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To Infinity.... and Beyond!

BB rows
2 x 15 x 95
4 x 15 x 145

Bent over DB rows
3 x 10-12 x 70s

SS with seated DB curls
4 x 10 x 32.5s

H/S shrugs
15 x +90, +180, +270, +180, +180

SS with DB hammer curls
3 x 10 x 37.5s

H/S ISO lateral low rows
3 x 15

SS with ez bar curls
3 x 12 x 70

Lat pull downs
3 x 12

EZ bar 21s
1 set with 60lbs



Notes
Serious DOMs today from this week's work already, lol. Nothing super heavy but some fun volume.

Weight was 188 this morning

Stack is pretty simple. Finished Mtest and Alpha One so just:

Blood pressure XT
Anabolic XT
SNS Pine Pollen
And some TDs
 
Squats - high bar
10 x bar, 135
3 x 175, 205, 235, 265, 290
1 x 310 (absolutely burried)
10 x 225

Fronts
10 x 135
12 x 115
15 x 95

H/S V squat
3 x 10

MTS Leg ext
3 sets


Notes
Wife's last surgery was yesterday (she's doing fantastic), all good in the hood but was feeling a bit worn down / lazy today so took my 3s and called it a success.

3 at 290 is still +5lbs of linear progression on high bar so pretty happy just didn't take 5 today. May or May not have actually had 5.

I'm really loving the MTS leg extensions for isolating the legs rather than doing the trad leg ext machine with one leg at a time.

Still neglecting the additional ab work (and cardio) I need/want but it's still an agenda item.
 
Squats - high bar
10 x bar, 135
3 x 175, 205, 235, 265, 290
1 x 310 (absolutely burried)
10 x 225

Fronts
10 x 135
12 x 115
15 x 95

H/S V squat
3 x 10

MTS Leg ext
3 sets


Notes
Wife's last surgery was yesterday (she's doing fantastic), all good in the hood but was feeling a bit worn down / lazy today so took my 3s and called it a success.

3 at 290 is still +5lbs of linear progression on high bar so pretty happy just didn't take 5 today. May or May not have actually had 5.

I'm really loving the MTS leg extensions for isolating the legs rather than doing the trad leg ext machine with one leg at a time.

Still neglecting the additional ab work (and cardio) I need/want but it's still an agenda item.
That’s great to hear about your wife brother. Hope she recovers quickly.🙏
 
Squats - high bar
10 x bar, 135
3 x 175, 205, 235, 265, 290
1 x 310 (absolutely burried)
10 x 225

Fronts
10 x 135
12 x 115
15 x 95

H/S V squat
3 x 10

MTS Leg ext
3 sets


Notes
Wife's last surgery was yesterday (she's doing fantastic), all good in the hood but was feeling a bit worn down / lazy today so took my 3s and called it a success.

3 at 290 is still +5lbs of linear progression on high bar so pretty happy just didn't take 5 today. May or May not have actually had 5.

I'm really loving the MTS leg extensions for isolating the legs rather than doing the trad leg ext machine with one leg at a time.

Still neglecting the additional ab work (and cardio) I need/want but it's still an agenda item.

Awesome news brotha!!!
 
On your high bar do you do narrower stance, shoulder width, or you normal stance?
It's been very very close to my normal stance which is already not super wide but I've noticed I feel more stable with just a slightly narrower stance on the higher rep (10+) sets and with front squats. Generally I've been mostly focused on what my knees are doing, making sure levers look like theyre maintaining good position and ROM and then putting my feet where I feel most stable.

I think the difference though between my wider and narrower stances is like 1/2" though it's really insignificant. My buddy with the 500lb squat thinks I squat a little narrow but he's a much wider dude than me.

I've also been trying hard to find the right spot where adductors feel more engaged, trying to recruit any lazy muscle group that's dodging the effort
 
Bench
3 x 8 x 95
3 x 135, 175, 205, 235, 250

+Greenbands
5 x 135

EMOTM
5 x 3 x 155
5 x 3 x 165
(Added weight halfway through)

CGBP
3 x 8 x 185

Wide grip
20 x 135

Standing cable skull crushers
15 x 60lbs, 70lbs, 80lbs, 90lbs
+ 20 x 60lbs dropset

Lateral raises
5 x 15 x 25s

H/S dips - reverse seated
3 x 15 x +180
Forward seated
3 x 15 x +180

Life fitness lateral raises
3 x 12-15

Notes
Still a little tenderness inside the left elbow but once I'm under load (135lbs+) it disappears.

