Weird, but impressive

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2343

Titty Time. Did TM for both Decline and Incline. 130 is almost starting to be a little easy for the max on decline, and yet I am a bit afraid to move it up. Will probably have to next week. Did dips to finish things off, as Simo’s log has reminded me lately that this is a thing that I can and should do. Felt rusty as hell, and the numbers reflect that. Tried to stop short of ruinining my tits for the next 4 days, as I always tend to go overboard with dips.

    • Decline Barbell Bench Press

      • 60 kg x 5 reps
      • 70 kg x 5 reps
      • 85 kg x 5 reps
      • 95 kg x 3 reps
      • 110 kg x 3 reps
      • 120 kg x 1 reps
      • 130 kg x 1 reps

    • Barbell Incline Bench Press

      • 45 kg x 5 reps
      • 55 kg x 5 reps
      • 65 kg x 5 reps
      • 75 kg x 3 reps
      • 85 kg x 3 reps
      • 95 kg x 1 reps
      • 105 kg x 1 reps

    • Dips - Chest Version

      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps | weighted | 11.3 kg
      • 5 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
      • 5 reps | weighted | 31.8 kg
      • 5 reps | weighted | 40.8 kg
      • 12 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
      • 12 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
      • 20 reps
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2344

My method is to limit the PR sets to 10/8/5 for the 5/3/1 weeks, seems to work well with my mentality, because otherwise I’d be being stupid on the regular, and hurt myself.

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2345

Maybe just found the next title for my log.

I like your thinking on that rep scheme, logically speaking. I would have trouble keeping to it.

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2346

whoa

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2347

Very quick session today. Purely a deadlift maintenance day. 200 felt heavy than it shoulda, but I don’t really care. Also did a quick bunch of curls.

Barbell Deadlift

  • 60 kg x 5 reps
  • 80 kg x 3 reps
  • 110 kg x 3 reps
  • 130 kg x 3 reps
  • 150 kg x 3 reps
  • 170 kg x 2 reps
  • 200 kg x 1 reps
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2348

Good, keep up that attitude, definitely don’t want to get any stronger on deadlift, just keep thinking about that geriatric back of yours, don’t want to break it again.

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2349

Ooh look at the young bloke having pop shots. Don’t worry @alex_uk one day you will have a bus pass too!!

2350

Haha, I’m not that young, just younger than Cyrrex, although I’m overdue screwing my back up so he’ll get a chance to laugh at me at some point soon.

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2351

Just so long as you promise to not make fun of me, I will lay off the heavier deads.

2352

I will only make fun of you when I’m sure I’m sufficiently far enough ahead that you won’t catch me, so maybe 3-5 years…

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2353

Bit of an easy upper body pulling and arms day. Another week without doing any push presses, but I had a very strange and intense pain in my left shoulder the other day. Which seemed to be caused by sleeping in a strange position, of all things. Will be interesting in a couple days when I try to do some strict, hope it isn’t an issue.

  • Pull-Up

    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 6 reps
    • 7 reps
    • 8 reps
    • 9 reps
    • 10 reps

  • Preacher Curl

    • 40 lb x 8 reps
    • 50 lb x 8 reps
    • 60 lb x 8 reps
    • 70 lb x 8 reps
    • 80 lb x 8 reps
    • 50 lb x 10 reps
    • 30 lb x 15 reps

  • Isolateral Plate Loaded High Row

    • 90 lb x 10 reps
    • 140 lb x 8 reps
    • 180 lb x 8 reps
    • 230 lb x 8 reps
    • 270 lb x 8 reps
    • 180 lb x 20 reps

Nothing special here, was just trying to do everything slow and get some good pumps, whatever that is.

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2354

That assumes that I will not make any more forward progress. Which may be right, if we are being honest. Still, I have hit quite a number of rep and absolute PRs this year. Would also be in shooting distance of a few lower body PRs, except I don’t think I want to go after them.

If only I had some tren, I’d be unstoppable.

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2355

Have you considered joining the other old timers at the alter or Casey Viator?

You’ll never get any bigger or stronger, but you’ll never get hurt and you can just lie to yourself about your results.

2356

I don’t know who that is, so I think the joke is lost on me.

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2357

To avoid upsetting any mods, you may have to just google it. Not really allowed open discussions on this stuff on T-Nation anymore

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2358

In any case, it sounds like you are giving me the go ahead to just start lying about shit, which is excellent. Did I mention I have 17 inch biceps and just deadlifted 260?

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2359

If you’re going to lie, make it less believable. Those are probably both borderline true

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2360

I wish.

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2361

Pretty close to my over ambitious 2021 goals!

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2362

So looking back to last year, almost exactly a year ago, my PR at 75 on the press is only 7 reps. So that is what I have to beat today. Will have to combine it with a squat session because I was forced to take yesterday off, so that might wear me out a bit. Should be doable? I am nervous. It is weird how much anxiety I manage to create for myself. Have been eating too much salad lately as well, not sure I am going into this fully prepared.

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