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27-11-25

cardio x 45 mins
ohp x 2 sets
chins x 2 sets

Gym work 51:

Medium bar squat, wider stance (in basketball shoes, not Olympic lifting shoes):

20x5
50x5
80x5
100x5
120x2
110x3
100x5
80x5

Zercher squat:

20x5
50x5

Some snatches and overhead squats with the empty bar

Landmine push press:

bar + 15 x 10
bar + 25 x 8

Landmine deadlift:

bar + 25 x 8

Bodyweight: 91.8 kg (+0.7 kg)
Exhaustion level: 10/10

Comments:

First time doing squats in two weeks or so, used a wider stance and managed to do 120x2, 110x3. Decent performance. Also did Zercher squats, they were interesting.

thanks y'all! @kf, i do want to get out to hawaii at some point, never been. a destination ultra might be just the excuse...

- run 1:13:09, 14.00 km
was supposed to meet up with the running group for an easy pre-thanksgiving run but ran to the wrong intersection and decided to do a little uphill tempo to see if i could catch them. did manage it, but consequently this was not as short or as easy as it was supposed to be, lol. quads still definitely hurting a bit on the downhills.

Gym work 50:

Bench press:

20x5
20x5
40x5
70x5 ties all time
70x3
70x3

Dumbbell Bulgarian split squat (each leg):

60x8 (30 kg dumbbells)
60x8 (felt sick and nauseated, so only did 2 sets)

Seated V-grip cable pulls to chest:

4 pins x 10
6 pins x 10
8 pins x 10

Glute cable kickbacks:

5 small plates x 10
5 small + 1 big plates x 10
5 small + 2 big plates x 10

Bodyweight: 90.6 kg (same weight)
Exhaustion level: 10/10

Comments:

Felt shaky from the start, nauseated and without any mood to lift. Still, I managed to tie my all time bench press . 70x5 truly was a 5RM. The next two sets I only did 3 reps since I didn't have a spotter and didn't want to risk getting stuck.

The BSS were OK, but they drained me like hell. Felt like puking as I was doing them. Muscularly I was fine, but the overall feeling in my body was bad. My heart rate was 59 (versus my usual 52-53) during last night's sleep, which indicates I still have the virus in me (whatever virus it is, probably just a simple cold, since I have no symptoms today).

Nov 23-29, 2025

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #85 | 495#100+ | 505#2 | 545#1
Page 75 - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013
Page 140 - Day 1 of 495. 2Oct 25, 2020
Cardio Calories - Inclined walking at 3mph pace per 5 mins | 6% [47kcal], 9% [57kcal], 12%[67kcal], 15%[77kcal]1

Nov Week 4 of 4 BW 200-204

Sun Nov 23

6:00 am
Horizontal Leg Press machine - single leg light - medium light x5s
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

2:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405-475
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

Mon Nov 24

6:00 am
Horizontal Leg Press machine - single leg light - medium light x5s
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

6:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405-495
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

* bw at gym is 206lb. i had extra nap at home because my 6 yr old has no school for thanksgiving week. the 405 this afternoon was very explosive. had to go 495 and it was not a grind.
* my carb intake is back to 8 cups a day (400g carbs from jasmine). i took rice down to 300g and within a month, the 475 became harder and harder to recover from. il stay with this routine with an occationnal 495 here and there when i feel very strong.
* talking about distance running.. my younger sister running in an island. 
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