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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Gottstein View Post
    Glad to see you still loving it while cutting. 210 will come quickly enough and then you'll be able to enjoy being at or slightly over maintenance. I can't wait for that day myself.

    These are all good lifts, too.
    Thanks, dude! I'm always trying to get better. I hope your cut is going well too!

    03/25/2019

    Deadlift: 305x4, 315x4, 325x4, 305x4
    CG bench: 165x5, 175x5, 180x5, 175x5x2

    Notes:

    Had to widen my grip on CG bench. It's only about 2-3 inches closer than my regular grip now. I think my right shoulder isn't as mobile and doesn't have as much extension ROM as my left. There was a significant pop that sounded/felt like bones rubbing together (even though I'm 99% sure that's not what it was) in my right shoulder at the bottom of the ROM every time. It went away but still feels a centimeter away when I widened the grip a bit. Would really like a different variation here. It will probably be the first to go once things start getting heavy for real.

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    03/26/2019

    3-0-0 tempo squat: 205x6, 215x6, 225x6
    Spoto press: 165x6x2, 170x6, 175x6
    Treadmill 2 miles in 20:00 (PR!)

    Notes:

    Spoto press seems like a useful, more specific variation. I was getting pretty sick of 3-0-0 bench, and it seemed to be too non-specific to do much for me. However, Spoto press most definitely requires chalk. I wish I could have my hands temporarily superglued to the bar for this variation. My hands ended up two fingers wider than when they started because this takes a lot of control. Definitely will bring chalk next time.

    I am very happy with the progress on the treadmill. I cut down 2 minutes off my 2 mile in one week. I"m definitely in the "so untrained that any training will work amazingly" time in my cardiovascular training. I'm hoping that I can consistently get that down to 13-15 min. range, but I don't expect to cut 2 minutes off each week. I'll take this kind of progress where I can get it, though.

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    03/28/2019

    Beltless DL: 285x5, 300x5, 310xalmost

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    So, fun commercial gym story today. A young lady who was a bit of a "see you next Tuesday" decided to give me a visit. Went a little like this.

    Me: *Setting up to 310. Hands are on the bar, and I am 0.5 seconds from pulling it*

    Her: "Excuse me! You are going to have to put your shoes on. You can't deadlift in socks here."

    Me: "Could I just finish this set first?"

    Her: "No, you have to put your shoes on right now."

    So glad that she shared this advice with me. I'll have to ask her about how much she deadlifts the next time I see her.

    Decided to call it and get on with the rest of my day. Looks like I'll be buying deadlifting shoes here soon.

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    Haha, that's a great story. Was she an employee, or someone who thought she needed to enforce gym rules or her idea of what they should be?

    I don't have all of the tools an equipped gym does, but things like this make me glad I lift at home. That, and no one else is in the rack when I want to take it over for 90-120 mins.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Gottstein View Post
    Haha, that's a great story. Was she an employee, or someone who thought she needed to enforce gym rules or her idea of what they should be?

    I don't have all of the tools an equipped gym does, but things like this make me glad I lift at home. That, and no one else is in the rack when I want to take it over for 90-120 mins.
    She was an employee. It's just one of those things that happens here all the time and 9/10 employees just look the other way because who cares. I guess I got that 1/10. I'll definitely be getting a home gym as soon as it's financially feasible and I'm not moving apartments every year. No commute sounds awesome bc that's almost the entire reason I don't work out in some fashion, like, 7 days a week.

    03/29/2019

    Beltless squat: 240x5, 250x5, 260x5
    Treadmill HIIT 4&8 1:2 2 miles in 22:40

    Notes:

    Not gonna call it a PR, but that 260x5 squat was a new high e1RM for that variant. Makes me feel good to hit better numbers even when it's not the official competition movement, though this one is very specific.

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    03/31/2019

    Squat: 255x4, 270x4, 280x4 (PR!)
    Bench: 190x4, 200x4, 207.5x4 (PR!), 195x4x2
    Curls: 70x10x2, 70x11, 70x10

    Notes:

    These lifts aren't actual PRs because I've been losing weight and am weaker than I used to be, but this is higher than what I have done recently. Also this is my log, so I'm calling them PRs.

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    04/01/2019

    Deadlift: 310x4, 320x4, 330x3.5 RIP
    Chin-ups: 4,4,4

    04/02/2019

    2ct pause squat: 185x6, 195x6 @too light
    Bench: 185 20 reps in 7 min.
    Treadmill 1 mile in 9:50

    Notes:

    Might be incorporating some power-based movements here soon and shift my focus away from strength-only. I feel like involving assistance and lower volume days just to squeeze in a little extra volume for strength is less worthwhile for me than involving some exercises to actually train power.

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    04/04/2019

    Power Clean: 135x2, 155x2x2, 185x2x2

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    Just relearning this movement today. Definitely better at it by the end of the workout than at the beginning.

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    04/05/2019

    Bench: 185 24 reps in 7 min.
    Chin-ups: BW(222) 16 reps in 7 min.
    Treadmill HIIT 4&8 1:1.4 2 miles in 21:30

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    starting strength coach development program
    What are you calling this block? Seems your goals are kind of various: Strength, power, conditioning, body recomp. Just overall "fitness" for a bit?

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