Stefano’s Log

Stefano
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godjira1 wrote:Good luck! I struggled a lot with sumo deadlifts when I started as well, I couldn’t get a weight 20kg lighter than my normal deadlift max to even move off the floor!

But I just added a bit more warmup sets and a few singles after the workset (at the same weight) and I got a lot more comfortable with it after about 3 months.
Thanks a lot!!! I had your same impressions: it’s a very technical lift, i’m really focusing on knee and hip position...

If I can ask you: Did you follow an Operator template with Deadlift as main lift? How many sets did you normally do in your weeks? Right now, i’m planning to do the minimum 3 and maybe drop the reps...multiple sets of 5 are a bit taxing (maybe triples in 75% and 80% weeks and doubles in 85% and 90% days)

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with deadlifts, i tend to only do 1 top set, 1x per week. If it is say, 80pct x 5, maybe i will do 70pct x 5, 75pct x 5 as ramp up sets. I find it hard to psyche myself to do sets-across for deadlifts, and I prefer to enjoy my training haha.

on the other day, usually I will do some heavy swings as an accessory or just do pullups.
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What a great day! A friend of mine phoned me today telling me that he saw two Squat stands in a market of used items...I run to bought them :)

They are rusty, they are dirty...but the most important things is that they are sturdy (they can handle over 250kg) and take up a very limited space so they fit perfectly in my flat!

I can resume my normal Operator I/A cluster and my cycle before the job change with:

Back Squat
Incline Bench Press
Weighted Chin Ups

Session 4@80%

BSQ 3x5 104kg
BP 5x5 61kg
WCU 5x5 BW+8kg

It was only two weeks but I missed my Squat, good workout!

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Stefano wrote:What a great day! A friend of mine phoned me today telling me that he saw two Squat stands in a market of used items...I run to bought them :)

They are rusty, they are dirty...but the most important things is that they are sturdy (they can handle over 250kg) and take up a very limited space so they fit perfectly in my flat!

I can resume my normal Operator I/A cluster and my cycle before the job change with:

Back Squat
Incline Bench Press
Weighted Chin Ups

Session 4@80%

BSQ 3x5 104kg
BP 5x5 61kg
WCU 5x5 BW+8kg

It was only two weeks but I missed my Squat, good workout!
Lifting at home is soooooooooo cool! Cheers!
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Barkadion wrote:
Stefano wrote:What a great day! A friend of mine phoned me today telling me that he saw two Squat stands in a market of used items...I run to bought them :)

They are rusty, they are dirty...but the most important things is that they are sturdy (they can handle over 250kg) and take up a very limited space so they fit perfectly in my flat!

I can resume my normal Operator I/A cluster and my cycle before the job change with:

Back Squat
Incline Bench Press
Weighted Chin Ups

Session 4@80%

BSQ 3x5 104kg
BP 5x5 61kg
WCU 5x5 BW+8kg

It was only two weeks but I missed my Squat, good workout!
Lifting at home is soooooooooo cool! Cheers!
Yes!!! And you can imagine the satisfaction of lifting with rusty and old equipment! :D

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Stefano wrote:
Barkadion wrote:
Stefano wrote:What a great day! A friend of mine phoned me today telling me that he saw two Squat stands in a market of used items...I run to bought them :)

They are rusty, they are dirty...but the most important things is that they are sturdy (they can handle over 250kg) and take up a very limited space so they fit perfectly in my flat!

I can resume my normal Operator I/A cluster and my cycle before the job change with:

Back Squat
Incline Bench Press
Weighted Chin Ups

Session 4@80%

BSQ 3x5 104kg
BP 5x5 61kg
WCU 5x5 BW+8kg

It was only two weeks but I missed my Squat, good workout!
Lifting at home is soooooooooo cool! Cheers!
Yes!!! And you can imagine the satisfaction of lifting with rusty and old equipment! :D
I can! ;)
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Session 5@80%

BSQ 4x5 104kg
BP 5x5 61kg
WCU 5x5 BW+8kg

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Yesterday

HIC Session
GC6 + 4km walking

Today

Session 6@80%

BSQ 3x5 104kg
BP 5x5 61kg
WCU 5x5 BW+8kg

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Session 7@85%

BSQ 4x3 110kg
BP 6x3 65kg
WCU 6x3 BW+13kg

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Yesterday

HIC Session

Burpees/Mountain Climbers
20 sec. on/10 sec. off x8

Brief but intense...because i’m focusing on Strength above all, i’ll stick with only this short HIC session 2 times a week

Today

Session 8@85%

BSQ 4x3 110kg
BP 6x3 65kg
WCU 6x3 BW+13kg

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