Have you tried adding some weight but dropping the reps to 3’s. I added weighted pull ups recently and after a few weeks of straining to do sets of 3 with weight, the bodyweight ones feel very light.
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Ha not really considered that, my thinking is more along that I need to shed weight to become better at this 
But thank you for the tip, will keep it in mind as an option.
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Same here
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August 19th
Warm-up: Frog crunches, Sideplank/twist
Pull-ups: 3,3,5,5,3
SS Pull-aparts: 25,25,25,25,25
Dumbbell rows, kroc style
32 x 28
32 x 25
32 x 17
Band good mornings: 25,25,25
SS Straight arm band pull downs: 10,15,15
Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1x5
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August 21th
Warm-up: Some
Overhead press, dumbbell:
8 x 5
22 x 8
22 x 8
22 x 8
22 x 5
Chin-ups: 5,5,5
Floor press: C6W3
58 x 10
74 x 5
78 x 3
83 x 12
Barbell rows:
78 x 15
78 x 15
78 x 15
Push-ups: 40,40,25
Deadlift DD D35 (87%):
120x1, 139x1x5
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August 23rd
Warm-up: Leg/hip/back stretching. Air Squats.
Band leg triple exercise (Hip/glute/quad): 25,25,25
SS: Lazy hips: 25,25,25
Lunges: 30,30,30
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
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August 27th
Busy times, so just a quick session to keep my oar in.
Warm-up: A tiny bit.
Overhead press:
12 x 5
32 x 5
42 x 10
42 x 10
42 x 10
Chin-ups:5,5,5,5,5
SS Pull-aparts: 20,20,20,20,20
SS Push-ups: 20,20,20,20,20
SS Frog crunches: 20,20,20,20,20
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
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That looks like it could have worked up a sweat?
Quick session but some good volume.
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Yeah, well, that is kind of the general idea 
August 28th
Warm-up: a little
Chin-ups: 8,6,6
Floor press:
58 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
Barbell rows
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
Band good mornings: 25,25,25
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
Lateral dumbbell raise: 12x 8,8,8
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September 1st
Warm-up: Internal rotation, pull-aparts, air squats
Frog crunches: 30,30,40
SS Sideplank/twist: 20,20,20
SS Band sledgehammers: 20,20,20
Push-ups: 25,25,25,25,25,50
SS A Band UCV flyes: 10,10,15
SSB Cross-over hammer curls: 8x 30, 12x 30,30
Band leg triple exercise (Hip/glute/quad): 25,25,25
SS Lazy hips: 25,25,25
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
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September 2nd
Warm-up: External rotation stuff
Chin-ups: 5,5,5,5,5
SS Pull-aparts: 25,25,25,25,25
Dumbbell rows, kroc style: 32kg x 20,20,20,20,20
Band good mornings 25,25,25
SS Straight arm pull downs: 10,10,10
Lateral dumbbell raise 8x 15,15,15
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
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September 4th
Warm-up: Internal rotation,Pull-aparts,Sit-ups,Frog crunches, Plate raise
Overhead press (C9W1)
27 x 10
43 x 5
47 x 5
50 x 10
Have obviously lost some strength in press, but does’nt matter, will try to build it up again
Chin-ups: 6,6,6
Floor press: (C6W1)
59 x 5
64 x 5
68 x 18
Barbell rows:
58 x 10
80 x 8
85 x 8
90 x 8
Push-ups: 30,30,30
Lazy hips: 15,15,15
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
Lateral dumbbell raise: 8x 20,20
An allround session aiming at doing something for most bodyparts, without being overly taxing. (Have a long day ahead, culminating in an actual live thrash metal concert tonight.)
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September 6th
Warm-up: Hip/leg/back stretching, air squats, band corkscrews
Band leg triple exercise (Hip/glute/quad): 25,25,25
SS Lazy hips: 25,25,25
Lunges: 30,30,30
Deadlift: 80x3, 120x1, 147x1x5
Chin-ups: 3,4,5
SS Push-ups: 25,30,35
(A round of these each time I switched exercise.)
