Weird, but impressive

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6370

I miss pressing like a maniac.

That’s some good work.

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6371

Congrats, that is fantastic work. Definitely jealous!

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6372

Your jealousy is my PWO.

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6373

There isn’t enough cals in that for someone of your stature.

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6374

I mix in your tears

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6375

Makes sense, they’re a solid mix of butter, cream and bacon grease these days.

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6376

Oops, haven’t been logging. Had a bunch of days off, and then when I re-started I just did mediocre shit.

Today was also just some easy shit.

Afternoon Workout
Wednesday, 1 April 2026 at 14.49

Deadlift (Barbell)
Set 1: 70 kg × 3
Set 2: 90 kg × 3
Set 3: 110 kg × 3
Set 4: 130 kg × 2
Set 5: 150 kg × 2
Set 6: 170 kg × 1
Set 7: 190 kg × 1
Set 8: 210 kg × 2

Muscle Up
Set 1: 2 reps

Pull Up
Set 1: 5 reps
Set 2: 15 reps
https://link.strong.app/jjfrevwc

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6377

I was starting to wonder what happened to you.

6378

Meh, little below average today. Just sore and tired for whatever reason.

Afternoon Workout
Friday, 3 April 2026 at 14.24

Overhead Press (Barbell)
Set 1: 40 kg × 5
Set 2: 50 kg × 5
Set 3: 60 kg × 5
Set 4: 70 kg × 6
Set 5: 80 kg × 3
Set 6: 90 kg × 1
Set 7: 100 kg × 2

Seated Overhead Press (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 16 kg × 6
Set 2: 20 kg × 6
Set 3: 24 kg × 6
Set 4: 28 kg × 6
Set 5: 32 kg × 6
Set 6: 36 kg × 6
Set 7: 40 kg × 10
https://link.strong.app/umnhbiem

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6379

Some jumps and pulls a couple days ago, and it was not good. I have been having a minor issue in my lower back.

And then yesterday, squats. The issue was definitely still there, both in pain/discomfort, but also in weakness. Something not feeling right. Called a stop. I am starting to indeed wonder if I am getting too old for some of this shit and maybe need to reconsider my approach.

Midday Workout
Monday, 6 April 2026 at 12.24

Squat (Barbell)
Set 1: 60 kg × 5
Set 2: 80 kg × 5
Set 3: 100 kg × 5
Set 4: 120 kg × 3
Set 5: 140 kg × 3
Set 6: 160 kg × 1

Leg Press
Set 1: 195 kg × 8
Set 2: 195 kg × 8
Set 3: 195 kg × 8
https://link.strong.app/umnpmjgx

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6380

Hearted for the work but not for this, sorry to hear this.

Change of approach being less ramping to daily top sets and more sub max work, or taking up knitting?

You do any stretch, mobility, soft tissue stuff?

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6381

I don’t really do any of traditional warmup or mobility stuff. Which could be helpful, but I think the current problem may be simply that I am overloading and compressing my spine. It’s never been a great idea for me with my history, but I am also getting older and older.

So yeah, maybe I should take up knitting. Or at least stop being a fat, lazy ego-lifter.

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6382

Maybe just time to swap some stuff out for variations. Chase different lifts.

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6383

Yeah, and maybe that means getting away from stuff that loads my spine so much. I currently weight around 92 kilo or so, and I think the only real things I have to show for it are a slightly improved flat bench and a barely improved squat. Maybe a few reps in the overhead pressing.

But I think I felt better about the previous version of myself. I don’t think you were in my log back then, but I would get a lot of shit for some of the stuff I was doing (in a light-hearted way), but I was honestly a faaaaaar more capable human being. And felt better, too.

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6384

Nothing wrong with finding your way back to that.

I could use some new material. :wink:

All good things. Looks like you may have found an answer to your problem.

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6385

Maybe. I am sorta trying to talk myself into it. But could also be that I am legit too old to get back there.

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6386

Maybe there specifically. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find a slightly different version of that. Like, that you, but adjusted for age.

6387

Yea not buying that, you’ll bitch and moan and say you’re having a bad day then pull out PRs left right and centre. Anyways you ain’t that old, @simo74 is still setting lifetime PRs at what I believe is a similar age.

Also now you are no longer doing the weird stuff in your lifting your log title means that it’s you that’s weird, but impressive.

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6388

Truth if I have ever heard it!!

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6389

Speaking of bad days, what kind of a loser struggles with 3 reps at 112.5? Did some close-grip bench for a bit of something different as well.

Afternoon Workout
Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 15.25

Incline Bench Press (Barbell)
Set 1: 45 kg × 5
Set 2: 60 kg × 5
Set 3: 70 kg × 5
Set 4: 82,5 kg × 3
Set 5: 92,5 kg × 3
Set 6: 102,5 kg × 1
Set 7: 112,5 kg × 3

Bench Press - Close Grip (Barbell)
Set 1: 60 kg × 5
Set 2: 70 kg × 5
Set 3: 80 kg × 5
Set 4: 90 kg × 5
Set 5: 100 kg × 6 (rep PR, but who cares)
Set 6: 60 kg × 20
https://link.strong.app/gguhrgle

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