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I think that the reason your back is not getting sore is that it is just too strong to be challenged yet. A back able to stay upright and tight at 120kg ATG volume squats makes sense to barely feel 90kg deads. Not saying you should add weight at DLs, i like the conservative approach. What i am saying is don't bother about back soreness, keep doing what you are, looks great.

i dont know about too strong to challenged. remember i got injured 7 weeks ago and did minimal training for 4-5 weeks. so i detrained a lot. But now im lifting again i think my back isn't as strong and everything is challenging including squat workouts - only my back isnt really challenged because it usually needs to get to 125kg worksets before some squatmornings make my back stronger..

but i'll stick with DL and see what happenes

just benching focus lately has put some mass on my triceps.. nice. am definitely going to prioritise my upper body v. soon. Will put squats on maintenance and focus on bench press - adding 20kg to my BP will restore some semblance of balance cause my legs are much bigger than my upper body atm.

BP 6x84.5 (LPR), 6x84.5, 6x80

BP notes:
RPE 10s - didnt have a 3rd set in me after the 2nd - i thought id for 8x80 but even 6 was a max so i ended it there.

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Omitted squats on account of lower back issues. I'm taking all of these setbacks in stride. So i cant jump, squat, deadlift. It happens. I'll just focus on getting a decent BP now. 6x90kg is my goal.

BP 2x6x85.5 (LPR), 6x80
FBS 6x60
WCU 3x99, 2x104, 1x109, 4x99, 6x94, 6x92, 6x90, 6x89

BP notes:
Close to hitting the wall now. I am in PR territory soon as well but i dont seem me getting there unless i find a way to stay unstuck. Might go to 1/2kg increases now instead of 1kg but that strikes me as self defeating. Also i prob need more frequency as well. I want to do RSR with BP but was hoping to get closer to sets of 6x90kg first. Maybe 85kg is a good place. Or i could try doing RSR while improving the first set or two up to 87kg which would be a lifetime PR for bp.. idk.

Squat notes:
Took a light day. Walked out 100kg warmups but my back didn't like it and i said fk it, get better first then worry about squats.

Chinup notes:
The last 2 reps of the chinup 6s were cheaty but i dont care as long as it makes me bigger/stronger.

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Lots of upper body volume mainly from chins. Want to make the most of this time where im not able to jump or squat to improve my upper body strength and size. I do think BP will be the best exercise to build my upper body though not chinups..

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Oh and my bodyweight tipped the scales above 87kg for the first time. So i decided to diet for the next 6 weeks til im under 85kg again. But not sure if i can even commit to that because training sucks and i have little motivation. Even skipped basketball training today for the first time in 3 years.

BP 6x86.5 (PR!), 5Fx86.5, 5Fx85, 3x2x85
FBS 3x100
BS 6x119.5 (LPR)

BP notes:
A rare PR sighting - BP of all things. But i'll take it. Couldnt lock out the 6th rep to make it 2x6 though but all good... lifetime weaksauce bp crew reporting.

Mid workout i decided it was time to get ready for RSR on BP. My goal is to use 90kg as my training weight - 6x2x90kg ending with 6x6x90kg on volume phase. So step 1 is get used to doing 6 sets first. I'll use 85kg for now with the goal of closing the gap to 90kg in the coming weeks. Not to say i have any business attempting volume with 90kg - but if i work hard i might come closer than if I dont try. But making my bench press worksets  ≥ 90kg is priority #1 for getting out of weaksauce territory - embarassing using 80kg for worksets after all this time lol

Squat notes:
Back didnt feel right, aborted squats on 2nd set. I prob need to take some time off to rest and heal completely. Was considering Sunday going for 3x6x120kg milestone. Lol nah im mentally defeated by the idea of switching to 2x10kg plates which seem so much heavier on my back.. (i walked out 120kg just to see today). Oh well.

so go lighter on sunday and try again next week! you don't have to PR every consecutive session.

this might be the way i go. didnt fall asleep til 4am and wanted to wake up early to watch the clippers game. which was amazing and totally worth it. tried to nap after the game. we'll see how it goes. back feels like shit though.

i will be taking light days regularly from here. thinking Weds heavy and sunday heavy with friday light? that might work. or perhaps alternating heavy and light would work even better.

2 more weeks til i can try dunking again (I hope). That will make 12 weeks i was told it would take before I could play sports again. The last 2-3 times i tried dunking it hurt like hell and i havent done so the last 2 weeks. 

In the meantime i'm thinking of taking the advice i got 1.5 years ago to try transforming into a LR jumper. At the time i had managed to land some dunks LR even while weighing ~100kg, very quickly, like 2-3 sessions of practice. Now i'm a lot lighter but weaker, but i should still be able to dunk LR eventually.. right? I need a program. May just try 3x3 every other workout.. or something like that..