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Did I seriously forget to post this last week? My coach is trying to kill me with volume. At least that's the way it feels. 137.5kg/303lb for a 6x5 that was followed up with a 4x8 of hex bar deadlifts at 127.5/280. https://instagram.com/p/BJikE1YAtVF/

Blah. It cut off the rest of my response. Bench and deads are equally awesome. Squats are squats. Weights are moving well, they are feeling good, I just don't love them. But since I'm determined to get my deadlift record back, I need to squat. And since I have to squat, it's going to get worked until I'm the best squatter…

Overhead work is struggle bus on this cut. Monday barely managed 95lbs for triples

ER Canada or Inner Strength. Mike and Rheae are both awesome. http://www.ercanada.com/default.asp?m=0 http://www.innerstrengthproducts.ca Both keep belts in stock and will get them to you quickly

Eat.

Yup. My Inzer smells real nice. It's even pink.

In terms of preference, I like my compounds in the 1-3 rep range and my accessory work in the 8-10 rep range. In terms of what I do, it's whatever my programmer tells me to do.

Bench. Deadlifts. Squats.

On the contrary, most people find it easier to create the habit when they know that I have to go do x, because they know what they have to go do. Add in specific goals, and it becomes even easier.

Squats are a love-hate relationship. When they are going good, almost nothing better. When you're tired from a long week of training and questioning your life choices that require you to squat 8 rep sets at 70+%, they kinda suck. But then they get good again and you love them again.

If I try to do too many reps on the same breath it can happen to me. I either do full resets or I breathe at the top of the lift. I'm sure some air comes out naturally during the lift, but I would never intentionally exhale while pulling.

On just fitness? 2-3% for my programming. Add in meet entry fees and travel and it becomes much higher. But then, I've also gotten to travel to South Africa and am going down to Costa Rica in a couple months. Competitions definitely can take you around the world to see some amazing places!

I only do them when my programming calls for them. Which might be a couple times a year. And I usually wind up complaining to my coach about them.

Everyday is leg day for me. Right now it's three squat days and two deadlift days. I've built up to be able to handle my volume load. Even then, my legs are toast by Friday.

First even kinda sorta okay pull-ups in years. Haven't been able to do unassisted since I was 69kg. Bodyweight 86.3 this morning. https://instagram.com/p/BJN9BfcgYrp/

When it's one of the 15 or so days a year that you can't drop weights. Or when the hockey guys insist on their country music.

I love my SBD sleeves. I held off on them for a very long time but finally caved and it was love at first squat. Mine are loose and I'm thinking of sizing down - if I lose any circumference on my quads mine might start being too loose. I've been drooling over the SBD belt since I first saw the pictures. Keep trying to tell…

5 days actual training, plus all the activity from my daily life (two young children plus just not sitting still in general). I'll take a super lazy day maybe once a month.

@kelly_e_montana - you can copy the link from your Instagram and paste it here. It's how I do it from my phone

Exactly this. I used to train hard six days a week and thought I was recovering just fine. The rest of my schedule forced a switch to five days, and I noticed how much more recovered I was and then I just kept the five a week schedule even though most weeks time wise I could train 6.

I log daily, both here and in happy scale. Daily or weekly fluctuations don't bother me, as long as movement is in the right general direction.

I wear my oly shoes for overhead work. No issues here

Niiiiiiice!

How do you mean too masculine? Too big? Stay in a deficit until and they will shrink a bit to a lot depending on your body's fat storage pattern and the amount of muscle you have. Too muscular? Add some body fat to cover up the definition.

Or, you know, have a goal that you are training towards instead of simply working out. When every session is working you towards a goal, it's a lot harder for your brain to even try the "I just want to lay on the couch" thing.

Coffee. Cheap and works great.

I do what my programmer tells me to do. So a specific program tailored for what I need at any given point. And Mike, his programming gets results as long as you commit fully to it.

I have zero doubt about that, even if I've got to cut for the next two months or so. I need to get my body weight down so I stop missing weight. Blah

I love it. Wasn't actually planning on wearing it, just brought it as a spare. When the subjunior had no singlet though, it was an easy choice to lend her my beast genetics one so that she could still compete. Now I can't wait to dig into some deadlift programming and see how much I can really pull!

@SideSteel - that is amazing progress for your client! Shows what hard work and dedication can do.