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282.5x5 on squats today, then did some goblet squats and hip thrusts

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Man I'm glad it's a rest day. My hamstrings have been sore for like a week

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Weightlifting had become kind of a chore for me and I was doing the bare minimum. Im lucky enough that I can afford a personal trainer and do some sessions with friends every week. Night and day difference.

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Hurt my ankle so no running for me for a while. Can still walk on it and do other things, at least. Might finally get more into weight lifting because I don't think I'm built for running. Still got about 30lbs to lose, so I might just focus on getting that fat off and seeing how running goes after that. I love running so much though. Legit better than therapy for me tbh.

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I got my first vaccine shot today so we'll see how I feel tomorrow

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I also got mine Wednesday. Felt some slight muscle soreness the next day in that arm but it was negligible. Meanwhile a friend got hers the same day and outright couldn't move her arm. So good luck.

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Added the highest incline to my tredmill routine. Now i walk at a higher speed and incline for 15 minutes after i do a 30 min jogg.
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Thanks y'all. Supposed to bench tomorrow and I'm not sure if I lm gonna postpone or not. I think I feel fine atm

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My arm is sore, but not that bad. Might still lift later

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Week in review:
Diet went pretty well overall. Had a cheat meal yesterday, but my appetite has noticeably shrunk so I didn't do too much damage. Down 2 lbs from last week for a total of 11lbs. I figure I have about another month of cutting before it's visually noticeable. Gonna get down to under 200 again and reevaluate my goals. I've never had this much muscle on me before so it's hard to eyeball at this point.

Workouts this week were subpar. I couldn't even get the 90s up for dumbell bench for a single set and really struggled with 85s. Earlier in the week I just wasn't feeling it either. Between vaccine, wild weather swings messing with my sinuses, and calorie deficit I think im just feeling a bit worn down. Hopefully, I adjust as I progress.

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Didn't work out yesterday but I'm going to try to do bench and deadlift today

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Got my bench in, a very middling workout session but I'll take it

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My diet has been crapola but I've been getting my lifts in so I'm pretty happy about that. Gotta lift heavy af (for me) this coming week so I'm trying to get my diet and sleep in order

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Did my deadlifts today but only my deadlifts. Skipped all my accessories because still feeling sorta meh

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It's gonna be a real grind getting through this week. Should have waited until the end of this 531 cycle to start cutting. Weighed in at 181.6 today which ain't bad though

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Gotta ohp 130 today

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Couldn't even get it for one. Miserable

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Gotta try squatting 297.5 today

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Got it! Only for 1 rep but I got it

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Nice!
Youre a hair away from 300 now which is getting into awesome territory

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Thanks man! My squat rack only hold 300 so I'm really iffy on trying it. I need a new rack.

Rest day, tomorrow is bench day

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Tag.

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Week in review:
Worked a million hours this week so I fell off my diet completely by mid week. At one point was down 2 lbs. I end the week up one. All things considered, not that bad but a step in the wrong direction.

Workouts were pretty normal. I'm noticing I'm getting more reps out of my dips the past few weeks because Im lighter now which is good. Was again unable to put up 90s on my db bench. 85s went up smoothly enough. I'm just gonna stick with those. I was feeling good for today's lift so if it didn't happen today it's definitely not going to on the rest of this cut.

Took some progress pictures because I haven't in several months. Realizing that I carry weight strangely because besides looking a bit less toned, I look very very similar with a 30lbs weight difference from where I was during my quarantine work out fest from last year. I've made a lot of strength gains since then so hopefully I'll be much more toned looking at like 190 than I ever have.

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Benched 187.5x2... I think I could have gotten 3 but I've been exhausted and didn't want to burn myself out too bad

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TheRealDill2000 posted...

Ugggh...I was sore after my workout on Sunday. Today, I saw that things were worse than I expected. I couldn't overhead press the bar once during my warm up. I might be down for a few days

Returned to the gym today and did leg work. Shoulder was still a bit sore while holding the bar for squats. I hope I didn't return too soon.
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Aw yeah deadlifted 305 for 2

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Public holiday today but still had a session with my PT. Whole gym to ourselves for most of the time. Was pretty trippy.

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It's a rest day and a deload week. Gonna be good

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Nice, I need to eat but I'm not hungry

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Been hitting that tredmill hard these past 2 weeks. I can feel my feet and legs getting stonger fr.
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I ran shirtless for the first time and got catcalled by a car of fat middle aged women (I have a six pack and whatever)

Wow I just learned so much about what it's like to be a woman every day. What a gross, deflating feeling that is

Njolk posted...

I ran shirtless for the first time and got catcalled by a car of fat middle aged women (I have a six pack and whatever)

Wow I just learned so much about what it's like to be a woman every day. What a gross, deflating feeling that is

I totally agree.

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Damn deload week :(

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Njolk posted...

I ran shirtless for the first time and got catcalled by a car of fat middle aged women (I have a six pack and whatever)

Wow I just learned so much about what it's like to be a woman every day. What a gross, deflating feeling that is

I personally love it. It's pretty much my whole reason for working out. As I get older it's even more rewarding.

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

I personally love it. It's pretty much my whole reason for working out. As I get older it's even more rewarding.

I thought about this too, I it depends on your reasons. I was just out for a normal day enjoying myself and got suddenly and shockingly degraded by a stranger's sexual fantasies. I didn't want to be looked at and they forced it on me

If you do it to be seen then your goal has been met

Nice. I didn't do anything today. So far I've had a protein bar, a green apple, 3 hard-boiled eggs, a piece of string cheese and a cup of yogurt

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Thank goodness the CDC has relaxed on mask usage. Tomorrow will be my first mask-free day at the gym in months.
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Imagine not having a home gym

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Balrog0 posted...

Imagine not having a home gym

There are social aspects to working out as well.
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@CHM_Punk No street tacos?
That chicken looks good af though. My motivation to cook anything that takes more than 2 minutes is terrible. I should really meal prep or something on the weekends. I'm starting to get sick of eggs of some kind every day.

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