Last couple FAFO bench days before I launch the 6 week push.
 
Deads
2 x 12 x 135

2" deficit
5 x 5 x 225

Bb rows
3 x 10 x 135

Rear delt swings
15 x 22.5s, 25s, 27.5s
20 x 17.5s

SS with seated db curls
3 x 10 x 30s

Standing
3 sets

Lat pull downs
3 x 15

H/S shrugs
5 x 15
+ 1 x 20

Roc-it mid row
3 sets

SS with rear/delt flies
3 sets

Looks like a lot of volume but that was like a 50min bro sesh
 
It is still a solid amount of volume even if it was only 50 minutes.
 
Was supposed to bench today, but a coworker called in sick. (Meaning my normal lifting buddy would join me as a spotter). So I figured squat today, bench tomorrow. But had an eye procedure done (AGAIN) this morning and they asked me not to lift so that everything can heal ok without extra strain today.

I'm on the fence. I might still go in and squat after work, at least light, and hit bench tomorrow. no idea why the pic is upside down lol. it looked pretty clean right after the procedure but I"m back at work now and it's pretty bloody lol.



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Was supposed to bench today, but a coworker called in sick. (Meaning my normal lifting buddy would join me as a spotter). So I figured squat today, bench tomorrow. But had an eye procedure done (AGAIN) this morning and they asked me not to lift so that everything can heal ok without extra strain today.

I'm on the fence. I might still go in and squat after work, at least light, and hit bench tomorrow. no idea why the pic is upside down lol. it looked pretty clean right after the procedure but I"m back at work now and it's pretty bloody lol.



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You’re crazy! Don’t squat! You’ll blast a stream of blood right out of that angry thing lol. But seriously, I’d just chill
 
Leg ext
3 x 15

Matrix leg press ()
3 x 10

Squats - high bar
5 x bar, 135, 185
5 x 225
1 x 265, 295, 315

Seated DB curls
3 x 12



Notes.
Yeah, eye started fogging up a bit on the squats so pulled back the throttle a lot. It's sorta embarrassing to have to cancel a session for such a minor thing. Wanted to give it a try though cause energy was good and I intentionally fed for this session ... Live to fight another day!
 
I wouldn’t be embarrassed about having to cancel a session. Any kind of procedure on or around the eye is serious enough to deserve a shortened session. Ha, I do have to admit my old eyes had to look twice, the upside down eye threw me off.🤷🏻‍♂️
 
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Bro was seeing red for real in that squat session

I wouldn’t be embarrassed about having to cancel a session. Any kind of procedure on or around the eye is serious enough to deserve a shortened session. Ha, I do have to admit my old eyes had to look twice, the upside down eye threw me off.🤷🏻‍♂️

it's the weirdest thing. about 4 years ago I got this drain duct in the eye lid clogged so my eye doc spent from jan-june trying to solve it naturally then sent me to a costmetic surgeon for a consult, who then prescribed me a valium to take prior to the procedure which of course was booked another month out. I go in, she flips the eyelid inside out, cut out the cyst (basically), and gives me a little antibiotic ointment for my eye for a few days. I got it again a year later, then this year I've had this one come back three times.

That old doc retired though, my new doc... I go in for the consult and I'm like so do I have to take the valium again? he goes na, your a big tough guy lets just do it now and get it over with 😂 😂 so he's sitting there injecting my eyelid with the numbing agent, flips it upside down, cuts away. this time it healed way better, last time though I had this string of blood across my eye for a day:

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it's not THAT big of a deal all in all, a very uncomfortable 5 minutes in his chair, but it's a lot better than looking like Sloth from the goonies for months on end while the eyelid gets all swollen and droopy. feels a bit like I got punched in the eye today but it will likely look like nothing ever happened within a couple days.
 
Yeah, probably could have just waited o the squats, but hey, an unintentional light day should put you in a nice position for a big leg day next go round. Hope the eye heals up quickly and completely.
 
