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#PWRBLD week 50 - last one before the deload & I better not be wrong this time😭 Weight budged a little finally after the macro cut last week, hit a new low but haven't seen it since as it has bounced back & forth. Seems to be where it really starts fighting. Currently battling whether to cut for another cycle after this coming week's diet break or pull the trigger on the gaining phase I've been patiently waiting on. I'm still not comfortable with my composition, esp my stomach which was not so much the case the last time I cut. I don't want to accept this as the best it's gonna be as far as a general walking-around state heading into a building phase, but I'm also weighing the aspect of the future & how long I wanna wait to get there. /existentialdread whatever here's the clips × LB squits ft. the morning cleaning crew hype... first venture back under the bar with the tattoo - still not quite healed so the solution was wearing a hoodie for all 3 sets to protecc & sweating my absolute ass off. × Binch lotsa reps × Decline × Incline + drop × Deficit didlifts & @js.aesthetics making more than enough noise × Rack pulls × DB rows - I think I've honed my weight-bearing technique here... same side foot forward to discourage spinal rotation, AND all my weight in that foot, with only my back toes on the ground. Really keeps the pull strict by not allowing body weight to shift back at all. × After hearing @nunez3dmj talk about it one thousand times I decided to try out some myoreps on some of my accessories, & this happened to be my v first one. I am a fan & am now doing it on a lot of stuff. Totally gets me through sessions a little quicker which helps esp at school. × CG binch sillyplates in anticipation of the dropset @ct_whitney @pjnewcomb @pwrbld_official @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at Conflict Kitchen) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPpLS-jm_j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yu0ityhrmh7w

#PWRBLD week 49 - not a lot here bc the actual PL lifts were limited due to new tattoo so it would've made for boring/logistically annoying clips🤷🏻‍♀️ squats would have the bar sitting right on it so I subbed them out for other shit (no complaints here...... least fav lift by far) & I didn't even bench til the second bench day of the week. On the cut front I'm getting v frustrate. Weight has stalled for over a month & I made a macro cut earlier in the week with still no movement. I'm still really not even that lean & nowhere near where I've been in the past so there's really no excuse for this. All I can do is wait. • Deficit didlifts + some shrug action at the top of most reps bc I'm running late to trap city💃 • Speaking of traps this "biceps" machine is my new fav way to do shrugs everything else is canceled • Some cumbersome shit I did instead of hb squits at the end of the week - given the fact that the kb is the heaviest available (70lb) & very difficult to get into position & hold onto throughout. • kms • yes same session🙃🙃🙃 I really didn't hate this exact technique tho. For some reason felt very leg-isolatey & less systemically tiring. @ct_whitney @pjnewcomb @pwrbld_official @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at Upside Down Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9kT3RDYEb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kcazn1faista

Yeah cool I live for re-composing posts from scratch bc they just failed to post for no reason at all the first time 🙃 auto-draft posts until they fucking upload successfully @instagram 🙃🙃🙃 | #PWRBLD week 48 - aka first week of the new macrocycle💃 + moving week #1 - he gets to move to the new house in boujee ass Columbus while I get to stick out the last 6 weeks of the semester here 😫 thx a lot academia | | Sumo squits - I DON'T LIKE ETTTTTTTTTTT | KB RDLs | Yeah I'm That Bitch™ - I HATE THE BARBELL SETUP SO MUCH AND U CAN'T MAKE ME DO IT | Some reppy binch | Easy didlifts - reppin @ernestdavis_504boyironrage 🤙 tho it's hard to tell at this angle & thru my belt | Silly ass rack pull setup bc I went to the base gym in the afternoon... however I think I like this better anyway, too bad I'm normally at school for this session on Wednesdays [stayed home this time to try to participate in moving chores] | HB shit | Last set of 10 reps of I Know, Fuck Me, Right?! [quad focus] | @ct_whitney @pjnewcomb @pwrbld_official | @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at FUCKTORY) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvsh3Kmj1_V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f43xqhl7sf7f

lol jk #PWRBLD week 47 aka definitely not a deload at all... least I got my diet break & #springbreak at the same time🤷🏻‍♀️ . Programming allowed for PR tests but I didn't attempt any since my strength is so far from my best when I was a lot heavier so I'm disenchanted with it entirely. . . ◇Heavy (lol) LB squit single ◇Pause hacks - continuing to stick with this hack machine that allows more ROM for the smols. Also experimented with wearing shorts as an actual public outfit for the first time in almost 2 years. I tend to use gym-only trips out to run those experiments. Almost comfortable again. But not for real shorts. ◇Last heavy (lol) binch single @RPE9 but more like 10. Lately I feel like I've been a lot better at grinding. ◇A brief google later I find out an "inverted pull-up" is just an inverted row lel... tyty @ct_whitney for all of a sudden putting this in instead of the usual back machine work so I could have this day at home too.. got a whole 3 days at home this spring break🤙 ◇CG binch triples ◇Last & heaviest (lol) HB squit set ft. boi in the back gettin rill angri for the 3rd time abt missing that didlift. He called other boi in there specifically to hype him up during the attempt & that boi did the worst job I've ever [barely] heard. ◇2nd of 3 extension sets all of which were dropsets🙃 ft. the stupid fucking way I have to fuck with this movement to get any level of ROM out of it for my smol bod. Plates under my knees & arms behind my back & still no stretch at the bottom whatsoever. [@revivestronger this the shit I was telling you abt.] 🔊SOUND ON🔊 FOR A VERY INTENSE RECORDING OF THE NOISE MY LEFT KNEE ALWAYS MAKES DURING ANY ECCENTRIC KNEE FLEXION MOVEMENT! I myself was surprised at how well this picked up the sound. No it doesn't hurt. . . @ct_whitney @pwrbld_official @pjnewcomb . @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at Police Emergency Call) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZcSw8DfA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16f5t9cpjs1m0

