Slicin' and Dicin'
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Dustin07
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I was thinking about this earlier, wondering what it will be for cycle 7 lol.Killing it man!
Then the 180 for 50 reps afterwards
Keeping that PR train rolling…awesome.
appreciate it guys. this morning I was wondering if I should change up my routine a bit. currently doing:
mon bench
tues squat
weds rest
thurs ohp
fri pulls.
sat/sun rest (farm work lol)
I've never considered bench or OHP a difficult recovery movement, but I walked into tuesday feeling more fatigued than usual, and weds morning I definitely feel the DOMs already from squats. weds rest is great, but I almost wonder if I should change my sessions to every other day rather than 2 on, 1 off, 2 on, 2 off.
Dustin07
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I think I'm getting better at moving weights that are truly on the upper end of my capacity cause these last few sessions have been hitting me like a sack of rocks! last night I could feel DOMs in my hamstrings and glutes within like 3hrs of my squat session, and today (weds) my chest is tight/sore from Mondays chest work. I haven't felt such consistent DOMs like this since my old xfit days doing 2hr sessions 6 days a week, lol.
Hyde
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Man, I don’t know why I haven’t seen your updates (I’ve been looking for them!), but congrats on the bench and squat improvements!!! Really solid rep PRs achieved.
Why is your bench supposed to climb 10lbs each cycle? It’s specifically supposed to be FIVE (5). Wendler is very clear about this; I think your app is doing things wrong. It’s going to run you off the runway shortly if you follow that. Keep milking it!
Why is your bench supposed to climb 10lbs each cycle? It’s specifically supposed to be FIVE (5). Wendler is very clear about this; I think your app is doing things wrong. It’s going to run you off the runway shortly if you follow that. Keep milking it!
Dustin07
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let me check, hadn't even thought about it.
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yeah you're right the app has me going up 10lbs per cycle lol. I hadn't really thought about it cause here we are 6 months in and I'm only just at old 1RM's really so it hasn't by a long shot over extended me. Did some digging in on settings and found it. Bench, Pulls, Squats were set at 10lbs. OHP at 5lbs. I was able to manually correct it though so here's what the future looks like. Just finished Cycle 6 at 300lbs
Cycle 7 to 305
Cycle 8 to 310
Cycle 9 to 315 <- that would be about New Years Even, Starting Cycle 10 around 1/1/27.
OMG my glutes are sore today lol thanks dude
appreciate it! I need to make an adjustment here somewhere to incorporate meaningful pause work I think. @gphagan1 's spottos are getting me thinking. I hit that 300 x 2, but I want these to be much better quality reps and I think lower position / pause work could be a good contributor.
Dustin07
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all of this means that in cycle 7 I'm running for top sets
5 x 240
3 x 270
1+ x 305
whereas cycle 6 was:
5 x 270 (got 5)
3 x 285 (got 4)
1+ x 300
so thats kinda weird. those are massive adjustments for a 5lb difference in weekly jumps. the AMRAPs should look better on paper though I'd think.
Hyde
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Yes, do not think of this as a reduction - it’s just ensuring you can keep momentum rolling strong on this train!
MrKleen73
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Yes, not a reduction, instead, a plateau delayer.
Dustin07
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thats what I need. been hitting my numbers but have been very aware of how much harder they're getting! wanna keep this gravy train going.
speaking of gravy. woke up about 204 today. it seems like 204 is my normal weight, 206 is my 'salted' weight these days. its held there for weeks. generally nutrition has been cleaned up but tonight is a BBQ date with my boy after school. so we'll see how that goes
Dustin07
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Power snatch
5 x bar, 65, 95, 115
OHP
5 x 75, 95
3 x 125
5 x 145
3 x 165
3 x 180
Joker
1 x 190, 200
Deadlifts
5 x 175, 215
3 x 260
5 x 325
3 x 370
1 x 410
Joker
1 x 445
DB laterals
1 x 20 x 25s
Notes
Called a scheduling audible and threw down pulls with press again. This wraps up week 3 of cycle 6. I will see how next week goes. Might spend a week of 1RM testing before my deload. I was pretty exhausted today though, I think OHP should have gone higher but all in all I hit 3 on my 1 day and threw 200 overhead again.
5 x bar, 65, 95, 115
OHP
5 x 75, 95
3 x 125
5 x 145
3 x 165
3 x 180
Joker
1 x 190, 200
Deadlifts
5 x 175, 215
3 x 260
5 x 325
3 x 370
1 x 410
Joker
1 x 445
DB laterals
1 x 20 x 25s
Notes
Called a scheduling audible and threw down pulls with press again. This wraps up week 3 of cycle 6. I will see how next week goes. Might spend a week of 1RM testing before my deload. I was pretty exhausted today though, I think OHP should have gone higher but all in all I hit 3 on my 1 day and threw 200 overhead again.
akboom87
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Oh yeah those brand new knurls will dig and grip!Brand new Rogue Ohio bar today, that knurling was wicked
Hyde
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Do some back off BBB work next workout before deloading, unless you are going to test. If you decide to go for testing, skip it (this helps shed fatigue to peak somewhat). But if you are going to deload and just get back on the next wave, do a day where you just get your 50 reps of press and RDL or something in first. The base matters.
