won the 105 class with like an 11 point lead or something? Nicolas Cambi took second. They both split jerked a 365lb log and Andrew barely edged Nick out with a 385 log for the win…at less than 231lbs!! So next time someone thinks me or Alpha have a strong overhead, recite that! Fucking unbelievable. I need to stop dicking around and step my shit up.
Deload Deadlifts (slow tempo RDLS)
135x10
135x8
135x8
135x8
GM’s
135x20
135x20
135x20
135x20
DB row
40x10
40x10
40x10
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This is nuts! He would have been 2nd at Germany’s strongest man this year (open weight class). Only besten by the national record holder 
12/22/17 - Bw 224
Log Clean and Press
110x3,3,3
200x5 clean once
200x3 clean once
200x3 clean once
Log Clean and Press No belt (clean every rep)
200x8 cleans 8 presses
rest 4 minutes
200x8 cleans 8 presses
rest 4 minutes
200x8 cleans 8 presses
Okay those were tough.
Slow tempo paused shrugs (one arm at a time)
40x15
40x15
40x15
Face Pull
x15
x15
x15
x15
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Your ohp is awesome repping 225 ×5… !
What is this, cardio? That sounds like death.
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@Destrength Yeah, at the moment I’m just ramping everything back up with a nasty high volume taper. I need the rep work and it has been a long time since I’ve spent 8-12 weeks just building muscle and rep integrity back.
12/24/17 - Bw 224
Beltless Pause FS
135x3,3,3,3
225x5
225x3
250x8
250x10
250x12
drop set
225x6 slow descent
135x5 veryyyy slow descent and close stance
rerack rest 20 secondsish
135x5 same as last
Legs have been ignited and completely drained. Mid and upper back is smoked and it sucks to even stand up straight. Neck muscles hurt too. Front squats are the greatest exercise ever.
Ab Pulldown
x20
x20
x20
x20
Finished with waiter walks and called it.
Merry christmas and happy holidays to all of you hard working people.
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Ouch!!!
Merry Christmas!
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12/26/17 - bw 223 i’ve lost my bloat! yay. My adductor doms from squatting is so bad that I’m not sure if sore or injured. Rolled around on the floor doing mobility work like a retired pro wrestler doing DDP yoga. Ow.
DB Row
100x25 right, 17 left yeah, can’t row more due to my left adductor being basically torn to pieces, It hurts beyond DOMS. Feels more like seriously damaged muscle tissue. This is pretty standard squat soreness for me.
Physically cannot perform any movement with substantial weight. It sounds like I’m being a pussy but I’ve partially torn my adductor before deadlifting 135 a few days after high volume squats.
I went to try and do pull ups but something felt weird in my bicep…sooo.
Walked straight out.
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Sounds pretty awful man, think you might get it checked out?
Eh, I’ve always gotten abnormal soreness in the left adductor due to my short leg. I just need to let it rest. Also learning to find ways to train that don’t involve the stability required by the inner thigh muscles will help too. Should have started the day with pull ups and then like inverted rows and other weird lifts. I’m not too worried.
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12/28/17 - Bw 224
Strict Overhead Press (no belt)
45x8,3
135x3,3
185x3
225x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
drop set
225x3
185x7
135x10
45x950530513776
BTH Tri extension
45x15
45x15
65x15
65x20
Axle Shrugs
135x15
135x15
225x10
275x10
275x10
275x15 grip started slipping a bit, gonna try for 20 some other time
Laterals
x15
x15
x15
x10
x10
Face Pull
x15
x15
x15
x15
x15
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