Year: 2021

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Press 58×5

Warmups
20-5×2
30-3
40-2
50-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Failed after Rep 4 again. Ave this one a bigger fight but it stopped going up.
Back set all good.

Bench

Warmups
20-5×2
40-5
60-3
70-2
80-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Set 1 Rep 4 felt a little looser.
Set 2 ok.
Set 3 and Set 4 all good.
Last set feeling heavy but moved easily.

Row
Warmups
40-5
50-3
60-2
70-1

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Testing no straps today.
Sets 1 and 2 all good.
Set 3 feeling a little slower.
Set 4 a little slower again. Maybe some form breakdown on later reps.
No straps felt fine but I think I get a better initial pull with them.

Summary

Missed press again.
No problems after that.

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Deadlift 162×3

Warmups
60-5
80-5
100-3
120-2
140-1
150-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Rep 1 slow.
Rep 2 fast.
Rep 3 feeling slower. Probably fatigued.

Back sets all good.

Squat

Warmups
20-5
60-5
80-3
100-2
120-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Set 1 feeling heavy but solid.
Set 2 feeling tougher.
Set 3 ok.
Set 4 feeling fatigued but fairly decent.

Summary

Feeling fatigued this morning after deadlifts be everything moving well.
No issues.

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Bench 94×3

Warmups
20-5×2
40-3
60-2
80-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Set 1 pretty solid. Rep 3 moved slower.
Set 2 felt similar.
Back set rock solid.

Press

Warmups
20-5×2
30-3
40-2
45-1

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

Set 3 starting to slow down.
Set 4 Rep 4 felt tough.
Last set last rep was a fighter.

Chins

Getting tougher after 5.
Rep 9 was a half rep.
Rep 10 even worse that rep 9.

Summary

Not bad this morning. Feeling it in the arms during chins. Looks like we’re back in full lockdown too so I’m back to optimal training circumstances for the foreseeable future.

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Squat 154×3

Warmups
20-5×2
60-5
90-3
120-2
140-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Got it! Rep 1 way forward on the toes!
Seeing stars on Rep 2.
Not completely sure I hit depth on Rep 3.

Back set 1 all good.
Set 2 feeling solid all round.

Deadlift

Warmups
60-5
80-3
100-2
120-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Set 1 feeling solid but heavy towards the last rep.
Set 2 didn’t feel 100% recovered from the first set going in. Last 2 reps felt a lot tougher.

Summary

No real issues this morning. Everything feeling heavy but moving slowly and steadily!

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Press 58×5

Warmups
20-5×2
30-3
40-2
50-1

Warmups all good. Rested 3 minutes.

Failed after rep 4.
Felt like I lost control/tightness.

Back set ok. Last rep felt slower.

Bench

Warmups
20-5×2
40-5
60-3
70-2
80-1

Warmups all good. Rested 2:30.

Last few reps feeling tough.
Moving ok though.
Much less ‘weakness’ on the left today.

Row

Warmups
40-5
50-3
60-2
70-1

Warmups all good. Rested 2 minutes.

No issues here.

Summary

Slow to warm up today. Failed on press. Last 2 reps felt a little loose. Bench and Row all good.