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Cole Gorton replied to a thread Lockerroom talk too toxic? in General Q&A

The market determines the pay. There are plenty of awesome female athletes out there and fans of them as well, but in general mens sports brings a...

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03-21-2025, 05:45 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

yea i know you did. i think backing off made it so you could squeek out some more gains, and it looked more enjoyable. looks like youre moving on to...

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03-21-2025, 11:26 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/21 Intensity Day (kind of) Squat 420 x 5 -hips are getting achy and i didnt feel my usual excited and explosive self. Bench Rehab 155...

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03-21-2025, 10:14 AM

Cole Gorton started a thread DL singles only for meet prep in General Programming

Ive been following TM for some time. It works for me. I usually just do 3 day vanilla TM with a heavy set of 5 for I day but for meet prep I will...

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03-19-2025, 10:32 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/19 Recovery Day Squat (-20%) 305 x 5 x 2 Press Rehab 85 x 5 x 5

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03-18-2025, 07:29 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread 4 day heavy/light split w/ no bench press in General Programming

First intervention I would make is to go to a 3 day HLM as you indicated above. That takes your frequency of pressing movements down a day and that...

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03-18-2025, 10:43 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Muscle Mommy's Training Log in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

nice PR deborah. that was a nice looking squat.

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03-17-2025, 12:18 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Naps in General Q&A

sounds like a great plan Lost and Found. 30 minutes a day is perfect. i usually do that myself in my nice recliner. however, any longer i find...

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03-17-2025, 12:15 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Lifting to Live in Intermediate Training Logs

totally. thats actually the only chapter i havent read yet on BBrx (Advanced Master) im waiting bc I still get value out of the intermediate section...

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03-17-2025, 12:12 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Gish's Log in Intermediate Training Logs

you got a meet coming up? i saw you squat in a singlet so im wondering...

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03-17-2025, 11:54 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/17 Volume Day Squat 380 x 5 x 5 -did these with 8 min rest between sets. strength wise, reps slowed a tiny bit towards the end but not...

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03-16-2025, 09:31 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Lifting to Live in Intermediate Training Logs

ehh, frustrating to not have things go exactly as planned but your adapting and doing the best you can at the moment and still training, so i doubt...

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03-14-2025, 11:39 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Paul's log - Staying strong past 50 in General Training Logs

no vid for the 500! im assuming thats not a PR, but either way, nice job. dude you should compete in a meet, us strong masters need to represent.

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03-14-2025, 11:35 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Skid (Marc's) log in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

you had an intense meet prep that took a lot out of you. im feeling it too man, not quite as springy as i was pre meet. feel better

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03-14-2025, 11:14 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/14 Intensity Day Squat 415 x 5 -perhaps slightly slower than i would have liked. squats are so damn technically demanding. sometimes the...

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03-14-2025, 10:59 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

Thank you James! Great compliment. I still have some work to do and improvements to make

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03-14-2025, 08:56 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Deadlift Form Check - 415# in Technique

good effort on that set, i dont think the last rep was going so dont feel bad about putting it down. my suggestion is along the lines of deborahs....

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03-13-2025, 08:58 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Josh Montgomerys cleverly named training log in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

nice work and dedication. im stronger at 41 than i was at 36. we got time still....

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03-13-2025, 08:56 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Casein issues in Nutrition & Recovery

why not just dicontinue casein and go back to whey? maybe spread it out and take a shake a.m. and another p.m. right before bed?

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03-12-2025, 10:38 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/12 Recovery Day Squat (-20%) 300 x 5 x 2 -easy. practicing breaking at hips/knees at exactly the same time and bracing of course Bench...

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03-12-2025, 10:36 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Muscle Mommy's Training Log in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

Good article Deb!

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03-11-2025, 10:10 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

Before I answer, I would like to clarify what i define as HIIT. Its walking on the treadmil at an incline for 2 minutes followed by cycling on the...

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03-10-2025, 01:11 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/10 Volume Day Squat 375 x 5 x 5 - i went up ten pounds this week, im eager to get back to PR levels. ill prob just go up by five from here...

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03-10-2025, 01:07 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

she knew i was recording and she loves attention :)

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03-08-2025, 12:26 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Deadlift Form Check - Road to 150kg in Technique

i noticed the same thing and its casuing the bar to roll forward ever so slightly before it leaves the ground, forcing you to correct it back over...

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03-08-2025, 12:11 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Tad fighting the Reaper. in Intermediate Training Logs

good stuff man. ill be watching with interest

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03-08-2025, 12:03 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Muscle Mommy's Training Log in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

i would agree. crazy how you maintain at 3100. i maintain at 3250 and im like 50 pounds heavier than you. humans are wierd. or maybe i just suck at...

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03-07-2025, 12:02 PM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Cole's HLM/TM in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

3/7 Intensity Day Squat 405 x 5 -not too bad here considering its been a while for heavy reps. need to work on breaking at the hips and knees...

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03-06-2025, 10:00 AM

Cole Gorton replied to a thread Skid (Marc's) log in Competitive Lifter Training Logs

everything is relative. as you get older, so does your competition. i think you will be competitive until the day you stop training

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