Haha, no. First corner away though is a nice steep up hill section. Good way to let people know you’re around 
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Deadlift:
60x5
100x3
140x1
172.5x5 - 380.3lbs
Bench:
20x10
70x5
90x5
100x3
107.5x5
107.5x5
107.5x5
Notes:
- Hot as hell today… Was very tired also, two nights in a row of less than ideal sleep has me feeling pretty bad.
- deadlift felt Great though. Proper Easy.
- bench felt hard in contrast, to the point that I bet nearly failed the final rep! Crazy.
- heading to bed now for what I hope is 8-9 hours…
Tim Wise on Instagram: "Deadlift: 172.5kg for 5 reps. Bench: 107.5kgx5x3 Dog x 1. Super tired... Not enough sleep two days running will do that. Pushed through, but damn it made bench Hard... #deadlifteveryday #deadlift #monotomy #maelstrom #gzcl #garagegym #dadswholift #dadswithdaughters #copium"
Fin.
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Deadlift!
60x5
60x3
60x1
60x50 yes. 50 reps. Lol. - 132.3lbs
DB incline bench 30:
26x12
26x12
26x12
26x12
DB Chest Supported Row:
26x12
26x12
26x12
26x12
Notes:
- Day 15 of the Maelstrom Deadlift setup, the third day with 60kg, and adding 10 reps per cycle…until we get to 100reps. So will take 8 weeks in total for this to be a thing. As soul crushing as today was, could I have kept pushing on for another 10-15 reps. Absolutely. So I’m of the opinion that I’m going to make it just fine.
- accessories were accessorized. Semi deload on the weight for those
Fin.
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60 for 50? Man, I love stuff like this. But not enough to do it myself.
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Just gotta hate yourself a little more.
Deadlift:
60x5
80x2
80x38 - 176.37lbs
Squat:
20x5
70x1
70x1
90x1
90x1
110x1
110x1
110x1
130x2
115x2
Goblet Squats:
30x14
30x14
Leg Extensions:
20x12
40x12
55x10
Notes:
- wow.
- that was a lot of reps with 80kg…If I thought 60x50 was different…try adding another 20kg . Next week will 44 reps with the 80. Today was meant to be 36, but again an issue with counting while under duress.
- squat were ok, core musculature was fubar, made them more interesting than usual. Squeezed out a second rep with the 130. Going to have to rethink how I fit these squats in, or more so after What deadlift session. That sessions later in the week make more sense. Super low volume. Last time was after 150x8 and was MUCH easier. Might be something I can split up a bit. An easier squat day, just greasing the groove on one of these silly days, and the heavier squat day on the final day of the deadlift week, after either a double or triple. The beauty of a dynamic attitude to training.
- Accessories were good. Continuing with the continuous tension goblet squats, and man they burn Alot by the end of the second set. Wanted to quit on the second set😛 it burned so good.
- Leg Extensions going great, stronger every time by a margin.
- Really happy with this setup now overall. Deadlift actually causing a little anxiety before the workset each day haha. It’s good honest hard work. The glute and ham pump after these sets is next level, now having to sit down and chill for 5-10 before I move on. For more clarity, yesterday’s set took 150 seconds. 2.5 minutes of straight deadlifting with a huge technical focus. Groove is getting so greasy, that the first rep of every day with 60kg already looks silky clean, even without a general warmup, which although I still do…I dont feel like I NEED to. This was something I noticed on my previous “deadlift everyday” exploit. Although this is a completely different approach, the effects on being able to move better seem the same. Maybe a little better as this time around I’m not living and walking sore all the time . I did get some horrendous DOM’s in that first few days a few weeks ago, but nothing since despite the volume rising consistently.
- this week, we will see our first load jump, on day 7, whereby a cycle is only 2 sessions long - 195x2, then 195x3. This week I’ll be back to 2 reps, with a little more weight, though not a lot, as per my yearly plan to slow burn the shit out of everything all year.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF4mImDB5Qy/?igsh=bzBldHhjNGZqaG90
Fin.
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Really getting up there now mate. Tagging @T3hPwnisher cause he knows that high rep deadlifts have serious health implications according to a study . 
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Bench:
20x15
70x8
90x5
110x1
109x5
109x5
109x5 - 240.3lbs
Deadlift:
60x5
100x3
105x27 - 231.48lbs
DB Incline 30:
26x6
36x6 - 79.36lbs
36x6
Notes:
- Benched first today for something different, and to see what kind of interference effect the deadlift has on everything else. Got through the 3x5 a little easier, and still maintained a 1.5kg jump in load. Did it make a difference? I guess we’ll see next time.
- one more bench session left in this micro bench block, and one more Incline session in which I’ll shoot for a PB of some kind. Two more DB Row sessions to round that out.