That just looks nutty. Glad you’re making out alright. Valium is for puzzies 🤣
ahaha for sure. I still got a bit queezy as I can feel the needle in my eyelid and I'm like... accutely aware of how close it is to my eyeball, but I just sit there and let him do his thing. He's a good doc, a mans man for sure but also great bedside manors so he puts you at ease
Yeah, probably could have just waited o the squats, but hey, an unintentional light day should put you in a nice position for a big leg day next go round. Hope the eye heals up quickly and completely.

agreed! and thank you!
 
ahaha for sure. I still got a bit queezy as I can feel the needle in my eyelid and I'm like... accutely aware of how close it is to my eyeball, but I just sit there and let him do his thing. He's a good doc, a mans man for sure but also great bedside manors so he puts you at ease


agreed! and thank you!

That would make me squirm. I don’t think I could do needles in eyelids lol. You are a warrior sir
 
Bench
20 x bar
2 x 10 x 95
2 x 135, 185, 205, 225
1 x 245, 265, 285, 295
9 x 225

OH cable extensions
3 x 15 x 42.5lbs
+ 1 x 17 x 30lbs dropset

Seated incline DB curls
3 x 10+ x 25s

SS with Arnold's
10 x 35s, 40s, 45s

Pec deck
15 x 130lbs
10 x 170lbs
8 x 205lbs
+ 10 x 130pbs dropset


Weight 189 this morning
 
I was contorting in my seat reading his post, and I guarantee I’ve stuck more needles in me than all of you this last week
The first couple times it was really nerve wracking but at this point its something that when it occurs I just want it over with cause watching the eyelid start to get swollen over a couple weeks sucks ass. It's like you bust your ass to be strong, build a physique, take a million supplements, minoxidil in the hair, sometimes my wife's skin stuff on the dry face skin in the winter etc then you just look like a pretty Sloth who lifts lol.

Next time it happens I might just start wearing this shirt and suspenders when I go to the gym

Doc says he sees it most frequently in men right over the age of 40 for whatever reason. I've been a lot more tedious about cleaning my hands and contacts and rotating to fresh contacts more frequently but it doesn't seem to have an effect.

Oh well, party on

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Goblet squats
2 x 10

DB curls
5 sets

Squats - high bar
3 x 135, 175, 205, 245, 265
1 x 295, 295
2 x 295
2 x 3 x 275
10 x 185

Fronts
3 x 135, 155, 175, 195
15 x 95

Hack squats
2 x 10

V squats
2 x 10

H/S ab crunch machine
3 x 15

Russian twists
3 x 20 w/ 16lb ball (heaviest available)

Leg extensions.
3 x 12




Notes
Goal was 3-5 at 295 today but just wasn't feeling it so I dropped a few lbs to find a point where I could feel productive.

I might have had my 295 x 3. But I just didn't want to go to a 10 or 11rpe there and blow myself out or fail a rep.
 
No sweat; usually best not to risk failing a big lift - you’re training, not testing. You know enough at this point to know if taking the rep will be sketchy, and those don’t usually make good training effect anyway. They can teach bad patterns or dig a bigger recovery hole than the extra stimulus they give sometimes.
 
Day 1 - Cube Predator
Bench
10 x 95, 125
8 x 150
5 x 180
3 x 210
21 x 180 (AMRAP)

CGBP
3 x AMRAP x 175
12, 14, 10

Incline db
12 x 45s
10 x 50s
8 x 55s
6 x 65s

Skull crushers
80lbs x 12, 10, 8 , 6, 5

Seated Arnold's
4 x 12 x 25s (? Super light?)

DB flies
12 x 27.5s, 30s, 32.5s, 35s

Extra credit
Cable OH extensions
2 sets to failure




Notes
Those amraps are serious cardio.
Super happy with performance despite waking up with a crazy head cold.

Used 300lb max for the calculator despite 295 being my recent high.

Added a little tricep work cause it felt appropriate.

Pump was insane. Popped 2 anavar and 1 Epiandro preWO with a little XPG Pump gel for fun.
 
