Skid (Marc's) log

[skid]

Thanks Oldster! No pressure

Warm up 500M row

Light Squat with SSB - Went for speed on the way up.
360-3,3,3,3,3,

Pause Bench
255-3,3,3, - 5 days in a row. Didn't feel too bad!

Close grip bench
305-3,3,3, - Last set felt the best.

Deadlift
455-2, - felt a bit of a re-occurance of the tweak in my back on the second rep. Not taking any chances so dropped weight
425-3, - these felt better and a little light so added 10 pounds
435-3, - felt good, moved fast

Stiff leg deadlift
325-8,8,

Shrugs
325-15,15,

[Oldster]

Thanks Oldster! No pressure

Au contraire! The hopes, dreams, and future of two nations rests upon your shoulders! Yeah, I'm chuckling furiously...

Pause Bench
255-3,3,3, - 5 days in a row. Didn't feel too bad!

My lifting partner messed with a Dan John cycle years ago. He benched lightly, 2 sets of 5, for quite a long time, 42 days if I remember correctly, 6 days each week. He tested himself at the end and actually hit a new PR in the low 400s. I should have apologized for all my heckling during those weeks, but his smug look was punishment enough.

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500M row warm up 1:56

Pause Bench
300-1
320-1,1,1, - 3 second pause - Program didn't call for a long pause, but the weights felt light today so why not?
275-3,3,3. - 3 second pause

Guillotine Bench
95-10, 20,
105-15,20 - Just trying to find an appropriate weight and getting shoulders used to the movement. Went light regardless.

DB OH Press
35-20 easy
45-20,20, few reps in the tank..

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500M row 2:00

Squat - My squat is sucking right now -
405-1,
425-1,
365-5,
355-5,
345-5,

Pause Bench
275-3,3,3,

Low pin bench - Chest level
265-6,
255-6,6,

Chins
BW + 25
OH-6,6,
UH-6,6,

Strict row non-stop
165-12,12,12,

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500M row warm up

Comp Bench - Used my new IPF Bull bar which came late yesterday. Very aggressive knurling compared to my Rogue's, maybe even more so than a comp Eleiko. Much stiffer as well compared to the Rogue's.
275-3,3,3,

Pin Bench at sticking point
245-6,6,6,

Curl to press with DB's
35-16,20,20,

EZ bar curl
95-12,15,16,

[Oldster]

I used to use a Texas bar for my benches, Skid. Danged thing was so aggressive when it first arrived I had to take a steel brush to it. It cut our palms just to grasp it beforehand. My lifting partner took it to his classroom at school, so I bought a Rogue which isn't aggressive enough (for me).

[skid]

I used to use a Texas bar for my benches, Skid. Danged thing was so aggressive when it first arrived I had to take a steel brush to it. It cut our palms just to grasp it beforehand. My lifting partner took it to his classroom at school, so I bought a Rogue which isn't aggressive enough (for me).

The Bull's definitely got a bite I don't think any deadlifts will be slipping out of my hands. It's not too sharp though, seems just right. Makes my 2 Rogue bars seem like they're worn out though...

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500M row

Comp Bench
275-3,3,3,

Close Grip Bench
300-3,3,3,
185-15,15,15,

Tricep Cable Push down
135-20,20

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The gravity in Paradise Valley just increased 2.2 times! Received my new IPF legal Bull KG calibrated weights today. My first thought as I unloaded everything was these things are heavy! The 25KG plates are 55 pounds or so.

There is quite a difference in quality between the Bull precision calibrated weights and my old Standard brand weights. The Bull weights fit tight on the bar with zero slop. The collars are precision machined and work very smoothly. The bar is quite aggressively knurled; My deadlift actually hurt my hands a bit today.

Warm up 500 M row

Weights in KG...

Squat with SSB
170-2,
150-3,3,3,3,

Comp Bench
125-3,3,3

OH Press
95-3,3,3

Deadlift
195-3,3,3,

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500M row warm up

Weight in KG

Comp Bench
135-1
150-1,1,1.
110-8,8,8,

45 degree incline bench close grip T&G
90-10
85-10

Dips
BW-10,10,10,

Leg raise from rings
10,10,10,