Aidan's Training Log (just weak strongman) - Page 165

12th June: Starting Strength Week 1 Day 2

Squat:
82.5x5x2, x8x1

Bench Press:
62.5x5x2, x8x1

Deadlift:
102.5x8

I also chucked in some lat pulldowns and calf raises. DOMS pretty bad, but if it is endurable, endure it.

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06-12-2018 , 10:21 AM

#4103

downtown

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Welcome, stranger. I suggest GOMAD for max gains.

Re: enduring the endurable, in the past few days I have been trying to note when I complain and instead... you can probably guess, I do not complain. Even internally. It's not a bad exercise. gl.

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06-13-2018 , 02:35 AM

#4104

Aidan

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I guess I am at the beginning of that path. Less energy complaining about the unchangeable, more energy working on the changeable. I'm interested to hear how you get on.

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06-13-2018 , 11:51 AM

#4105

BustoRhymes

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For me, it's been good too to learn the difference between surrender and resignation.

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06-14-2018 , 05:30 AM

#4106

Aidan

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14th June: Starting Strength Week 1 Day 3

Squat:
85x5x2, x8x1

Bench Press:
65x5x2, x10x1

Deadlift:
105x9

Cable rows and calf raises to finish. Should probably add some curls in too. Squats are feeling the most difficult.

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06-15-2018 , 09:30 AM

#4107

cha59

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good to see you back at it!

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06-15-2018 , 05:26 PM

#4108

Aidan

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feels good to be back, crazy

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06-16-2018 , 07:53 PM

#4109

Aidan

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17th June: Starting Strength Week 2 Day 1

Squat:
87.5x5x2, x9x1

Bench Press:
67.5x5x2, x10x1

Deadlift:
107.5x9

Circuit of hammer curls, lat pulldowns and calf raises to finish of. Feeling a bit of impingement in my left hip, so I need to remember to do some stretching on off days on that flexor and quad.

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06-19-2018 , 05:18 AM

#4110

Aidan

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19th June: Starting Strength Week 2 Day 2

Squat:
90x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
70x5x2, x10x1

Deadlift:
110x9

Finished off with some rows and calves. Getting along alright, squats felt a bit better grooved today.

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06-24-2018 , 02:56 AM

#4111

Aidan

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24th June: Starting Strength Week 3 Day 1

Squat:
92.5x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
72.5x5x2, x10x1

Deadlift:
112.5x10

Snuck in while the others were sleeping, so no accessories. It slowly feels as if the mechanics are coming back. Still losing tightness in the upper back on bench, I think it is fatigue.

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06-24-2018 , 02:28 PM

#4112

BustoRhymes

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That will come back quickly. Hang in there. WIM.

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06-26-2018 , 05:54 AM

#4113

Aidan

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26th June: Starting Strength Week 3 Day 2

Squat:
95x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
75x5x2, x10x1

Deadlift:
115x10

A bit slow moving through the workout today, a few of the team are back from Canada so was catching up with them.

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06-28-2018 , 05:43 AM

#4114

Aidan

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28th June: Starting Strength Week 3 Day 3

Squat:
100x5x3, x10x1

Bench Press:
80x5x2, x8x1

Deadlift:
120x10

Chinups:
BWx6x3

These thursday's are the toughest to make, always busy by the end of the week plus tired. Made it in this time though.

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07-01-2018 , 03:03 AM

#4115

Aidan

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1st July: Starting Strength Week 4 Day 1

Deadlift:
125x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
82.5x5x2, x8x1

Squat shoes mysteriously missing from my shelf at the gym, which is annoying. They stayed there for close to a year without going for a walk, disappeared sometime between thursday night and sunday morning. Finished off with belt squats, curls and prone rows.

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07-01-2018 , 03:05 PM

#4116

The Yugoslavian

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BTM probably was nearby in an emergency situation with a cute woman who has mannish feet.

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07-01-2018 , 06:10 PM

#4117

HalfSlant

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Doing a much better job than I am at getting back into a routine. Good work.

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07-02-2018 , 12:18 AM

#4118

Melkerson

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What kind of work are you doing these days? Is it still lab, research, etc.? Any way you could follow the Monte approach and lift during lunch or something to make sure you get the sessions in? I would love to do that if I could, but it's logistically impossible for me.

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07-02-2018 , 04:21 AM

#4119

Aidan

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Originally Posted by The Yugoslavian

BTM probably was nearby in an emergency situation with a cute woman who has mannish feet.

Man, his standards must really have slipped if they'd impress her.

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Originally Posted by HalfSlant

Doing a much better job than I am at getting back into a routine. Good work.

only a few weeks in, but doing OK so far. How's your little one doing?

Ours is going down pretty consistently about 6:30pm, waking twice over night to feed and up between 6:30 and 7:30am. Not crawling yet but not far away.

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Originally Posted by Melkerson

I've considered this but would have to juggle some stuff around. Would be a bit of a pain and not necessarily easier to stick to a schedule.

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07-03-2018 , 05:46 AM

#4120

Aidan

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3rd July: Starting Strength Week 4 Day 2

Squat:
102.5x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
85x5x2, x8x1

Deadlift:
130x10

Did some meadows rows, calf raises and curls to finish off. Still no shoes so I squatted in flats. Didnt feel great.

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07-03-2018 , 07:48 AM

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Soulman

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Originally Posted by loco

I just don't get time off. Do you also go 6 months without brushing your teeth? Sad.

Kids man.

GL on the triumphant return to eh, somewhere probably below where you were before? That being said, cha has proven you can go places even as an
old. Though admittedly the small kids part of the problem is probably way worse than the old part. And iirc you're not even old, even by 2010 2+2 standards (2005 though!).

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07-05-2018 , 06:23 AM

#4122

Aidan

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5th July: Starting Strength Week 4 Day 3

Squat:
110x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
87.5x5x2, x6x1

Deadlift:
135x10

My shoes turned up, whcih was nice. Still feeling squats and deads are going well, but the bench has started to slow down. Did 2 sets of 7 BW chins and some other crap, should probably systematize this stuff. One month in, only the one missed session so very happy overall.

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07-05-2018 , 11:48 AM

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BustoRhymes

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That's great. You do what you can.

Glad to hear your squat shoes showed back up.

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07-08-2018 , 12:59 AM

#4124

Aidan

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8th July: Starting Strength Week 5 Day 1

Squat:
120x5x2, x10x1

Bench Press:
90x5x2, x6x1

Deadlift:
140x10

Videoed for the first time in a while, deadlift form was a bit ****. Will have to be a bit more consistent with that, conventional setup was all over the place. Bench is feeling ok through. Nice progress on squats. Did some concentration curls and cable rows.