Overhead press, dumbbell: 22x 8,8,7
This was lifting day 42 in the daily dose program.
And the last lift heavier than the usual 75% 5 singles dose in this cycle.
When I started this (after reading about it in @dagill2 s log,), I estimated my RM to be 160. (have lifted 158 which is max I can fit on my current bar/plate selection)
So far I have grown quite fond of this. I get some deadlifting in, but at a really low volume. Seemingly this is doable without the hip trouble I had in the winther when I did a lot more reps.
And I think it is working; Here at the end of my first cycle, 120kg has become trivial to an extent that I sometimes almost forget to brace. And todays set at 92% felt relatively light, making me excited to see what I can do when testing day comes around.
I now just have 3 x 75% days and a few days of rest left, before the program proscribes a max test.
(Only problem, is that even if I somehow manages to fit all the 30mm plates I have on to the bar, I will only be at 171.8 kg. So that will have to do for now. Unless I figure something out.)
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Thats awesome to see man. Great work.
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September 8th
Warm-up: Internal rotation, Pull-aparts, Frog crunches, Sideplank w/twist, Reverse hypers, Ab wheel rollout.
Dumbbell Floor press: 22x15,15,15
SS Straight band flyes: 15,15,15
Chin-ups: 6,5,4
Push-ups: 30,30,30,30,30
SS UCV band flyes: 10,10,10,10,10
Lateral dumbbell raise: 8x 20,20,15
SS Triceps pull-downs, band: 20,20,15
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
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September 10th
Warm-up: External rotation, Internal rotation, V-crunches, Band sledgehammers, Lazy hip, X-walks
Chin-ups: 3,3,3,3,2,2
SS: Pull-aparts: 25,25,25,25,25,25
I have realized that I have not been very strict when doing chins. So have decided to once in a while, to make sure to sacrifice reps for form. These were full rom and attempting my best at a slow, controlled descent. Felt good.
Overhead press, dumbbell: 22x 8, 8, 8
Dumbbell rows, kroc style: 32x 22, 22, 20, 20, 18
Band good mornings: 25, 25 ,25
SS Band straight arm pull downs: 12, 14, 16
Rear delt raises: 12x 8,8,10
SS Band rear delt / high row: 8,8,10
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
Dumbbell hammer curls: 12x 20,15
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September 12th
Warm-up: Internal rotation, Frog crunches, Sideplank w/twist, Pull-aparts, Lazy hips, x-walks
Overhead press: (C9W2)
28 x 5
50 x 3
53 x 3
57 x 8
Chin-ups: 5,5,5,5,5
Floor press: (C6W2+SSL)
58 x 5
68 x 3
73 x 3
77 x 12
73 x 5 x 5
Barbell rows
58 x 8
80 x 8
85 x 8
90 x 8
95 x 8
100 x 8
Push-ups: 40,35,30
Deadlift: 80x5, 120x1x5
Lateral dumbbell raise: 12x 10,10,10
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September 22nd
I have had an annoying cold for the past week, and have not felt much like exercising.
End of last week, I did do the deadlift max test at the end of my first daily dose cycle.
Ended up only lifting 168kg as max, which was a bit disappointing. I had some fails / aborted lifts at 185(x2)/179/177, the first two because my MacGyverish solution to get extra weight attached, did not work all that well and the weight shifted.
But on reflection, perhaps this was an ok result. It is a low volume, low intensity program after all and I should not expect wonders. And adding 8 kg to my max is a result.
Think I will do a cycle more and hopefully add a few more kilos. (and get a proper test setup next time.)
Still have the cold, but can’t postpone exercising forever, need to keep my oar in. So better subpar than not at all.
WU: Frog crunches, internal rotation, pull-aparts
Dumbbell floor press: 22x 15,15,15
SS band flyes: 15,15,15
Chins: 5,5,5
Push-ups: 30,30,40
Lateral dumbbell raise: 8x 15,15,15
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