- deadlifts…they did feel good, but man did they hurt/burn towards the end of this one. Had decent DOM’s in the quads, hams, glutes and adductors…made life interesting. But the set was never in doubt - atleast I wasn’t allowing a non-complete. Hence the need to better balance WHEN the squat sessions happen. OR, I simply split the accessories away from the squats themselves. Feel like I could knock out the two accessories after Any deadlift session and still get a quality effort it, whereas the squats themselves I need the in-session fatigue to just be lower to get quality squats in. I mean at the end of the day, the squat itself in my current situation, is an accessory also.
- Smoked. 125kg for 18 reps tomorrow, feels like it will be a walk in the park after the last three days haha. 50 + 38 + 27 reps…115 reps plus warmups in the last three days. Definitely something wrong with me. This is also WAY easier than the armor building complex I attempted to run Ages ago. I don’t know why, but I feel deadlift lends itself better to this kind of sillyness than any other exercise, something Cody Lefevre (GZCL) alludes to himself in his Maelstrom Blog Post. This is all his fault, with a sprinkle of @T3hPwnisher and @simo74 thrown in for good measure.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF7NaDZhFgs/?img_index=1&igsh=eDM2dzlmZWVpYXJh
Fin.
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Cody and I had a little back and forth on high rep squats about a year back. He really inspired me there, and got me to push 185 to stupid high reps. It’s really a nice divergence. And as @simo74 pointed out, I took exception to the article about high rep deadlifts being dead that was posted here a while back, haha. High rep deadlifts are just a game changer. They really find a new gear in you.
I’ve spoke with simo about this with running, and deadlifts are kinda similar. With high rep squats, you kinda HAVE to do that next rep. You go down for it, and if you don’t come back up, you have to bail. There is incentive for you to keep fighting. But deadlifts? At any time, you can drop the bar and walk away…which means you have to REALLY want that rep if you’re fighting for it.
I also look at the physiques in strongman back when we were pulling deads for reps vs max singles, and I think I know which era I’d want to belong in…
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I really should not read this log, because suddenly I kind of want to try some of this high rep stuff, which it sounds like might kill me?
It’s not so bad in truth. A little anxiety heading into the set…and death tries to say hello after it, but 5-10 minutes later you’re over it (mostly), and getting om with the rest of the workout.
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Deadlift:
60x5
100x3
125x17 - 275.6lbs
125x3
DB seated Shoulder Press: 30 seconds rest.
16x15 - 35.3lbs
16x13
16x11
16x9
16x7
16x5
DB alternating curls:
16x10 - 35.3lbs
16x10
Notes:
- Deadlifts were great, as has become usual. Meant to do 18, miscounted in the negative this time lol…promptly picked the bar back up for a quick triple after seeing the video. Was confident that I had it right this time…too confident it turns out. All double overhand full grip today, to see if I could. I could.
- Accessories were good. Wanted shoulder volume, and quickly, hence the pyramid. Chucked in some curls as I had a few minutes to spare.
Fin.
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Deadlift:
60x5
100x3
140x1
150x12 - 330.69lbs
Squats:
20x5
20x5
70x2
70x2
90x2
90x2
110x1
110x1
Notes:
- deadlifts were great. Squats were not.
Fin
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Deadlift:
60x5
100x3
140x1
172.5x7 - 380.3lbs
Notes:
- horrible sleep last night. Put the minimum work together and got worse lol. Went for a long 2 hr walk afterwards in lieu of other lifting. Felt better for that…
- deadlifts were solid though, no issues at all. Up down up down. I pulled the first rep with a double overhand grip, but didn’t have the gumption to try anymore than that. Mixed grip from then on. Easy
Fin.
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Love the dad realities happening in that video, how many kids you got?
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Depends on the day .
Great weather increases their numbers…
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Deadlift:
60x5
110x3
150x1
175x1
197.5x2 - 435.4lbs
Bench:
20x15
70x8
90x5
115x1 - 253.5lbs
110.5x5
110.5x5
110.5x5 - 243.6lbs
Notes:
- Had to get back to the laptop for a meeting, so skipped Accessories again. Potentially later today, but unlikely, it’s hot so will probably go swimming with the family after work instead.
- Deadlifts were Great. Honestly. Very easy today. Day 21 of the Maelstrom, or the end of week 3 (day 7). We saw a load increase for the heaviest day of 2.5kg, and next week we will see the day 6 load increase also, but around the same amount, or a little more, but not much more.
- bench was good also, quite surprised by it again…two sessions in a row I thought I was in trouble…but here we are 15 reps later once again. That’s the 8 sessions complete there…want to get some more back work in to round it out, that might happen later if I feel like heading back out. In two minds here. I completed that weight well enough to potentially chase another weight jump, but it won’t come easy…or do I stick to the plan, and start a new block over next session… I’ll stick to the plan.
Fin.
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