September 11th, Thursday - Nice Bench, decent Squat

 11.09.2025

Nice day. Slept nice, calm. Ate okay. Been having sort of poor appetite for a couple weeks now. Wonder why.

Workout

Warmup - none

Bench

20 for a lot

70 - 2 sets around 10

120 for 10 kinda stiff, a little awkward, wrestling against my right wrist

140 for 5 okay

145 for 5 hard - gotta sharpen up

145 for 5 a little better!

145 for 5 - micro pr+1 rep 😁 BUT it was a psychological experiment - I had all sorts of ideas about TRICKING myself but I realized I can likely just do 6, two triples! Some old suspicions emerging - I THINK the last rep in the set is BAD cause you gotta rack it! I think I should focus on LOCKING OUT the rep normally BEFORE racking... I have a real bad habit of racking WHILE pressing, combining both! Super stupid! I will attempt to fix it - make the 5th rep stiff and proper and only THEN move my shoulders to rack it!

145 for 5 - easiest one today ! WOW! That oughta be something similar to a pr 😁 AND I managed to not turn my 5th rep into a RERACK - did them separate! Heck yeah!

Now, should I do more? I had in my mind an idea of doing 148 for 5x5 - which must mean I ain't got a whole grip on my current condition 🤔 MORE REASON to DARE!

148 for 5 - very good! Fifth rep was wobbling but sure 😀

Squat

70 - 120

160 for 5

180 for 8 - wraps with two loops under and above knee - feels good, pretty easy for muscle but I settled on 8! I really should have gone for 10 😁

Did some nice standing pullovers with the bar still in rack - grabbing in the bar, leaning down with my legs straight kind like a goodmorning, like I'm folding in two - really inhaling, and forcing straight! There was quite some loud huffing I tell ya, I know I'd be freaked out if I was passing by the garage window in the night 😁 And my liver STUNG super hard right after that 😁😁😁

I had some moderate creaking/dry jingling in my left knee. A little too worried!

Also I squatted on a pair of 2.5 kg plates - not very tall, and in my new crocs - they're super springy, they have a small heel, not flat, especially considering I've been wearing them.

Nice day. Hallelujah, now and forever!

RPotD - Perspective drawing of the stone chamber of Tanikubi Tomb! 🎊😮 By User:Saigen Jiro



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