Michael Schneider
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Maybe try some stretching that you can stay more upright in the squat and your lower back doesn’t get so sore.
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Had a spa day with my family today. It was a little give back for the last long bbing prep and some quality time. 84,7 this morning. Condition is still very good for my bodyweight.
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Yes. Focus on getting stronger and be in a CONSTANT caloric surplus. When you notice you are gaining a little bit to much bodyfat pull back a little with your calories. But the more muscle mass you gain the more calories you are going to need
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Brilliant push session today. Did 140×5 +1 on the barbell incline benchpress which is an all time pb. Also 120×10 paused in my backoff which is a pb also. Very happy how things are going right now. Weight was 84,8kg today which is higher than the last entire offseason.
Barbell incline benchpress 140×5 +1 pb, 120×10 paused pb
Weighted dips +20kg x12, +40kg x8
Cable ez bar underhand grip extensions 2 sets
Cable side laterals 2 sets
Ez bar upright rows 1 set
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I did some powerlifting shows and nothing beats test suspension pre workout mate!
Also Anadrol will give you amazing results and the water retention will help your sore joints a little!
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Need to force myself to take more rest days and just train 4 days a week because it showed that 4 very intense session a week matches my abilities to recover perfectly. So I’m going to rest today after yesterdays pull session with lots of pb’s! Just 30min easy cardio in the morning!
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It’s hard to say from the distance but I think you just have pulled a few fibres in your pec! Give it a few days of rest and start working it with higher reps to fill it up with blood and nutrients which should help you recover faster and stay flexible. Not working out at all is not a good solution! Just do what doesn’t hurt you even more! I had this many times in my quad, pecs and biceps!
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Another amazing pull session in the books. Those 2 restdays did their job. Felt amazing today! Got a new pb on the barbell row with 150×8!
MAG close underhand grip pulldown 2 sets
Barbell row 140×11, 150×8
Hammer strength parallel row 2 sets
Chest supported T bar row 1 set
Rack deads 1 set
Rear delt machine 1 set
Barbell snatch grip shrugs 1 set
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Still very tired today! Going to take a 2nd day of rest to make sure I can hit the gym hard again tomorrow! I have some big numbers in my head for the next session which already scare me! I love that feeling!
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During a hard prep it’s pretty normal that you feel fatigued and strength is decreasing a little!
But at 10 weeks out you still have enough time to give yourself a few days of rest that you don’t run out of gas during the final phases of your prep! Take somewhere between 3 and 5 days of the gym and focus on recovery!
I need a deload when my joints start to hurt, weight feels heavy, grip strength is bad, quality of sleep gets worse, strength is decreasing, mind muscle connection gets wore, not wonting to train at all (which normally never happens)!
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I think it depends a lot on the angle. Most of the fixed benches have a very steep angle and that feels strange to me. I like i slight decline e.g. when i put 1 plate under the end of a bench.
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Rest day today. After 3 days of very intense training i feel totally beaten up today. Took a nap of 1,5h in the afternoon. Think I’m going to take another rest day tomorrow until i feel i can hit the weights again really hard.
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Warm up sets should just get your body primed for heavy loading but the shouldn’t be so intense that they take away strength from your working sets.
I do very few reps on my warm ups. Somewhere between 5-1 reps.
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Great push session today with @bossofoutlaw. First time ever 3 plates a side military press on the smith machine!
Hammer strength incline press 60kgx15
Smith machine military press 3 plates a side x5, one backoff set
Plate front raises 1 set
Cable crossover 2 sets
Side lateral machine 3 sets
Decline close grip benchpress 2 sets
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Ever compound exercise you are feeling good with. I like the smith machine squat!