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    • starting strength seminar december 2024
    • starting strength seminar february 2025
    5’10”
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    Male
    20 years of Barbell/Crossfit/Running

    Started back of basic NLP. Added power cleans and chin ups in January. Deloaded 1 time each on squat and deadlifts. Most lifts are at 2.5 pound increase per session. Appx 2700 calories per day- low carbohydrate- mainly meat diet.

    26 NOV 23
    Squat- 235
    Bench-180
    Press- 115
    Dead- 255
    BF- 12%
    BW- 187

    16 FEB 24
    Squat- 347.5
    Bench- 230
    Deadlift- 405
    Press- 152.5
    Clean- 200
    Chin Ups- 25
    BF-14.1%
    BW-192

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    19 FEB 24

    Switched to advanced novice programming today.

    Squat - 3x5@350#
    Bench- 3x5x@233.5#
    Back Ext- 3x8@45
    Chin Up 3x10@25#

    Still grinding at 2.5# jumps. Last set of squat was struggle.

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    21 Feb 24

    3x5 @ 280 Light Squat
    4/5/4x @ 155 Press
    Failed last rep on 1st and last set. Will do 155 again next press session
    1x5@ 385 Deadlift

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    The light squat day with advanced novice programming helped immensely.
    Felt Great on all squat sets.

    3x5@352.5 Squat
    3x5@235 Bench
    3x8 @45 Back Extension
    3x10@30 Chin Ups

    Captains of crush/farmers carries for grip focus at end.

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    You are a strong lad.

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    Thanks. Forgot just how brutally effective NLP is.

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    26 Feb 2024

    Squat 3x5 @ 355
    Press 3x5/4/3 @ 155 (3 missed reps added to end)
    Power Clean 5x3 @205

    Thinking of a deload or drop sets on next press session. 2nd Session stuck grinding at 155.

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    28 Feb 2024

    Light Squat- 3x5@285lb
    Bench- 3x5@237.5lb
    Back Extension 3x8@55lb
    Chin Up 3x10@35lb

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    2 March 2024

    Squat- 3x5@357.5lbs
    Press- 2x5@155lbs; 1x5@145lbs
    Deadlift1x5@390lbs

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    4 March 2024

    Squat 2x5@360lbs 1x5@315lbs
    Bench 2x5@240lbs 1x5@225lbs
    Back Extension3x8@45lbs
    Chin Up 3x10@30lbs

    Use of drop sets and lower chin up weight due to recovery from head cold this weekend. Didnt want to push recovery limits. Still PRed on squat and bench..

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