The true way to quantify core work.
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2/22/18 - Bw 223, I had an itch to deadlift, as I feel like i haven’t been doing jack shit lately.
Deadlift (conventional)
135x5,5,5
225x5,5
315x3,3
405x5,5
500x5 double overhand, felt okay
So, as far as my calf recovery goes, it’s so-so. For some strange reason, my right calf (opposite of one injured) feels precarious now. It feels overworked or something. Like on the verge of cramping at any moment.
Bent Row/GM Circuit (3 min rest between rounds)
135x15/135x15
135x15/135x15
185x15/185x15
185x15/185x15
185x15/185x15 brutal
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Perhaps some subconscious over-compensation going on that has your other calf feeling pretty poorly.
Hurt my left knee last year, and right around when it started feeling better my right one started giving me problems, but definitely due to carrying my body on the one leg.
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Any idea why your calf tore?
I am going to go work my calves tomorrow in your memory, I’ll be damned if those little leaches go out on me too.
i swear every time i train calves they cramp up, not an excuse at all bruhh
A tendon in my left foot tries to do that sometimes, I choose to blame my shitty calves on that (that and high insertion points on my calves which both make them look smaller and harder to work because my achilles tendon wants to do all of the work).
Totally not because I chronically neglect my calves, that can’t have anything to do with it.
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@mr.v3lv3t For sure that’s what it is man. Thanks for sharing the anecdote.
@Destrength No idea. Everything I was doing up until then felt fine. No aches, no pains. I had a beastly front squat workout the day of though…not sure what the fuck that means. Thank you for doing calves in my memory dude. I will flex my calves punctually on the hour at every hour in homage.
@duketheslaya 
Yeah I’m a wimp.
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I’ve got high insertions too. It’s weird, I’ve flipped that tire so many times before. It was the first implement for strongman that I got, and it was around 2012 when I got it. I’m very good on that tire and, while it’s a pretty heavy tire, it’s not THAT heavy. A big athletic dude who barely lifts might be able to flip it once. Idk.
Might’ve been aggravated from front squats (I get weird ankle shit from hitting them hard if my calf to front squat ratio gets below a very amount), or something weird from day to day stuff then when you had to triple extend on something the already partially torn or inflammed muscle/tendon just gave up on life.
I once strained a pec from like a close grip floor press at like 50% of my max for it. That movement never felt right after that. Basically I am saying you could’ve just had something already happen to set the muscle/tendon up for it then the weirdest thing like going through a certain range of motion with even a small weight was too much. Eliot Hulse (I think it was him) separated his bicep from his bicep tendon pulling a weed out of the ground.
Weird shit happens.
@Destrength Yeah man, that sounds spot on. And I can relate exactly to the pec ordeal. I tore is twice moderately due to my twisted ass body. My right shoulder draws up so much and no matter what position I put it in, it hurts. I can bench close grip kinda heavy which is completely fine to me.
2/25/18 - Bw 225
Push Jerks (axle)
135x5,5,5
185x5,5
230x5
230x10
230x10
230x10
Close Grip Bench
135x10
135x10
185x10
185x10
205x8
205x8
205x8 I’m horrified of benching alone at my place due to the j cups being either so high that I can barely get it in the rack aftre a set, or so low that I have to almost strain my pecs/triceps getting it out of the rack and putting it back.
Tricep Push Ups (about 6 inch distance between hands and elbows pinned to side)
x15
x15
x15
Add Sling Shot
x15
x10
x10 brutal tricep finisher
Face Pull
x15
x15
x15
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You may not like it, but this is what peak calf performance looks like (twigs). 
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2/27/18 - Bw 223
Front Squat
135x10,5,5
225x5
275x5
275x5
275x5
Stone Squats
180x15
180x15
180x15 feeling these in my ass too much, getting ass cramps
switch to oly shoes to elicit more quad work
180x15 my ass has never had this big of a pump.
PSA: Stone squats will reallocate all the blood in your body to your ass cheeks. I feel like devil guy from Cow and Chicken.
Ab Pulldown
x20
x20
x20 abs cramping, i’m drinking so much water but i think i’m electrolyte deprived or something.
DB Side Bend
x15
x15
x15
x15
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3/1/18 - Bw 222
Conventional deads
135x5,5,3
225x3
315x3
405x3
500x3 sharp burning in the lower left trap, maybe thin tissue/fibers tearing. Feels fine and usually happens if i look ahead during a pull.
550x5 hook grip, kept my eyes on the floor and cervical spine neutral, left one or two in the tank, gonna skip deads next week just to deload the movement
DB Row (no straps)
100x20
100x20
100x20
GMs
135x15
135x15
185x15
225x10
225x10
245x10
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Nice and that is all I have to say about that.
Thanks man.
3/4/18 - Bw 225
Strict Overhead Press
45x8,5,5
135x5,5,3
185x3
205x3
205x8
belt off
205x8
belt back on
205x8
Seated DB military
100x10
100x8
100x8 fucking gassed
Laterals
x15
x15
x15
Face Pull
x15
x15
x15
x15
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3/6/18 - Bw 224
Front Squat (No Belt)
135x5,5,5
225x3,3
275x3,3
335x3
365x3
385x3 tough but not too bad “just right”
Stone Squats
180x15
180x10
180x10
250x12
250x10
250x5 hams and glutes kinda locked up, have no juice left
I put a small amount of tacky on my hands for the bigger stone. It honestly felt like a toy but it got great blood work in with high reps. A bit too tired from fronts to get more volume in but it still went well.
Side Bends
40x15
40x15
40x15
40x15
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Per hand? Wtf!
That’s pounds not kilos