Day 1 - Cube Predator
Bench
10 x 95, 125
8 x 150
5 x 180
3 x 210
21 x 180 (AMRAP)

CGBP
3 x AMRAP x 175
12, 14, 10

Incline db
12 x 45s
10 x 50s
8 x 55s
6 x 65s

Skull crushers
80lbs x 12, 10, 8 , 6, 5

Seated Arnold's
4 x 12 x 25s (? Super light?)

DB flies
12 x 27.5s, 30s, 32.5s, 35s

Extra credit
Cable OH extensions
2 sets to failure




Notes
Those amraps are serious cardio.
Super happy with performance despite waking up with a crazy head cold.

Used 300lb max for the calculator despite 295 being my recent high.

Added a little tricep work cause it felt appropriate.

Pump was insane. Popped 2 anavar and 1 Epiandro preWO with a little XPG Pump gel for fun.
And so it begins.

I have found, specifically with that program, that it is ideal to set the max value everything is based on up/aggresively like that. Especially because you will be adding weight and tissue as you go.

2 pieces of advice on this program I’ve mentioned but need to highlight:

1) Eat a surplus. You should expect to add a little weight; there’s a ton of hypertrophy work & you’ll need it to recover/progress.

2) AMRAP means as many CLEAN reps as possible. If there’s any breakdown technically, you’re done. I’ve strained my pec multiple times on this program pushing into reps that weren’t technically sound. You will get enough volume no matter what.
 
Day 1 - Cube Predator
Bench
10 x 95, 125
8 x 150
5 x 180
3 x 210
21 x 180 (AMRAP)

CGBP
3 x AMRAP x 175
12, 14, 10

Incline db
12 x 45s
10 x 50s
8 x 55s
6 x 65s

Skull crushers
80lbs x 12, 10, 8 , 6, 5

Seated Arnold's
4 x 12 x 25s (? Super light?)

DB flies
12 x 27.5s, 30s, 32.5s, 35s

Extra credit
Cable OH extensions
2 sets to failure




Notes
Those amraps are serious cardio.
Super happy with performance despite waking up with a crazy head cold.

Used 300lb max for the calculator despite 295 being my recent high.

Added a little tricep work cause it felt appropriate.

Pump was insane. Popped 2 anavar and 1 Epiandro preWO with a little XPG Pump gel for fun.

Oh snap! Cube and var?!?! This is gonna be sweeeet! I’m gone for a day and Dustin joins the dark side
 
Oh snap! Cube and var?!?! This is gonna be sweeeet! I’m gone for a day and Dustin joins the dark side
Ahahaha yeah let's see how this run goes

@Hyde good advice. The 21 rep AMRAP felt like I possibly had 22-25 reps in me but at some point the cardio effect is just as taxing as the muscular fatigue at 20+ reps lol. I restocked creatine as well so I think I'm good to go!
 
And so it begins.

I have found, specifically with that program, that it is ideal to set the max value everything is based on up/aggresively like that. Especially because you will be adding weight and tissue as you go.

2 pieces of advice on this program I’ve mentioned but need to highlight:

1) Eat a surplus. You should expect to add a little weight; there’s a ton of hypertrophy work & you’ll need it to recover/progress.

2) AMRAP means as many CLEAN reps as possible. If there’s any breakdown technically, you’re done. I’ve strained my pec multiple times on this program pushing into reps that weren’t technically sound. You will get enough volume no matter what.
So I'm sorta going at this recognizing that 301lbs is a PR, 305lbs is a PR. 315 is the gold standard, but baby steps so if a 6 week push gives me a clean 301-305 I will 100% take and enjoy it and have my eyes set on 2025
 
Day 1 - Cube Predator
Bench
10 x 95, 125
8 x 150
5 x 180
3 x 210
21 x 180 (AMRAP)

CGBP
3 x AMRAP x 175
12, 14, 10

Incline db
12 x 45s
10 x 50s
8 x 55s
6 x 65s

Skull crushers
80lbs x 12, 10, 8 , 6, 5

Seated Arnold's
4 x 12 x 25s (? Super light?)

DB flies
12 x 27.5s, 30s, 32.5s, 35s

Extra credit
Cable OH extensions
2 sets to failure




Notes
Those amraps are serious cardio.
Super happy with performance despite waking up with a crazy head cold.

