To Infinity.... and Beyond!

Like Hyde said, you have to take care of yourself, and just because you aren't the one suffering doesn't mean you haven't gone through something with all of this yourself. Hope you enjoyed that round of golf!
 
PolishHamm3r77 said:
Congrats on the PR. Hell of an odd soundtrack for that number!!!
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I know lol I can start out with some ozzie and all the sudden it just assumes Bonnie Tyler and Elton John fit in with the playlist 😅😅

MrKleen73 said:
Like Hyde said, you have to take care of yourself, and just because you aren't the one suffering doesn't mean you haven't gone through something with all of this yourself. Hope you enjoyed that round of golf!
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I'm finally back to a computer and work today. The last week of taking care of my wife was honestly a pleasure and a week of tending to her went by faster than a week in Mexico or Hawaii, she said that as well. Her recovery seems to be doing really great and it's been inspiring to watch her to be honest.
 
Dustin07 said:
I know lol I can start out with some ozzie and all the sudden it just assumes Bonnie Tyler and Elton John fit in with the playlist 😅😅



I'm finally back to a computer and work today. The last week of taking care of my wife was honestly a pleasure and a week of tending to her went by faster than a week in Mexico or Hawaii, she said that as well. Her recovery seems to be doing really great and it's been inspiring to watch her to be honest.
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Yeah, but all of that good stuff was after the surgery went well, nothing much to worry about there once already home other than spoiling them and loving on them. The time before a big procedure for my wife is when the stress comes for me, not from taking car of her after. That part is nice to be the caretaker for someone you love.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Yeah, but all of that good stuff was after the surgery went well, nothing much to worry about there once already home other than spoiling them and loving on them. The time before a big procedure for my wife is when the stress comes for me, not from taking car of her after.
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That is true. I was a wreck. being honest and human here... constantly holding back tears. the morning of the procedure the oncology surgeon walks in and asks how we're doing (it's about 6:45am, we've been there 2 hours, and operation starts in 15 minutes. 4 months have built to this hour) and I just about lost it. gladly, my wife was chatty and responded and I stayed quite.

because they'd have her for about 5hrs doctors (and wife) told me to just go home, have breakfast and tend to the dogs and house and they'd call me post-op (which they did, and we only live 15 minutes away) but that drive home I missed her more than any time I've travelled for work away from her.

MrKleen73 said:
That part is nice to be the caretaker for someone you love.
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This is the first time I've brought someone home from the hospital since my son was born. I was taking notes, keeping charts, worried about screwing up drains, meds, etc. checking bandaids. 100% mother hen mode. But I always felt and said that marriage isn't really just about finding a hot chick to nail for the rest of your life, it's about being their to wipe each others asses when you break both arms so this week was an honor to care for her and feel like I was backing up what i've said for years I guess.
 
Dustin07 said:
That is true. I was a wreck. being honest and human here... constantly holding back tears. the morning of the procedure the oncology surgeon walks in and asks how we're doing (it's about 6:45am, we've been there 2 hours, and operation starts in 15 minutes. 4 months have built to this hour) and I just about lost it. gladly, my wife was chatty and responded and I stayed quite.

because they'd have her for about 5hrs doctors (and wife) told me to just go home, have breakfast and tend to the dogs and house and they'd call me post-op (which they did, and we only live 15 minutes away) but that drive home I missed her more than any time I've travelled for work away from her.



