8/30 – Squat – 5’s

9/10. Good session.

ATG Squats (low bar, training max: 540):
135×10
225×5
350×5
405×5
460×6

Lying Hamstring Curl:
164×12-6-4

Seated Leg Extensions:
130×35-35-35

DB Shrugs:
80×25-25-25

DB Rows:
40×10-10-10

CG Pulldown (leaning way back):
100×10-10-10-10-10

Single-arm Cable Curls:
20×12-12-12-12

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 35 minutes

8/29 – Floor Press – 5’s

Laying off floor presses until shoulder feels better.

Flat DB Bench:
35×20
45×20
55×10
65×10

Flat Neutral-grip DB Bench * Flat DB Squeeze Press:
30×15-15
30×15-15
30×15-15

Flat DB Flyes:
25×15-15-15

V-bar Cable Pushdowns:
100×30-20-20

OH Rope Extensions (low position):
40×30-25-25

Single-arm Reverse Pushdowns:
20×15-15-15

Cable Crossovers:
30×15-15-15

Single-arm Cable Crossovers:
20×15-15-15

Bench Dips (legs elevated):
×15-15-15

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 25 minutes

8/27 – Deadlift – 5’s

9/10. Deads feeling good. No knee issues.

Conventional Deadlift (training max: 620):
135×10
225×5
315×5
405×5
465×5
525×7

DE Deadlifts (sumo, 15s rests, varying widths):
235×3
235×3
235×3
235×3
235×3
235×3

GHRs (closer foot setting – 3/2 ):
+red band ×22-12-8

Chest-supported Seated Lat Row (dropset):
100-87-75-62-50×15

Extra Close-grip Pulldowns (dropset, old stack):
100-87-75-62-50×15

Wide-grip Pulldowns (neutral grip):
100-90-80-70-60×15

Rope Straight-arm Lat Pushdowns (old stack, stricter form):
80×20-10-8

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 30 minutes

8/26 – Press – 5’s

8/10. Presses were pretty easy, but my left shoulder was definitely aching.

Strict Military Press (training max: 310):
45×30
75×10
95×10
115×8
135×5
155×5
200×5
230×5
265×7

Standing Alternating DB Press (superset with laterals):
40×10
40×10
40×10

Strict L-Laterals:
30×20
30×20
30×20

DB Rear Laterals:
30×12-12-12

Seated Bicep Curl Machine (dropset)
125-100-75-50×15

DB Hammer Curls (holding dbs together, dropset):
30s ×20-20s ×20-10s ×30

Cable Curls (dropset):
60-50-40-30-20-10×10

OH Cable Curls (dropset):
27-20-10×20

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 35 minutes

8/23 – Squat – Deload

Deload.

ATG Squat:
225×3
225×3
225×3
225×3
225×3

Lying Hamstring Curl:
50×15-15-50

Seated Leg Extension:
130×15-15-50

DB Shrugs:
40×20-20-20

Pulldowns (varying grips):
120×15-15-15

Cable Face Pulls:
60×25-25-25

Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
50×25-25-25

Reverse grip Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
25×25-25-25

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 25 minutes

8/22 – Floor Press – Deload

Deload

Bench Press:
135×12

CG Bench Press:
135×12

JM Press:
45×12-12-12-12-12

Neutral Grip DB Bench Press:
20×25-25-25

Flat DB Flyes:
20×25-25-25

Single-arm Upright Cable Crossover:
20×15-15-15

Cable Crossovers:
20×25-25-25

Pushdowns:
50×25-25-25

OH Rope Extensions:
30×25-25(-25-20×25-10×25)

BTB Pushdowns:
50×25-25-25

Band Pull-Aparts:
red×25
red×25
red×25

Duration: 30 minutes

8/19 – Press – Deload

Deloading.

Seated Shoulder Press Machine:
75×10-10-10-10-10

Strict L-Laterals:
20×15-15-15

Rear Laterals:
20×15-15-15

BB Curls:
65×20-20-20

Seated Bicep Curl Machine (dropset):
75×15-62×15-50×15-37×15-25×15

Plate Hammer Curls:
25×100

OH Cable Curls:
13×50

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 17 minutes

8/16 – Squat – 5/3/1

8/10. Squats were fine.

Squats (low-bar, last rep of each set paused, training max: 535):
135×10
225×5
315×3
405×3
455×3
510×2

ATG Zombie Front Squat:
225×3
315×3
405×3

Lying Hamstring Curl:
157×13-6-5

Seated Leg Extension (dropset):
325×10-305×10-285×10-265×10-245×10-225×10-205×10-185×10-165×10-145×10-125×10

Shrugs (narrow grip):
225×8-315×8-405×8-495×8-495×8-405×8-315×8-225×8

Rope Face Pulls (dropset):
30×10-50×10-70×10-90×10-110×10-130×10-150×10-170×10-200×10

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 50 minutes

8/15 – Floor Press – 5/3/1

8/10. Shoulder still achy. Pressing was fine but going to have to drop floor presses for a while to let things recover.

Floor Presses (training max: 360):
135×10
135×10
155×10
175×10
195×10
235×5
270×5
305×3
340×4 (PR)
360×2

Flat DB Squeeze Press (superset with neutral grip db bench):
50×10-10-10

Flat Neutral Grip DB Bench:
50×10-10-10

Flat DB Flyes:
20×25-25-25

Dips:
×25

Reverse Pushdowns:
60×30-30-30

OH Rope Extensions:
50×15-15-15

Cable Crossovers:
20×20

Upright Single-arm Cable Crossovers:
20×15-15-15

Bench Dips:
×30-30

Band Pull-Aparts/External Rotations:
red×25
red×25
red×25

Duration: 35 minutes