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Feeling Undiminished, Blut Attempts Restoration
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blut wump
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It's a harness. It allows you to apply a lot of force to telling the dog which way to go without hurting its neck. Similarly, for a dog such as a greyhound or lurcher, that is very quick off the mark, you can stop them again without danger to the neck.VSUdude said:
That picture was taken about 15-20 minutes after the dog arrived with us. He was a known 'dangerous dog' and my wife rescued him from death row as a last chance since we'd had success with other dogs. She brought him down from the rescue centre and he arrived with the harness on and a muzzle. We were under strict instructions not to touch his neck because he would definitely bite. He'd spent the previous year in a 4'x3'x3' cage in solitary confinement, taken out only for toilet breaks and only by their most-experienced handlers. You can clearly tell that I'm an over-confident idiot.
The rest is history. He's a calm and relaxed member of the household now.
blut wump
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Squat 20s - W3 D1
I approached today's squats with a different mindset to previous sessions. I had little confidence of just attacking the 115Kg 20-repper and expecting to carry it to the end with pure willpower. Accordingly, my "20% over" set became just a walkout, which I held for a slow 10-count before racking it.
The 20-repper itself I deliberately kept nice and steady. Rather than blasting away until I was tired and then struggling to the end, I took a little breather before I was tired after 6 or 7 reps. I took myself to 12 or 13 with doubles and singles. After that it was just singles. After 15 I was taking 6 or 7 deep breaths between reps. The end never felt in doubt but I did get a little cramp in my calf.
The last three sets of floor press felt like hard work. When I came to load up 112.5, I didn't have enough weights. I had to swap a pair of 1.25Kg weights for the 2.5s on the support stacks to make the 112.5 on the bar. Tough final set which locked out more easily than the 110Kg last week. I felt satisfied with it.
I felt like throwing up through the rowing. I blame the floor pressing for having me moving weights around on the floor all doubled up so much of the time. I somehow finished without loss of fluid so no problem. The weight could have been a shade heavier but not a lot.
I hope no-one views the change of technique on the 20-repper as cheating. I decided that the goal is to get to the end, not to take the scenic route getting there. I've read a few articles on 20-reppers and everyone seems to think that the time spent standing and just holding the bar is fair recompense for the breather you're taking. I didn't have any pump to worry about this time. It was just a matter of gasping for air until I could grab a good lungful and take it down for another rep.
All weight in Kilos, +.5Kg unless just the bar. Previous weeks in orange
Squats
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 90x3, 60x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 95x3, 70x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 100x3, 80x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 110x3, 90x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 120x3, 100x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 90x3, 110x3, 130x3, 107.5x20, 107.5x1
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 110x3, 150 - 10s walkout, 115x20
Floor Press
20x10, 40x10, 60x5, 75x5, 85x5, 95x5, 105x5, Close Grip 60x10 for 2 sets
20x10, 40x8, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 100x5, 110x5, Close Grip 65x10 for 2 sets
20x10, 40x8, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 102.5x5, 112.5x5, Close Grip 70x10 for 2 sets
BB Row
20x10, 60x5, 75x5x5
20x10, 60x5, 85x5x5
20x10, 60x5, 90x5x5
I approached today's squats with a different mindset to previous sessions. I had little confidence of just attacking the 115Kg 20-repper and expecting to carry it to the end with pure willpower. Accordingly, my "20% over" set became just a walkout, which I held for a slow 10-count before racking it.
The 20-repper itself I deliberately kept nice and steady. Rather than blasting away until I was tired and then struggling to the end, I took a little breather before I was tired after 6 or 7 reps. I took myself to 12 or 13 with doubles and singles. After that it was just singles. After 15 I was taking 6 or 7 deep breaths between reps. The end never felt in doubt but I did get a little cramp in my calf.
The last three sets of floor press felt like hard work. When I came to load up 112.5, I didn't have enough weights. I had to swap a pair of 1.25Kg weights for the 2.5s on the support stacks to make the 112.5 on the bar. Tough final set which locked out more easily than the 110Kg last week. I felt satisfied with it.
I felt like throwing up through the rowing. I blame the floor pressing for having me moving weights around on the floor all doubled up so much of the time. I somehow finished without loss of fluid so no problem. The weight could have been a shade heavier but not a lot.
I hope no-one views the change of technique on the 20-repper as cheating. I decided that the goal is to get to the end, not to take the scenic route getting there. I've read a few articles on 20-reppers and everyone seems to think that the time spent standing and just holding the bar is fair recompense for the breather you're taking. I didn't have any pump to worry about this time. It was just a matter of gasping for air until I could grab a good lungful and take it down for another rep.
All weight in Kilos, +.5Kg unless just the bar. Previous weeks in orange
Squats
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 90x3, 60x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 95x3, 70x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 100x3, 80x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 110x3, 90x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 120x3, 100x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 90x3, 110x3, 130x3, 107.5x20, 107.5x1
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 110x3, 150 - 10s walkout, 115x20
Floor Press
20x10, 40x10, 60x5, 75x5, 85x5, 95x5, 105x5, Close Grip 60x10 for 2 sets
20x10, 40x8, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 100x5, 110x5, Close Grip 65x10 for 2 sets
20x10, 40x8, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 102.5x5, 112.5x5, Close Grip 70x10 for 2 sets
BB Row
20x10, 60x5, 75x5x5
20x10, 60x5, 85x5x5
20x10, 60x5, 90x5x5
anotherbutters
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It sounds hard fought. I don't envy you at this stage. What's for next week?
blut wump
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I'm not sure yet, I'll certainly be backing off a little next week. Probably the usual three sets of triples.
My legs today hadn't fully recovered from last week so I'm expecting some struggling as this one progresses. Foolishly, I'm thinking of going for 125Kg rather than 120 in two days time. Maybe I'll compromise at 122.5 then 130.
My legs today hadn't fully recovered from last week so I'm expecting some struggling as this one progresses. Foolishly, I'm thinking of going for 125Kg rather than 120 in two days time. Maybe I'll compromise at 122.5 then 130.
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The Shadow
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blut wump said:
TRUST ME ON THIS:
If you can't keep the reps at 20 while adding the specified weight dont compromise the weight..keep adding week to week and let the reps fall where they will....nothing wrong with dropping a few reps here and there while adding weight.
When you get back down to a set of 12 or so...check your 3rm
blut wump
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This is my last week of the 20-reppers: just two sessions left. I only launched into this as a way to recondition and get my basic strength levels back after a month-long layoff due to illness and injury. The 20-pound session-to-session increases weren't expected to be long sustainable.
I might run an extended 6-weeker of these at some point in the future but I tend to use 3 to 5 reps as my basic bread and butter work range. The intention is to get my breath back next week and then I might go back into a fairly standard 5x5 to get my main lifts restored to where they were.
I might run an extended 6-weeker of these at some point in the future but I tend to use 3 to 5 reps as my basic bread and butter work range. The intention is to get my breath back next week and then I might go back into a fairly standard 5x5 to get my main lifts restored to where they were.
