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You still got some good DL work in!

Read today on the Marunde site that Travis only did speed squats on the 3 working pull weeks and only squatted heavy every 4th week on the Deads "recovery" week. I may be burning out.

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October 9, 2015

Before Supper

Week 6 bench assistance. Feeling a bit beat up. Going to keep the benching as written going forward to stay fresher for my main bench day. Also gearing the assistance more to pecs instead of triceps and shoulders on this day.

Bench Press - 60s between work sets. Speed work

45 x 3 x 8r

135 x 5

185 x 3

225 x 2

245 x 1

265 x 6 x 2r

DB Bench - Slow Reps

100e x 9, 9, 8

Ring Row

BW x 5 x 10r

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October 11, 2015

Afternoon

Week 7. Got the turkey going for tonight's meal and headed into the basement for some squatting. They felt great after cleaning my shorts... Had to hold myself to my program as well. Mind played with me to start with then I was going to take some singles into the 90% range but told myself to smarten up.

Also just concentrated on keeping my back flat and not worrying about trying to be so upright. Feel much better and no winking going on.

Squat

45 x 4 x 3r

135 x 3

225 x 2

315 x 2

365 x 1

395 x 7 x 3r

Leg Extensions

50 x 15

75 x 5 x 15r

Shrug

315 x 5

405 x 5

495 x 5

585 x 10

Pull-ups

BW x 20 in 6 sets

Reverse gr8 to 20'

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October 12, 2015

Afternoon

Week 7. Went good besides feeling beat up. Missed the 4th on the last two sets due to my feet slipping. I need to set something better up or get a new bench.

Bench Press - TnG

45 x 3 x 8r

135 x 5

185 x 3

225 x 3

255 x 1

275 x 1

295 x 4, 4, 4, 3, 3

Slingshot

315 x 5

Superset

T-Bar Row 225 x 3 x 12r

Band Pressdowns LT x 40, 30, 30

Superset

Pullaparts MM x 3 x 25r

Band Hammers LT x 3 x 15r

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I'm not sure if you're also still dropping weight, but your poundages don't seem to be any less for the wear. Nice work!

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I'm not sure if you're also still dropping weight, but your poundages don't seem to be any less for the wear. Nice work!

Danke! Pretty much been just on a holding pattern with my weight the last couple of weeks. Need to get my head right and hit another 4-6 weeks hard again.

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October 14, 2015

Before Supper

Week 7. Deload Deads.

Yates Row

135/185/225/275/315/365 x 10

DL Stance Box Squat

45 x 3 x 10r

135 x 10

225 x 10

275 x 15

Weighted Crunch

45 x 10

95 x 2 x 15r - crampy buggers

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Looks like someone is giving George Leeman's DL assistance work a try!!!

Yessir. Been doing those Yates rows for a couple of weeks and feel pretty good. Those narrow stance box squats are fun and should probably get used for a while.

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October 15, 2015

Before Supper

Week 7. Bench assistance.

Bench Press - No wraps, 45s between sets, paused reps

45 x 3 x 10r

135 x 5

185 x 3

225 x 2

245 x 2

265 x 6 x 2r

DB Bench

100e x 11, 11, 9

Pulldowns w/V

175 x 3 x 12r

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October 18, 2015

Afternoon

Week 8. I think work and life stress is building up. Last week should've been easy and it wasn't. Today shouldn't have been that bad doing doubles with about 85% and I almost failed on my last rep of the second set. Dropped weight down to 75% and still tough. Screw it. I think I need to reset with a run up from further back. The strength is still there but am losing my ability to express it.

Squat

45 x 4 x 3r

135 x 3

225 x 2

315 x 2

365 x 1

405 x 1

425 x 1

445 x 2 x 2r

365 x 5

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October 19, 2015

Noon

Week 8. Squat punishment. As per usual because I had a crappy workout yesterday it falls on to me to dole out some punishment and there's nothing quite a horrendous as volume for squats. I figure a good volume block is needed anyways as I haven't really done much all year with the squats. Following Matt Vincent's Rx'd set-up for the main work. Not doing any assistance today.

Finished in 45 minutes including warm-ups

Squat

45 x 3 x 5r

135 x 10

185 x 10

235 x 8 x 10r

So this is what German volume feels like. BTW, this sucks

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Yes that's some volume, get some!

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Yes that's some volume, get some!

