I don’t think I’m quite built enough to have groupies at this point 
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Ya hold yourself accountable and are honest even on how you feel. I think that makes a good role model. 
. I appreciate that but I’m too old to be a groupie unless Rush ever tours again…
What? That’s not you in your avatar?
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5/14/18
Weight: 197.4
Squats
Superset:
SSB Squats
2 x 5 x 135
5 x 225
5 x 255
3 x 295
Trap Bar Deadlift
5 x 10 x 320
Superset:
Standing Calves
4 x 10-12 x 135
RDL w/ DBs
4 x 15 x 50
Hack Squat
4 x 15 x 150
Superset:
Walking Lunges
4-5 sets of 8-10 lungers per leg w/ 30lb DBs
Standing Calves
3-5 sets of 10-20 w/ 45-135lbs
Man…Mondays (squats) are just kickin’ my ass the last couple weeks…I damn near folded at 295.
A few factors, I think, play into this:
- Did not sleep well last night, I think that is a trend for Sunday nights with me, or it has been for the last couple weeks
- My core is still shot from Saturday’s weighted ab wheels
- I’m mentally weaker on Mondays than I am the rest of the week, I feel.
- I’m in a slight calorie deficit and my body comp is improving/changing leverages/not as fueled up? (am I even strong enough for that?!)
Possible fixes:
- Move squats to either Tuesday or Thursday (these seem to be my most “with it” days)
- Force myself to get up earlier on Sundays so that I can actually fall asleep at a decent hour.
- Consciously up my caloric intake on Sundays to pre-game for squats.
Weight is much better than I imagined it would be (like 5lbs better), I did nothing but eat all day Saturday, that is not an exaggeration haha felt good yesterday, but still expected to be up around 201-203 (which is my typical post-weekend weigh in.)
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5/15/18
Weight: 197.0
Chest
DB Bench
5 x 70
5 x 80
13 x 90
Superset:
Incline DB Bench
5 x 10 x 55
BPA
5 x 20 x Red
Superset:
Low Point Cable Fly
4 x 12 x 40
Tricep Extension
4 x 8-12 x 80-130
Superset:
Dips
4 x 10 x BW
Single Arm Tricep Extension
4 x 10 x 30
Push Ups
2 x 20
This is simply not my week, minimal sleep again, had a deer go through a chunk of our fence and bust it down in the middle of the night, huge racket, sent the dogs into a frenzy, so had to go and get that patched up, took about 45 minutes, then the big dog decides to throw up at about 0245 (alarm is set for 0309, so no point in going back to bed). Let the big dog out and I hear her tags jingling off across the field…the same deer that blew through the fence had blown through a gate, so our lab decided she needed to go adventuring at 0300 in the morning.
Tried to adjust my volume accordingly, one top set, moved ok up to like 11, I think. Decent chest pump, but I’m just wiped out.
Weight is good, expected to retain a bit of water due to lack of sleep, but no bloat or anything, looked relatively dry, even.
Tomorrow is cardio/abs…maybe, ha!
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Maybe…what would “your groupie say” besides you post your logs for all of us to see…accountability 
sorry about deer
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Um, 'splain please.
Ha, I don’t like my alarms set on even numbers, instead of setting it for 3:10am I set it for 3:09am.
Edit: I consider it my “wake up” minute, I’m rolling at 3:10a.
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Edit for 5/15 50 minute weighted walk, very brisk pace as my wife was cruising on the bike with her broken foot.
5/16/18
Weight: 196.8, 196.2
Off/Active Recovery
Weighted Vest Walk
20 minutes x Incline 10 x 2.7mph x +25lbs
Accessory movement superset:
Abs
Calves
Shoulder Pre-/Re-hab/Health Stuff
Much better night of sleep, good morning, good weigh in with being fully hydrated and eating normally, think I’m breaking over that “edge” as far as continuing my trimming down.
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5/17/18
Weight: 199.0
Back/Deads
TBDL
5 x 250
5 x 340
6 x 430
Smith Machine Row
1 x 20 x 45
4 x 10 x 135
1 x 15 x 45
Pull Ups
2 x 5 x +25
2 x 5 x BW
Superset:
Hammer Curls w/ Fat Grips
4 x 8 x 30/35
Row w/ Rope
4 x 15 x 150
High Pull (traps)
4 x 12 x 100
Superset:
DB Row w/ Fat Grips
4 x 8 x 70
Band Curls
4 x 10 x Red
Plate Raise
4 x 12 x 25
Pull Up
1 x 8
1 x 5
Just a whole barrel of nopes today, 430 should be jumping off the floor, it did not. It all felt heavy. Morphed into a pump day, arms caught a good pump, haven’t had that in a minute.
Weight is about what I expected (lack of sleep = mild bloat/water retention). Is what it is, shoulders tomorrow as I am working all Saturday, we shall see how it goes.
