Year: 2021

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Sumo Deadlift 1×1 @ 150

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Top set moved nice and smooth but forgot to pause on the way up.
Back sets ok. Pause is a killer!

Squat 10×2 @ 100

Warmups all good. Rested 90 seconds.

Left hip being a little odd!
No issues with the movements.

Power Clean 5×3 @ 40

Drilled the catch a fair bit before putting any plates on.

Didn’t feel too bad on a couple of reps.

Summary

Decent morning.
Left hip feels like it needs to click like a stiff knuckle or something. May have slept funny.

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Press

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Failed set 1 rep 2. Thinking maybe a tech thing.
Set 2 went up slow but all went up.

Bench

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Feeling tough again here but moving fine.

Row

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Not too bad here.

Summary

Post work session. Had a shift change for tomorrow so squeezing it in today.

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Pin Squat

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Top set ok. Feeling pretty tough a fair bit below my 1RM.
Back sets ok.
Set 3 rep 4 clanged down a fair bit.
Not too bad overall.
Right hip flexor feeling tight after.

Sumo Deadlift

Warmups all good. Rested 90 seconds.

Hip flexors feeling fine after warmups.
No problems.

Power Clean (Hang)

Warmed up with the bar. Still getting used to opening the hands at the top.
Gradually better towards the end here.

Summary

All good this morning.
Squats feeling tough.
No major problems overall.

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Bench 2×3 @ 98

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Slow and heavy but all moving smoothly.

Press 5×5 @ 53

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Set 3 almost failed.
Rested 3 minutes.
Failed on Set 5 final rep.

Circuit Tyre/Push Up/Keg Row 1×2/4/6/8/10 @100/BW/40

Total time 14:21.42

Didn’t feel as disgusting as last time.

Summary

All good this morning.
Tough pressing but everything else fine.

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Block Pull 1×1 @ 165

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes on the back sets.

Top set felt nice and smooth. Still reckon Ive got a few more kilos in there.
Back sets all good.

Squat 10×2 @ 113.5

Warmups all good. Rested 90 seconds.

Rep 6 felt really stable.
Rep 8 was awful.
Bit of a balance mix but fairly good overall.

Power Cleans 5×3 @ 44

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Set 1 did 5 reps!
I dunno here man!

Summary

Reasonable afternoons work.
No issues overall.
Hips feeling fine so pulling the Power Cleans from the floor.