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[augeleven]

Dayum
Looking pretty jacked there, sir

[Wilhelm]

Dayum
Looking pretty jacked there, sir

Thanks, Auggy. It's kind of a stealth jackdness.
RepsXSets

Thursday 11/12/20
PU
bw 8X2 + 7X5

Saturday 11/14/20
PU
bw 8X2 + 7X5

Monday 11/16/20
Dips
+55lbs 3X6 + 4X1

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 11/19/20
PU
bw 8X2 + 7X5

Saturday 11/21/20
PU
bw 8X2 + 7X5

Monday 11/23/20
Dips
+55lbs 4X1 + 3X6

[Wilhelm]

RepsXSets

Thursday 11/26/20
PU
bw 8X2 + 7X5

Saturday 11/28/20
PU
bw X10 ~ Tired. Just tested max reps. Still thought i'd get more.

Monday 11/23/20
Dips
+55lbs 4X2 + 3X5 ~ Added one more rep to one more set.

[Wilhelm]

Dates are off in above post ^ It reflects last week.

RepsXSets

Switching to weighted dips 2X week for at least the next 12 weeks to go along with a new 12 week bench cycle.

Thursday 12/03/20
PU
bw 8X3 + 7X4

Saturday 12/05/20
Dips
+55lbs 4X3 + 3X4

Monday 12/07/20
Dips
+55lbs 4X4 + 3X3

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 12/10/20
PU
bw 8,8,8,8,7,7,7

Saturday 12/12/20
Dips
+55lbs 4,4,4,4,4

Monday 12/14/20
Dips
+55lbs 5,4,4,4,4

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 12/17/20
PU
bw 8,8,8,8,8,7,7

Saturday 12/19/20
Dips
+55lbs 5,5,4,4,4

Monday 12/21/20 ~ Skipped ahead to 5X5. I'll drop reps and go to +65lbs next session
Dips
+55lbs 5,5,5,5,5

*fwiw, 5s were a rep/weight PR, so things are progressing here.

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 12/24/20
PU
bw 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8

Inadvertantly added not only a rep to a set, but a whole further set. 8X8 just got in my head i suppose.
PR, but any addition is, so i'll just keep on.
This works out well since i traded one PU day to add the second dip day.

Saturday 12/26/20
Dips
+65lbs 2,3,3,3,3 ~ Weight PR

Monday 12/28/20 ~ Skipped ahead to 5X5. I'll drop reps and go to +65lbs next session
Dips
+65lbs 4,3,3,3,3 ~ X4 is a Rep PR with +65

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 12/31/20
PU
bw 9,8,8,8,8,8,8,8

Saturday 1/02/21
Dips
+65lbs 4,4,3,3,3

Monday 1/04/21
Dips
+65lbs 4,4,4,3,3

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 1/07/20
PU
bw 9,8,8,8,8,8,8,8

Saturday 1/09/21
Dips
+65lbs 4,4,4,3,3

Monday 1/11/21
Dips
+65lbs 4,4,4,4,4

Bumping up to 70lbs now (both my 35s)

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 1/14/20
PU
bw 9,8,8,8,8,8,8,8 ~ These are the last pullups for the time being. Swapping in BB rows in this slot going forward.

Saturday 1/16/21
Dips
+70lbs 3,3,2,2,2

Monday 1/18/21
Dips
+70lbs 3,3,3,3,3

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 1/21/20
Barbell rows ~ No touch
135X 8,8,8,8,8

Saturday 1/23/21
Weighted dips
+70lbsX 4(PR),3,2,2,2

Monday 1/25/21
Weighted dips
+70lbs 4,4,3,3,3

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 1/28/20
Barbell rows ~ No touch
145X 8,8,8,8,8

Saturday 1/30/21
Weighted dips
+70lbsX 4,4,4,3,3

Monday 2/01/21
Weighted dips
+70lbs 4,4,4,4,4

Gonna bump to 80lbs now, but i'll likely start with doubles.

