My SS experience

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28/07/2021

Squat: 125kg x 5 x 2
Bench: 77.5kg x 4 x 1, 70kg x 5 x 3 - reps on the top set going up 1 by 1...
Pullups: 9/7/6 @ bodyweight with 4 minutes rest

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30/07/2021

Squat: 150kg x 3 x 1, 135kg x 5 x 2 - got it this time, very pleased with it as well
OHP: 62.5kg x 3 x 1, 56kg x 5 x 2 - wasn't feeling the top set, only managed 3 reps, will try again next Wednesday
DL: 137.5kg x 5 x 2 - light day

My left wrist is completely fucked after this workout, for some reason. Can't rotate it even slightly without the pinky side hurting pretty badly. Don't know how this will affect future sessions. I had the same thing happen to my right wrist over a year ago (albeit less intense) and it took a few months to go away completely. Bummer.

((Looking back at the OHP video from this session I can definitely see that I fucked up the wrist on the workset. Wayyy too much extension on the left wrist. On warmups I pay attention to having straight wrists but the higher weights screwed me in that department. I'll use wrist wraps at least until the pain goes away, maybe even after that.))

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04/08/2021

Squat: 127.5kg x 5 x 2
OHP: /

Tried to press however the wrist pain was too unbearable, even with the wraps. I'll put things on hold until my vacation, so training will likely resume around the end of August. Hopefully the wrist will have healed by then, at least to the point where I will be able to press without major pain. As it stands right now even basic daily actions such as turning door knobs are pretty unbearable. Hopefully the setback after the break isn't too major

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01/09/2021

Finally back after a 27-day layoff. The wrist has mostly healed. Definitely still some pain here and there but it's not nearly as bad as 20 days ago.

Squat: 125kg x 5 x 2 - being that I resumed training on Wednesday so I treated this session as a light day. Squats were okay but my quads definitely felt fatigued throughout.
OHP: When it comes to the press I was testing the waters as relating to the injured left wrist. I warmed up and did a few reps @ 57.5kg. It felt good and I can press without major pain. Will resume normal press training next session and I will probably deload the top set to 57.5kg.
Pullups: 10/5/5/4/3 @ bodyweight - as relating to the wrist the pullups felt fine but chinups are still a big no-go.

My next major goal is a 180kg/405lbs squat, though I realize it's gonna take quite a lot of time and effort. To be honest I'm not entirely sure how to resume my training past this point. I am thinking of taking the next week and a half to get back into the groove (or back up to 140kg on the heavy squat days), and then starting Texas Method with my intensity day @ 140kg. Currently reading the Intermediate/TM chapters from Practical Programming, though this video by Paul Horn seems like a fantastic resource as well.

I'm not sure if jumping onto TM is the smartest thing to do in this scenario but increasing the weight 2x a week on the squat seems next to impossible anymore, judging by the fact that it took me 2 sessions to hit 150kg for a triple.

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03/09/2021

Squat: 130kg x 5, 115kg x 5 x 2
Bench: 70kg x 5 x 3
DL: 140kg x 5

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06/09/2021


Squat: 132.5kg x 5 x 2, 120kg x 5
OHP: Warmed up to 57.5kg, began the first workset, and after the first rep I had to rack it down as I was extremely dizzy, right on the verge of fainting. This has happened 2 workouts ago as well (first OHP session after the break). It happens on lower weights as well (40kg warmups). Can't really pinpoint why it's happening as I've changed literally nothing. My breathing, bracing, and water intake are all the same as pre-break. Also I train on an empty stomach just as before. Either way I called it quits for the press after that. IDK, I'll see what happens on Friday when I do the press again. Also I experience this dizziness only on the press, not any other lift.
DL: 145kg x 5

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08/09/2021

Squat: 112.5kg x 5 x 2 - light day
Bench: 72.5kg x 5, 72.5kg x 4 x 2
Pullups: 7/5/4/4/3 @ bodyweight

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10/09/2021

Squat: 135kg x 5, 120kg x 5 x 2
OHP: 55kg x 5 x 3 - the dizziness is completely gone somehow - deloaded to 55kg just in case though - will jump back to 57.5kg next session
DL: 130kg x 5 x 2 - light DL day

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13/09/2021

Squat: 137.5kg x 5, 122.5kg x 5 x 2
Bench: 73.5kg x 5, 70kg x 5 x 2
DL: 147.5kg x 5

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15/09/2021

Squat: 122.5kg x 5 x 2
OHP: 57.5kg x 5 x 2, 57.5kg x 4
Pullups: 10/5/4/3/2 @ bodyweight