Great fucking work man!
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Great work Vinny, I am so happy for you. Following people’s training and sharing in their competition experiences is the thing I love most about TN. Thank you for letting me share in your journey. Quality
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Thanks guys, means a lot.
@simo74 I love it too. Seeing everybody fight their battles is so inspiring. I am happy to be here.
@hardartery Thanks man. It was uphill grade too. It was brutally hard. Nothing feels like it. You’re using every ounce of your being and honestly it feels like it isn’t moving at all. I remember screaming and grunting for 60 seconds only to ask “did I move it?”.
The farmers were probably the craziest though. The weight was supposed to be 240/hand and Jessica Fithen loads 265lbs on each handle in plates alone. She’s like “yeah good luck everybody, this is what Tanner had written down”. Came out to 290lbs on the given handles. So many ppl bombed on this event it was ridiculous. Thank god I’m decent at farmers.
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That is good and heavy man. Indiana and FW. I lost a couple of callouses at one of Coy’s contests on that event. they were steel wooling the grips between competitors and letting them sit in direct sun on July 4th. Literally cooked the callouses to the grips and the bond to the metal was stronger than the hand. For a bunch of us. It’s nuts the stuff that happens on contest day. Excellent job man.
Awesome job man.
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@hardartery LMAO that sounds like a shit show and a half. I like.
@dagill2 thanks man!
9/15/20 - Bw 232, back in the gym, feels good. Makin the decision to opt out of nats this year. I’m a month out and I see no point in competing in a show not at my best nor with the means to really do so given my personal life atm. I am likely going straight shot to beast of bluegrass in dec.
Log (out of rack)
110x3,3
160x3,3
210x2
230x1 split jerk, so light
250x1
270x1
300x1 this got out in front but it feels great to hit this so easily with form being a bit fucky
250x6 had more but shut it down
Strict Log
110x5
160x6
180x6
210x8 PR possibly, wow!
Seated DB Shoulder Press
100x15 probably ties a PR
100x6 yeah…nothing left
55x15
Face Pull/Lateral SS
x12/x12 x4 rounds
Alternate DB Curl
55x8
55x8
55x8
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9/17/20
Back Squat
135x3,3
185x3,3
225x4
315x4
365x4
405x4 right glute feels a bit tight on this, easy work however
Stone over 52" bar (just being slow and meticulous with these minus final one motion)
175x3,3
250x1
250x1
250x1
250x1 one motion
Power Clean
135x3
185x3
225x3
225x3
Hang Power
225x3
225x3
Feeling pretty beat up. Gonna keep next session as accessory oriented and stay cruising next week.
9/18/20
DB Row
100x20
100x20
100x25
GM
135x15
135x15
135x15
Pull Up
x12
x10
x10
x10
Nordic HS curl
x8
x8
x8
x5 got too ballsy and twinged my hammy a bit, nothing major.
Suitcase carry
90xsomexsome
Hammer Curl
40x8,x8,x8
Beat up. Comp finally caught up. Really going to take it easy for a few weeks.
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Very wise sir, very wise indeed. Time to work those biceps 
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I was already wondering how you trained so close after the comp. I competed yesterday and getting out of bed today is challenge enough, haha. Shit hurts
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Irresponsibility and lack of brains. I am and have been very run down.
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So you’re saying no mile yoke carry directly post comp?!?!
Just playing man, rest up you kicked ass at that comp.
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9/21/20 - bw 227 I know what you’re thinking. I am supposed to be resting. I am, I swear. Strict log is pretty forgiving on my body. All of my concerted deload stuff will be oriented around lower body. Had no plans on even doing this but I felt PR strong, had to bring it out of me.
Strict Log Press
110x3,3
160x3
210x1
250x1
270x1
285x1 5lb PR without training strict press. Insaaane.
Seated DB Shoulder Press
100x6
100x8
100x8
Skullcrusher
45x15
45x15
95x8
135x6
Triangle Push Up/Lateral/Face Pull Superset
x15/x10/x12 x3 rounds (great pump)
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Well, I see you’re still a wild man. Congrats Vinny, that’s huge!
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Good to still have you here watching me be silly. 
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9/23/20 - hey i deloaded
Paused Back Squat
95x3,3,3
135x8
185x5
225x3
225x3
Front Squat
135x5
135x5
135x5
Bulg split squat
x10
x10
x10
Plank
bw x 60s
+45lbs x 60s
+90lbs x 60s
+115lbs x 60s
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More deload. 9/25/20
DB Row
55x10
55x10
55x10
GM
135x8
135x8
135x8
Single Arm Axle Press
55x1
75x1
105x1
135x1
155x1
180x1 probably had another 10 or 20lbs. Pretty similar to a circus dumbbell, just a bit easier to balance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkdEvGg2k-/
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I was watching that thinking is he going to smash the light or wreck the door lifter mechanism. My money was on smashed light but I was wrong
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9/29/20 - bw 231
Log Split Jerk (out of rack)
110x3,3
160x3,3
210x4
230x4
210x4 these felt heavy, nothing interesting here
Strict Log
160x6
180x6
180x6
180x6 tough
Seated DB Shoulder Press
100x8
100x8
100x10 assisted
Skullcrushers
65x10
95x8
95x8
75x8
Diamond Push Ups/Lateral/Face Pull SS
x8/x10/x10 x 3 rounds
9/30/20 - Bw 230 easing back into front squats
FS
135x3,3
185x3,3
225x3,1,1
275x8
275x8 really really easy
Farmers Speed Drills (focusing on fast picks and quick runs in short distance)
120x25’ x3
170x25’ x5
DB Side Bend
90x8
90x8
90x8
Plank
bw x 60s
+45 x 30s
+90 x 30s
+135 x 60s