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Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!

Texas Method volume day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

This was grueling.

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 2
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 405lbs: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,5
    • About 2.5-3 minutes in between sets.
    • ~6 minutes in between sets 9 and 10
    • +5lbs from last week.
    • I think this is a 5RM

Dips

  • Bodyweight (200lbs): 10
  • Bodyweight (200lbs) + 45lbs: 10,10

Texas Method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410bs: 2
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 500lbs: MISSED
    • The battle for 500lbs HB squat continues...
  • 460lbs: 2
    • 2nd rep was tough. 2RM I think.
  • 440lbs:2
    • Missed at 3rd rep.

Dips

  • Bodyweight (200lbs) :10
  • Bodyweight (200lbs) + 45lbs: 6
  • Bodyweight (200lbs) + 90lbs: 6
  • Bodyweight (200lbs): 25

Texas Method volume day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

L-Sit V-Grip Pull Ups

  • 10

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 2
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 400lbs: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3
    • About 2.5-3 minutes in between sets.
    • +5lbs from last week.
    • Failed on 4th rep, last set.

Reverse Grip Bench Press

I'm trying these out to see if they feel better on my wrist, forearms, elbows and shoulders compared to a regular (or close grip) bench press.

Pain shooting down my left arm.

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 100lbs: 10
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 190lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 2

Dips

No pain. Maybe I need a Swiss bar.

  • Body weight (~200lbs): 20,20,15

Ordered an inversion table yesterday, which should arrive next week.

Hopefully it lives up to the miracle cures I've been reading about.

Low Bar Back Squat (Wide Stance)

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 137.5lbs: 8
  • 187.5lbs: 5
  • 227.5lbs: 5
  • 277.5lbs: 5
  • 317.5lbs: 5

Weighted Dips

  • Bodyweight (200lbs): 12
  • Bodyweight (200lbs) + 90lbs: 4,5,5
  • felt some sharp pain in my right traps on the 1st set

Fatgripz Barbell Curl

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 72.5lbs: 10,6
    • Fatgripz makes this exercise much more difficult, and burning.

High Bar (aka Olympic) Squat

Warm Up

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 137.5lbs: 5
  • 187.5lbs: 3

Main Sets

  • 252.5lbs: 5,5
    • 1 second pause at the bottom

Weighted Dips

  • Bodyweight (197lbs): 8
  • Bodyweight (197lbs):  + 90lbs: 5,5

Reverse Hyperextension

  • 12,12,12