Weird, but impressive

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1522

Yeah, if you see me log ten sets of deadlifts or something, I would literally be switching after every set. I forced myself to learn that long ago, to hopefully offset those exact issues you are talking about.

But regardless, I do not need to train my grip any more. I probably already overtrain grip.

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1523

What, like dudes just coming up to you randomly in the gym getting mad at you for using straps?

ā€œmate, I canā€™t abide no strapped deadlifting in my gym, you dumb pussy. you and me gonna throw hands.ā€

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1524

If u want an excess of grip strength all the more power to u lol. Just if we after an excess of muscle and plenty of grip strengthā€¦

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1525

People mirin 3 plates at his gym so not super surprised

1526

I agree with you. Would rather have excess strength elsewhere.

This is probably more common than you think. I think you are fortunate to have easy access to top notch gyms.

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1527

Naaah on the internet. You see super vocal people like ā€œyou should wear belts only when over 90%ā€, ā€œyou should not wear straps or youā€™ll have no gripā€ and form nazis etc

Iā€™m not even sure. If you use your grip all the time it wonā€™t recover, like strongmen using straps.

Wait next monday where Iā€™ll power shrug 4 plates ahahah

1528

Yeah, I have given up on that kind of stuff. You just have to try different viewpoints and figure stuff out. Even some very smart people who we generally admire say stupid shit that is simply untrue, or only true from their own perspective.

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1529

I mean donā€™t be like the guy in ā€œgenetics and bodybuildingā€ thinking that a 800 lbs deadlift while junior isnā€™t elite

I would watch you OHP 82 kgs I would be fucking stocked and impressed. Even though Big Z could do it with triple the weight.

I hang with a coach, he squats way more than me, but when he saw me doing sets of 25 shrugs with the 50 kgs DBs he was like ā€œWTF are you Iā€™m not sure I could even lift thatā€. Same when I see him doing his DBs OHP Iā€™m impressed

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1530

I did the same thing and started using straps all the time so I could stick with double overhand.

I do what I want. I donā€™t use straps when I warm up on deads or cleans. Iā€™ll push the limit of my grip with a single, but not on work sets.

Iā€™m the same with my belt usage. I donā€™t use it until I feel like I need it. Some days I donā€™t put it on. Some days I wear it to squat two plates. I let my body decide.

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1531

Exactly how I do it with belts, straps, etc. I have to worry about my back, I could give a tenth of a shit if it somehow means I am cheating my core out of gainz or whatever. My core is fine, thanks!

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1532

Sorry dude, but the towel is pink.

This is some good (very much not deloaded) lifting man. Iā€™m genuinely looking forward to your 100kg press.

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1533

Race him!

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1534

I suspect the only way you will see a 100kg press out of me is if you slide the word ā€œpushā€ in there somewhere.

1535

Iā€™m looking forward to seeing you push to a 100kg press then.

@alex_uk I mean, yeah, I guess. Iā€™m competitive, but not delusional.

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1536

Fair comment, he might be old but heā€™s pretty strong!

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1537

Oooooh that was a low blow

1538

Yeah, heā€™s a bit feisty lately.

I meanā€¦pretty sure I have done that loads of times already, so that gets us nowhere.

Edit: Ah, I see what you did there, clever boy.

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1539

Fake deload continues. A bit of heavy-but-not-tiring benching on the menu, plus squat cardio.

  • Decline Barbell Bench Press

    • 40 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 5 reps
    • 80 kg x 4 reps
    • 90 kg x 3 reps
    • 100 kg x 2 reps
    • 110 kg x 2 reps
    • 120 kg x 2 reps
    • 130 kg x 2 reps
    • 100 kg x 8 reps

  • Muscle-Up

    • 2 reps
    • 3 reps
    • 2 reps
    • 3 reps
    • 3 reps
    • 2 reps
    • 5 reps

  • Barbell Squat

    • 40 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 10 reps
    • 65 kg x 10 reps
    • 70 kg x 10 reps
    • 75 kg x 10 reps
    • 80 kg x 10 reps

This was a pleasant surprise. Wasnā€™t really planning on going past 120, but doing it for a double was fairly easy, so why not go for 130? Had my kid there ready to spot in case of disaster, and was only going to a single, but there was more in the tank. This is spitting distance of PR territory, which is nice after only 3 weeks on the program.

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1540

Alright, last day of deload, but since it is Deadlift day then I will just do the normal TM scheme. Came into this feeling un-strong. And then was forced to lift from the plain crossfit floor area, instead of from the platform I had been using for the past many weeks. So everthing felt a bit off and overly difficult. Topset (165) also felt off, but pulled my ass together and the extra joker set actually was okay.

  • 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
    • 175 kg x 4 reps
    • 115 kg x 8 reps
    • 115 kg x 8 reps
    • 115 kg x 8 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

Even the presses felt tough. Picked 52, because I could sense 55 was not going to happen, and in hindsight I was probably right about that. Oh well, work done.

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1541

One of the rarest occasions in human history :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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