Year: 2021

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Pause Squat 1×1 @ 140

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Top set all good but not quite an RPE9.
Back sets, none hitting the full 5 reps but all felt ok.

Deadlift 10×1 @ 112.5

Warmups ok.
Right hip/glute feeling tight.

Rep 1 ok.
Noticing more tightness in the late setup once I’ve got the grip sorted. Tightest point is when I set the back before pulling.

Called it after 5 reps.

Summary

Hip trouble today.
Skipping Power Cleans as the setup is the same as deadlift where I was having issues.
Squats felt fine but Deadlift setup feeling gradually tighter on the right side as reps went on.
Not sure what to point the finger at!

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Bench 2×3 @ 96

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

No issues here.

Press 5×5 @ 51

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Traps a little stiff. May have slept funny.
No problems with lifts though.

Circuit 3x8s Tyre Flip/Push Up/Keg Row

90 seconds between sets.

Tough on the arms here but good fun!

Summary

All good this morning.
No issues overall.

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Block Pull 1×1 @ 160

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Top set felt ok.
Felt more in the back than the legs.
Not sure if that’s correct.
Probably going to B&Q later this week so will pick up some scrap wood to raise the blocks easier.

Squat 10×2 @ 105

Warmups all good. Rested 90 seconds.

No issues here.

Power Cleans 5×3 @ 40

Rested 2 minutes between sets.

Really not sure what’s going on with this!
Set 1 didn’t record for some reason.
Pretty sure elbows aren’t high enough but the plates are in the way so I’ll get an alternate angle next time.
Set 4 Rep 1 was well off!

Summary

All good this morning.
Power Cleans are going to take some getting used to.

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Press 1×5 @ 60

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Felt about right for an RPE8/9.
All moved ok.
I think a rep 6 would have failed.

Bench 5×5 @ 75

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Set 3 Rep 3 hit the pins but managed to control it.
Everything else feeling super smooth here.

Row 3×8 @ 65

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

No problems.
All smooth again.

Summary

Good start today.
No issues overall.

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Squat 1×5 @ 135

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Not bad here.
On the toes a little.
Last few reps super tough.

Deadlift 10×1 @ 110

Warmups all good. Rested 60 seconds.

No issues here.
All moving nice and smooth.

Summary

Squats feeling heavy but no issues overall.