Dustin07
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It's funny you say that cause I was craving some hypertrophy work this morning/last night and realized I'll basically be back into it when I reincorporate my BBB work.
Today's lack of lifting was cause I took a PTO day to do more yard clean up / garden prep. I dropped another tree and have been building this pile for when we get a wood chipper rented. The pics don't do it justice. This pile is about 6-7ft tall and 20ft+ long. I'll probably have four or more like this once all the tree mess is cleaned up.
Taking a break now to pound some electrolytes.
akboom87
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Man just love the pictures of the trees and how nice it looks! Lots of work no doubt!
Dustin07
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It is a lot of work but I was telling my wife tonight we are lucky to be doing it. A lot of it is one step in front of the other, a lot like your house. Having that vision long term but just inching towards the finish line one weekend (and paycheck) at a time, lol.
Tonight my wife went down the road to a local shellfish place and hooked us up, we haven't done grilled oysters in a long time! So here's some food pr0n
Clams, raw oysters, grilled oysters, and her sourdough for the clam broth (plus of course veggies)
gphagan1
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MrKleen73
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Nice work, there is something kind of fun about downing a tree and cutting it up. The change it makes is so obvious and satisfying. Plus just something about that level / type of work that invigorates you a bit. I have some tree work I need to do, and some I probably need to have someone come and do for me. I have a massive Live Oak that has grown over the top of my house and started dropping leaves and old branches. I am not afraid to do it myself, but I definitely need a plan if I try. The risk of the heavy ass oak dropping on and damaging the roof while cutting is real, and I don't want to have to repair a roof over trying to trim a tree.
Dustin07
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You know it's so weird, I recall vividly paying a dude $1100 back around 2008 to drop a huge dogwood when I lived in town. Now he had to be careful cause we lived in a development and I wanted it down cause behind my yard was an elderly community but those are in 2008 dollars. We paid John $2200 to take down around 20 trees a couple weeks ago and they were massive. I walked on off today and it's about 100ft tall and pushing 25-30" diameter.
I found a mobile mill guy who might come out and mill all these logs for me. The lumber I could then use for my little barn.
Today the wife and I got another big area cleaned up. I have no idea what some of these logs weight, I'm guessing over 225lbs, maybe 315+? Some of them are insanely heavy so I'm cleaning them and flipping them over continuously until I can get them into stacks. Sorta like a mix of a tire flip and continental clean. I felt like I was doing a CrossFit WOD today lol.
His and hers chainsaws.
gphagan1
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Logging is definitely tough work…. I have to cut up fallen trees in our woods about twice a year. I’ll cut them into 24” logs, go rent a splitter and have at it. Ha, I never run out of firewood or have to buy any. As a matter of fact I usually give some away if someone needs it.
That looks like some pretty wood. That will make some good looking lumber when you have it milled.
Dustin07
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Logging is definitely tough work…. I have to cut up fallen trees in our woods about twice a year. I’ll cut them into 24” logs, go rent a splitter and have at it. Ha, I never run out of firewood or have to buy any. As a matter of fact I usually give some away if someone needs it.
That looks like some pretty wood. That will make some good looking lumber when you have it milled.
I was thinking a lot about how these guys are legit. I'm putting in a few hours a day on the weekend to save a couple hundred dollars doing it myself and they do it every day to make the mortgage. my forearms were WRECKED by the end, felt like someone sat there punching them all day from carrying these logs around. the lower back freezes up fast when I'm using the chainsaw but it typically loosens up after an hour or two. I have a lot of respect for those guys.
I found a local mill/sawyer I might have mentioned. I've been working with Claude to calculate what I'll need, what its worth, expected yield from some of these logs. The mill guy has a $500 minimum, charges $90/hour and can run around 500 board feet per hour. Claude and I think that for around $1000 worth of his time I could get many many thousands of dollars worth of lumber made....
I don't know for sure, but I kinda think since our timber is naturally grown, and older, it could be denser and higher quality lumber than the fast growth stuff you get from home depot?
Dustin07
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since yesterday was my birthday, other than the Seahawks game, I spent most of the day just doing jobs "for me". so I started harvesting my tobacco leaves as well and hung them up in the attic to dry/cure. I still am not sure what I'll do with it since I don't smoke, but I think it would be fun to play with, maybe learn how to roll cigars. a lot of people have expressed interest as well and my wife saved TONS of seeds from my tobacco harvest this year so even if we neve do anything with the leaves, they make a really pretty plant to grow on the outside of the garden since they are deer resistant. this is from harvesting 2 plants below. I have like 60 plants growing so a lot will go to waste, lol.
Hyde
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Louie Simmons had a story about a Norwegian lumberjack that eventually took a sabbatical from work to train for powerlifting nationals. His deadlift went DOWN. All of the tons of bending over & log dragging was better preparation than extra gym work.
There was a good young strongman in the area I grew up who was a logger & did tree work. I watched him deadlift a 675 axle back to back with a 725 barbell in a training medley - and he had a state record logrpess due to his short arms, so not like he was built to deadlift. So I definitely believe that kind of work is solid GPP for the back.
gphagan1
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