Donati's Log Of Steel Bending, Grip And Powerlifting

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Tue (7/18)

Cold Plunge
48 degrees (5 min.)

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Wed (7/19)

Trap Bar Deadlift
(1x3)  140
(1x3)  230
(1x2)  320
(1x1)  410
(1x1)  460

Cold Plunge
52 degrees (10 min.)

 

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Fri (7/21)

Standing Axle Press
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  85
(1x3)  125
(1x2)  145
(1x1)  165

Axle Curls
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  55
(1x5)  75
(1x5)  105

Pullups
(1x15)

Cold Plunge
49.5 degrees (5 min.)

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Sat (7/22)

Cold Plunge
48 degrees (5 min.)

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Sun (7/23)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  425

Cold Plunge
47.5 degrees (5 min.)

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Mon (7/24)

Cold Plunge
44 degrees (5 min.)

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Tue (7/25)

Bench Press
(1x5)  135
(1x3)  185
(1x1)  225
(1x1)  255
(1x1)  285

Pullups
(1x10)
(1x5) +25

Lat Pulldowns
(2x10)  90

Grippers - MMS
(1x1)  #1
(1x1)  #1.5
(1x1)  Master - 106
(1x1)  RB 240N - 117

Cold Plunge
45 degrees (7 min.)

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Wed (7/26)

Cold Plunge
44 degrees (5 min.)

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Thur (7/27)

Sumo Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add suit (straps down)
(1x1)  405
straps up
(1x1)  455

I wore an old Metal suit that is sized for a bodyweight of 205-215, so not optimal, but felt pretty solid today with the pulls.

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Fri (7/28)

Standing Axle Press
(1x8)  bar
(1x5)  85
(1x3)  125
(1x2)  145
(1x0)  175

Axle Curls
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  55
(1x5)  85
(1x5)  105

Pullups
(2x10)

Cold Plunge
48 degrees (10 min.)

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Sat (7/29)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  405

Walk-outs
(1x1)  495
(1x1)  535

Grippers - MMS
(1x3)  Trainer
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  #2 - 102
(1x3)  Master - 106

Cold Plunge
39.5 degrees (3 min.)

Today was the first time I got the water under 40 degrees and it was pretty brutal.  Felt like my skin was burning.  Completely different from 44-46 temps.  Don't think I could've stayed in much longer than I did today.

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Sun (7/30)

Cold Plunge
43 degrees (5 min.)

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Mon (7/31)

Dead Bench Press
(1x2)  135
(1x1)  185
(1x1)  225
(1x1)  255
(1x1)  275

Bench Press - Sling Shot (Red)
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  300

Pullups
(1x12)

Grippers - 25mm
(1x1)  Trainer
(1x1)  #1
(1x1)  #1.5
(1x1)  #2 - 108

Finger Walk - F/B
(2x1)  10

Cold Plunge
44 degrees (5 min.)

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Tue (8/1)

Cold Plunge
46 degrees (7 min.)

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Wed (8/2)

Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add suit (straps down)
(1x1)  405
straps up
(1x1)  440

Grippers - MMS
(1x5)  Trainer
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x1)  #2 - 108
(1x1)  #2 - 114

Cold Plunge
40 degrees (5 min.)

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Thur (8/3)

Cold Plunge
38 degrees (5 min.)

Today was COLD!  Pretty happy I made it 5 minutes.  It took almost 30 minutes afterwards to get back to normal.

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Sat (8/5)

Squats 
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  405
(1x0)  455
(1x1)  455

Walk-outs
(1x1)  495
(1x1)  555

Cold Plunge
36.5 degrees - 5 min.

I missed the 455 about half-way up.  Wasn't sure about taking a second-attempt but decided to try and was pretty amped afterwards to get it.  So, to celebrate, I went-out and bought an extra bag of ice and was able to get the ice bath temp to close to 36 degrees.  Felt crazy-cold ... pins and needles all-over for awhile.  I was aiming for 3-minutes but was pretty happy to make it to 5.

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Sun (8/6)

DU - IMPs
60d spiral
1/4 x 5" Grade 2
1/4 x 6" Grade 5

Reverse - IMPs
60d spiral
1/4 x 6" Grade 2
60d (hard) - 20 degrees

Horseshoe
Diamond Classic #00

Pull-ups
(2x10)

Grippers - 25mm
(1x1)  Trainer
(1x1)  #1
(1x1)  #1.5
(1x1) #2 - 102

Cold Plunge 
39 degrees - 5 min.

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Mon (8/7)

Bench Press
(1x5)  135
(1x3)  185
(1x3)  225
(1x1)  250
(1x1)  280

Bench Press - Sling Shot (black)
(1x1)  315
(1x0)  325

Pull-ups
(2x5)  +25

PB Swings
(2x10)  40

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Tue (8/8)

Cold Plunge 
46 degrees - 10 min.
38 degrees - 5 min.

I wasn't happy with the 46 degree temp and wanted to go colder so ended-up doing two ice baths today.  Ended-up spending about $35 on ice today.     I´ve been attempting to find a solution to the ice issue but cannot come up with something that would benefit me right now.  Probably going to have to get through the summer and the winter should be easier (at least with the water temperature), then maybe purchase something higher-tech for next spring/summer.

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Wed (8/9)

Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add suit/straps down
(1x1)  405
straps up
(1x1)  455

Cold Plunge
42 degrees - 5 min.

The suit I used today is two sizes too big so I was happy with the numbers I got.  I was going to stay longer in the ice bath but it turned out I was looking directly at the setting sun and had to keep my eyes closed throughout.  Too late to grab sunglasses.  

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Thur (8/10)

Cold Plunge
40 degrees - 7 min.

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Fri (8/11)

Standing Barbell Press
(1x8)  bar
(1x5)  95
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  155
(1x1)  170

Barbell Curls
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  95
(1x5)  115
(1x3)  125

Grippers - 25mm
(1x1)  Trainer
(1x1)  #1
(1x1)  #1.5
(1x1)  #2 - 102
(1x1)  Master - 106

Cold Plunge 
36.5 degrees - 5 min.

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Sat (8/12)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  440

Cold Plunge
38.5 degrees - 5 min.

I wasn't able to get my plunge tank set-up until after dark.  Turns-out, it was right when it was starting to rain.  First time at night and in the rain, which made a really cool experience, coupled with the sub-40 deg. temp.

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Sun (8/13)

Cold Plunge
39 degrees - 5 min.