Good things come in 3s

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Really rough night last night, still fried from deadlifts, squats were killing me, bar shifted on my back a few times which is a rookie move on my part. Really tired!

Team mates left early so the final few sets were solo which was nerve racking considering the off night I was having. Considered walking away and I'm 100% certain me this time last year would have. It wasn't a special weight, or significant milestone....just work.

I made a deal with myself in July 2015 that unless I was injured then I had no excuses not to hit the reps and do the work. It's really starting to pay dividends but it's never once ceased to be this tough... Moving forward is always tough but I get a real sense of accomplishment whenever I can silence the doubts in my head and push though. For that last night was a great night :D

5x5x225kg - https://www.instagram.com/p/BAvOS2olkVP/?taken-by=reiyushin
 
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Nice benching last night :)

Bench
3x1x140 - working the singles getting everything tight and right. Good speed on these :D

5x8x115 - paused of course, continuing the death by volume approach.

Spoto Press
3x5x115 - nice, triceps pretty burned out.

Cable Row
4x20xsome weight.
 
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Busy busy

Sunday
Deadlifts
6x3x275kg - https://www.instagram.com/p/BA6l_bWFkfL/?taken-by=reiyushin

Block Pull
1x300kg - back was fried

Sunday circuit x 3

After this I drove 120miles to help a team mate compete so spent a lot of the day loading and unloading plates! (he did great so totally worth it :D)

Monday
Bench
10x115 - great but showing my fatigue, getting a tad sloppy I inverted the sets/reps
8x5x115 - better technique :) got my 50 reps total.

Some rows, pullaparts, tricep extensions and finally some pec fly which I've not included in years.

Tuesday

HORRENDOUS SLEEP! Wind and rain hammering into my bedroom window and things blowing around the garden :(

Squats
2x5x233 - https://www.instagram.com/p/BBBPB3mFkV2/?taken-by=reiyushin
2x3x233

Broke a tooth on the second set of 5s......really not my night. Time to get a gumshield.
 
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Cheers man :D Appreciate the support!

Monday

Phase 2 of "save my bench" program (everything paused of course)

Spoto Press
4x4x125

CGBP
6x
60
80
100
120
100
80
60

Supersetted with cable rows in sets of 10-20.

Pec dec and rear delts on le machines with some stretching in between.

Really good session, enjoyed it.
 
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