I'm over here now. Pushing up the Back End Log.

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Yesterday (April 17)

10/1

Squat 100 x 5 x 3
Deadlift 155 x 3 x 5
Shrug 135 x 3 x 12
BB Curl 50 x 3 x 12

BW is 214.5. Things feel good. I have a slight weird feeling/tightness in my groin where I had the tear. I feel it on squat work sets and squat and when If I lean back too quickly doing Press 2.0. It's not pain though - just a kind of "tightness/pulling" sensation. I'm super aware of it and am making sure not to push through it if it feels bad and i'm also going slow and deliberate in all of my movements. I still have a slight bit of the sciatica pain in my ass on my deadlift work sets, but it's really minimal and doesn't bother me. Motivation is good. Mind is settling a bit and I've lost some of the anxiousness to rush my loading. Slow and steady and I'll get where I want to get.

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Yesterday (April 19)

10/2

Press 120 x 3 x 3
Bench 125 x 3 x 10
Tricep pulldown w ropes 32.5 x 3 x 12

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10/3

Squat 145 x 3 x 1
Lat Pulldown (oh) 92.5 x 3 x 12
Lat pulldown (chin grip) 93.5 x 3 x 12
DB curls 30 x 3 x 10

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11/1

Press: 82.5 x 5 x 3
Bench: 170 x 3 x 1
DB Incline: 52.5 x 3 x 12
Dips: +5lbs x 3 x 8

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11/2

Squat 100 x 5 x 3
Deadlift 165 x 3 x 3
Shrug 135 x 3 x 12
BB Curl 52.5 x 3 x 12

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11/3

Press 125 x 3 x 1
Bench 125 x 3 x 10
Tricep pulldown w ropes 32.5 x 3 x 12

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Weigh in 212.5

Hmm. I'm surprised although I don't mind the weight dropping a little. I've been eating more overall trying to level off and then go the other direction. Will add more calories. I'm in a good groove with my diet. For the first time in my life I'm trying a limited carb approach. Started this when I was dieting to lose weight starting in February and have kept with it. For those 10 weeks I mostly limited my carbs every day to about 12-16 oz of sweet potato/yam, eating before noon, and some beans mixed in with proteins (chili etc). All other calories from protein and fat and residual carbs in those foods. About 110-150 carbs daily. For the last few weeks, I've been doing just the yams everyday, and I've added raisins about an hour before I train and white potato after. That is working out to about 100 grams of carb on non-lifting days, around 200 grams on lifting days. I'm doing a Sunday "Free day" too -- I don't count macros/calories and eat & drink whatever I want.

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12/1

Squat 155 x 3 x 5
Lat Pulldown (overhand grip) 92.5 x 3 x 12
Lat pulldown (chin grip) 92.5 x 3 x 12
DB curls 30 x 3 x 10

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12/2

Press 82.5 x 5 x 3
Bench 165 x 3 x 5
DB Incline 60 x 3 x 12
Dips +5 x 3 x 8

Moderate sciatica pain today. Enough to be annoying.

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12/3

Squat 125 x 5 x 3
Deadlift 175 x 3 x 1
Shrug 140 x 3 x 15
BB Curl 52.5 x 3 x 12

Feel like I may be able to do rows again. Tested the movement with an empty bar and it felt ok. Will try to work it back in on my next "A" workout. Today was "C" (out of A through D).

Had some unusual soreness in my groin this week on my right side after last squat workout. Worried a little because it was basically around the spot where I tore the tendon, but it came on next day and got worse over time, and now it's gone completely so I think just DOMS.