Death can have me when it has earned me

[lheugh]

I've been wanting to get a log going for years now but just had never gotten around to it.

Prime Fitness Chest Press: 5(90kgx10) (Mid/End Bias)
Hammer Inclne Press: 68kgx15,12,12,11
Cable French Press: 4(26kgx12)
Super-ROM Lateral Raise: 3(37.5kgx15)
Machine Flye: 97.5kgx15,12,12,12
Rope Pushdown: 20kgx15,12,10
Rear Delt Flyes: 3(66kgx15)
Barbell Shrug: 80kgx12, 60kgx12,12

[hector]

Welcome!
Awesome log title!!!!

[Renascent]

Awesome log title!!!!

Yep!

[houzi]

Strong name for the lifting log. Welcome.

[lheugh]

Thank you all

[DCR]

Yet another vote for the great title. Looking forward to seeing more of what you’re doing and how you push it forward.

[lheugh]

The planned horizontal-dominant pull workout felt decent today. I'm still basically LPing the Cybex Row, which I expect to max out in a few mesocycles at this rate. That is, of course, predicated on its SFR not dulling by that point (so far every objective and subjective marker for it is as fresh as the day I started using it).
I was a bit too lax on my daily conditioning though, but I did go for a 12,000 step walk down the River Thames (listening to music) so I wasn't completely aerobically inactive!

Cybex Row: 5(180lbx10)
Rotary Lat Pulldown: 4(17x15)
Cable Curl: 4(20kgx15)
Cable Flexion Row: 4(44kgx12)
Incline Dumbbell Curl: 4(10kgx13)
Rope Pushdown: 20kgx15,12,12
Rear Delt Flyes: 3(67kgx12)
Barbell Wrist Curl: 4(40kgx13)

[lheugh]

Yet another vote for the great title. Looking forward to seeing more of what you’re doing and how you push it forward.

I appreciate the warm welcome to the logging section of the forum

[lheugh]

It takes a few warm-up sets to get the ol' synovial fluid adequately circulating around my creaky knees.

Belt Squat: 5(150kgx10)
Primal Good Morning: 4(80kgx8)
Leg Extension: 4(7x13)
Seated Leg Curl: 110lbx15,12,12
Hip Abduction/Hip Adduction: 4(60kgx13)
Calf Raise: 4(40kgx12)
Rope Crunch: 3(65.5kgx15)

[lheugh]

Day 1

Let's try log a full training week this time. It's quite fun playing with strength curves on Prime Equipment. Nothing magical about it though, just a variation. That said, challenging where one is strongest on pressing (mid to end range) while simultaneously unloading a bit at the weakest point does "feel" significantly more difficult, rep to rep.

Prime Fitness Chest Press: 5(94kgx10) (Mid/End Bias)
Hammer Incline Press: 3(70kgx12), 70kgx10
Super-ROM Lateral Raise: 3(42.5kgx12)
Cable French Press: 26.5kgx15, 3(26.5kgx12)
Pec Deck: 3(100kgx12)
Rope Pushdown: 20kgx15, 2(20kgx12)
Rear Delt Flyes: 3(67kgx15)
Barbell Shrug: 3(60kgx13)

[DCR]

Let's try log a full training week this time. It's quite fun playing with strength curves on Prime Equipment. Nothing magical about it though, just a variation. That said, challenging where one is strongest on pressing (mid to end range) while simultaneously unloading a bit at the weakest point does "feel" significantly more difficult, rep to rep.

Not sure that I’m following - how are you accomplishing the “unloading”?

[lheugh]

Let's try log a full training week this time. It's quite fun playing with strength curves on Prime Equipment. Nothing magical about it though, just a variation. That said, challenging where one is strongest on pressing (mid to end range) while simultaneously unloading a bit at the weakest point does "feel" significantly more difficult, rep to rep.

Not sure that I’m following - how are you accomplishing the “unloading”?

Apologies, I phrased it a bit poorly! The weight is static throughout the ROM, but because of the design of the machine (with 3 pins), I've loaded it such that the moment arm is smallest at the bottom and increases during the concentric (I.e., the plates move further away from the axis of rotation). So, relatively speaking it feels heavier (more weight distribution of the load) during the mid to end range, and feels.a fair bit lighter at the bottom, where pressing is strongest. The idea being to confer a more profound stimulus since typically where one fails at the bottom, the mid to end range could theoretically keep going. So, I'm reaching an RPE 8 on the entire ROM as opposed to where I'm weakest, if that makes sense.