hahahaha is this really all I filmed this week, okay Lots of heavies this week, even on the BLD progression, before the deload [+ my diet break😬] coming up to close out this second full training macrocycle with #PWRBLD - week 46... been almost a year! My weight has been sort of odd. Hit a radical ass new low last week but then back up to basically where I've been hovering this whole last couple weeks. Been adding in as much intentional extra walking as I have time for for cardio plus ramping up stims to get a bit of an edge since I'm really not trying to cut any longer than I have to before I can start building from somewhere sweet as heck so I'm tryna get this shit moving fr. I'm not getting any younger fam this beginner look is getting old. 🏴‍☠️Sumo didlift pausies 🏴‍☠️Arm superset at an unfortunate angle 🏴‍☠️Some exceptionally RBF cg binch doubles ft. headphone cord irritation & absurd plate loading bc I had a dropset coming up later & no time to fuck around 🏴‍☠️Tempo hb squits - u REALLY shoulda seen the plate loading I had going on throughout warmups before the guy who was using literally the entire room left, my bar was the island of misfit plates tbh @ct_whitney @pjnewcomb @pwrbld_official @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at Tunnel Vision Ltd) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHeGfMnNLh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d9yxdhdag3od

#PWRBLD week 44 - it would seem I do not appear so stumpy anymore. First week down back in the cut. Already woke up to a new low twice. Much less food to work with was not welcome after 2 months at maintenance but I don't care about anything. I'm on my way. 💬LB squit triples before work - first time in one billion years I've been able to train at home (still went to the gym for leg extensions at the end tho). Been experimenting with the @phdeadlift claw-grip. I don't have any mobility restrictions, but I still feel like I can achieve a little more back tightness this way, esp creating the rear-delt shelf. 💬Pausies 💬Last set of sumo didlifts ft. the lazy plate loading again💁🏻‍♀️ 💬Binch triples 💬Declines 💬SG RDL's 💬Rack pulls! Not in the smith machine this time! Bc the ONE RACK WITH SAFETIES THAT GO LOW ENOUGH FOR ME TO DO THIS was actually open! 💬This is the only lat pulldown I don't have to stand on to reach the bar 💬Regular hack was taken so I used this one & I think I'm gonna stick with it from now on, definitely a deeper ROM. Found the same with the Nautilus leg press as opposed to the regular 45-degree leg press. Don't let the snobs pressure u into sticking with modalities that don't accommodate u if u SMOL✊🏻 @ct_whitney @pjnewcomb @pwrbld_official @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at Cutting Cave) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bul5_6gH4i3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=egj5wcedk4au

#PWRBLD week 42💃 [De Niro shrug face] •》LB squits nowhere near the load I intended bc it felt heavy asf for some reason & prescribed RPE was not in fact 12. Don't know why the rack hooks were facing the other direction but I certainly wasn't changing it. Also, obligated to use a b&w filter when wearing @animal shirt. •》This exercise does not desERVE a caption •》Long time no see, sumo! Setting it down as daintily as humanly possible bc this was right after being told by staff I HAD to use the "platform" (lol odd raised area with uneven rubber pads) & it was my last set & I was certainly as fuck not taking all those plates off just to re-assemble them in a different location. Was also complimented on how much weight I was using for my size by an older man afterwards, which is a big lol. •》I've been doing seated ham curls like this ever since @helms3dmj recommended it a while back because more muscle tension has been shown when leaning forward & thus making the end at the hip stretch as well🗝 •》I take advantage of days when wide-stance leg press is programmed to REALLY go as high & wide as possible & do work at that angle since wide (or even normal) stance squats do not feel comfortable to me whatsoever. •》Color is allowed now. CG binch triples. •》Why front squits so fucking strong lately tho??????? When literally nothing else is😂😭 I haven't used a load like this since 30lbs ago. Note: def not my heavy breathing here. @ct_whitney @pwrbld_official @pjnewcomb @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at No One Cares) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttePzQHB-7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t9ev4zttblgu

#PWRBLD week....... 41 I had to exit the draft to go count up from whatever week the last clip post said loool . Since I'm on this extended diet break/maintenance phase I also decided to coincide a training maintenance phase with it so I took the edge off the whole last meso - slightly higher loads than programmed to keep everything stable, slightly lower RPE, no dropsets/AMRAPs. So I just also didn't film anything🤷🏻‍♀️ I honestly am surprised I managed to even make this post bc school is coming for me where I live rn💀 . Decided to keep the diet break going for another meso since the total lack of scale increase has soothed my nervousness. [I actually saw a new low twice in the past couple weeks which has made the average slightly lower than the last deficit week.] But balls are back out with training. . ● LB squits - no depth left behind now that I'm putting PL in the back of the cabinet for now ○SLDL with lolthesameweight ●Binch feeling pretty ok - I've been consciously cueing myself to push through my heels recently which has been helpful. Also, consensus on these knockoff leggings I took the risk on: they good! And my first scrunchbutt. I'm a fan and I support this. ○Decline - yo fr fr I haven't done this in yearsss ●Didlifts - I didn't realize how panoramic this was ○Arms SS - big fan of upper body days falling on school days so I can thrash it out in like an hour between classes🤙 ●Narrow stance leg presses on the day every other clip I attempted was fugly . . @ct_whitney @pjnewcomb @pwrbld_official . @denovosupps : 'THRASH' (at Blood Bath and Beyond) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcGQXHjWpQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17attbc7e1sxl