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2 minutes ago, Mike Rinderle said:

I don't know how you squat with a cold.  That's the one thing I need air on.

The sweating must be good for me I think. 

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January 23, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 1. First session trying the weight releasers. Didn’t get started until late so I had a bare bones session. 
 
Bench Press
20 x 3 x 15r, 70 x 5, 90 x 5, 105 x 3
 
Add weight releasers w/30.75k
105/110/115/120 x 5r
122 x 4 and a staple
 
Can’t wait for this illness to leave. 
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What are weight releasers?

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8 minutes ago, EricMilfeld said:

What are weight releasers?

 

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I was wondering what those were. 

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January 28, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 7. Still snotty. Feeling really lazy. Gimped my left ring finger playing with the Baby Inch. Sucks. First time playing with the KB juggling. More fun than just doing swings. 
 
Squat wu to 150k x 5 x 5r
DO Axle Deads Ladders 293 x 1/2/2.5 - 283 x 1/2/3/1/2/3
 
KB Flips and Juggling w/24k x a bunch
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Lazy days are perfect for busting out a new fun movement like those flips. 

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4 hours ago, EricMilfeld said:

Lazy days are perfect for busting out a new fun movement like those flips. 

Just a dangerous thing to learn in the house haha!

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Probably a dangerous thing for my shoulders, too. 

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1 hour ago, EricMilfeld said:

Probably a dangerous thing for my shoulders, too. 

Didn’t really feel anything in my shoulders. Elbows a bit but they were already a tad niggly. Good for sweating while I’m so in proficient with the movement yet. 

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January 29, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 2. Been enjoying Martins Licis’ new YouTube channel a lot. Throwing in his rotator stuff. 
 
Plate “W’s” 2.5k x 3 x 20r
 
Bench Press wu to 105k x 3r
 
Add weight releasers
105/110/115/117.5/120/122k + 30.75k x 5r - paused last rep
 
CS Row 200 x 3 x 12r
Chain Fly 2c/ea x 3 x 12r
 
Band Pressdown Avr x 5 x 12r
 
Hammer Curl 50e 3 x 6r

 

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February 1, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 7 of front squatting. 
 
Front Squat wu to 118k x 2 x 5r
 
Deadlift wu to 435 x 5 x 3r
 
Ring Row Cluster Paused 14-5-3-2 = 24r
 
Crunch Cluster Paused 25-10-6-3 = 44r These are going to mess me up later...
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February 2, 2019

 
Afternoon 
 
Week 1 of bench assistance. 
 
Spoto Bench wu to 110k x 6 x 4r
 
Paused BB Row wu to 185 x 6 x 4r
 
Seated DB Shoulder Press w/o back support  50/55/60e x 10r I’ll stick with 60e next week and work on cleaning up the form. 
 
NG Chins Cluster (276#) x 4-2-2-1 = 9r
 
Chain Fly 2c x 3 x 12r
 
Diamond Push-ups x 3 x 12r
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2 hours ago, Mike Rinderle said:

Feeling any better buddy?

Still snotty

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February 4, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 8
I’ll start recording the temp and humidity to see what the correlation is on friction lifts. 
Temp: 17’C
Hum: 30%
 
Squat wu to 181k x 5 x 3r
DO Axle Deads wu to 288 x 1/2/3/1/2/1/1 - not there today. Again. 
 
KB Juggle 56k x a few
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10 hours ago, Shoggoth said:

February 4, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 8
I’ll start recording the temp and humidity to see what the correlation is on friction lifts. 
Temp: 17’C
Hum: 30%
 
Squat wu to 181k x 5 x 3r
DO Axle Deads wu to 288 x 1/2/3/1/2/1/1 - not there today. Again. 
 
KB Juggle 56k x a few

Keep trudging Jason.  

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2 hours ago, Mike Rinderle said:

Keep trudging Jason.  

Never had good progression with thick bar. It sucks. 

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7 minutes ago, Shoggoth said:

Never had good progression with thick bar. It sucks. 

It does seem to be the most resistant aspect of grip to improvement. Certainly for me. 

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15 minutes ago, EricMilfeld said:

It does seem to be the most resistant aspect of grip to improvement. Certainly for me. 

Ditto.  Especially axle.  Doesn't seem to matter what I do, my max tops out around 360 and laughs at me.

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I think it may be a wrist strength issue for me. I look at the armwrestlers and guys that can do a lot on plate curls, and most seem to swing above their weight on thick bar.

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February 5, 2019
Before Supper 

Week 3. Upped the weight on the releasers this week. 

Plate “W’s” 2.5k x 3 x 20r

Bench Press wu to 105k x 3r

Add weight releasers
105/110/115/117.5 + 36.4k x 5r
120k + 36.4k x 2 x 5r

CS Row 210 x 3 x 12r
Chain Fly 2c/ea x 3 x 15r

Band Pressdown Avr x 5 x 13r

Hammer Curl 50e 3 x 7r
 
 
Saxon Bar 2HP wu to 215 x 2 x 1r
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February 9, 2019

 
Afternoon 
 
Week 2 of the bench assistance and a deload deads day mash-up. On a side note, going through my online journals I see a direct correlation between being at a lighter BW and having better thick bar and pinch numbers. Apparently my chubby mitts don’t help. 
 
Kept the weight down on the dumbbell presses to drill form. I’ve been doing a lot of dislocate work daily since last Saturday. I’ll hit some more now too as my shoulders are warmed up. 
 
Front Squat WU to 120k x 2 x 5r
Plate W 2.5k x 3 x 20r
 
Spoto Bench wu to 112.5k x 6 x 4r
DO Axle Dead wu to 288 x 3 x 1/2/2r
 
Seated DB Press w/o Support 50e x 3 x 10r
 
NG Chin Cluster 276.4 x 5-3-2-2=12r
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February 11, 2019

 
Before Supper 
 
Week 1
 
Plate W 2.5k ea x 3 x 25r
 
Squat WU to 161k x 5 x 5r
DO Axle Dead Holds wu to 273 x 5 x 6s, 5s - pretty low but I just did axle work two days ago. 
 
DO Axle Clean 173 x 1 - easy but oogy on the wrist so I stopped. Should’ve put bumpers on too. 
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February 12, 2019

 
Before Supper
 
Week 4. Amazing how much adding those deloaders taps my rep strength. I’ll back off next week then start another cycle of RBBP. 
 
Plate W 2.5k ea x 3 x 25r
 
Bench Press wu to 110k x 2
Add weight releasers 
110/115/117.5/120/121k + 36.4k x 5r
 
CS Row 215 x 3 x 12r
Chain Fly 3c ea x 3 x 12r
 
Band Pressdowns Avr x 5 x 14r
 
DB Hammer Curl 50e x 3 x 8r
 
Saxon Bar 2HP wu to 185 x 3/3/5 - 155 x 10r
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