[DCR]

Let's try log a full training week this time. It's quite fun playing with strength curves on Prime Equipment. Nothing magical about it though, just a variation. That said, challenging where one is strongest on pressing (mid to end range) while simultaneously unloading a bit at the weakest point does "feel" significantly more difficult, rep to rep.

Not sure that I’m following - how are you accomplishing the “unloading”?

Apologies, I phrased it a bit poorly! The weight is static throughout the ROM, but because of the design of the machine (with 3 pins), I've loaded it such that the moment arm is smallest at the bottom and increases during the concentric (I.e., the plates move further away from the axis of rotation). So, relatively speaking it feels heavier (more weight distribution of the load) during the mid to end range, and feels.a fair bit lighter at the bottom, where pressing is strongest. The idea being to confer a more profound stimulus since typically where one fails at the bottom, the mid to end range could theoretically keep going. So, I'm reaching an RPE 8 on the entire ROM as opposed to where I'm weakest, if that makes sense.

Got it - with you now.

[lheugh]

Day 2: Horizontal Pull Focus

Business as usual sort of session. Wrist flexors cramped up on my third set of Barbell Wrist Curls and accidentally dropped the bar. Whoops...

Cybex Row: 5(185lbx10)
Rotary Lat Pulldown: 4(18x12)
Machine Preacher Curl: 4(32kgx15)
Cable Flexion Row: 3(44kgx13)
DB Incline Curl: 10kgx15,15,12
Rope Pushdown: 3(20kgx15)
Rear Delt Flyes: 3(68kgx12)
Barbell Wrist Curl: 4(45kgx12)

[lheugh]

Day 3: Belt Squat (Calves to Hams to Build the Yams)

Glad I got this done before it hit 34C. I intended to do 3 sets of ab work but 5 reps in on the last set they started cramping up aggressively so I went and hiked for an hour on the treadmill.

Belt Squat: 5(155kgx10)
Primal Good Morning: 4(105kgx8)
Leg Extension: 4(7.5x12)
Seated Leg Curl: 110x15,15,12,12
Hip Abduction/Hip Adduction: 3(60kgx12)
Leg Press Calf Raise: 40kgx15,15,15,12
Cable Rope Crunch: 2(68kgx12)

[lheugh]

Day 4: Incline/Decline Pressing

Did some light conditioning yesterday and had a molar pulled out at 8pm. Wasn't a terrible session considering the latter, but having had a day off weights also helped on the recovery front.

Hoist Incline Press: 5(14x10)
Decline Press: 75kgx12,12,10,10
Super-ROM Lateral Raise: 42.5kgx13,13,10
Rope Pushdown: 4(22kgx12)
Pec Deck: 3(100kgx13)
Rear Delt Flyes: 3(68kgx13)
Cable French Press: 20kgx15,15,12
Barbell Shrug: 3(60kgx15)

[Renascent]

Figured I'd wait until you updated your log before commenting, but my first thought upon seeing the IG post was that your arms looking fucking huge.

[lheugh]

Figured I'd wait until you updated your log before commenting, but my first thought upon seeing the IG post was that your arms looking fucking huge.

I appreciate the vote of confidence, good sir! I look at them and I see long, dangly, orangutan arms.

[lheugh]

Day 5: Vert Pull

Lat Pulldown: 5(72kgx10)
Cable Flexion Row: 4(49kgx12)
Cable Curl: 4(30kgx12)
Machine Pullover: 3(20kgx15)
Machine Curl: 32kgx15,12,12
Rear Delt Flyes: 68kgx14,10,10
Tricep Pushdown: 3(20kgx8)
Barbell Wrist Curl: 3(45kgx12)

[lheugh]

Day 6: Leg Press

Leg Press: 5(100kgx10)
Primal Good Morning: 4(105kgx8)
Leg Extension: 4(7.5x12)
Seated Leg Curl: 3(115x12)
Hip Abduction/ Hip Adduction: 3(60kgx12)
Leg Press Calf Raise: 3(42.5kgx12)
Hanging Knee Raise: 12,10,8