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06-07-17

Deadlift
60 x 8
80 x 6
100 x 6
110 x 6
120 x 5
130 x 4, 3
110 x 7

Front Squat
60 x 3
70 x 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 8 [quads just dead, still]

Chins
BW x 10, 8, 7, 6

Narrow+Neutral Grip Lat Pulldowns
59 x 9, 8
45 x 14, 13

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
39 x 15, 15, 15

Neutral Grip Cable Row
52 x 8
45 x 10, 10

DB Seal Row
16 x 10, 10, 10

Back Extensions
BW x some, some, some

Notes

Went into this workout still sore everywhere, upper and lower. Back fine except on the set of 3 at 130 on deadlifts, so shall just stick to higher reps + being very careful about form. Otherwise a decent if kinda low energy/weak workout.

Edit: didn't realise at the time how close 130 was to the heaviest weights I had previously attempted on deadlift, lol. It felt rather light. I guess it's good I got stronger generally even without practicing the movement, but also shows that I should have been more cognizant about what I was doing strength-back safety-wise with today's workout.

04-07-17

Front Squat
Bar x 10, 10
40 x 5
60 x 4
75 x 5
85 x 3
95 x 3 [+5kg, -1 rep]
85 x 3
80 x 3
75 x 5
80 x 5
65 x 8

Sumo Deadlift
60 x 5
80 x 3
90 x 6, 6, 6
These are just really not clicking, so may just try out conventional deads again and see how much back deals with it. Frustrating

Bulgarian Split Squat
BW x 8
12 x 10, 10, 10

Leg Press
150 x 18, 18, 18

Leg Curl
45 x 13, 12
41 x 14

SS1A Smith Machine Calf Raise
60 x 14
90 x 10
100 x 9
110 x 7
130 x 5
90 x 13

SS1B EZ Bar Curl
35 x 7, 7, 7, 6 [will stick to this weight next time, got a bit cheaty at points, though eccentric was always slow and controlled]

Then random hanging leg raises, cable crunches and hollow body holds.

Notes

Woke up strangely early but feel well rested. Quads dead from this, oof.

30-06-17

Bench
Bar x 10
40 x 7
55 x 4
67.5 x 5
77.5 x 3
85 x 3 [+2.5kg, = reps, spotter may have touched, they claim not but I'm unsure, though I think i'd've got it anyway]
80 x 3
77.5 x 4
72.5 x 3
67.5 x 5
62.5 x 5
57.5 x 10

CGBP
55 x 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 8

Lo->Hi Cable Flye
14 x 13, 13, 13, 11 [mmc on point here, and the peak contraction was so good]

Seated DB OHP
18 x 12, 11, 10

1.5 Style Lateral Raise
7 x 7, 7, 7, 7 [a bit too much trap involvement, may go back to 6s next week]

Lateral Raise
5 x 16, 15, 14 [this, however, destroyed my side delts]

Machine Rear Delt Flye
73 x 10
66 x 13, 12
59 x 10 [lol, big drop off here. rear delts crushed from yesterday + probably acutely from the lat raises since they're involved there]

EZ Bar Curl
32.5 x 8, 8, 8 [slow eccentric, i love this movement, best bicep feeling of anything i do]

Vic Costa V-Bar Pushdown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtjmvc2N33A]
14 x 18, 18, 18 [absolutely loved this movement]

Incline Bench Spider Curl
6 x 14, 14, 14 [great feeling at the peak contraction here]

Incline DB Flye->Press->Hold
14 x 8, 8, 8 [no 12s available, so opted to go for 14s rather than 10s]

Hanging Leg Raises
BW x 8, 7, 7 [hard when quads are dead]

Pallof Press
7.9 x 15, 15, 15, 15 [I think this is probably better done in this sort of rep range]

Notes

Brilliant workout. Felt strong, had fun, and the mind-muscle connection was on point for basically every accessory movement. Getting 9 hours of sleep is handy. Looking forward to two days of rest, now, though.

Getting pretty close to the coveted 100kg bench, I think.