Used 300lb max for the calculator despite 295 being my recent high.

Added a little tricep work cause it felt appropriate.

Pump was insane. Popped 2 anavar and 1 Epiandro preWO with a little XPG Pump gel for fun.
Yeah budday! This should be fun.
 
Yeah budday! This should be fun.
I'm feeling pumped. Through my smartwatch on the charger tonight to try to grab random steps again and improve NEAT a little on non lifting days. Fully accepting that scale will tilt upwards on this push, but trying to keep it as lean as possible as we grow.

Sunk back into my old pre-cold routine today pounding elderberry, zinc, vit D and washing it down with more C. Hydrating, generally making good health choices and abstaining from alcohol through this entire run for the sake of both liver health and better use of calories, etc.

If the head cold doesn't feel on the mend tomorrow I'll plan to add Pho back in at lunch or dinner. It may or may not be scientifically backed but I swear between the nutrients, sodium, and jalapeno it clears everything up and speeds recover from these minor colds.

Also Seahawks won, so it's a good Sunday


Honestly no idea what to expect from the var, or when to expect it so just enjoying using someone else's programming and being able to spend my mental capacity on lifting hard rather than creative mind games to find solutions
 
Front squats
10 x bar, 95
1 x 135, 155, 175, 195, 215, 230, 245
1 x 260 (PR)

Back squats - high bar / paused
5 x 135, 225, 245

Not paused
15 x 135

H/S V squats
10 x +90, +180, 270
+ 3 reps bottomed out like box squat style almost.

Leg ext
3 x 12 x 135lbs

Weight 189
I think I've only hit 245 on a front squat 4-5 times in my life so really that today was a solid vibe even before the PR. May have had 270 but saved it for a future victory.

Tried hard to get some volume in to make sure I'm earning the current stack.

HCL creatine
20mg var
1 cap epiandrolean
SNS liver assist
TUDCA
SNS cardio assist
2 pumps XPG Pump Gel
1 pump Alpha Gel for fun

Wife had Pho ready for me when I got home. I'm not at 100% but I feel 100% better than yesterday. I noped out of some fasted cardio with a crazy headache, achey hot eyes, sore neck etc. Today feels like $999,999 bucks.

really felt like running back day today and pushing squats off tomorrow but had meetings run all the way up until gym time and forgot how exhausted I was, so I was running off adrenaline and gave it a go.
 
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I’ll give you a buck so u can feel like 7 figures man!!

LOL 😂 I had hoped Sunday was the worst and Monday would go well but Monday still had that sensitive skin, flu like symptons where everything was starting to hurt. I've been pounding Vitamin C for days, added in D, elderberry and zinc a few days ago. Today is really close to fully recovered. Ears have been ringing since I showered, and a bit of a runny nose, but energy level is good. I actually felt like a million bucks when my alarm went off, it was standing up that got things a little off kilter. but I'm pumped for day 2 on my cube predator bench day.
 
LOL 😂 I had hoped Sunday was the worst and Monday would go well but Monday still had that sensitive skin, flu like symptons where everything was starting to hurt. I've been pounding Vitamin C for days, added in D, elderberry and zinc a few days ago. Today is really close to fully recovered. Ears have been ringing since I showered, and a bit of a runny nose, but energy level is good. I actually felt like a million bucks when my alarm went off, it was standing up that got things a little off kilter. but I'm pumped for day 2 on my cube predator bench day.
Congrats on the front squat PR.
I do the same thing during cold and flu season….load up on Elderberry, C, Zinc, D, and Garlic. It’s way better than the vaccines that has been pushed onto society lately.😎
 
Front squats
10 x bar, 95
1 x 135, 155, 175, 195, 215, 230, 245
1 x 260 (PR)

Back squats - high bar / paused
5 x 135, 225, 245

Not paused
15 x 135

H/S V squats
10 x +90, +180, 270
+ 3 reps bottomed out like box squat style almost.

Leg ext
3 x 12 x 135lbs

Weight 189
I think I've only hit 245 on a front squat 4-5 times in my life so really that today was a solid vibe even before the PR. May have had 270 but saved it for a future victory.

