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Mixed feelings about last night:

Squats: 5x162.5, 4x5x145
Bench: 1x92.5 went home
Bodyweight: 93.67kg

Technically a PR on squats but feel like I was slightly high on every rep. See for yourself:

The top set felt ok. But the volume sets were killer. My heart rate usually spikes between 150-160 in a set and calms down to 110-120 before starting the next. But it was spiking to 170+ and only coming down to 140s. As well my average heart rate at night has come from 55-65 to around 80 last couple of nights so probably getting a cold… and maybe stress from work.

So yeah I managed one rep of bench and I’d had enough and went home.
 
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Mixed feelings about last night:

Squats: 5x162.5, 4x5x145
Bench: 1x92.5 went home
Bodyweight: 93.67kg

Technically a PR on squats but feel like I was slightly high on every rep. See for yourself:

The top set felt ok. But the volume sets were killer. My heart rate usually spikes between 150-160 in a set and calms down to 110-120 before starting the next. But it was spiking to 170+ and only coming down to 140s. As well my average heart rate at night has come from 55-65 to around 80 last couple of nights so probably getting a cold… and maybe stress from work.

So yeah I managed one rep of bench and I’d had enough and went home.
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Looked good! And well done!
 
Had a bit of a mad week. Very stressful and rage inducing around annual review… which after a very assertive ultimatum from me got corrected.

On Wednesday I was livid and tempted to go for some deadlift 1rms but didn’t go in the end. So I went for it tonight.

The plan:
60x5
100x3
140x3
160x1
180
200
210
220

180:

200:

210:

I tried 220 and it moved an inch off the ground… waited a bit and tried again and couldn’t even get it off the ground.

Still I’m chuffed with that after 10 months of lifting and losing 26kg of bodyweight.

Also did some light incline bench after.
5x8x60
Bodyweight today: 93kg

Glad to get out of a 1rm session without any injury. I’ll try squats next week if my body is up for it. Maybe try 200.
 
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Looking at my 5x167.5 here:
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And my 210 here:
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I'm quite unhappy with my form. And I think I know the issue. My hips come up early, limiting how much I can use my legs. Putting more strain on my back. In my 5 rep video, I'm not doing that, my hips come up with the bar, but the initial push is with the legs.

Not sure what went wrong, maybe it's just what happens when you push yourself on a heavy single. But watching it back now I feel lucky I didn't injure myself. Need to work on making sure I take the slack out of the bar, that I'm properly braced, that my hips don't shoot up and the initial bar movement is coming from pushing through my heels not 'pulling' the bar off the floor with my back.

I'd appreciate any input from others.

Edit: also noticing the bar is rolling away from me in my 1 reppers, I’m pushing it away with my shins… terrible. In the 5 repper the bar doesn’t move.
 
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Nice lifts and well done.

The 210kg looked like a max lift; the 200kg did not.

When pulling a 1RM the form breakdown can come from a lot of things, started with your head: If you think it is going to be heavy, it is going to feel a lot heavier than 10kg more than 200kg. And then there is fatigue, etc.

Don't sweat it, keep lifting and keep your eye on 220lg next time. ;)
 
And the 1 reppers continue. Today was squats.

The plan:
5x60
3x100
2x140
160
180
190
200

Pleased to report I got them all
180:

190:

200:

Unlike my deadlift I’m really happy with my form. Even when I stalled on 200 I kept my shape. Open to any critique though. Compared to my sets for reps I did make a deliberate effort to bounce out of the bottom on these 1rms.

Also did some rows and some curls for the girls.
Bodyweight: 92.27kg

I’m going for a 1rm bench on Friday. I just want 100, anything over 100 I’ll be over the moon.
 
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Wow... very strong!

Just be really careful with what happened at the 200kg mid-point: it looked like the weight shifted slightly to your back as you twitched forward.

That can get awkward!

Great work, regardless!
 
mrthingyx said:
Wow... very strong!

Just be really careful with what happened at the 200kg mid-point: it looked like the weight shifted slightly to your back as you twitched forward.

That can get awkward!

Great work, regardless!
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You’re right… watching the hub of the barbell… on the 180, it pretty much goes down and up vertically. But on the 190 it moves forward on the way down. Same on the 200, and it moves further forward after the stall on the way up.

I guess it’s my bodies way of adjusting the lift to use my glutes/hips/erectors more than just my quads.
 
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You’re right… watching the hub of the barbell… on the 180, it pretty much goes down and up vertically. But on the 190 it moves forward on the way down. Same on the 200, and it moves further forward after the stall on the way up.

I guess it’s my bodies way of adjusting the lift to use my glutes/hips/erectors more than just my quads.
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Regardless, it was seriously strong. Well done!

Just a 200kg bench, now!
 
Not feeling strong today :(

Tried a bench 1rm today.

Failed 100, tried it 3 times and could not get it. Then tried 95, and couldn’t get that either.

So my bench PR at the moment is 3x92.5.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
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Not feeling strong today :(

Tried a bench 1rm today.

Failed 100, tried it 3 times and could not get it. Then tried 95, and couldn’t get that either.

So my bench PR at the moment is 3x92.5.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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So, you aren't a bro. That makes you a serious lifter. ;)

Don't sweat it. Bench is gash.
 
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