This is the first time I've brought someone home from the hospital since my son was born. I was taking notes, keeping charts, worried about screwing up drains, meds, etc. checking bandaids. 100% mother hen mode. But I always felt and said that marriage isn't really just about finding a hot chick to nail for the rest of your life, it's about being their to wipe each others asses when you break both arms so this week was an honor to care for her and feel like I was backing up what i've said for years I guess.
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That’s what true love is all about…..the fun times are great, but when we can show our wives love by taking care of them after a major surgery or illness, that’s the real love that stays through anything, and is the most rewarding kind of love, because you prove it to her with your actions. 😇
 
Dustin07 said:
That is true. I was a wreck. being honest and human here... constantly holding back tears. the morning of the procedure the oncology surgeon walks in and asks how we're doing (it's about 6:45am, we've been there 2 hours, and operation starts in 15 minutes. 4 months have built to this hour) and I just about lost it. gladly, my wife was chatty and responded and I stayed quite.

because they'd have her for about 5hrs doctors (and wife) told me to just go home, have breakfast and tend to the dogs and house and they'd call me post-op (which they did, and we only live 15 minutes away) but that drive home I missed her more than any time I've travelled for work away from her.



This is the first time I've brought someone home from the hospital since my son was born. I was taking notes, keeping charts, worried about screwing up drains, meds, etc. checking bandaids. 100% mother hen mode. But I always felt and said that marriage isn't really just about finding a hot chick to nail for the rest of your life, it's about being their to wipe each others asses when you break both arms so this week was an honor to care for her and feel like I was backing up what i've said for years I guess.
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What you did leading up to all this is a PR in itself. Marriage is like building a bridge and once built, that bridge is a living and breathing entity!
 
Robin Williams character in Good Will Hunting nails it in regards to knowing both each others peccadilloes
 

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Warmup, empty barbell
OHP
BB rows
RDLs
Power cleans

Deads
10 x 135, 185

+2" deficit
3 x 185, 235, 285, 335
1 x 385, 435 (PR I think for deficits)

EMOTM
+Greenband
5 x 3 x 275

RDLs, no band
8 x 225

Preacher curls (EZ bar)
15 x 40
8 x 70
7 x 80
5 x 90
10 x 60 + 10 x 50 dropset

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I went into Todays session knowing I had just PR'd last week by a long shot for me but felt as though my fatigue level was somewhere in the middle where i needed enough work to spur the NEED for recovery, but I knew I was not going to PR anything meaningful so I cut my emotm in half and RDL's down by 2 sets, etc but still got heavy work in. we'll see how it goes. an hour later I'm feeling spent in a productive way.
 
Since I have to get up at 4:20am to dose my wife with meds I've been taking advantage of that and jumping on her treadmill for some LISS this week while she goes back to sleep.

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Bench
10 x 95, 95, 135
2 x 175, 205, 235, 260, 280,
1 x 295

Slingshot
2 x 300

Raw
9 x 225

OHP
10 x 95
5 x 115, 135
1 x 155 + 4 x 155 push press

Hammer strength dips
3 x 10

Superset with
DB laterals
3 x 10 x 30s

Tricep push downs
3 x 15

Superset with
Forward DB raises
3 x 10 x 30s


Notes
Didn't really have it today. Realized I had tamales a coworker brought in rather than my normal rice preWO and funny enough felt sorta depleted the whole time.

Weight
199.8
 
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You still put in the work.
 
MrKleen73 said:
You still put in the work.
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yes sir! just an off day that I'm probably overdue for. ironically went in feeling fairly optimistic but could tell I was lacking some fullness in the muscles. an hour later, I'm actually pretty dang tired.

I mean shoot, I can't be upset if I'm putting up 295 for 1 and 225 x 9 on a bad day for me. those numbers weren't even reachable a year ago.
 
Hyde said:
Tamales are a lot fattier and going to take a lot longer to digest sufficiently.
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That is verbatim what my buddy and I said today as I contemplated it. Still they're delicious. My coworkers mom made 60 dozen for $25/,dozen for Christmas money so I bought some off her. Homemade is the best.
 
Dustin07 said:
That is verbatim what my buddy and I said today as I contemplated it. Still they're delicious. My coworkers mom made 60 dozen for $25/,dozen for Christmas money so I bought some off her. Homemade is the best.
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Oh well, if it’s delicious then surely that will mean it’s going to help you feel optimal in training - that’s why I always recommend biscuits & gravy consumed between rounds of HIIT work
 
Hyde said:
Oh well, if it’s delicious then surely that will mean it’s going to help you feel optimal in training - that’s why I always recommend biscuits & gravy consumed between rounds of HIIT work
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Yeah I would have thought the same thing but it just doesn't seem to have worked out this time. Probably should have had one more
 
Wife has a follow appt this morning so I'll be attending that with her before heading into work. Jumped on the treadmill for a little LISS and Duolingo while she slept at 4:30am.


