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    Tuesday 8/31/2021

    Squat 275x5, 245x5x4
    Power Cleans 135x3x5

    Good choice switching the squat to intermediate on this one, I think. 275x5 wasn't going to happen for continued sets. Hopefully this is a good enough start weight for the switch. Hopefully with a light squat workout on friday I'll catch up on recovery with these. Started off fairly light with the cleans too. It was enough to be a challenge, not enough to be a limit set.

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    Thursday 9/2/2021

    Press 150x4 (fail), 130x5x4
    Bench 185x5x3
    Pulldowns 207.5x5x5

    Another underestimated need to back the weight off. Really disappointing. I thought "two steps back" from my last 5 rep intensity set would be enough. After the failed top set, I calculated the backoffs using 145 instead, and that worked. The bench was doable, but still felt hard. I think I might need to move the light day offsets on the two pressing movements to a full 20% drop, instead of just 10% like I've done so far. Next week I'll go for 230x5 on my bench and 145x5 for my press. Hopefully those will work out okay without constituting a very slow grind toward the end.

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    Friday 9/3/2021

    Squat 195x5x3
    Deadlift 385x5, 310x5x2

    Backed off the deadlift by 10 from the last PR, and it actually went ok, surprisingly. The two step worked here. Not so much for the presses. Next week I'm going to switch the light day offsets to 20% for those. It seems to have gone well for the squat, though I won't really know until next Tuesday.

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    Monday 9/6/2021

    Bench 230x5, 207.5x5x4
    Press 110x5x3
    Pulldowns 210x5x5

    Nothing to remark on here. Pulldowns are getting harder.

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    Tuesday 9/7/2021

    Weigh-In: 293.6 pounds

    Squat 280x5, 250x5x4
    Power Cleans 137,5x3x3

    This was a nasty one. I only had 3 hours of sleep or so the night before thanks to a new bed I was gifted not working out so great. I knew it was gonna be nasty, wasn't sure I'd make it through, but I did it. Lowered the power cleans' volume since I'm just doing this for light pulling, and in the interest of shortened workouts.

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    Thursday 9/9/2021

    Press 145x5, 130x5x4
    Bench 187.5x5x3
    Pulldowns 212.5x5x5

    All good today. Terrible day for the nation, but a great workout.

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    Friday 9/10/2021

    Squat 200x5x3
    Deadlift 390x5, 315x5x2

    Hard deadlift top set. Not sure if I need to have backed this off a bit more. It doesn't seem like I'm gonna get a lot more up out of this.

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    Monday 9/13/2021

    Bench 232.5x5, 210x5x4
    Press 105x5x3
    Pulldowns 215x5x5

    Man, I dunno when it happened, but bench really has started to feel like a heavy stressor, leaving me almost as winded as a set of squats. Pulldowns are getting harder, but still managed it.

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    Tuesday 9/14/2021

    Weigh-In: 291.4 pounds

    Squat 285x5, 255x5x4
    Power Cleans 140x3x3

    Squats feel awful as always. I just don't think these are ever gonna get smoother, just heavier. It really sucks not having good AC in the gym though, so much heat from these.

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    Thursday 9/16/2021

    Press 147.5x5, 132.5x5x4
    Bench 170x5x3
    Pulldowns 217.5x5x5

    All good today. Rushed workout but everything was good.

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