[Toni .]

Thank yu all for the replies….That helpa a lot 🙂

[Toni .]

Hi mate

What you’ve just described is progression all round

You’ve said everything is, at the minimum, moving up in reps – Thts progress!

Be really careful not to rush this, really like that you’re properly microloading, that will serve you well long term

In terms of should you progress in a deficit, I would say if everything is on point, yes, until you hit a certain point.

Don’t limit yourself with expecting not to progress until it’s a reality deeeeeep into the diet.

Sounds like you’re doing everything well mate, so stay on it

Hi Rich, thank you for your answer….That helps a lot, I was just woried because i noticed on my push focussed upper, my smith incline bench has stalled for 2 weeks (both times i got 6, the only small difference i noticed is that the last two reps, 5thand 6th were somewhat easier but i still did not have enough in me to pull the 7th off, same goes for dips, this one might be more of my fault tho haha, went for a 0,5kg more and did 6 reps instead of 7 which aint shabby, but on 5th rep i lost my balance a bit and decided to put my foot up to restabilize myself and then went for 6th which i barely got, was happy anyways)…But hey i guess considering your answer i should just take my time and progress slowly and overally at the minimum if i cant with the weight, thanks once more mate 🙂

[Toni .]

Also forgot to add, more exercises are progressing just in reps or rather stalling (smith incline bench, shoulder press dips etc)

[Toni .]

I think a video would be helpful mate, I’m struggling to understand why this is such a problem.

I have the same session again in 5 days and I will try to film a video then…Meanwhile I can try to explain what happened yesterday while squatting if that might help you…So I started the top set, did the first 2 reps which went quite smoothly snd gave me a good feel that i might manage 7 with 1kg increase but on 3rd rep as I came down the bar started sliding down my back which caused me hella discomfort and also pushed my chest down as if I was trying to good mornings and not parallel squats for quads and after that one i just decided to stop the set on 3 reps…Did the back off set 5 minutes after that with 105 for 7 but the same problem with the back discomfort remained

[Toni .]

Hey Toni! Have you got a video, this might help us understand a little more and then we can advise?

Sadly I don’t, will have to wait for next Lower Session with squats to film it..

[Toni .]

have you tried putting something on the bar itself to make it sit better/more comfortably

I did, felt the same sadly (tried with towel and pad)

[Toni .]

Hi Toni, it sounds like it was ok for the set on 122.5kg?

Hey Rich, it wasn’t really, it still didn’t feel comfortable but last time I somehow got through it, it also doesn’t feel comfortable on the bar alone and the warmups too…Shoulder mobility also ain’t the problem as much as I checked..Im thinking it must be because the machine is angled (LifeFitness Smith) but honestly I don’t know…[/quote]

Obvious question…. Have you tried it both ways?[/quote]
I did, didn’t feel anything better

[Toni .]

Hi Toni, what brand of smith machine is it? Might you know?

Hi Maddy, Life Fitness, also it’s angled

[Toni .]

Hi Toni, it sounds like it was ok for the set on 122.5kg?

Hey Rich, it wasn’t really, it still didn’t feel comfortable but last time I somehow got through it, it also doesn’t feel comfortable on the bar alone and the warmups too…Shoulder mobility also ain’t the problem as much as I checked..Im thinking it must be because the machine is angled (LifeFitness Smith) but honestly I don’t know…

[Toni .]

Same than the others, clean up a little bit

Will do. Thanks!

[Toni .]

Without seeing visual pictures (which is fine if you don’t feel comfortable) 5 months is a long time staying in a surplus so it’s natural some extra bodyfat will have appeared. Before dieting I would run a 4-6 weeks holding phase to let the new muscle tissue stick around without pushing bodyweight higher,and then go into a diet phase.

Thanks for the tip.

[Toni .]

From what you describe yourself , I would recommend a tidy up phase

Post some pics as visuals are always best

I dont really feel comfortable with that,sorry. But looking at myself I do agree with you, the 10 week cut would actually bring me more good than another 3 months of bulking..

[Toni .]

All looks great , just get started asap

Will do. Thank you.

[Toni .]

This will be deleted from here , absolutely not happening , this is my log , email customer service for issues , people read this log in it’s entirety to follow along , these amidst it are not appropriate at all

Deleted it myself. Will contact the support, apologies sir.

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