Author: G Meredith

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Pause Squat 1×1 @ 152.5

Resting 3 minutes.
Top set felt ok. Maybe not full depth.

Deadlift 10×1 @ 115

Resting 30 seconds.
No issues here.

Summary

A little chilly to start but no problems.

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Bench 4×5 @ 88

Resting 3 minutes.
All moving.
Getting tough on the final reps of the last 2 sets.

Z Press 4×5 @ 45

Resting 3 minutes.
Feeling good and solid here.

Row 3×5 @ 88

Resting 2 minutes.
No problems here.

Push Press 3×5 @ 55

Warmups feeling solid here.
Resting 2 minutes.
Rack position feels off. Feels weird when transitioning from open hand rack position to closed grip lockout.
Wraps?
Used wraps on set 1 when I initially felt some oddness!
No wraps on set 2 just hurt my wrists.
Set 3 used wraps and didn’t use full rack position to start. Got a full set here.

Summary

All good but very wet!
Push press issues!

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Bench 1×5 @ 98

Resting 3 minutes.
Only 4 reps. Last rep felt like a long fight.
Back sets felt sloppy tech wise but all ok.

Strict Press 6×3 @ 54

Resting 3 minutes.
Slow going here.
Failed S4R3.
Set 5 ok.
Failed again S6R3

Floating Deadlift 1×1 @ 150

Resting 3 minutes.
Tope set felt good.
Back sets were killer! Maybe should have gone 80kg rather than %.

Squat 10×2 @115

Resting 90 seconds.
Getting quite fatigued here.
All felt ok though.

Summary

Long morning. Just over 2 hours.
Hand an energy drink to sip at for the first hour then chugged a couple portion protein shake immediately after.
Feeling tired but glad I got the work done.

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High Bar Squat 1×1 @ 160

Resting 3 minutes.
Top set felt super heavy.
Back set heavy but moving.

Deadlift 10×1 @ 107.5

Resting 30 seconds.
Reps felt all good.

Summary

Adductors feeling sore from squats. Didn’t affect Deadlifts due to light weight.
Lifts good though.

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Bench 4×5 @ 87

Resting 3 minutes.
All feeling fairly solid here.

Z Press 4×5 @ 44

Resting 2 minutes.
No problems.

Row 3×5 @ 87

Resting 2 minutes.
Felt better this week.

Push Press 3×5 @ 54

Resting 2 minutes.
Trying rack position. Felt ok.

Summary

Solid work today. No issues.