That would be ideal, yes. Of course cheese burgers are valid but think about the amount of cheese in comparison to the pizza!
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Iām really starting to think both is more optimal
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Everything below my neck area starting to feel better, so I went to the gym today. I have a forced deload mindset here, so absolutely stopped short of anything difficult, especially the squats.
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Barbell Squat
- 60 kg x 5 reps
- 80 kg x 5 reps
- 100 kg x 5 reps
- 120 kg x 3 reps
- 140 kg x 1 reps
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Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)
- 30 kg x 5 reps
- 40 kg x 5 reps
- 50 kg x 5 reps
- 60 kg x 3 reps
- 65 kg x 3 reps
- 75 kg x 2 reps
- 80 kg x 2 reps
- 45 kg x 10 reps
- 45 kg x 10 reps
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Muscle-Up
- 2 reps
- 5 reps
- 3 reps
- 3 reps
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Still feeling the impact of this flu, this last 10 days has been pretty rough. I feel pretty good during the days, but this dry cough comes at night that keeps me from sleeping properly. So needless to say I am far from my best, and bodyweight is still too low. Appetite is returning, so I will have to get to work on it. So obviously, not doing anything amazing today.
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Decline Barbell Bench Press
- 50 kg x 5 reps
- 65 kg x 5 reps
- 75 kg x 5 reps
- 90 kg x 3 reps
- 105 kg x 3 reps
- 120 kg x 1 reps
- 130 kg x 1 reps
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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
- 85 kg x 10 reps
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Ab Wheel (standing)
- 5 reps
- 1 reps
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Dips - Chest Version
- 5 reps
- 5 reps
- 5 reps | weighted | 11.3 kg
- 5 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
- 5 reps | weighted | 40.8 kg
- 20 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
Think that last set of dips ties a rep PR for a single plate, and it took an out of body experience to get it done. Sheesh.
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Glad youāre feeling better! Your posts make me glad I finally went to get my flu shot last weekend
Itās great that I am able to inspire you with my misery 
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Improving day by day, now on the other side of this flu. Basically managed to sleep through last night. Still feeling only about 80-90% from an energy POV, but canāt expect much more than that after these past couple of weeks. Anyway, since the squat day from 3 days ago was just a warmup, I was ready to go at it again today. Felt heavy, but no disaster. The rep at 150 (5 lower than my TM) was probably right about max. A bunch of time and food should help with that.
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Barbell Squat
- 60 kg x 5 reps
- 75 kg x 5 reps
- 90 kg x 5 reps
- 110 kg x 3 reps
- 125 kg x 3 reps
- 140 kg x 1 reps
- 150 kg x 1 reps
- 110 kg x 8 reps
- 60 kg x 8 reps
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Leg Press
- 225 lb x 15 reps
- 225 lb x 15 reps
- 225 lb x 15 reps
- 225 lb x 20 reps
- 225 lb x 20 reps
Ran out of energy, so didnāt feel any reason to push it.
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Feeling pretty good, but also fairly weak. Press day todayā¦just followed my current TM rep scheme, and was able to hit everything and even double the topset.
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Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)
- 35 kg x 5 reps
- 42.5 kg x 5 reps
- 50 kg x 5 reps
- 57.5 kg x 3 reps
- 65 kg x 3 reps
- 75 kg x 1 reps
- 82.5 kg x 2 reps
- 60 kg x 8 reps
- 60 kg x 8 reps
- 60 kg x 8 reps
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Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
- 20 kg x 6 reps
- 22 kg x 6 reps
- 24 kg x 6 reps
- 26 kg x 6 reps
- 28 kg x 6 reps
- 30 kg x 10 reps
All things considered, I am okay with this. A small step backwards from a couple of weeks ago, but not bad at this current bodyweight (waking up a smidge under 82 on my fat scale).
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Pulling and Bro Day. Focus on quality over quantity, which is why I use little bitch weights on everything. Still not sure this strategy really works for me, but going to stick with it one way or another until I know for sure.
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Pull-Up
- 5 reps
- 5 reps
- 5 reps | weighted | 11.3 kg
- 5 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
- 10 reps | weighted | 11.3 kg
- 10 reps
- 10 reps
- 1 reps
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Single Arm Seated Cable Row
- 30 lb x 10 reps
- 45 lb x 10 reps
- 60 lb x 10 reps
- 75 lb x 10 reps (PR)
- 45 lb x 10 reps
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Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
- 75 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 105 lb x 10 reps
- 120 lb x 10 reps
- 75 lb x 10 reps
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Ab Wheel (standing)
- 6 reps
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Muscle-Up
- 3 reps
- 3 reps
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Preacher Curl
- 30 lb x 10 reps
- 40 lb x 10 reps
- 40 lb x 10 reps
- 40 lb x 10 reps
- 30 lb x 10 reps
- 30 lb x 10 reps
I think the reason I dislike days like this is because I can do it all on auto-pilot. Nothing is difficult or intimidating enough to make my fight-or-flight responses engage and force me to focus. I suppose that is what I am biased towards training the way I do, regardless of results.
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Very impressive little bitch weight workout. You donāt see too many little bitch weight workouts in here, seems most people use manly weight, so itās nice to see a little change around the training journal section
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And right on cue, there is my forum nemesis to come and rub it in all nice and proper.
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If it makes you feel any better I havenāt worked out in a couple days. Of course last time I did this I set a PR, idk if you saw that or not
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Oh, like a MU PR? I must have just missed the video.
I havenāt devoted anytime to those yet, too easy at this point. I was referring to an OHP PR. You may have not even noticed it was an OHP lift as the number was so high you probably assumed it was a decline bench.
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Not at all mate, with all the extra mass you have, I would expect you to be benching 150 or so.
Anyway, yawn. I am still waiting to see you repping your bodyweight, then I will be properly impressed with your OHP.
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Also, if you see me posting within the next few days about how I am going to go ahead and push my bodyweight up to 90, youāll know why, lol.
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Nice to see those little pink dumbells getting some use at last.
Why the change of tactics? Did you get bored of being awesome?
Which change of tactics? My pulling days have been down prioritized for a long time.
As in, doing 6 different exercises for the pump. Thatās unusual for you, no?
Well, it is a more recent thing, but not super new. And only once a week, not for any lifts I care about.
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