Tried hard to get some volume in to make sure I'm earning the current stack.

HCL creatine
20mg var
1 cap epiandrolean
SNS liver assist
TUDCA
SNS cardio assist
2 pumps XPG Pump Gel
1 pump Alpha Gel for fun

Wife had Pho ready for me when I got home. I'm not at 100% but I feel 100% better than yesterday. I noped out of some fasted cardio with a crazy headache, achey hot eyes, sore neck etc. Today feels like $999,999 bucks.

really felt like running back day today and pushing squats off tomorrow but had meetings run all the way up until gym time and forgot how exhausted I was, so I was running off adrenaline and gave it a go.

Nice PR Dustin! That’s a heft front squat. It’s wise that you saved some in the gas tank too. Especially this early on, it’ll pay out in the end.
 
LOL 😂 I had hoped Sunday was the worst and Monday would go well but Monday still had that sensitive skin, flu like symptons where everything was starting to hurt. I've been pounding Vitamin C for days, added in D, elderberry and zinc a few days ago. Today is really close to fully recovered. Ears have been ringing since I showered, and a bit of a runny nose, but energy level is good. I actually felt like a million bucks when my alarm went off, it was standing up that got things a little off kilter. but I'm pumped for day 2 on my cube predator bench day.
A T T A BOY!!!!
 
Congrats on the front squat PR.
I do the same thing during cold and flu season….load up on Elderberry, C, Zinc, D, and Garlic. It’s way better than the vaccines that has
been pushed onto society lately.😎

we're the same way at our home, if I didn't kick off a dry 6 weeks on Sunday we probably would have made hot toddies, but skipped that and just muscled it out with the regular supps and pho lol

Nice PR Dustin! That’s a heft front squat. It’s wise that you saved some in the gas tank too. Especially this early on, it’ll pay out in the end.

thanks man, never been a strong squatter so being able to hit a 275 front squat in the future at least sounds cool. looks cooler in plate math!

I'm hoping so, if this Mexican var turns out to be legit I'm trying to make myself earn every session but also see something good at the end of the cycle. Like... I want to make sure my training justifies the supplementation, but also want to make sure I don't die tomorrow before I PR next week or something lol
 
Kinda funny I think I mentioned in Kleens log the idea that I somehow enjoy sitting back without having to chase goals and I just realized I already have 2 personal goals for 2025.

A. the 3 wheeled bench, obviously.
B. I want to learn aquaponics and see if I can grow a vegetable bed running off water with tilapia or some other food fish in it...

I guess even when I don't think I'm chasing some big goal or dream, there are actually always a couple in action ha.
 
That’s really cool….he sounds like a natural, already getting that gym bro feeling.💪

I keep using that term "if you earn it" with him because he is definitely getting at least 1 session per week on bench, back/cleans, and squats. a fourth day is a cardio day, and the fifth day is a 'free' day. his lifting outside of school is pretty sparse, so I keep encouraging him to find a second squat and second bench day.

He texted me later and said he wants to hit a second squat day per week (with me), to hit heavy weights, then use the school for his volume day. 🤘

I actually kinda like that so I can watch his form under heavier load. I definitely think he'll be squatting more than me by the time he graduates so it's lit a bit of a fire under my butt as well to try to make him earn that title. I know its his for the taking, but he needs to feel like he's working for it ;)
 
LOL 😂 I had hoped Sunday was the worst and Monday would go well but Monday still had that sensitive skin, flu like symptons where everything was starting to hurt. I've been pounding Vitamin C for days, added in D, elderberry and zinc a few days ago. Today is really close to fully recovered. Ears have been ringing since I showered, and a bit of a runny nose, but energy level is good. I actually felt like a million bucks when my alarm went off, it was standing up that got things a little off kilter. but I'm pumped for day 2 on my cube predator bench day.
The pho will help! I love that stuff.
 
I actually kinda like that so I can watch his form under heavier load. I definitely think he'll be squatting more than me by the time he graduates so it's lit a bit of a fire under my butt as well to try to make him earn that title. I know its his for the taking, but he needs to feel like he's working for it ;)
Now your 3rd goal the race to Squatting 405, who will get there first Dustin, or Lil Man!
 
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