29-06-17

Sumo Deadlift
60 x 5, 5
80 x 3
90 x 3
110 x 3, 3, 3, 3

Front Squat
60 x 3
70 x 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 8

Chins
BW x 11, 9, 8

Cable Row
61 x 9, 8 [someone left a 2kg attachment on the plates that I didn't notice]
59 x 9
45 x 14

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
52 x 10, 9, 9
45 x 10

One arm lat pulldown
18 x 8
Actually quite liked this, really good stretch, not sure I'll actually do it that often, but still

DB Seal Row
16 x 9, 9, 9

SS1A Back Extension
BW x 16, 16, 16

SS1B Cable Crunch
39.7 x 11, 10, 10

Notes

Not much of interest here. Chins and front squats feeling strong. Sumo deadlifts are fine, not bothering my back, so will continue to up the weight there slowly.

28-06-17

Chins
BW x 6, 6

OHP
Bar x 8
30 x 5
42.5 x 5
47.5 x 3
52.5 x 5 [blargh, same as when I did this a few weeks ago]
50 x 3
47.5 x 3
45 x 5
42.5 x 5
37.5 x 5
35 x 12

Incline Bench
35 x 6
45 x 5
55 x 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 8 [not so difficult]

SS1A Chest Supported Row
45 x 10, 10, 10, 9 [grip was giving out a bit]

SS1B Machine Dips
82 x 9, 9, 9, 9

Cable Lateral Raises
5.7 x 8
3.4 x 14, 14, 14, 12

SS2A Facepulls
19.3 x 14, 13, 13, 13, 12

SS2B Pallof Press
10.2 x 12, 12, 12, 12

Cable Pushdowns
3.4 x 40, 40, 30

Hammer Curls
12 x 16, 13, 12 [one more session at 12 then I'll move up to the 14s]

Notes

Just felt quite weak today. Grip being shitty fits with it just being a down day. Nice, then, to match a previous weight hit on a good day on the OHP. I'll move up to 55 for the top set next week and see what's what. My baseline strength is definitely going up (hitting 42.5x3,5,7,4,6,8, back off sets easier, hitting 35x12, etc), so it's just a matter of time and a good day until some nice PRs come.

The nice thing about this programme is that the accessory work is fun even after shitty main movements.

26-06-17

Bench
Bar x 10
40 x 6
57.5 x 8
67.5 x 6
77.5 x 4, 4, 3
72.5 x 5
67.5 x 6
62.5 x 7
60 x 8

SS1A Chins
BW x 5
+10 x 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
BW x 8

SS1B OHP
27.5 x 6
32.5 x 5
42.5 x 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 7

DB Row
28 x 10, 10, 8

DB Incline Bench
22 x 12, 11, 10

Cable Rope Curl [different cable rack]
17 x 10
21.6 x 8
26.1 x 5
21.6 x 8

Cable Upright Row
17 x 14, 14, 14

Cable Rotation
10.2 x 10, 10, 10

Cable Pushdowns
5.7 x 40
7.3 x 30

Notes

Very standard workout.

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22-06-17

Sumo Deadlift
60 x 5, 5, 5
80 x 3
100 x 3, 3, 3, 3
80 x 3

Front Squat
50 x 4
65 x 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 8

Chins
BW x 11, 9, 6

Neutral+Medium Cable Row
59 x 8, 8, 8
45 x 14

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
52 x 9, 9
45 x 12, 10+32x10
The narrow+neutral handle was in use elsewhere so I figured I'd just change up the grip. I like this a lot, very different feeling.

DB Seal Row [done on ~30* incline]
14 x 12, 12, 12
This exercise is so great.

Calf Press
107 x 12, 12, 12, 10
93 x 14
Very slow with pauses in stretched position.

SS1A 45* Back Extension
BW x 15, 15, 15, 15

SS1B Cable Crunch
35.2 x 10
37.4 x 10, 10
39.7 x 8

Notes

Still keeping deadlifts light. The triples were pretty easy. Still getting used to form. Nice to get through this without any back pain, again. Extensions gave a great lower back pump, so will keep them around as they're probably useful for specifically strengthening the muscles around the vulnerable area.