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I just wanted to write down on the remarkable present situation where im able to say i squatted a PR while weighing much less (15kg/30lb less) than when I set the record broken and im not even doing them in a high state of arousal (like with stimulants, psyching up, or other such tricks which i'd rather not disclose lol). Im not supplementing creatine. Not using a belt (save for 2 sets of 2 reps per week as assistance) or any other gear (sleeves etc). And most of all, im doing it while playing my sport regularly. Im sure when i set those PRs i was all-in on lifting. So that's kinda cool. In season PRs given all of the above is pretty sweet. This is just groundwork though, the real results/achievements will happen when i use 150kg for worksets of 5x5 and eventually 6x6. That by year end would be amazing.

BS 6x2x137.5(LPR)
BP 2x6x87.5 (LPR), 5Fx87.5, 3x3x87.5

BW: 82.6kg

Notes:
Last wk i got utterly destroyed by 137.5kg, managing 4x2 and 1F, 0F in 6 sets and took the entire week to recover lol. Today i progressed to 6x2x137.5kg and if im being exact, i tested myself against 140kg with the 2nd double so all things considering, im stronger than i was a week ago. Bad news is that the 140kg double was pretty damn hard and broke down my form, so it's a reminder that i need to get out of the 130kgs asap, it's still baby weight territory. It does make me wonder whether i'll be strong enough to attempt 6x2x140kg next tuesday? or shud i try add reps. not sure.

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game tonight .. if i was meh about it last week, im goign towards couldnt give \a fuck about it with a large side  of disdain. it's this new team, they take it soo seriously when they're not even that good and they don't realise i have other priorities (lifting, work) than basketball. oh well whatever. im half thinking of recruiting someone to play in my stead while im focusing on becoming a beast. i do hope to transition back to basketball ofcourse once the transformation from unathletic to athletic has occured..

shit bro, i feel sheepish, i saw your reply on my phone waiting in the drivethru. meant to delete this when i came home from work but got side-tracked. i really appreciate you said that though, it's beyond cool. there's no ill feeling here only respect. lets get it done. ive worked so hard to get to this point where i am right now, to push past previous stumbkling blocks after multiple setbacks (injury, life, etc), im brimming with optimism for what's to come in the next few months.

BS 6x5x130(PR)
OHP 5x5x60(LPR)
Weighted Chinup 3x5x100(+15kg; PR i think)

BW: 83.2kg (full blown obesity status acquired .. i dont even care .. fk it)

Notes:
Pretty hard but i got them all in. wooho.

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BS 3Fx130, 0Fx142.5B
Push Press 2x6x68.5(LPR), 5x70(PR)

Notes:
Was a dream of my mine to use 2x25kg plates for push presses and today i thought to try it, having never got a single rep before with them and was able to do 5?! I may have been abble to do 6 but i stopped at 5 just cos i was so stunned. So cool. If i make this a new setpoint from here i'll be happy

Real talk, i tested my vert against the rim before the game and cud only manage just under the wrist which is what 29"? something like that iirc, but i think i did svj on that jump, maybe im misremebmering, it cant be more than a drop step anyways. later i was able to jump higher, i think, maybe, given i was doing svj dunks, or maybe not, maybe im just super efficient at svj dunk lolz. anyway fk it. my legs are torched after that game, did a lot of running, im treating bball game as a conditioning workout so it's not a complete waste of my time. trnya be the first one to sprint back on d, etc. fk evertything bout this game tho. it's a ms game, and with my level of accumulated fatiue and lack of efficiency / athleticism im pretty mediocre to say the least at hte game of tbasketball. dont care, dont care, not even bothered.

feel fat, unathletic and useless. need to start sprinting again. at least i have an excuse, weather is complete shit

BS 6x5x127.5 (PR)
OHP 6x4x60(LPR)
WCU 5x5x99.3(PR; 84.3kg+15kg)

BW: 80.8kg / 178.1lb

Notes:
Yup thats a lifetime PR at 127.5kg. I've done 5x5x127.5kg before (with old bar so slightly under that load irl) when i weighed around 92-95kg at the time and im not 100% (tried to look it up in the logs) but i may have used a (velcro) belt for some of those latter sets. Anyway, i smashed it by doing 1 more set, all rawdog. So i can start to write PR instead of LPR now. Fuck ya. vids up on my insta if you're interested.

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just wanna give a shoutout to Leonel .. there was a moment when the 6x110kg warmup felt heavy/hard that i may have wussed out but i remembered i had some ppl to prove wrong! I havent decided what my worksets will be next saturday, either go for 5x5x130kg or 5x5x132.5kg depending on how ambitious i am. I know i need to be at 5x5x150kg @80kg eventually, so there's no point dwelling instead of making progress towards that milestone. It's 2 cycles away btw, 6x6x132.5 <-> 5x5x140 and 6x6x142.5 <-> 5x5x150. I'm almost ready to start the 6x6x132.5kg cycle.

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Confession: I havent sprinted in forever. I must admit that it's prob the only thing which i noticed carry over to my basketball ability. I felt i cud accelerate and drive so much quicker when i was sprinting regularly. It must be a staple of my training. However. Bad weather and daunting workouts has meant it has fallen by the wayside. In future i think i need to dedicate an entire block to sprinting. And an entire block to conditioning. My conditioning is probably the weakest part of my organism right now and (probably forever). Lifting might hellp me jump but it does almost nothing for my edurance and conditioning which is super important for the stupid aerobic sport of mine.

I guess i'm just not wired that way, i have done my fair share of ceiling  head jump touches ..which is softer.  but a backboard seems too solid a target to aim for.. we're not goign to agree bout this haha. i hurt my cervical spine last year and it sucked. i dont want to bother it again ever, esp with a meaningless vertical test.

last night i did go to the court to do some dunks and i noticed on the side beam supporting the hoop/backboard  complex, i cud mark out a milestone that corresponds to 36" and 40" respectively and try to touch it. however, i have no idea how i wud go about measuring it. tape seems too unreliable unless i use string with a weight suspended at the bottom. will look into it .. maybe the best alternative yet. i cud mark out 28"-32"-36"-40" milestones along the beam, it's slanted so it can be done.

i just wanted to report that i did 2 dunks and on the 3rd my ankle noped out and i couldnt jump anymore. sad. may need to fix it up before resuming jumping proper.