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Hope you get all positive remarks from her follow-up. Sounds like you should from what you have said so far.
 
gphagan1 said:
Hopefully all goes well at her appointment.🙏
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MrKleen73 said:
Hope you get all positive remarks from her follow-up. Sounds like you should from what you have said so far.
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Hyde said:
Wishing her the best!
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appreciate it fellows. wrapped up my LISS, fed the chickens, prepped coffee and went back to bed with my wife after I set a time lapse video for the sunrise this morning.

appt was very positive. the cyberattacks recently apparently hit the medical industry and they said our pathology report isn't ready yet because of cyber attacks but should be any day. it's done and not lost, just can't be communicated yet. however my wife did get the drain out today and the doc is very happy with the progress so far!


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Congratulations on the positive report, and what a beautiful sunrise man!
 
still no pathology report... hopefully today!

Yesterday got to play Chambers Bay golf course for my first time in 13 years. They hosted the Amateur tour as well as the US Open back in 2015. Since it's winter, prices are like 60% cheaper than summer rates which makes it almost affordable lol. Anyways, no carts allowed so it was about 7+ miles of carrying clubs for 5 hrs. feet are still a bit sore! 😅

it only rained a bit during the first couple holes then was dry rest of the morning. started peeling off layers pretty quick.

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Warm up

RDLs, power cleans, bb Rows.

Deads
10 x 135
6 x 185, 225, 275, 325, 375
3 x 405
(Felt so good I considered running the 405s as RDLs lol).

Squats
5 x 135, 185, 225, 265

Leg ext
3 x 12

Leg curls
3 x 12


Notes
Training has been a bit messy between appts for my wife and work Christmas obligations. Really only planned for like 335 x 5 today to get a little volume in but it felt super light so pushed a bit further.

I'm a bit underfed, weight bouncing between 199-203, yet honestly the weights felt light today. Good session.

Super tired but super strong what a mind F.

Not attempting any squat records here. Just practicing and getting volume. Squatted in my flats instead of my ristos today and it felt great.
 
Dustin07 said:
Warm up

RDLs, power cleans, bb Rows.

Deads
10 x 135
6 x 185, 225, 275, 325, 375
3 x 405
(Felt so good I considered running the 405s as RDLs lol).

Squats
5 x 135, 185, 225, 265

Leg ext
3 x 12

Leg curls
3 x 12


Notes
Training has been a bit messy between appts for my wife and work Christmas obligations. Really only planned for like 335 x 5 today to get a little volume in but it felt super light so pushed a bit further.

I'm a bit underfed, weight bouncing between 199-203, yet honestly the weights felt light today. Good session.

Super tired but super strong what a mind F.

Not attempting any squat records here. Just practicing and getting volume. Squatted in my flats instead of my ristos today and it felt great.
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That’s a good training session considering you felt tired. Sometimes the gym is the very thing you need just to de-stress, to help refocus for life’s challenges. I hope you and your wife have a good week and Christmas.
 
Dustin07 said:
Warm up

RDLs, power cleans, bb Rows.

Deads
10 x 135
6 x 185, 225, 275, 325, 375
3 x 405
(Felt so good I considered running the 405s as RDLs lol).

Squats
5 x 135, 185, 225, 265

Leg ext
3 x 12

Leg curls
3 x 12


Notes
Training has been a bit messy between appts for my wife and work Christmas obligations. Really only planned for like 335 x 5 today to get a little volume in but it felt super light so pushed a bit further.

I'm a bit underfed, weight bouncing between 199-203, yet honestly the weights felt light today. Good session.

