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    Squat 215 x 5 x 5
    Bench 1405 x 5 x 5
    Deadlift 235 x 2 x 5

    Apparently to keep my head down on squats I have to focus on pinning my chin to my collarbones.

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    Seated OHP 85 x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3 (37 reps total)
    Pendlay row 120 x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 (37 reps total)

    OHP stalled for two reps the first time due to getting way off line - the bar was far too forward off my shoulders.
    Rows were just a mess of chest popping up and/or nearly dropping the bar rather than a semi-controlled descent.

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    Squat 260 x 2 x 3
    Bench 178.75 x 2 x 3
    Deadlift 295* x 3, 2

    Squats were kind of messy with knees pulling back before the hips drove up. Also fighting to keep my damned chin down.
    Bench was decent, if ith a bit of wrist-rolling on the first set.
    Deadlift... I don't even know how to record this one. I was going for 285, and if felt heavier than I thought and viciously unbalanced for no reason... until I started unloading the bar after only getting two reps on the second set and discovered I'd put a 35 on one end instead of a 25.

    Either way, that's a new deadlift PR. Now what do I do next session - 290 for the 2 x 3 or 295 and go for 2 x 3?
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    Squat 215 x 5 x 5
    Seated OHP 86.25 x 5 x 5
    Deadlift 245 x 2 x 5

    I'm getting better at keeping my chin down on squats, but they've got a ways to go yet. I've been splitting my focus on the chin and keeping my core braced hard to see which affects the other more.
    Almost dropped the damned bar on my head on SOHP on set one rep four - it came to lockout waaaaaay behind my shoulders and had to fight it back into position.
    For deadlifts I went with just under 85% of the actual misloaded lift from last intensity day. Went pretty smoothly; the last rep of both sets needed two setups to get squeezed right.

    I was kind of forced to accelerate the schedule a day due to a doctor's appointment on my usual ID on Thursday. Didn't mind it.

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    Pendlay rows 120 x 3 x 15 (45 reps total)

    Shorter session today thanks to the wrong type of snow thawing. Not day as all, made nine sets before I had to go with 40s rests.
    Last edited by I_iz_a_fatass; 03-22-2016 at 07:54 AM. Reason: updated

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    Squat 220 x 2

    THAT sucked. Something popped left side at the base of the scapula and pain was immediate. Game fucking over. 800mg ibuprofen already in.

    Video here, with sound.

    Last edited by I_iz_a_fatass; 03-26-2016 at 12:05 PM.

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    Squat 215 x 3 x 5
    Kneeing press 85 x 3 x 5
    Deadlift 240 x 1 x 5

    Just a session to test out the popped subscapula, all is well.

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    Squat 260 x 2 x 1
    Seated OHP 105 x 2 x 3
    Deadlift --

    Just a shit session.
    Squats were barely 1 rep each; there wasn't anything in the tank.
    SOHP went up, with a hard stall on the last rep that got grinded to lockout.
    Deadlifts weren't moving. At all. Tried 290, tried 275, nothing.

    Back to volume day on Saturday.

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    Squat 220 x 5 x 5
    Bench press 145 x 5 x 5
    Deadlift 240 x 2 x 5

    Before squats I did 2 x 8 EZ bar lying triceps extension to loosen up my shoulders and elbows and it worked wonders. Usually the first two warmup sets are me fighting to get my hands to the ring finger is on the rings; LTEs made that happen on the first warmup set. We'll see if that continues.
    Squats were kind of grindy; keeping my damned chin tucked is hard, but kind of essential if I want to not pancake.
    Bench went well; working on keeping my ass on the bench makes it harder of course.
    Deadlifts are good; set two rep two got out in front and really struggled to lockout, but the others are fine.

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    starting strength coach development program
    Seated OHP 86.25 x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2 (30 reps total)
    Pendlay rows 125 x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3 (41 reps total)

    Not a lot to say. Went well.

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