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    MON Oct 22nd BW 86.4kg

    SQUAT
    77.5kg 2x5 paused/no belt

    BENCH PRESS
    70kg 5x5

    WEIGHTED CHINS
    +7.5kg 4,4,4,4,4 = 20 reps

    The last set of bench was tough. Rested 5 mins before it. Hope to test a new 3RM later this week. Legs and back are still tender from Saturday.
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    THUR Oct 25 BW 86.2kg

    SQUAT
    112.5kg 1x3 (NEW 3RM)
    107.5kg 1x3
    102.5kg 1x3

    + Walkout 122.5kg

    OHP
    42.5kg 4x5

    DEADLIFT
    120kg 1x4 (NEW 4RM)

    Last squat rep was slow but I’m getting better at pushing through the wall. Could’ve sworn I did 5 reps on deadlift but the video doesn’t lie! I think might've cut the first rep when I edited it
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    SAT Oct 27th BW 86.2kg

    SQUAT
    95kg 5x5

    OHP
    42.5kg 3x4

    RDL
    75kg 2x8

    Squats were better today than last week. Focused on getting a real tight core and maintaining it. I'll go back to alternating RDL with deadlifts on volume day. My form was terrible the first set. Second set looked better from my eyes - back was much straighter.

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    MON Oct 29th BW 86.4kg

    SQUAT
    77.5kg 2x5 paused/no belt

    BENCH
    82.5kg 3x1 (NEW 1RM)
    77.5kg 1x1
    75kg 2x3
    70kg 2x5

    CHINS 9,6,6

    Hungry and tired from a hectic weekend so I knew this wouldn't be an easy workout. The bar moved really slow on bench. I'll give 85kg a whirl next week but could be at the end of this run and ready for a reset.

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    WED Oct 31st BW 86.2kg

    SQUAT
    115kg x 2
    115kg x 2

    125kg Walkout

    OHP
    45kg 4x4
    50kg x1
    52.5kg x 1 (NEW 1RM)

    Fun workout with a couple of new PRs hit but I tweaked something in my back last bench session and it felt odd as I walked out to do a back off at 110kg so I racked it and called squats a day and decided to skip deadlifts too. Considering a reset for squats - I'm pretty close to a max and form seems to be getting sloppy with a bit of knee cave at these heavier weights.

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    SUN Nov 4th BW 86.0kg

    SQUAT
    80kg 3x3

    OHP
    37.5kg 3x4

    RDL
    50kg 3x8

    A very light workout today. I tweaked something in my lower back benching last week and aggravated it squatting on Wednesday. It's improving but needs a bit more time and a light session today did it some good. I'll take a light week and reset my lifts next week if the back is good to go.

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    WED Nov 5th BW 85.0kg

    SQUAT
    90kg 3x3

    OHP
    40kg 3x4

    DEADLIFT
    100kg 2x3

    Back's feeling a lot better. Didn't push too hard today, focused on good form and just doing some maintenance. Looking forward to starting a new program Saturday.

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    So I'm all set for another run at Andy's GGW program, slightly modified for squats and deadlift. I need regular practice with heavy weights for squats and think I can make more weekly progress in deadlift. For those reasons I plan to add a heavy single/double/triple on heavy day for squats, and keep adding weight each week on deadlift, while doing volume deadlift once a week. I'll be following the program on OHP and bench but with an extra bench session when I can making it twice a week for each.

    My current best lifts are
    SQUAT 115kg (2RM)
    DEADLIFT 120kg (5RM)
    OH PRESS 52.5kg (1RM)
    BENCH 82.5kg (1RM)

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    SAT Nov 10th BW 85.4kg

    SQUAT
    100kg 1x1
    85kg 4x6

    OHP
    35kg 3x6

    DEADLIFT
    80kg 3x6

    After a bit of an easy week, these squats had me panting. Wanted use my straps for deadlift but one has disappeared in the piles of kids junk around the place. Looking forward to getting back into this program for a few months.

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    starting strength coach development program
    MON Nov 12th BW 85.8kg

    SQUAT
    72.5kg 3x6 no belt

    BENCH
    60kg 4x6

    OHP
    8,8,5

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