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Video of the 117! :))

We’re close!

I hit 115 then 117 today for singles, held off on the 120 attempt, will aim for 122 in my next 6 week training block though.

Hit 110kg for a single after all of my working sets at 100kg (reps: x5,x5,x4) yesterday!

Feeling good; going to go for 115 next week, will report back O7

Checked my gym attendance 89 visits in the past six months (roughly once every two days)

Were all gonna make it

@JoeBoyle That's sick

Week 2 of my five week mesocycle:

• First chest day I hit 90kg for 5,5,5,6 reps

• Second chest day I hit 85kg for 10, then increased to 90kg and did 7,7,6 reps.

So far my progression has been good and not too fatiguing. I’m working at 2 reps in reserve (though I suspect in reality I’m a little closer to failure sometimes based on experience)

Any thoughts on alternating between a 4-6 rep range and a 6-8 one between each session? It’s a strategy I’ve found useful on squats but may not be optimal for str gains wdyt?

Update: I finished my squat strength and upper body hypertrophy mesocycle and have now started my 2x per week bench mesocycle. One day will be bench press into incline dumbbell press and the other will be bench press and pec dec. Started this meso with the following, will do a 1rm after 5 weeks.

Bench press 90kg 4-6 rep range, leaving 2 reps in reserve.

4 sets: 5,5,5,6 reps.

45 degree Incline dumbbell press 8-12 rep range, 2 reps in reserve.

12@26kg, 9@28kg, 9@28kg.

My lifetime bench incline db bench was like 36 when I was training at approximately the volume that I will be doing now, so I expect rapid improvements here.

I am 90%

Perhaps I am overconfident, but obviously you have a track record of strength training, and it's seems like this is a goal you're focusing on (if you're going to bulk the rest of the year). These two things are really the only two components of success as far as I can see

Let's go Joe