You pause between rounds? I thought you just have to go till you die. 
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Woke at 87 kg - 191,8 lbs
@Frank_C I donāt pause between rounds, I just canāt remember what to do nextā¦
Yeah I just catch my breath some 20 - 30 seconds.
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I think the main thing that holds you back with heavier loads is bracing. Depth is fine in the videos.
Are you squeezing your lats like you do for deadlift? Thatās as much part of bracing as squeezing your and and stabilising your pelvis.
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Woke at 86,5 kg - 190,7 lbs
@MarkKO youāre probably right about the breathing. I really try to squeeze an orange, to push the belly into the belt.
Iāll do it even more if I can, that combined with trying to keep my torso more upright, it seems as if I fold more when the weight gets heavy. (Goodmornings or RDLās?)
Good luck with your 2019 goals!
Regarding your squat technique, it looks mostly good, but needs fine tuning. Mark is right, you need to brace better. Make every rep count. Reset/rebrace every rep. On the ascent, push that upper back into the bar hard.
What do you do for direct quad training? Squats for some people are not enough to effectively train the quads in relation to the hips and glutes. You may have an imbalance, which would explain your forward position on the ascent. Your quads give out, and your hips and glutes take over. This is what Iām dealing with right now.
Good work otherwise. Just remember, grinding bad reps is not good longterm. Your body remembers those positions, then you turn into me. Having to unlearn them, fix imbalances, and relearn the proper patterns.
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Your squat is definitely getting there, you just need to keep practicing to get it more fluid, and make the small adjustments. Watching you start your squat, I can pretty much see as you mentally implement each cue before you actually squat. Itāll become more second nature as you go, but never stop doing that. As one set of cues becomes more natural youāll incorporate more, so there will always be fine tuning to do.
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I think more lat work and learning how to brace better. Your hamstrings, glutes and lower back are already working. Try the McGill big three to really get your midsection working.
Woke at 85,6 kg - 188,7 lbs
Had a long day at work yesterday, walked about 18000 steps.
Walking is shedding BW down fast.
@IronOne Iāll try the push back into bar, almost like the elbows first on front squat. And bracing too.
Not much for direct quad work Iām trying to incorporate some lunges and Iām doing front squats and goblet squats as well.
Regarding my forward position I end up in it at the bottom of the descent. Iām falling forward when Iām not focused/just doing the movement Itās only one or two reps, almost if ever on the real sets above 90%
@OTHSteve Thanks Steve, Iāll just keep practicing over and over.
@MarkKO What lat exercises would you recommend? And Iāve actually started doing the McGill big three a couple of times each week during warm upā¦ I saw it in your log.
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Oh almost forgot yesterdays workout, looked like this:
Viking Power Builder protocol log
C1W2D4 Deadlift 70%
Warmup: Ergorower, lazy lifter, armsvings, BPA, BW squats + a bit of fluff
DL warm up giant set
KB swing: 3 x 6 @ 24 kg
DL: 5 x 60, 100 kg, 3 x 110 kg
Plank 3 x 15 seconds
DL main
7 x 3 @ 120 kg first 5 or so DOH rest mixed
Assistance giant set
Jump 4 x 3
Front squat 10 x 20, 30, 35 kg, 12 x 42,5 kg
AB wheel 4 x 7
Finisher
Good morning 3 x 10 @ bar (trying it out)
ATG BW squat 3 x 12
40 minutes + 10 minutes warm up.
I lost count on the DL did 7 ā 9 sets of 3, was working out before work. Trained with a friend, I did my sets EMOM, but lost count on how many sets.
This was not as good as expected, did some chatting about, but my setup and execution of the reps was sloppy. Well Iāll live with that.
Front squats were good, so Iām happy.
This was week 2 of my program, so far so good. For the 90% day Iām altering a bit, for upper body lifts I keep the 3 sets of AMRAP, for lower body Iāll go with only one AMRAP set and do it with 80%.
The WOD finisher is becoming more of a super or giant set thing. Iām considering doing something like Jimās 50 reps of push, pull, singleleg/core thing.
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Lat pulldown and DB rows, some BB rows and inverted rows. You can do lat pulldown with a band if necessary.
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I have no idea. Iāve done very few pullover of any kind ever.
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Worth a try, they are a poor mans straight arm pull down, but if you donāt have a pulley work well enough and give a good stretch is the lats if done properly.
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Woke at 86,7 kg - 191,1 lbs
Todays training
Viking Power Builder protocol
C1W3D1 OHP 80%
Warmup: kneeling bottom up kb press, bpa, yoga flow, fluff
OHP warm up giant set
Pull up 4 x 5 BW
OHP 10 x 20, 8 x 30, 5 x 37, 3 x 42,5 kg
Standing band side crunch 4 x 10 each side
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OHP main lift
6 x 2 @ 47,5 kg
SS
BPA 6 x 10
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Assistance giant set
BB row 8 x 20, 52, 62, 10 x 72,5 kg
CGPB 8 x 20, 52, 62, 72,5 kg
Dynamic side plank 4 x 6 each side
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Finisher
band OH pull down 5 x 10 each side
DB press 5 x 10 @ 12 kg
Lunges 5 x 8 @ BW each side
Well did this Jim Wendler style 50 reps each category, didnāt time, but no rest. This was good.
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Did the Three headed monster with 2,5 kg plates and 10 reps eachā¦ Those set the delts on fire. Next time Iāll do 2 sets.
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Took about 50 minutes + 10 minutes warm up.
Not much to say, CGBP I did 8 reps, thought I easyāish had 9ā¦ Didnātā¦ roll of shame.
OHP was 6 good sets just one or two reps a bit out of balance.
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@simo74, @MarkKO, Iāll try the pullover tomorrow, the lat pulldown with band doesnāt feel right.
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There ya go! That exercise is oh so good! Progression with more reps and sets is much easier than weight. 2.5 kg is pleanty
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Congrats on the PRs 3 weeks ago Mort, a brilliant way to start off the new year!!
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Mort, the straight Arm Pulldown is a great movement, you just need to learn it and squeeze with the lats
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woke at 86,9 kg - 191,6 lbs
moving the wrong direction.
@lava2007 thanks my friend good to see youāre back.
I might try these out Duke.
Iāll try these as well, gotta learn to use them lats I suppose.
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Viking Power Builder protocol log
C1W3D2 Squat 90%
Warm up: BW squats, some agile 8, lazy lifter and some fluff.
Squat warm up giant set
Jump 5 x 3
Squat 5 x 20, 50, 70 ā 3 x 90 ā 1 x 100 kg
Plank 5 x 15 seconds
squat main lift
3 singles @ 107,5 kg (90%)
12 x 95 kg PR
12 x 82,5 kg
12 x 70 kg
Assistance giant set
KB swing 4 x 7 @ 24 kg
SG DL: 8 x 60, 80, 90 kg, 10 x 100 kg
AB wheel 4 x 6
Finisher WOD
DB row 5 x 10 @ 12 kg each arm
Ring dips 5 x 4
Bulgarian split squat 5 x 8 @ BW each leg
Did them without any significant pause, but not rushing either.
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1 hour 10 minutes + 10 minutes warm up.
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Squats were moving fine today.
The singles were quite easy.
The 12 reps with 95 were okayāish but hard.
82 kg damn itās tough,
70 kg no more please totally out of breath here.
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SGDL grip is the limiting factor here.
I suck at dips and especially ring dips. So starting slowly building along the way
DB rows I could feel the lats (I think)
Bulgarian were easier than I remembered (a win)
Good day today, long but good.
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