If it's sucking this bad now I'm in for a world of hurt tomorrow haha! This is one of those workouts that'll be disturbing my sleep tonight I think.

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October 20, 2015

Before Supper

Week 8. Man yesterday's squats have beat the hell outta me haha! Was supposed to do a 3x3 on my main workset but my foot skipped out on the 3rd. Just did doubles until I failed and it went decent.

Bench Press

45 x 3 x 8r

135 x 3

185 x 3

225 x 2

255 x 1

275 x 1

295 x 1

315 x 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

2 Board

265 x 7

Giant Non-Stop Set

DB Fly/DB Skullcrushers/Seated DB Hammer

40e x 2 x 12r ea

Ring Row 3 x 10r

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I like workouts where you just run with an idea, like the doubles to failure! Nice man!

Hit me good enough to have to compensate from. Lots when considering it's good volume for +90% for me. First double ever with 315 was a few months ago.

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October 22, 2015

Before Supper

Week 8. Whatever that means now. Figured since I was going with a volume block with my squats I'd best change things up a bit on pulls so I don't fry myself out. Using Brad Gillingham's deads routine as it's meant to be used with his volume squat stuff although currently I'm doing about double plus the squat reps with the current stuff. If I'm getting fried I'll go to his squats as well.

Front Squats

BW x 3 x 3r

45 x 2 x 3r

135 x 3

185 x 3 x 6r

R-5 Pulls w/belt - Slick, cheap, shitty knurling, chrome beater

225/315/405/495/545/585/635 x 3

675 x 1

725 x 1

Yates Row - you wouldn't believe how light these felt after those rack pulls haha

315 x 2 x 15r

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October 23, 2015

Afternoon

Week 8 bench assistance day. Feeling a little tuckered yet from Wednesday's benching so I just did the minimum.

Bench Press - 30s rests, 2ct pauses

45 x 3 x 8r

135 x 5

185 x 3

225 x 2

245 x 2

265 x 6 x 2r

Ripped a 2009-10 and a 2011 Edmonton Yellow Pages. My hands are cooked now.

https://instagram.com/p/9MhrqYSmI1/

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October 25, 2015

Afternoon

Week 2 of the strength lab volume block. Got through them without feeling like I'd been run over by a truck this week. Worksets done in 35 minutes today too.

Squat

45 x 4 x 3r

135 x 10

185 x 10

235 x 8 x 10r

BB GM's

135 x 3 x 10r

BB Crunches

95 x 4 x 10r

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October 26, 2015

Before Supper

Week 9. I feel a helluva lot better than I did last week at this time from those 10x10 squats. Acclimating nicely.

Benches felt grindy. Good for some super-compensation hopefully for next Thursday/Friday. The 330 worksets are at my working max.

Bench Press

45 x 3 x 8r

135 x 5

185 x 3

225 x 2

255 x 2

285 x 1

315 x 1

330 x 1, 1, 1, 1, F

295 x 5 x 3r

T-Bar Row

225 x 3 x 12r

Clubbell Stuff

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Nice benching dude! I'm gonna run 330# for singles this weekend!

Thanks man! Giver hell and get a bunch of them buggers!!

October 28, 2015

Before Supper

Week 2. Didn't eat much today other than a tub of yoghurt.

Front Squat

45 x 4 x 3r

135 x 2

165 x 5

180 x 5

215 x 5

245 x 4 x 5r - Rehband belt

Deadlift

135 x 3

225 x 2

315 x 1

340 x 6 x 1r

RDL

340 x 3 x 5r

DB Row - w/o straps

62 x 10

112 x 10

162 x 8

https://instagram.com/p/9ZoSBrymG6/

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October 30, 2015

Before Supper

Week 9 bench assistance. Last press day until I test my 1RM next Thursday or Friday. Work stress is ramping up good to though so I'm hoping for the best.

Bench Press - 3s pauses except the last set

45 x 3 x 8r

135 x 3

185 x 3

225 x 2

245 x 1

265 x 5 x 2r, 8

DB Bench

100e x 10, 8, 8, 8

Short and sweet. That's what she said.

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November 1, 2015

Afternoon

Week 3 of the volume block.

Squat - mentally exhausting fighting with my fibromangitus

45 x 4 x 3r

135 x 10

185 x 10

225 x 10

260 x 7 x 10r

SLDL

135 x 2 x 10r

Weighted Crunches

95 x 2 x 10r

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