Medically Diagnosed with a Well Developed Appearance
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- Allentown
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KUA
May 2
Bench
BW 220.0
Bench
225x1,f
215x1
205x1x4
180x8x4
Chain curl
12x9
OHP
135x3
Arnold press
30x12x5
I can't bench twice a week. Doesn't work for me. I'm never going to stop shy of failure, and hitting RPE10 two days a week on multiple rep ranges of the same movement is a recipe for what I have now- dropping 1rm.
Bench
BW 220.0
Bench
225x1,f
215x1
205x1x4
180x8x4
Chain curl
12x9
OHP
135x3
Arnold press
30x12x5
I can't bench twice a week. Doesn't work for me. I'm never going to stop shy of failure, and hitting RPE10 two days a week on multiple rep ranges of the same movement is a recipe for what I have now- dropping 1rm.
Last edited by Allentown on Tue May 07, 2024 3:47 am, edited 2 times in total.
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KUA
May 3
DL
BW 220.0
Deadlift
455x1x2
385x5x4
385x10
Box front squat
215x12x3(+1 rep last set)
Singles didn't feel great, but volume was solid. AMAP was probably @9, 9.5. Humidity was high, not used to that yet. Pulled out the Doomfan between the top reps and the volume.
DL
BW 220.0
Deadlift
455x1x2
385x5x4
385x10
Box front squat
215x12x3(+1 rep last set)
Singles didn't feel great, but volume was solid. AMAP was probably @9, 9.5. Humidity was high, not used to that yet. Pulled out the Doomfan between the top reps and the volume.
Last edited by Allentown on Tue May 07, 2024 3:47 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Who knows
May 6
Arms
BW
Pause bench
185x4x5
Close grip bench press
135x8x4
DB curl
30x13x3
Dips
5x5
I think taking a step back from failure, focusing on getting good reps, and trying to check ego might be good.
Decided to finish with a few BB curls, right elbow instantly said to go fuck myself. Waved some plates around for my delts instead.
Arms
BW
Pause bench
185x4x5
Close grip bench press
135x8x4
DB curl
30x13x3
Dips
5x5
I think taking a step back from failure, focusing on getting good reps, and trying to check ego might be good.
Decided to finish with a few BB curls, right elbow instantly said to go fuck myself. Waved some plates around for my delts instead.
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KUA
May 10
Dead
BW 218.6
Deadlift
455x1x6
405x5x4
Box front squat
225x6x5
The only thing that got me out today was the fact that I am a person that goes out to the garage and lifts weights in the morning. I didn't want to. Came downstairs, had my espresso and protein, laid down under a blanket, cat snuggled on top, almost said fuck it. Took a little extra time, but I ended up getting the important stuff done.
Dead
BW 218.6
Deadlift
455x1x6
405x5x4
Box front squat
225x6x5
The only thing that got me out today was the fact that I am a person that goes out to the garage and lifts weights in the morning. I didn't want to. Came downstairs, had my espresso and protein, laid down under a blanket, cat snuggled on top, almost said fuck it. Took a little extra time, but I ended up getting the important stuff done.
- broseph
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Re: Medically Diagnosed with a Well Developed Appearance
Looks like some pretty decent deadlifting for almost saying fuck it.
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Re: Bulk
We did so much driving with the 7 and 4yo that I wouldn't wish the trip on an enemy.
That said, New Origin in Ashville was really good. Not "make a trip to Ashville" good, and overall our tiny bit of time in Ashville was kind of mediocre. I'm sure there are better parts than we saw, but my quick impression was run down, dirty, sort of sketchy. If I was still into beer I would probably say just go to Grand Rapids. And if you've been there, go again. Then perhaps consider Ashville, but go to GR again.
Biltmore was... complicated. We just walked the gardens because we didn't think the kids would be into a tour inside, but it was equal parts awe inspiring and nauseating. One minute it felt like "holy shit, this is like an extravagant movie spectical" the next you remember the blood and broken backs that went into amassing enough wealth to make something like that possible. I want to go inside someday.
Smokey Mountains was somewhere I had been as a kid with my parents, so not much memory. Overall two big thumbs down. 1+ hour drives to a short hike, then back to Pigeon Forge, the most wreched hive of crass tourism the world has ever seen. Kids would have loved it if we just hit every shit shop and mini-golf spot in the town, I would have died. Gatlinburg seemed a little nicer in spirit but was packed with Trumper and Trump stores and stuff. People were gross and it was super busy.
- DanCR
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Re: Bulk
Sounds like I'd have agreed with all of your sentiments. Still, New Origin - noted. We have a tentatively planned trip that way later this year, so I'm going to make sure that we hit it.
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Powerbuilding?
May 21
Legs
BW 218.0
LBBS
315x2
350x1@10
Raw pause squat
225x3x10
SGDL
12x205,215,225,225
Heel elevated squats
25x15,20,20
Dehydration and gin & tonic are murdering me rn.
Legs
BW 218.0
LBBS
315x2
350x1@10
Raw pause squat
225x3x10
SGDL
12x205,215,225,225
Heel elevated squats
25x15,20,20
Dehydration and gin & tonic are murdering me rn.
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Powerbuilding?
May 22
GPP
BW 220.6
BB row
140x12x5
LTE
52x12x5
Pull up
5x7
DB concentration curl
31x12x3
GPP
BW 220.6
BB row
140x12x5
LTE
52x12x5
Pull up
5x7
DB concentration curl
31x12x3
- Allentown
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Powerbuilding?
May 23
Press
BW 219.2
OHP
140x4
131x4x4(+2)
Reverse band bench (red band)
260x6x4
Chain hammer curl
16x6
Arnold press
35x12,12,10
Press
BW 219.2
OHP
140x4
131x4x4(+2)
Reverse band bench (red band)
260x6x4
Chain hammer curl
16x6
Arnold press
35x12,12,10
- Allentown
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Recovery
May 24
DL
BW 221.0
Reset DL
365x3x6(?)
Stiff leg DL (DoH)
225x5x5
That time again:
Belt felt tighter. Weight up. Cultivating mass?
Edit:
100% sure I wasn't doing 365. Well, 95%? Now Im not sure...
DL
BW 221.0
Reset DL
365x3x6(?)
Stiff leg DL (DoH)
225x5x5
That time again:
Overdid it on squats, have been hobbling around since Tuesday morning. Warmup at 315 said "nope, you won't be doing that today." Resets involve switching to the other side of the bar between reps. Basically everything medial in the hip region hurts. Well, quads and glutes actually felt OK this morning, I could go down the stairs one step at a time instead of two steps for each.
Belt felt tighter. Weight up. Cultivating mass?
Edit:
100% sure I wasn't doing 365. Well, 95%? Now Im not sure...
Last edited by Allentown on Fri May 31, 2024 3:15 am, edited 2 times in total.
- DanCR
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Re: Recovery
Must be contagious. At least you did it squatting. I did it on the fucking good girl machine.
We don’t have her kids this weekend and she’s on call at work (which at her job effectively means, “going to work”), so I plan to use my freedom to sit on the couch all day with a book in one hand and the massage gun in the other.
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Powerbuilding?
May 25
GPP
BW 217.8
Pause lat pull down
125x15x5
McGill crunch
6x8
BFR triceps press down
65x12x5
BFR preacher curl
43x12x5
GPP
BW 217.8
Pause lat pull down
125x15x5
McGill crunch
6x8
BFR triceps press down
65x12x5
BFR preacher curl
43x12x5