Paul's log - Staying strong past 50

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8/30/24

Press - beltless - fives - bar, 95, 125, 135, 145, 155, 160, 135, 135
Pullups - BW x 9 x 5
Dips - BW x 20 x 3
SGDL - beltless - 235 x 8 x 3

Came down with a cold and feel like trash. But got it done.

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9/1/24

LBBS - beltless - sets of 5 - bar, 135, 185, 225, 275, 300, 300, 300
Bench - sets of 5 - bar, 135, 185, 225, 235, 250, 250, 250
DL - beltless - 135 x 5, 225 x 5, 315 x 2, 345 x 10

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9/2/24

Press - beltless sets of 5 - bar, 95, 125, 135, 145, 155, 155, 155, 145
Pullups - BW x 9 x 4
Dips - BW x 20 x 3
SGDL - beltless - 235 x 8 x 3

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9/5/24

LBBS w/3" belt - 300 x 5 x 5
Bench - 225 x 6 x 6

Just recovering from a week long hellish upper respiratory disease. Still feel a little crap, but got some work in.

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9/6/24

Press w/3" belt - 145 x 6 x 6
DL - beltless - 350 x 10
SGDL - beltless - 235 x 10, 10

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9/7/24

Pullups - BW x 10 x 5
Dips - BW + 45 - 10 x 3
30 minutes incline treadmill

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Intensity Days

9/8/24
LBBS w/belt - 350 x 5, 315 x 5
Bench - 260 x 5, 240 x 5
CGBP - 205 x 10

9/9/24
Press w/belt - 175 x 4, 155 x 5 x 2
DL w/belt - 405 x 5
SGDL - beltless - 245 x 10

Out of practice with heavy presses and it shows. I mis-grooved every rep. No surprise I only got 4.

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9/10/24 - Light pull/press + light cardio

Pullups - BW x 16, 8, 8
Dips - BW + 45 - 12, 10, 10
Uphill treadmill - 10 deg, 2.5mph, 30 minutes

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9/11/2024

LBBS w/3" belt - 300 x 6 x 5
Bench - 225 x 7 x 6

Volume day

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9/13/24

Press w/belt - 145 x 7 x 6
DL w/belt - 350 x 10
SGDL - beltless - 250 x 10 x 2

My low back was really not happy after all those presses. I put on the belt for some additional support during deadlifts, but it didn't help much. Now, I get to deal with some low-back "fun".