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Three and a half hours into my deadlift overreach day ... 15 sets of 365x2 (85%). Video is of first, eighth, and fifteenth sets. I followed this up with 4 sets of pin presses of 185x5 x4 sets (RPE 8-9). Video is of first set. And I finished up with five sets of deficit deadlifts, 312x5 (RPE 7), 337x5 (RPE 9), 282x5 x3 sets (RPE 7-9). Video is of 337x5 and last two sets of 282x5.

Tonight, I did 15 sets of doubles on bench (with pause) at 170x2 (89%), followed by some 5-count paused squats at 225x3 and 245x3. Here are vids of my 1st, 8th, and 15th sets on bench, and then my two paused squats.

Worked up to 407.5lbs (95%) for a triple (grip gave out as I was locking out third rep), then followed it up with four sets of 365x3 (last two sets in video). I then did five sets of 152.5x5 of double-paused bench press. Finished my training with 350x5 to pause-to-knee pulls, then dropped it to three sets of 315x5. All in all, good workout.

Last set of 350x5 (81%). Tonight's Training was 350x5 x5 sets, double paused bench 150x5 x4 sets, and then 365x5 pause at knee deadlift, followed by four sets of 330x5 pause at knee deadlifts.

Worked up to 290x3 (86%), then followed it up with four sets of 260x3 (78%). Emphasis was really hitting depth. (Vid is of 290x3, and the last three sets of 260x3).

5x5 Paused Bench @ 82%-80% (vid of first set); followed by 4 sets of 5-count paused squat; 185x5, 225x3 (vid), 200x3, 200x3 (this killed me)

Today is National Nachos Day, so this becomes an important question.

Before I hit the training hard next week, and dive into my new program, I finally did a ham raise off the lat pulldown machine with a 25lb plate after my squats.....please don't make fun of me for using a bosu 😚

This will go in my training log.

Still ramping back up after my meet last Saturday with some beltless raw squats 5x5 at 55%. Lower body accessories at RPE 5.

Here is a video of the best lifts of my competition. Squat:135kg/297lb; Bench: 82kg/182lb; Deadlift: 195kg/430lb; Total: 412kg/909lb...So it was a little over a 7.5x bodyweight total. Not bad for my first all-raw meet, but I'm going to shoot for a 8xBW+ total at the next one in April.

This is an excerpt of a movie script that I started writing in my head last night called, "The Powerlifter."

397lbx1 (Approx. Opener) in 123lb weight class, submaster division. This was actually my fourth set at this weight. I think it got faster every time. I even forgot to remove my shorts for this last set, but I pulled right through the material anyways. Heh.

315x1 belt-only squat (Approx. Opener). 2&1/2xBW. I was supposed to do 305x1, but I realized after the second set, That I loaded 315. Still, I’m pretty happy with depth here. And it’s redemption from last week when 280 was super heavy, and 300 buried me.