Weird, but impressive

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1442

Only manlets care about relative strength.

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1443

Truer words have never been spoken mate.

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1444

I really do care about relative strength. Iā€™m not a manlet though Iā€™m just weak

1445

Respectfully disagree.

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1446

Meeeeeh 120 bench, 160 squat, 200 dead at 83 after 7 years of training really arenā€™t strong. But strong enough for what I want! (For now)

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1447

I second dagill, you bench my deadlift PR :sweat_smile:

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1448

Youā€™re half my weight so that doesnā€™t count :stuck_out_tongue:

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1449

Lol :joy:

1450

U put a lot of weight overhead so Iā€™ll see u in a few years lel

1451

C1W3D3 - Bench Day

Did 15 reps for 95 last time, so according to the math I have to get at least 12 here at 100.

  • Decline Barbell Bench Press

    • 40 kg x 5 reps
    • 55 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 3 reps
    • 80 kg x 5 reps
    • 90 kg x 3 reps
    • 100 kg x 14 reps

  • Barbell Incline Bench Press

    • 40 kg x 10 reps
    • 55 kg x 10 reps
    • 55 kg x 10 reps
    • 55 kg x 10 reps
    • 55 kg x 10 reps
    • 55 kg x 10 reps

  • Muscle-Up

    • 1 reps
    • 1 reps
    • 2 reps
    • 4 reps

  • Barbell Squat

    • 40 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 10 reps
    • 60 kg x 10 reps
    • 60 kg x 10 reps
    • 60 kg x 10 reps
    • 60 kg x 10 reps

14 reps was a good result, I think one or two reps short of PR territory at that weight. More than I was hoping for in just the first cycle. Switched to incline again on the assistance. I begin to realize one of the reasons I find them so uncomfortable is because the grip is almost one-and-a-half hands wider than where I usually bench. It feels absurd, and the stretch is absurd. But all the more reason to do them, I guess. Kept squat cardio light. Work good, burnout bad.

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1452

This is where the magic happens. At least I hope it is, because Iā€™m doing it.

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1453

So far it feels more likeā€¦whatā€™s the opposite of magic?

I know from past history that I can get pretty decent at inclines if I focus on them and go a lot heavier, but for now I will only do them as assistance.

Speaking of which, off program day. Focusing a lot on up back and rear delt stuff, based loosely on @T3hPwnisher ā€˜s thoughts about doing things that will help bring up the pressing numbers. Even the PUs were done looking up at the sky, chest first and slow.

  • Pull-Up

    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 10 reps

  • One-Arm Dumbbell Row

    • 25 kg x 10 reps
    • 29.5 kg x 10 reps
    • 34 kg x 10 reps
    • 38.5 kg x 10 reps
    • 42 kg x 10 reps

  • Yates Row

    • 20 kg x 10 reps
    • 40 kg x 8 reps
    • 50 kg x 8 reps
    • 60 kg x 8 reps
    • 70 kg x 8 reps
    • 80 kg x 8 reps
    • 60 kg x 12 reps

  • Upright Barbell Row

    • 35 lb x 15 reps
    • 50 lb x 12 reps
    • 70 lb x 10 reps
    • 70 lb x 10 reps

  • Cable Rope Rear-Delt Rows

    • 60 lb x 8 reps
    • 85 lb x 8 reps
    • 115 lb x 8 reps
    • 145 lb x 8 reps (PR)

The Yates rows are still kinda awkward, but at least my elbows werenā€™t complaining.

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1454

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Alright, now that I let this sit for a few days, for those of you not in on the joke, this was a picture of @aldebaran that he posted recently in his own log. It got so much praise that I couldnā€™t resist having some fun with it.

And let the record show that I have no towels in that particular color.

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1455

To me the towel is just red.

1456

Is that a towel, I thought he had left his cape on the bench!!

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I mean, it is closest to the primary color of red. But it isnā€™t red.

1458

C1W3D4 - Deadlift day, TM style.

Last day of this cycle. 165 was the topset, which is obviously a bit too easy considering I did a joker of 185 for 2 immediately afterwards. I like this approach A LOT. I can do good work with the DL, move it forward a bit, but there is absolutely zero burnout or CNS fatigue coming from this easy workload. Will obviously have to bump it up a tiny bit next round, but honestly probably just 5 kilo on the topset.

  • Barbell Deadlift

    • 65 kg x 5 reps
    • 80 kg x 5 reps
    • 100 kg x 5 reps
    • 115 kg x 3 reps
    • 130 kg x 3 reps
    • 145 kg x 1 reps
    • 165 kg x 1 reps
    • 185 kg x 2 reps
    • 115 kg x 5 reps
    • 115 kg x 5 reps
    • 115 kg x 5 reps

  • Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)

    • 40 kg x 5 reps
    • 52 kg x 10 reps
    • 52 kg x 10 reps
    • 52 kg x 10 reps
    • 52 kg x 10 reps
    • 52 kg x 10 reps

  • Muscle-Up

    • 2 reps

Also rather liking that I was able to get that overhead assistance up to 52 kilo, I donā€™t believe I have managed that before, and it was only moderately challenging. And that, my friends, is the benefit of my Even More Boring approach. Making the lighter weights my bitch.

Time for a ā€œdeloadā€ week, which in my case does not mean what it is supposed to mean, at least not this time around. Probably just test a few heavier weights without doing too much volume, see where things are at. Have to evaluate what to do next, although I am pretty sure I will do another cycle with the 531. More just a question of where to put the TMs and if I want to mess with the assistance or whatever. This has easily been my best first cycle ever.

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1459

@aldebaran i swap u secret of big calves for secret of big delts

1460

So for deads the general approach is to work up to a top set with low reps than very light back off work?

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It is just the Training Maximally plan that @Frank_C got me doing, a la the below.

It seems a good way to maintain or very slowly progress a lift while focusing on other lifts.

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