Year: 2022

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Close Grip Bench 1×1 @ 100

Resting 2 minutes.
Top set felt good.
More in the tank maybe.
Back sets no problems.

Strict Press 3×5 @ 49

Resting 2 minutes.
No issues.

Push Press 10×2 EMOM @ 50

All good here.

Summary

Decent morning. No problems overall.
Back feeling ok today but remaining cautious.

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Pause Squat 1×1 @ 105

Resting 2 minutes.
Top set all good.
Back sets feeling super solid.

Deadlift 12×1 @ 125

Resting 90 seconds.
First 2 felt ok.
Lower back started complaining on set 3 so stripped back to 100kg for the remainder.
All good from that point.

Sit-Ups 3×8 @ BW

Resting 60 seconds.
All ok… I think.

Summary

Not too bad overall. Deadlifts still feeling tight but squats not feeling as bad today.

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Seated Press 1×1 @ 60

Resting 2 minutes.
Top set felt smooth.
Back sets all good. Last rep or 2 maybe a little slower.

Bench 8×3 @ 60

Resting 30 seconds.
All good here.

Summary

No issues this morning.

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Deadlift 1×1 @ 100

Resting 2 minutes.
Back didn’t approve of deficits during warmups so switched to conventional deadlift.
Top set @ 100 didn’t feel too bad.
Tightening up on the back sets after 3 reps so continuing to go cautiously.

Squat 10×2 @ 120

Resting 90 seconds.
Gradually getting tighter on the left side here so dropped to 100kg after 5 sets.
Still feeling tight during rest periods but not as bad.

Hollow Hold 3xAMRAP

Resting 90 seconds.
Not too bad here.
Noticed today a definite gap between my spine and the floor so concentrating on keeping that down.

Summary

Back a little sore after but no. more than the last few days.

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Tempo Bench 1×1 @ 90

Resting 2 minutes.
More in the tank on the top set.
Back sets ok. Final reps feeling tougher.

Strict Press 3×5 @ 48

Resting 2 minutes.
All good here.
58kg on the plan but that was an 11kg jump from last week so did 48kg.

Push Press 10×2 EMOM

All good here.

Summary

Cold start but warmed up quickly enough.