Super tired but super strong what a mind F.

Not attempting any squat records here. Just practicing and getting volume. Squatted in my flats instead of my ristos today and it felt great.
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Pretty solid session! I’m always impressed with your deadlifts man.
 
akboom87 said:
Pretty solid session! I’m always impressed with your deadlifts man.
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Thanks homie I appreciate that. It's sorta funny to think though, that 265 x 5 was probably equally hard as the 405 pulls. I've never been a good squatter but even for a smaller guy I've been happy and confused with my deads

Biggest change in my deads over the past 18 months is that 405 is always in my back pocket now. Back in the day I could only teach over 400 once a month without destroying myself.
 
gphagan1 said:
That’s a good training session considering you felt tired. Sometimes the gym is the very thing you need just to de-stress, to help refocus for life’s challenges. I hope you and your wife have a good week and Christmas.
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Thank you buddy, same to you!
Still don't have the pathology report we were supposed to get last week but I'm seeing a ton of optimism in my wife. I think she's prepared for chemo and radiation and she's talking about both in a positive way without any stress or fear. She's basically just planning for it even though we still have like a 50/50 chance or better that she might not need either.

The only thing she's pissy about is the cost of medical care but honestly I really don't think it's bad. We will probably be around $7500-12k deep by the time it's done. I told her that's a small price to pay for her life. Plus she gets new tits and they're gonna use liposuction to fill them

Basically free lypo and boob job with every cancer purchase
 
I don't fully understand the difference between heels and flats for squats. I remember Hyde explained it a bit to me and I've forgotten. Squatting in my flats is nice cause I don't have to change shoes but today I honestly felt more stable for the first time ever in flats.

Kinda weird but maybe I'll move to them full time. Heels helped my squats a ton ten years ago but I'm liking the flats now. I am not a lifter who struggles to keep heels down, maybe that's the difference between now vs a decade+ ago
 
Dustin07 said:
Thank you buddy, same to you!
Still don't have the pathology report we were supposed to get last week but I'm seeing a ton of optimism in my wife. I think she's prepared for chemo and radiation and she's talking about both in a positive way without any stress or fear. She's basically just planning for it even though we still have like a 50/50 chance or better that she might not need either.

The only thing she's pissy about is the cost of medical care but honestly I really don't think it's bad. We will probably be around $7500-12k deep by the time it's done. I told her that's a small price to pay for her life. Plus she gets new tits and they're gonna use liposuction to fill them

Basically free lypo and boob job with every cancer purchase
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if you were indigent and in the state of Massachusetts that would have been a $5 co-pay on Mass-Health. Crazy!!!…

but grey cloud silver lining on your second point.
You cannot put a price on your health. Glad things r going well
 
Dustin07 said:
I don't fully understand the difference between heels and flats for squats. I remember Hyde explained it a bit to me and I've forgotten. Squatting in my flats is nice cause I don't have to change shoes but today I honestly felt more stable for the first time ever in flats.

Kinda weird but maybe I'll move to them full time. Heels helped my squats a ton ten years ago but I'm liking the flats now. I am not a lifter who struggles to keep heels down, maybe that's the difference between now vs a decade+ ago
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You have mastered the “drive through your heels” execution. Barefoot is my jam!
 
Dustin07 said:
still no pathology report... hopefully today!

Yesterday got to play Chambers Bay golf course for my first time in 13 years. They hosted the Amateur tour as well as the US Open back in 2015. Since it's winter, prices are like 60% cheaper than summer rates which makes it almost affordable lol. Anyways, no carts allowed so it was about 7+ miles of carrying clubs for 5 hrs. feet are still a bit sore!

it only rained a bit during the first couple holes then was dry rest of the morning. started peeling off layers pretty quick.

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Sure as hell doesn’t look like winter up there! I’m currently wearing shorts, Hawaiian shirt and sandals. Xmas in Colorado wtf is going on lol.
 
