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12-04-24

BW - 71.1

Lying Leg Curl
72.5 x 14, 8+4+3

Cybex Hack Squat
100 x 6, 5

Machine Chest Press
13 x 10, 8 , 6
12x6 + 10x5 + 8x5

A - Cable Lateral
8 x 10, 10, 8, 7, 6 [adjusted cable height between first and second, is why there's no drop off I think]

B - Cable Overhead Extension
23 x 12
21 x 10, 8
18 x 8, 7

Dips
+15 x 10
+15x7 + BWx7

Notes

Lying leg curl subbing in for seated. Really liked the feel -- felt better able to push hard without worrying about losing the groove or moving in the seat etc. I know the studies say seated is better b/c bigger hamstring stretch, but whatever. IIRC lying better for sartorius.

Always get this mega dropoff between sets on (overhead) tricep stuff -- really interesting how different muscles recover at different rates.

08-04-22

BW -  71.5

Assisted OAC
-20 x 1
-15 x 1
-10 x 1
-5 x 1
-15 x 2

One Arm Cable Row
50 x 9, 6

20mm Lifts
50 x 1
55 x 1
50 x 7s, 6s, 5s

10mm Lifts
40 x 9s, 8s

Pinch
17.5 x 11s, 11s

Rear Delt Cable Flye
10 x 8, 7

Finger Curl
22.5 x 6+5 + 20 x 5+4

Hammer Incline Curl
17.5 x 14+6+5

DB Preacher
15x5 + 12.5x7 + 10x11+7

03-04-24

BW - 72.0 [expected to be higher, so that's a nice surprise]

Assisted OAC
-20 x 1
-15 x 1
-10 x 1, 1
-17.5 x 2

OA Cable Row
50 x 7, 5

20mm Holds
50 x 7s, 6s, 5s

10mm Holds
40 x 8s, 7s

Pinch Holds
17.5 x 10s, 10s

DB Finger Curl
20 x 9+3, 6+3

Hammer Incline Curl
20 x 10, 8

DB Preacher Curl
15x5 + 12.5x7 + 10x10

Notes

Decent enough. Still feeling a bit tired. Anyway, resumed the calorie deficit yesterday for the last push to ~68-69kg.

Man my heart goes out to you. Props on making it through family time in one piece. And props to your dad for maintaining sobriety.

Thanks, man. And yeah, I'm really proud of him -- our relationship has been so much better thanks to it, and he has been so much happier.

30-03-24

Had some down time so hit the gym while traveling. Didn't record numbers but was basicay massive drop sets on all of the following exercises, in order to get stuff done in like 30 mins total:

Machine bench

Lat Pulldown

Cable Row

Pec-Dec

Preacher Curl

Machine Dips

Will try and do some leg stuff tmrw if I get a chance

Nice, one more rep with your old PR while weighing 5 kg less and being older.

Thanks, yeah v happy with it. I think lots of PRs are coming on that lift because I haven't included it regularly for a while. Also, I'm only 30, so I hope I'm at least 10 years away from age being a meaningful factor in strength PRs...

24-03-23

BW - 72.2 [been +-1 0.1 from here while eating +600kcal, so it's just extra water weight from carbs + bulk]

Assited OAC
-20 x 1
-15 x 1
-10 x 1
-15 x 2, 1

Chinup
+40 x 7

20mm Grip
50 x 1, 1
55 x 1, 1
60 x 2
55 x 3

10mm Grip
40 x 5
45 x 3

DB Wrist + Fing Curl
20 x 11+5

DB Preacher
15x6 + 12.5x8 + 10x12 + 8

Notes

Feels good to lift again. Before planning this little deload, i didn't think about the fact I'm away for 4 nights at the end of this week, so guess I'm getting back-to-back rests.

19-03-24

BW - 71.8

Notes

Zombie mode today. Didn't do any "proper" cardio, but took a long, brisk walk that probs worked out to a similar energy cost.


Sleep has been not great quality, but still around ~8 hours. So, probably a combo of diet + training fatigue. Will take an easy day of lifting tmrw and see how I feel on Fri. If still rekt, may take a diet break for a week.

makes sense. same for us regarding priorities, with the addition that (1) we like being kind of in the geographical middle of our friends, (2) being close to the metro is critical because when we do commute, that's how, and (3) we are trying to have a kid, so it'd be nice to be near a good pre-k/elementary school. although, given that we lasted less than two years in this place before getting kicked out, (3) is a relatively low priority.

Ah yeah, being near a tube stop is our one big criterion as well. Hopefully having relatively fledixle restraints means we both have an easy time searching!

17-03-24

BW - 72.0

Assisted OAC
-20 x 1
-15 x 1
-10 x 1
-7.5 x 1
-15 x 1

20mm Grip
50 x 1, 1
55 x 1, 1
57.5 x 3, 2

10mm Grip
40 x 7, 6

One Arm Cable Row
50 x 9

Cable Rear Delt Flye
8.75 x 10

DB Wrist+Finger Curl
20 x 11+5, 8+4

DB Preacher
15x6 + 12.5x9 + 10x12 + 9 + 7

Reverse Wrist Curl
5 x 23 + 13 + 9

Notes

Everything solid enough.

in the same boat re: having to move, although in our case it's because our landlady is selling our house. sad because we've loved this place but we are starting to get excited, too. good luck! where are y'all looking to live?

Ah that's annoying -- landlords suck!

We're going to stay in London, but beyond that we're not too fussed about area tbh. We're both mostly WFH, so our main restriction is proximity to stuff we like to do, and just like being able to find a place that suits us, moreso than location.