Edit: Even with the bit of bloat, I feel good about composition. Still feel like I look like I lift, ha. Little victories matter.
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5/18/18
Weight: 198.2
Shoulders
OHP
10 x 95
5 x 125
5 x 145
5 x 165 (+1)
15 x 115
Smith Machine High Pull
15 x 45
4 x 10 x 95
25 x 45
Superset:
Lateral Raise
4 x 12 x 25
BPA
4 x 10
Chest Supported Rear Delt
4 x 12 x 20
Bunch of Tricep Stuff
Pretty good pump today, still tired, but stuff got done, 165 felt a lot better than a couple weeks ago. Couple days off will do me good. Was tired and got sloppy pulling yesterday, can feel it in my lower back and it sucks, rookie mistake.
Weight is good, composition is good, life is good 
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Great post 
5/21/18
Weight: 198.2
Chest
DB Bench
5 x 70
5 x 80
15 x 90
Superset:
Incline DB
5 x 10 x 55
Fold Ins
5 x 10 x 25
Superset:
Dips
3 x 10 x BW
1 x 15 x BW
WG Pull Ups
5 x 8 x BW
Superset:
Skull Crushers
4 x 10 x 85
Single Arm Rope Extension
4 x 10 x 30
Low Point Fly (w/ Ropes)
4 x 10 x 30/40
Superset:
DB OHP
3 x 10 x 35
BPA
3 x 20 x Red
Switched it from legs to chest today, lower back is on the mend, probably ~85% or so healed up, plus I’ve been kicking around the idea of switching days around.
Everything moved well, wanted 15 with the 90s and got it without really too much of an issue, maybe had a grinder left in the tank. Pretty good pump throughout, this weekend was rough on the diet (not so much crap food, just was very busy and didn’t eat real regularly and I could feel it.)
Weight is better than I expected, for some reason expected to be up over 200, probably because of a bit of bloat from movie theatre popcorn, ha.
Will see what tomorrow brings, based on how my back feels tonight going to bed will be the determining factor on what type of squats I roll with tomorrow (thinking front squats at the moment.)
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5/22/18
Weight: 197.6
Legs
Squat
2 x 10 x Bar
2 x 5 x 135
2 x 5 x 225
Front Squat
5 x 225
2 x 255
1 x 275
0 x 315
Superset:
SSB Front Squat
4 x 10 x 135
RDL
4 x 10 x 135
Superset:
Split Squat/Leg Elevated Lunge (?)
1 x 5 x 70
3 x 8 x 35
Calves
4 x 12-15 x 115
Edit: Also tried glute bridges with the bar. Those have got to be the stupidest damn things (because I’m not coordinated enough to do them, simply wanted to try them, therefore I will hate on them, ha.)
Another ass kicking. Back feels pretty good, back squats were there and moving well, but my wrist was killing me on the second set of 225, even wrapped. Front squats moved really well, 275 was deep and powerful (apparently SSB has some carryover, eh?) loaded 315 and was ready, and then just mentally folded coming out of the hole. Absolute shit showing.
Not sure what to do about the wrist, as I want to get back to squatting at some point.
Weight is good, figured I would be up around 200, but even when I eat a bit extra I seem to be holding sub-200. A little soft(er) around the middle than normal, but pretty solid everywhere else, so there is that for today.
Have a meeting with the school district after work and then it is straight to a rib eye on the grill and my ass in the hammock haha
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How do you position your hand when you grip the bar?
I’ve tried stacking my wrist with a full grip around the bar, but it cocks it out to the side too much, at this point it’s more of a “guide” I don’t have a full grip, but it rests across my palm with a moderate amount of weight on it and the wrist cocked back, I have the mobility to keep it relatively tight to my body to attempt to stack everything straight up and down (it relieves it when I reach out and “grab” the plates, but that only works at lighter weights for me due to balance, I’m no barn door back kinda guy, ha)
I’ll try to get pictures up later today with grip and such if I can replicate it while also taking a selfie haha
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Couple of things that may help:
- grip with pinkie under the bar
- grip wider
- grip without actually holding the bar so your thumb is over it too and the bar is going diagonally across your palm
- focus on squeezing your lats (orange in your armpits) and making a double chin so you’ll get tightness without squeezing the bar so hard
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I’ll be attempting to implement these the next time I hit some squats up.
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5/23/18
Weight: 197.0
Active Rest
Weighted Vest Walk
2.7mph x Incline 10 x +25lbs x 15 minutes
Giant Set:
Calves
Ab Wheel Roll Out
Squats
BPAs
Various Abs
Various Shoulder Health
Repeat for 15-20 minutes
Feel good, may even look good. Just blood flow, if the weather is nice will do a leisurely stroll with the dogs this afternoon with a bit of weight on my back. Then back in with shoulders tomorrow.
Weight is good, ate a bit extra yesterday, was expecting a bit higher, but I guess when the eating window is really only 1-8p it kind of regulates itself haha
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Puppy pics???