Dustin07 said:
Thank you buddy, same to you!
Still don't have the pathology report we were supposed to get last week but I'm seeing a ton of optimism in my wife. I think she's prepared for chemo and radiation and she's talking about both in a positive way without any stress or fear. She's basically just planning for it even though we still have like a 50/50 chance or better that she might not need either.

The only thing she's pissy about is the cost of medical care but honestly I really don't think it's bad. We will probably be around $7500-12k deep by the time it's done. I told her that's a small price to pay for her life. Plus she gets new tits and they're gonna use liposuction to fill them

Basically free lypo and boob job with every cancer purchase
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That’s a pretty great consolation considering that’s the price of a quality boob job anyway these days (very similar to gyno removal).

Dustin07 said:
I don't fully understand the difference between heels and flats for squats. I remember Hyde explained it a bit to me and I've forgotten. Squatting in my flats is nice cause I don't have to change shoes but today I honestly felt more stable for the first time ever in flats.

Kinda weird but maybe I'll move to them full time. Heels helped my squats a ton ten years ago but I'm liking the flats now. I am not a lifter who struggles to keep heels down, maybe that's the difference between now vs a decade+ ago
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Heels are an ideal tool for the squatter who struggles to generate sufficient ankle mobility to hit desired depth. Thus, most people should not be looking to use them - unless they just can’t consistently get their body prepared to move where they are trying to get to.

Weightlifting is different, because a high level of forward knee travel is ideal & the heels facilitate that bias. It’s also desirable to reach absolute maximum depth (to drop further under the weight instead of having to be strong enough to jerk it higher). Probably worth noting that excess forward knee travel is not ideal for knee joint longevity. An Olympic weightlifter is looking to take gold in their 20s, so this isn’t a consideration (and the posture it allows is superior for their comp lifts). But for someone just squatting in general, for the long haul shoving knees over toes harder can produce more sheering force on the knees.
 
Hopefully you two catch the good side of the coin and don’t need treatment. But then she might still hit you up for a $10K boob job since the seed is planted lol.
 
Dustin07 said:
Thank you buddy, same to you!
Still don't have the pathology report we were supposed to get last week but I'm seeing a ton of optimism in my wife. I think she's prepared for chemo and radiation and she's talking about both in a positive way without any stress or fear. She's basically just planning for it even though we still have like a 50/50 chance or better that she might not need either.

The only thing she's pissy about is the cost of medical care but honestly I really don't think it's bad. We will probably be around $7500-12k deep by the time it's done. I told her that's a small price to pay for her life. Plus she gets new tits and they're gonna use liposuction to fill them

Basically free lypo and boob job with every cancer purchase
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Glad she is looking at it so positively, and hopefully she won’t have to have the chemo and radiation, but if she does it sounds like you both are ready to get through it, and hey new boobs are always good.👍🙏
 
Resolve10 said:
but in general heeled shoes are going to allow increased forward knee travel and/or have a more vertical torso position throughout the entire motion.
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Hyde said:
Weightlifting is different, because a high level of forward knee travel is ideal & the heels facilitate that bias. It’s also desirable to reach absolute maximum depth (to drop further under the weight instead of having to be strong enough to jerk it higher).
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My buddy and I were just talking about this. He prefers a very very small heel and we sorta came a conclusion that if I were oly lifting, my heels would probably make sense again. Occasionally I do like to bring the oly back to train some explosiveness but for now I can say that pulling and squatting in flats was nice from a "don't need to change shoes" angle, but also I just felt very very planted and stable in the flats this weekend.

