Mate I can’t believe you even gave my shit stirring a response. 
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Why else do we even post here if not to respond to each other’s trolling?
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Lol true my friend, it would be pretty bland around here without the banter 
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Squats. These continue to be pretty okay. Put the TM up to 160, so everything gets a smidge harder. Topset was a bit strange, as I was too aggressive with the unracking and didn’t have collars on, so stuff got a little unbalanced. Strength was fine, though. Backoff sets for 10 reps this time, yeesh, unfun. But effective.
Barbell Squat
- 65 kg x 5 reps
- 80 kg x 5 reps
- 95 kg x 5 reps
- 115 kg x 3 reps
- 130 kg x 3 reps
- 145 kg x 1 reps
- 160 kg x 1 reps
- 130 kg x 10 reps
- 120 kg x 10 reps
- 110 kg x 10 reps
No time for anything else today.
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That’s a lot of volume mate. Very nice work.
Yeah what’s up with crappy phones that mute the tunes we like to listen to, when taking a video…
Strong work in here as per the norm. And continued great lethargy in your wordsmith writings. Big fan.
Well, apparently the answer is “the problem is you, dummy”. I just looked it up, and there absolutely is an easy way.
I feel stupid. Stupider.
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Shoulder Day. Guys…it is crazy how much of my headspace is filled up with my anxiety around pressing. For good and ill. I will post a video below this post, because there are some technique issues I am battling or trying to figure out and will want some feedback. Back to that in a second.
In the meantime…I really was going to stop at 90 today, but then I was like WHY NOT. Actually failed the PR the first time, but I felt I didn’t give it a proper effort, so tried again.
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Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)
- 35 kg x 5 reps
- 45 kg x 5 reps
- 55 kg x 5 reps
- 62.5 kg x 3 reps
- 72.5 kg x 3 reps
- 80 kg x 1 reps
- 90 kg x 1 reps
- 97.5 kg x 1 reps (PR)
- 62.5 kg x 8 reps
- 62.5 kg x 8 reps
- 62.5 kg x 8 reps
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Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
- 22 kg x 6 reps
- 26 kg x 6 reps
- 30 kg x 6 reps
- 34 kg x 6 reps
- 20 kg x 12 reps
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Isolateral Plate Loaded Shoulder Press
- 100 lb x 10 reps
- 100 lb x 10 reps
- 100 lb x 15 reps
Anyway, there is still more knee wiggle going on than I like. Video incoming.
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Okay, so, this is a video of 90 kilo. Try not to stare at my butt overly much, hard is it may be (heh). What I am trying to subtly do with these singles is to do that little “shoulder dip” that @T3hPwnisher linked in a video to sometime back in some other log. Hard to see it in the video, but I am definitely doing that with my upper body. Problem is, I cannot really seem to avoid the knee wiggle that wants to come with it. It may just be an artifact of shifting around 90 kilo on my tiny ass frame, it just sets everything in motion. I dunno. I don’t feel like I am getting much from the knee movement, it is not remotely like what I get out of a push press, for example. Still, I don’t like it. I do not have a video of 97.5, but it felt exactly the same.
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All I know is that dude in the video is totally starting at your butt…
Congrats on the PR!
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It took me a while there dancing around the bar because that dude came into my peripheral and needed to get the fuck out of there before I could go.
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That’s a tough one. You might have to create a new lifting sequence. Like consciously que every move to get it ingrained. “Rack, walk out, lock knees, press” kinda mantra.
Have you done a good bit of oly lifting?
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Thing is, it is a lot to keep track of, which is hard to focus on when it gets heavy. Lean back, rack, back out and straighten up, lean back again and explode forward. Sometimes I forget to even push with enough force as a result.
Honestly, I am trying to figure out if I should even care. It is working, even if it isn’t perfect.
There’s that! I mean, that is a very good lift.
I’ve actually been trying to get a little pop on my ohp or c&j for like a year and just can’t. Its like I have lead feet. It’s actually hip and spine instability on dynamic loading, but lead feet none the less.
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That’s the whole trick, figuring out how to get that shit to accelerate. I didn’t answer your earlier question…I used to do a bunch of C and P, but I do not have very good mobility, so I feel like I do not get max benefit. I have pretty good pop on a push press, however.
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1rms aren’t worth sweating form degrades. If this is happening for ALL pressing and it’s something you don’t want to have happen, worksets are a place to address it.
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Good point. And it is only when I am up at the top end doing singles, it never happens when I am repping. I normally don’t worry about such shit for any other lift, but presses mess with my head.
Man, some dudes start the press at the forehead, drop it to their collarbones, then press it and call THAT a press. Putting heavy stuff over your head will never not be awesome.
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You’re fairly wise. You know, this may sound crazy, but you might consider starting a blog and sharing all your sage advice.
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Crazy strength, great butt.
I do the exact same kind of wiggle you’re referring to, so I have to give you a pass. I think it originates from flexing the quads and thrusting the hips forward. I do that to initiate leaning back and gain a bit of momentum.
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