[Wilhelm]

Thursday 2/4/21
Barbell rows ~ No touch
155X 8,8,8,8,8

Saturday 2/6/21
Weighted dips
+80X 3,2,2,2,2 ~ Weight PR

Monday 2/8/21
Weighted dips
+80X 2 +70 X 3,3

I jumped to 80lbs too soon.
Feeling weaker with 80lbs today than on Saturday.
I also intended to drop to 3 sets as the weight goes up.

Plan now is to regroup with 70lbs, and probably work up to 5 reps per set.
I left off with 70lbs for 4,4,4,4,4
Top of my right clavical area started getting a familiar soreness with 5 sets, so i want to limit volume some, and see how things go.

[dw]

Are dips supposed to be less fatiguing than bench? Are they like pull-ups for example where you can start doing them daily without much interference with SBD?

Or do you have to treat them like a bench slot?

[Wilhelm]

Are dips supposed to be less fatiguing than bench? Are they like pull-ups for example where you can start doing them daily without much interference with SBD?

Or do you have to treat them like a bench slot?

Since i'm doing them weighted, i do them after heavy bench Saturday, and then on Monday to keep space from heavy bench again on Saturday.
I do rows instead on Thursday/light bench day.

I end up going very close to failure with these so far, and i want to keep them from interfering with my heavy single.

[Wilhelm]

Took some rest from dips.
Right clavicle out toward shoulder was getting some pain from pushing the added weight too much.
I've reduced the weight 50%, and just doing 5 sets of 3 emom for now.
Just going to take my time with these.

Switching out pullups for bent over bb rows.

3/4/21
Bodybuilder bent over rows
165X 8,8,8,8,8

3/6/21
Dips +35X 3,3,3,3,3 emom

3/8/21
Dips +35X 3,3,3,3,3 emom

[Renascent]

I saw a picture on the previous page of your log, and I said, "Your traps have traps."

Then I realized that the pic was from four months ago, and it might be awkward to comment only now, so I deleted it. But more than likely, your traps probably still have traps, and I'm kinda jealous.

[Wilhelm]

I saw a picture on the previous page of your log, and I said, "Your traps have traps."

Then I realized that the pic was from four months ago, and it might be awkward to comment only now, so I deleted it. But more than likely, your traps probably still have traps, and I'm kinda jealous.

Thank you, Ren : ) I appreciate it a lot.
I really wish i hadn't overcooked my pullup volume.
Had a great run going most of the last two years.
Dropped one of two days to add a second dip day, and then pushed single session PU volume too much.
Mid January i stopped doing them.

Just have to rest the right arm (bicep area at elbow) for now.
Honestly i had made myself hate the pullups, so i kind of don't mind giving them a break.

I need to stay dedicated to the rows now though.
Thinking they might hit different areas too, and hopefully help preserve gains i've made.

I do need to keep hitting some pullup singles from time to time to see how i'm "healing up"
I'll probably add them back in moderation when i can, and keep the rows as the main pulling accessory for their own long stretch.

[Renascent]

I saw a picture on the previous page of your log, and I said, "Your traps have traps."

Then I realized that the pic was from four months ago, and it might be awkward to comment only now, so I deleted it. But more than likely, your traps probably still have traps, and I'm kinda jealous.

Thank you, Ren : ) I appreciate it a lot.
I really wish i hadn't overcooked my pullup volume.
Had a great run going most of the last two years.
Dropped one of two days to add a second dip day, and then pushed single session PU volume too much.

Just have to rest the right arm (bicep area at elbow) for now.
Honestly i had made myself hate the pullups, so i kind of don't mind giving them a break.

I need to stay dedicated to the rows now though.
Thinking they might hit different areas too, and hopefully preserve gains i've made.

I do need to keep hitting some pullup singles from time to time to see how i'm "healing up"
I'll probably add them back in moderation, and keep the rows as the main pulling accessory for their own long stretch.

Pullups -- especially weighted -- are awesome when they're going well.

I'm dealing with angry elbows right now, so lately I haven't gotten as excited about them as I was a few months ago. Trying to see what hammer curls will do for that issue.

I've never been a huge fan of barbell rows for various reasons, but I've been doing them for the better part of a year out of necessity and they're much more tolerable. Some days I even like them.

I think there's some good payoff in a reasonable smattering of both pullups and rows.