SkRaw85 said:
Hopefully you two catch the good side of the coin and don’t need treatment. But then she might still hit you up for a $10K boob job since the seed is planted lol.
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gphagan1 said:
new boobs are always good
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well the boobs are a go for sure, and covered by insurance, as well as a little liposuction since they like to fill them with as much of your own tissue as possible apparently. She did have the mastectomy dec 5th and a spacer was already put in. today she gets her first saline injection into the spacer to start spreading the breast tissue out and preparing it to go back to her normal size (which was decently large already). When they do the mastectomy they remove so much tissue that they worry about it being too thin to get enough blood flow to heal. Losing the nipple is a very very real possibility and a big fear she had. it was so real that they already had us working with them on 3d tattoo options "just in case" but they found they were able to save enough tissue that the body can (and seems to be ) heal itself very well. for the first few days we didn't look under the gauze. when we did, it looked like she got punched hard in the tit. a bit indented and very very bruised, the entire breast. TBH I was expecting a murder scene and it looked really good IMO. just a little scar down in the underboob and one in the armpit from taking the lymph nodes. she even has some cleavage again already from the spacer and everything. So from a husbands perspective I can say that draining the tubes, tending to the bandages and whatnot has been nowhere near as bad as I expected. probably a testament to fantastic surgeons! she really is looking and feeling great.
 
Bench
10 x 95, 135
3 x 175, 205, 205
2 x 225, 245, 265
1 x 285

Slingshot
3 x 300
1 x 315
5 x 275

Raw
9 x 225

CGBP
8 x 185

Tri extensions
3 x 12+
(Never attempted the full stack before lol)

Superset with EZ bar curls
10 x 60, 80
12 x 80
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Dustin07 said:
My buddy and I were just talking about this. He prefers a very very small heel and we sorta came a conclusion that if I were oly lifting, my heels would probably make sense again. Occasionally I do like to bring the oly back to train some explosiveness but for now I can say that pulling and squatting in flats was nice from a "don't need to change shoes" angle, but also I just felt very very planted and stable in the flats this weekend.




well the boobs are a go for sure, and covered by insurance, as well as a little liposuction since they like to fill them with as much of your own tissue as possible apparently. She did have the mastectomy dec 5th and a spacer was already put in. today she gets her first saline injection into the spacer to start spreading the breast tissue out and preparing it to go back to her normal size (which was decently large already). When they do the mastectomy they remove so much tissue that they worry about it being too thin to get enough blood flow to heal. Losing the nipple is a very very real possibility and a big fear she had. it was so real that they already had us working with them on 3d tattoo options "just in case" but they found they were able to save enough tissue that the body can (and seems to be ) heal itself very well. for the first few days we didn't look under the gauze. when we did, it looked like she got punched hard in the tit. a bit indented and very very bruised, the entire breast. TBH I was expecting a murder scene and it looked really good IMO. just a little scar down in the underboob and one in the armpit from taking the lymph nodes. she even has some cleavage again already from the spacer and everything. So from a husbands perspective I can say that draining the tubes, tending to the bandages and whatnot has been nowhere near as bad as I expected. probably a testament to fantastic surgeons! she really is looking and feeling great.
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Glad to hear that man, sounds like you took real good care of her and she is healing well.


Dustin07 said:
Bench
10 x 95, 135
3 x 175, 205, 205
2 x 225, 245, 265
1 x 285

Slingshot
3 x 300
1 x 315
5 x 275

Raw
9 x 225

CGBP
8 x 185

Tri extensions
3 x 12+
(Never attempted the full stack before lol)

Superset with EZ bar curls
10 x 60, 80
12 x 80
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Nice full stack! 80# ez bar curls for a set of 10 then 12, hell yeah!!
 
Resolve10 said:
Ya I think most people can probably see some sort of benefits from heeled shoes, but it is also hard to find the optimal heel height depending on the individual due to various reasons. Fwiw I've only recently started using them again after probably 2-3 years of lifting in flats because it was just more convenient to just only have one pair of shoes to deal with.
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What you really want is 3” platforms for all of your deadlift work. Save time & energy by making all of your work deficits. Don’t need to come up with mats/blocks, less weight you need to load, then you take them off one day and pull a PR.
 
Hyde said:
What you really want is 3” platforms for all of your deadlift work. Save time & energy by making all of your work deficits. Don’t need to come up with mats/blocks, less weight you need to load, then you take them off one day and pull a PR.
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Big brain move right there
 
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