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  • It's so funny how sometimes you feel like you've really pushed hard through a cardio session and then realized you didn't do as much as you thought, at least distance-wise. I guess it's due to existing muscle fatigue or whatnot. Either way, that's how it was on the bike for me this morning. I felt like I was driving all the way through it and came out with at least a tenth of a mile less than I expected. I know that on a bike, that's really not much at all, but it's just the idea of it. Whatever.

    Stepmill: 55 stories in 10 minutes
    Arc Trainer: 0.69 miles in 10 minutes
    Free Motion Weighted Crunch: 15x150; 15x150; 15x150; 15x150
    Elliptical: 2.43 miles in 10 minutes
    Stationary Bike: 7.34 miles in 20 minutes

    Also, I'm going to deload next week. I want to stick with a deload every wave for a while. I'm just wondering how you feel the best way to deal with the assistance lifts would be, specifically with the setup I've been using. Any help would be appreciated.
    We'll see how this goes...

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    • Here's the end of this week. I've been ridiculously busy, which is why I haven't posted after my sessions. Basically, for the last few days, I've either been working, training, sleeping, eating, or cooking, so the computer has been left alone.

      Thursday

      Warmup Deads: 5x145; 5x180; 3x220
      Work Deads: 5x275; 3x310; 5x345
      Assistance Deads: 5x10x180
      Bodyweight Back Raises (to failure): 29; 23; 22; 20; 20
      Elliptical: 2.43 miles in 10 minutes

      Friday

      Stepmill: 55 stories in 10 minutes
      Arc Trainer: 0.69 miles in 10 minutes
      Free Motion Weighted Crunch: 4x15x150
      Elliptical: 2.39 miles in 10 minutes
      Stationary Bike: 7.47 miles in 20 minutes

      Today

      Warmup Military: 5x45; 5x60; 3x70
      Work Military: 5x90; 3x100; 5x115
      Assistance Military: 5x10x60
      Bodyweight Wide Grip Pullups (to failure): 17; 15; 12; 12; 11
      Elliptical: 2.50 miles in 10 minutes
      We'll see how this goes...

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      • This is my first experience with taking it easy and deloading without a specific reason, like an injury, so it's a little bit different for me. I realize I'm not going really low on the assistance stuff, but I am planning on hitting a week like this every cycle, so I don't know how much I need to drop everything. I think that, like everything else, it will be a process of trial and error to see what works best for me. I'm just taking it easy on everything for the week, including my cardio.

        Deload Squats: 2x5x155; 2x5x190; 5x230; 3x230
        Assistance Squats: 5x10x155
        Standing One Leg Hamstring Curls: 5x10x50
        Elliptical: 1.48 miles in 10 minutes
        We'll see how this goes...

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        • Deload Bench: 2x5x95; 2x5x120; 5x145; 3x145
          Assistance Bench: 5x10x95
          One Arm Dumbbell Row: 5x10x30
          Elliptical: 1.66 miles in 10 minutes
          We'll see how this goes...

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          • So, I am starting to understand what one of my friends told me about lighter weeks/deloading. It's good for you, but it's almost more stressful than lifting heavy, in that basically, it's boring.

            Stepmill: 37 stories in 10 minutes
            Arc Trainer: 0.58 miles in 10 minutes
            Free Motion Weighted Crunch: 4x15x90
            Elliptical: 1.39 miles in 10 minutes
            Stationary Bike: 6.01 miles in 20 minutes
            We'll see how this goes...

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            • Deload Deads: 2x5x145; 2x5x180; 5x220; 3x220
              Assistance Deads: 5x10x145
              Bodyweight Back Raises: 17; 13; 13; 12; 12
              Elliptical: 1.59 miles in 10 minutes
              We'll see how this goes...

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