That logic checks out with me! Just get them good and warm before that forced stretch. Maybe some stationary cycling then BW squats to tolerance or what have you.
5/13/2026
Wednesday
Stretches
Warmups
Leg Press
Platform x 8
90 x 8
180 x 8, 8
Leg Extensions
3 x 10
Leg Curls
3 x 10
Standing Calf Raises
3 x 10
Felt really good to finally be able to...
Man the simplicity of 5-3-1 calls to you sometimes.
Also, basically what @Hyde said on the 10% training max, I just tend to hit a wall so I told myself to start a little lighter than the 10%...
Warmup
Bike 10 min
Squats
5 x 95, 115, 145
3 x 175
3 x 205, 225
8 x 255
BBB - high bar
5 x 10 x 135
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Abbreviated but got the biggies.
Notes
Spoke too soon. Got caught up with...
The way this week is going will be:
Sun - OHP
Mon - squats
Weds - rest
Thurs - bench
Fri - deadlifts
Sat - rest
Sun - OHP
So my thinking was that probably Thursday then would be the "off" day...
Or maybe you do the curls every day except before deadlifts?
But overall then you would have 3 curl exposures a week at least, which is more than now so perfect step up.
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Warm up
Bike 10 min
DB RDL
10 x 50s, 70s
Deads
5 x 155, 195
3 x 230
5 x 255, 285
10 x 325 (AMRAP)
BBB - deads
5 x 10 x 190
T bar rows
10 x 45, 70, 95, 120, 70
Notes
Totally forgot to each...
perfect, that's what I was aiming for. I have before, set maxes to "PR" rather than legit "I can do this today" maxes and it was definitely overshooting. I used numbers I had recently hit for this...
You want 90% of what you can max right now. If you are good for 295 any normal proper training day you’re well-prepared, set your training max to 265. Which it sounds like is what the app did for...
That's a really good point and could also be why 531 has historically crushed me when I'm down to that 2nd or third 4 week cycle.
I do have a bizarre gas tank. My ten rep is always stupid close...
Bench
2 x 10 x 95
5 x 105, 135, 165
5 x 175, 205
11 x 225 AMRAP
Incline bench
5 x 10 x 135
Weighted dips
3 x 10 x +25lbs
10 x BW
Flat DB bench
3 x 10 x 60
Notes
Woke up at 190 this...
Yeah, unfortunately this is legit. I don't let it keep me fully out of the gym, but do have to modify my workouts until I'm back to normal.
It's some type of muscular strain, worse when I twist...
Compartmentalization is a powerful tool for moving past the limitations of pain temporarily. I can assure you, the issues are not purely psychological. In fact, you could strongly argue ignoring...
Wait, so you're telling me my strategy of eating my feelings isn’t the right one?
But in all seriousness, this is exactly it. Time to get back to normalcy.
Random thoughts
Had a great...
If you’re getting fluffier & don’t like that, don’t keep eating how you are. I’m not talking about an intentional minicut - just make better choices so you don’t continue to get fatter.
That...
M5, Wk1, D2
Working sets,
EZ bar curls, 3 sets
Neutral Grip Pull Ups, 2 sets
Close Grip Seated Cable Rows, 2 sets
EZ bar Skull crushers, 2 sets
56:36, 135 cals.
Pre: 1 scoop Total War, 1g...
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Man, such awesome news, all the way around. Congrats to you and the wife, so hard to believe it has been that long. Awesome to hear about Lil Man, and hitting an all time PR for under 240 is just...
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