Striking a Balance

:rofl::rofl::rofl: now you are getting the hang if it!

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Good to see you still putting the work in mate.

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Yeah, well… :smile:

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Thanks for checking in. Am mostly in maintenance mode right now, will probably get back to a more structured approach in a week or so.

Will be crazy busy with work in August/September, so need to decide on a program that get the needed work done without taking up too much time.

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July 26th


Warm-up: Internal rotation, air squats, pull aparts
Sorry Chicky, failed already. But in my defense, I did it half-assedly. :thinking:

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5

Overhead press:
8 x 3
28 x 3
48 x 3
58 x 3
63 x 3
68 x 2
72 x 0
63 x 1
58 x 3
58 x 3
58 x 3

Slept like shit, feeling under the weather. Hey - that is perfect PR conditions in these parts amirite?

But sadly no. 72kg is my PR from the spring, when I did 5/3/1 press twice weekly. Seems I have lost a little top strength since, but that is not really unexpected.

Lateral dumbbell raise: 12x 10,10,10
SS Band facepulls: 10,10,10

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Happy cake day anyway!

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July 30th

Warm-up: Internal rotation, external rotation, x-walks, lazy hips, sit-ups, sideplanks, good mornings.

Chin-ups: 5,5,3,3
SS Push-ups: 25,25,25,25

Barbell rows:
58 x 5
70 x 15
70 x 15
70 x 15
80 x 15

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5

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Warm-up: Internal rotation, leg/hip stretching, pull-aparts, frog crunches, reverse hypers, band slegdehammers

Pull-ups: 5,5,5,5,5

Push-ups: 25,25,25,25,25,35

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5

Overhead press: (C8w1+SSL)
22 x 10
43 x 5
46 x 5
49 x 10
46 x 5
46 x 5
46 x 5
46 x 5
46 x 5

Barbell row:
46 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10

Lateral dumbbell raise 12x 10,10,10,10,10

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August 2nd


Warm-up: Leg/hip/back stretching, air squats

Band leg triple exercise (Hip/glute/quad): 20,20,20
SS Lazy hips: 20,20,20

Lunges: 24,24,24
SS Band clamshell: 40,40,50

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5

Glutes bridges - one leg: 20,20
SS Glutes bridges - march: 40,40

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August 4th


Warm-Up: Internal rotation, pull-aparts, frog crunches, sideplank w/twist, lazy hips, x-walks

Floor press: (C6W1)
59 x 5
63 x 5
68 x 20

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5
SS Chin-ups: 5,5,5,5,5

Push-ups: 30,30,30,30,30
SS Band straight flyes:10,10,10,10,10

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August 6th


Warm-up: Internal rotation, lazy hip, x-walks

Chin-ups: 5,5,5,5,5
SS pull-aparts: 25,25,25,25,25

Dumbbell rows, kroc style: 32kg x 25,20,20,20,20

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5

Band good mornings: 25,25,25

Busy times, so are trying to keep workouts short and sweet - just the basics and cut away the fluff.

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August 8th


Warm-up: Internat rotation, air squats, frog crunches, sideplank w/twist, plate raises

Overhead press (C8Ws + SSL)
7 x 5
42 x 3
49 x 3
52 x 3
55 x 9
52 x 5
52 x 5
52 x 5
52 x 5
52 x 5

Chin-ups: 5,5,5

Push-ups: 30,30,30,20,20

Barbell row:
42 x 10
80 x 10
90 x 10
90 x 10
90 x 10
80 x 10

SS Straight arm lat pull down band: 5,5,5,5

Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1, 131x1x5
(Day 28, so 82%)

Lateral dumbbell raise: 12x 10,10,10,10,10

Dumbbell hammer curls 12x 20,20,18
SS Triceps pull-downs, band: 20,20,20

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Getting some heavy rows.

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August 10th


Just quick leg/hip session today.

Warm-up: Air squats.

Band leg triple exercise (Hip/glute/quad): 20,20,20
SS: Lazy hips: 25,25,25

Lunges: 30,30,30

Deadlift: Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5

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August 11th


Continuing the short & fast theme; a bit of core work today

Frog crunches: 20,20,40
SS Sideplank W/twist: 20,20,20
SS Band good mornings: 20,20,40

Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5

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August 12th


Warm-up: Jumping jacks

Push-ups:
8 x 25
5 x 30

Deadlift: 120x1x5

I am sparing my right wrist at the moment, as I have developed a sharp pain whenever I move the hand in almost any direction - and in particular if I apply pressure (lifting light stuff etc) in a bent position.

Figured out that push-ups is safe(ish) as I am more or less applying force directly along my arm and not really using the hands. And if that is the only thing I can do, I can just as well do a bunch.

Afterwards, I now realize, that this would probably have been correct, if I had kept at the ~150 reps that I originally planned. Oh well.

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August 16th


Warm-up: Internal rotation, pull-aparts, plate raises

Overhead press: (C8W3)
22 x 5
55 x 5
58 x 3
62 x 5

Chin-ups: 5,5,5

Floor press (C8W2)
60 x 5
68 x 3
72 x 3
78 x 12

Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5

Dumbbell rows, kroc style:
32 x 20
32 x 20
32 x 20
32 x 20
32 x 20

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August 17th


Warm-up: Internal rotation, Frog crunches,leg/hip stretches,Air squats,Pull-aparts

Chin-ups: 5,5,5,5,3

Push-ups: 50,40,30,30
SS Ucv flyes:

Band leg triple exercise (Hip/glute/quad): 22,22,22
SS Lazy hips: 22,22,22

Dumbbell rows, kroc style: 32 x 15

My bad wrist hurt a lot doing these, so switched to
Barbell rows: (rest) 80x 8,8,8

Lunges: 30,30,30

Lateral dumbbell raise: 8.4x 15,15,15,15,15
SS Deadlift 120x1x15

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Chinups coming along nicely.

Thanks man.

Although I seem to be stuck around 5 reps. But then again I am not really pushing it at the moment.