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[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by jdmalm123

Squats felt much better. Didn't bother my left adductor and they grooved much smoother. Also did more of a squat specific warm-up.

Good to hear it hombre.

[jdmalm123]

Someone "borrowed" the 20# and 25# DBs from the gym room!
WTF!

Went slightly lighter on arms, but added weight to the DB snatches and did some DB swings as a warm up since I couldn't ramp the weights.

DB Curl
10x15, 15x15, 15x15

DB OH Tricep Extension
10x15, 15x15, 15x15

DB Lateral Fly
10x15, 10x15, 10x15

DB Swing
15x10R/10L

DB Snatch
30x5L/5R, 30x5L/5R, 30x5L/5R

Standing Calf Raise
BW x 280. (14x20 intraset)

[MikeM]

I like your new realistic personal goals.

I remember someone "borrowed" the only dip belt at my old gym. They still hadn't found it by the time I left there.

I found my hips and little muscles were a hell of a lot happier with squats after doing some mobility and active stretching stuff.

Nice progress, keep on trucking.

[jdmalm123]

Originally Posted by MikeM

I like your new realistic personal goals.

I remember someone "borrowed" the only dip belt at my old gym. They still hadn't found it by the time I left there.

I found my hips and little muscles were a hell of a lot happier with squats after doing some mobility and active stretching stuff.

Nice progress, keep on trucking.

Thanks!

You have some rather good numbers yourself!

I think Fazc was right on about the potential of the average guy being able to hit a 500 squat, 350 bench and 550 DL. My gyms bests are ~355 squat, 250 bench and 405 DL. This year will be recapturing those numbers...next year will be setting new PRs!

I have my own DBs but was just getting into a groove for the light workout. The heavy workouts are outdoors in the garage since most gyms don't have the equipment I need. Let's see if the DBs appear by next Tuesday.

You're right, a good warm up really makes a difference. First time I only did goblet squats (with a press). This time I added a light BB squat set and it made all the difference.

Thanks for the encouragement!

[jdmalm123]

Strength was good but running low on energy.
Things picked up after the first few sets.
Still happy it's the weekend!
Tonight my extra calories will be courtesy of Young's Double Chocolate Stout!

Dead Lift
165x4, 175x3, 185x2, 195x1

BB Press
75x8, 80x8, 85x6, 95x4

Pendlay Row
80x8, 85x8, 90x6, 105x4

Pull Ups
36. (9x4 intraset)

[SCStrong]

Best of luck..... your training attitude sounds much like my own......

[jdmalm123]

Restful weekend. Ready for week 3.

Excited to break 200# in the DL and 100# in the Pendlay row and standing BB press.

[EliteDreams]

Numbers only gonna get bigger.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by jdmalm123

Restful weekend. Ready for week 3.

Excited to break 200# in the DL and 100# in the Pendlay row and standing BB press.

Good luck brother. Keep the train moving.

[jdmalm123]

Originally Posted by EliteDreams

Numbers only gonna get bigger.

Thans, Elite. It's killing my ego that I'm posting sub-PR numbers, but I'm on my way to new PRs this year.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Good luck brother. Keep the train moving.

Thanks, BtB. Feeling better every week. Should start seeing minor body changes in the next week or two.