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Appreciate the feedback.

It's not meant to be a scientific article, really. It's almost the opposite in that you shouldn't need scientific sources for any of this information...it should really...

I DID A THING.

I'm writing for a website on fitness/nutrition/training topics, and this is the first in a series of short articles I call "Logic Bomb(s)."

Check it out, plz respond.
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So this is where I tested out after the first offseason training cycle; everything was Beltless, and it ran for 5 weeks:

Tng bench: 380x4
https://instagram.com/p/8OOcO9...
Pretty weak. This...

HEY GAIZ IM STILL ALIVE I STILL LIFT I SWEAR

I hate keeping up my logs for some reason. Totaled 1581 at my August meet, which was a big accomplishment for me considering in was 36 pounds on my...

This sort of happened to me, except it was a smoking hot Nigerian track star and we had only been dating a few weeks. And it was only upsetting because I was about to pop my black chick cherry. Dem...

Annnnnd I still suck at being consistent logging. And I forgot a bunch of stuff, so here are some highlights.

365x8 pause NGBP: https://instagram.com/p/5-k_47...

485 low bar squat/475 medium ...

Only point of it in my training was to get a bench in that I could recover from easier in a 5 day setup. I have no real use for it now.

That's a good line of reasoning, IMO. That's one of the...

OMG SUCH A LAZY LOGGER

7/28

Pause NGBP
330x8
345x8
360x8 PR
390x4

7/25

Pause Bench
365x2
385x2
405x2
420x2 (PR) @9.5

Plus set: 410x3.5 TNG PR https://instagram.com/p/5kujgz...
--> easy 3, then had that shoulder dip on the 4th and died.

7/22

Tempo Skwaat (3-count descent)
385x5
405x5
425x5

Plus squat set -->455x3 @9

Ummmmm, yea. Figured out my hand positioning FINURRY. Suddenly I can low bar squat and without pain...

7/16

Pause Bench
435x1 @10
360x4x3
Absurdly hard, forearm still hurt like a bastard

Swole work

Felt awful after that. Body is so beat down.

7/14

Pause Bench
440x1 @9.25 https://instagram.com/p/5H-sLi...

Pause NG
330, 345, 360x8

Pause Wide Grip
340, 370x5

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So, as evidenced above, I had some issues last week.

1) squat hit a wall and felt like it regressed after...

7/8

Squat
485x1 @9.5

Tempo Squat (3-count descent)
365x5
385x5

Speed slanger bench

Yea it was a real short turnaround.

Basic setup: 5x squat, 5x bench, 3x DL. Accessories are minimal, lots of what my friends and I call "swole work" for blood flow and stability of the joints.
...

7/2

Speed Pause Squat
375x2x5 (1 min rest)

Pause Bench
435x1 @9.25
370x5
390x5 (PR)

The bench is a product of a loooot of time under the bar and the desire to be good at it (for me), so you can definitely get there. My bench leverages aren't even good 😁

6/28

Pause bench
435x1...

6/23

Squat
435x1

Pause Bench
425x1 @9.5
325x8 NG
345x8 NG
365x4,6 NG

6/20

Squat
455x1 @9

Pause Bench
425x1 @9.2

Pull-up x10x8

6/19

Low Bar Squat
385x2
405x2
425x2
435x2
445x2 @9.5
Hips felt amaaaaze