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Gym work 52:

Hip thrust:

60x6
90x6
120x8
120x8
120x8
90x8
90x8
60x10
60x10

Chinups:

8 (could've done 9 or 10)
5

Leg curls:

120x5++112x3++104x2++96x3++88x3 (a continuous set where I drop the weight by 8 kg when I can't do more reps)

Seated calf raises:

40x8
30x10

Bodyweight: 92.5 kg (+1.1 kg, heaviest in months)
Exhaustion level: 10/10

Comments:

Did a high volume of hip thrusts, 6420 kg total volume. I was quite spent after that, but still tied my old age chinups PR with 8 reps (then did only 5). After that I started having some faint chest pain (I sometimes get that when I train, could be angina, could be originating in the spine, I don't know).

Gym work 54:

Bench press:

20x5
20x5
50x5
70x6 all time
70x5
70x4
50x12

Dumbbell Bulgarian split squat (each leg):

40x8 (20 kg dumbbells)
40x8
40x8

Leg extensions:

72x10
72x10
72x10++64x4++56x4++48x2 (a long rest-pause set with lowering weights)

Seated V-grip cable pulls to chest:

3 pins x 10
6 pins x 10
8 pins x 10

Glute cable kickbacks:

5 small + 3 big plates x 10
5 small + 3 big plates x 10

Glute cable med pulls:

3 small x 10
3 small x 10

Bodyweight: 92.2 kg (+1.6 kg)
Exhaustion level: 9.5/10
Rating: Outstanding

Comments:

Bench press felt very strong, as I established a new all-time . 70x6 didn't felt like a max, a 7th rep would have been possible with a spotter. The surprising fact was that I was able to hit 5 reps in the next set, which usually drops quite a bit after such an effort in the first set. So the overall 15 reps in the bench press with 70 kg is definitely an all time .

Next I did some lighter BSS since I have my back a bit tweaked from the last workout, so I took it a bit easier. Nevertheless, I did a bunch of volume for the quads, adding leg extensions, and they felt amazing - the VMOs were really responding to it. The reps were done slow and purposeful.

Overall, one of the best workouts of the year, for sure.

I made a small change in my grip, just a bit wider by 1 cm or so, don't know if it mattered or not. I've also been taking creatine in the last month or so. Who knows how much either of these mattered.