March 18th and 19th - Bench, DL

 18.03.2026

Nice very long day. I thought it was going to be a mess but it wasn't. Really enjoyed reading Flannery O'Connor.

Bench - sets of 5

20 - 50 - 70 - 100

123 - 133 - 143

153 for 1 it was a mess cause I put a plate where my right elbow was supposed to go and it got in the way, so I did a "long pause" press

153 for 3 messy

From here, again sets of 5

120 - 130 - 140

145 - 150 - very nice, very well controlled! The right wrist felt messy and swollen but otherwise functional. Skin ended up being a little abused as well somehow - weird, isn't it?

19.03.2026

I have great expectations for today. I slept and ate well, although not a lot - appetite is moderate and I couldn't fall asleep after 7AM.

Read, enjoyed. Two conventional coffees, 35/420 and 25/320, double ground washing machine brand.

Editing and rewriting some very minor things in early chapters of Marco. Minor in size, but not in meaning. I decided to let the readers know more.

Workout

Deadlift

20 - 70 - 120

160 - a few reps. It's 4 PM and I feel like shit, my head pressure is wrong. But I know I have to keep trying, see how I end up.

203 for I think 4 reps - managed OHG, so not bad

233 for 4

263 for 4 - very slow, but managing each rep decently well

263 for 4 - a tiny bit better and faster. Pecs are cramping cause I took an overly narrow grip

263 for 4 - much better, somehow remembering technique, legs working well. My knee issue might have hit my deadlift a little. Went up a little closer, patella goes "right over" the bar at the start, at the spingup. Feet feel the ground.

Alright, not bad. We're giving "the wave" a soft kick. Today 

Shrugs

70 - 2 sets of 10 feels good

That's it. Gotta focus on recovery. Maybe I won't even do nothing tomorrow. I've done too much bench and didn't manage any meaningful PP this last "five day week". I had an okay PP ability on the 15th.

Calf raises - a couple sets

RPotD - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Astragalus_remotus_8.jpg



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