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    6/23/19

    Weight: 182.8

    Sure enough, didn't have time yesterday for a workout, back to it today.

    Squats: 235 x 5 x 3

    This is the best I've felt yet with a heavy set for squats. Even though we concentrate on "hip drahve", I need to make just a slight lead with my shoulders (as I did today), and that takes care of the "bent over/stapled" experience I've had so far for heavy sets.

    Pullups: 6, 6, 5

    Used same level of assistance as last time. Progressing slowly, but that's OK. Biggest issue is just that last 1/2" at the top. I get up to that point easily (and could probably do 1-2 more reps/set to that height), but the last 1/2" is just a killer. The next level of increased assist is too much, makes it too easy, even though it's not that much more assist. Will just have to train through it.

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    6/25/19

    Weight: 183.2

    Another crazy day yesterday, missed working out. June has been a bad month

    Bench: 156 x 5 x 3

    3 sets of 5 PR! I can definitely tell that I'm stronger now than when I went through these weights before my reset. It's a very cool feeling

    LTEs: 72.5 x 5 x 3

    This will be my last 2.5# jump, I will go to 1# jumps now. Also, have to remember to sit back further on the bench, as I hit the bench support with the bar at the bottom of my last rep, and barely got the bar back to the top. Now I know why Rip said to "throw" the bar. If you go really slow, you can't get the bar back to the top LOL!

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    6/26/19

    Weight: 183.4

    PCs: 100 x 3 x 5

    Last set was a bit of a mess, form broke down a bit. Most likely due to not doing PCs for 23 days (between missing workouts some days, and then the last PC day turning into mulch day, LOL)

    Chins: 8, 7, 7

    Getting close to 8,8,7, when I will then move to weighted chins

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    6/27/19

    Weight: 183.3

    OHP: 100 x 5 x 3

    Continuing the streak of "three sets of five" PRs. May be nearing the end of that, but will try it next time with 101#.

    Dips (+15#): 7, 7, 7

    First time with +15#, so not too bad

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    6/28/19

    Weight: 183.6

    Squat: 240 x 5 x 3

    "Three sets of five" PR for me, which seems to be a trend these last couple of weeks. Pleased that, after my first reset in all lifts, even though I haven't gotten to PR weights yet, I am able to make 5x3s whereas I was only doing 4x4s or 3x5s the first time through!

    Pullups (same assist as last time, a fairly minor amount of assistance): 7, 6, 6

    Last time was 6, 6, 5, so that's two more reps over the three sets. I did try one trick that helped (a lot), and I want to share it to see if people think it's valid, or cheating....

    When we're taught DL under SS, it says to grip the bar so that it hangs in the fold at the bottom of the fingers, and not in the palm, to help prevent tearing blisters, etc. I do the same thing when I do chin ups. However, I'd also been doing it with pullups, and as I'd said before, the last 1/2" or so was just a killer. Today, I rolled my hands further over the pullup bar, so that I had my palm (at least, the part near the fingers) at the top of the bar. That seems to get me about 1/2" higher at the top of the pullup, and seemed to make it much easier to complete the reps.

    So, valid way to do it, or cheating?

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    6/29/19

    Weight: 181.9

    BP: 158 x 5 x 3

    Another 5x3 PR, and only 6# from my 3x5 PR

    LTEs: 73 x 5 x 3

    No issues

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    7/1/19

    Weight: 184.0

    Missed yesterday, too much going on

    DLs: 290 x 5

    Chins: 8, 7, 6

    One less than last time (8, 7, 7), but I'd just done a ton of yard work, so probably just a little gassed today. Did >almost< get 8 on the second set, though

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    7/2/19

    Weight: 183.1

    OHP: 101 x 5 x 3

    Made it to another record 5x3

    Dips (+15#): 8, 7, 7

    Getting close to moving up in added weight

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    7/3/19

    Weight: 183.0

    Squats: 245 x 5 x 3

    5x3 PR, and only 10# from PR. Pretty freaking heavy, especially rep 5 of the last 2 sets. Will implement a "light squat day" next time (-10%), and see if that helps when I tackle 250# the time after that.

    Pullups (assisted, same as last time): 7, 7, 6

    Last time was 7, 6, 6, so improved a bit. First set was almost 8

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    7/5/19

    Weight: 184.1

    Missed yesterday's workout, just had a window where it would fit, and then got a call from an old friend, and there went the workout

    BP: 160 x 5 x 3

    5x3 PR, and only 4 pounds from my PR, so things are going swimmingly since my first reset

    LTEs: 74 x 5 x 3

    I just read through the thread about LTEs, and see that Rip recommends at least 8 reps per set, so I'll be modifying my workouts to accomodate that.
    Last edited by SeanThornton; 07-06-2019 at 05:29 PM.

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