BL-20210422

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Squat 1×5 @ 135

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Not too bad. Feeling heavy on the back today.
Not feeling much on the toes.
Last rep was tough.

Deadlift 3×5 @ 132.5

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Feeling tough but moving ok.

Run 0.84km @ 7’09”

Total 06:03.

Quick and easy before work.

Summary

No issues this morning.
All good.

BL-20210421

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Pin Press 1×5 @ 62

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Failed top set on rep 4.
Back set all good.

Bench 5×5 @ 80

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

All good here. Feeling pretty solid.
Moving nicely.

Row 1×8 @ 70

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

No problems.
Last 2 reps starting to get difficult to maintain the slower squeeze.
Think I judged the RPE about right.

Summary

All good today. Starting a little later.
Press failed after 3.
Everything else moving fine.

BL-20210420

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Deadlift 1×5 @ 140

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

No issues here.

Squat 4×5 @ 120

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Feeling pretty good here.
Definitely noticing the weight but feeling stable.

Chins 10×1 EMOM @ BW

Not too bad here.
Later reps getting tougher.
Last rep didn’t get fully above the bar so held it for a bit.

Run

2.23km @ 6’51” – 15:19

Didn’t fancy the run this morning.Nearly cut it short at the 1.5km mark but thought “Fuck it” at the junction and did the extra half lap round the block.

Summary

Decent one today. Nice and steady on everything.
Squats feeling super stable.

BL-20210417

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Bench 1×5 @ 94

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Flared on rep 4.
Failed on rep 5!
Felt like I got loose on the right side then couldn’t push through.

Press 5×5 @ 49

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Moving fast here.
No real issues.

Push Ups 9×4 EMOM @ BW

All good.
Gradually getting more fatigued as the sets went on.

Summary

Solid morning after the bench failure.
No major issues.

BL-20210415

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Squat 1×5 @ 150

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Unrack felt lighter than I was expecting.
Not sure on depth with some of these.
Felt a couple rock onto the toes.
Last 2 reps slower.

Deadlift 3×5 @ 140

Warmups ok. A little soreness in the lower back again. Rested 3 minutes.

All sets moved smoothly enough.
I don’t want to say easy but…. Maybe a little easy here!
Low back still a little sore after.

Run

0.80km @ 7’38” – 06:07

Just a short one today before work.

Summary

Tough getting started. Not feeling fatigued but not very motivated.
No problems. Felt really good during lifts.
Lower back a little sore again. Not noticed it since last heavy squat day.
Deadlift blocks hit around mid shin so will need a couple of inches under them to get to below the knee.