I felt super weak, and low energy today, and my form also felt off. Just couldn't quite get in the zone, today. Warm-ups also felt very heavy, so I was not expecting to hit anywhere near this number of reps; especially since my lower back/hip area is still feeling a tad stiff, and funky, and I also hadn't squatted 160 + Kgs in quite a while. However, this was only one rep less than my previous record of seven with this weight, so despite being really weak, and technique and performance being off, this is pretty good! On a better, fresher, and more optimal day, I would have definitely hit a PR. Something to strive for, in the near future! 🤘🏻

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I was hoping for five reps, but four is alright, for now. Still gunning for 100 Kgs x 3. Let's try and make it happen 🤘🏻

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I thought I would quickly go in to a little more detail behind my 220 Kgs pull I recently did, before I do my next session; since I did not do so, at the time. So, here ya go!

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To be honest, I screwed up this pull pretty badly, lol. I just got kind of lost in the moment (or the echo, you could say 😏) and adrenaline took over, resulting in my starting position being off/shoulders a bit too far forward, and my pull not being as tight as it should have been, and being a bit more herky jerky, lol. Definitely not as tight/solid as my 200 Kgs pull, right before this. This wouldn't be competition approved, but hey, at the end of the day, this is still a big milestone for me, and I'm happy. Plus, as I mentioned before, I had no prepping/peaking for this, hadn't done any singles training, or lifting heavy raw/strapless sets in around 1-2 months, and I could definitely tell that I was not feeling at my strongest, once the weight started getting heavier. I was thinking of trying this in about a month, after trying to prep myself for it a bit, but I just felt like going for it, lol. Totally spur of the moment. So I see this overall as a big win, and encouraging for my future potential. If I was better prepared, and didn't bork the pull, I probably would have smoked this. So that only means I have more to give, more to work on, and more to PUSH FOR! 🤘🏻

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I was supposed to do a 185 Kgs deadlift for reps today, but I was feeling fairly good, and adventurous, so I decided to do some YOLO pulling today, hahaha. Definitely not the smartest thing to have done, sure; as I was not really prepped/peaked for what I was going for, today, so I definitely wasn't at tip-top strength. But hey, it was a fun session! All things considered, this moved decently; especially since I also haven't practiced pulling heavy weight without straps, for a bit, as well. All in all, not bad. And this ain't the last of it.... Stay tuned 😜 🤘🏻

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Man, I felt totally drained and weak, today. My last workset before this felt pretty weak; and my left shoulder even felt achy during it, which is the first time in quite a while. So needless to say, I was expecting this top set to be a total bomb. However, I just buckled down, and decided to do what I could, and I kind of just got in a zen trance while lifting, and before I knew it, I had hit 8 reps, hahaha; which I do believe is three whole reps more than my previous best. So this is really, really encouraging. I bet if I was feeling on my A game, I may have been able to hit this for 10 reps; or at the very least been able to squeeze out one more. So 2 plates/100 kgs for 10 reps is DEFINITELY THERE, BOYZ! I just got to hit it; and on a day where I feel half decent, lol 🤘🏻

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I chose to go back to this camera angle, as my whole body is in the shot, with this one. Six reps was my goal, for today. I did feel weaker/tired today, and my performance was not quite as good as I would have liked, as I kind of lost tightness on that first rep, resulting in it being a bit dive-bomb-ish. However, I did end up hitting six reps; so I am happy with this, overall.

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I've put back good ol' fashioned High-Bar Squats as an accessory lift for my squats, and man, they have been feeling great, lately. I finally got my self some new knee sleeves recently too, which are feeling pretty good, and actually a snug fit, and not a bit loose/roomy like my last ones; which were pretty beat up anyway, and needed to be replaced, haha. So hopefully this will give me a potential small performance boost, but more importantly help even more to keep my knees feelin' good, and healthy.

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So Ron DeSantis finally gave a response to the Trump Indictment situation; and the reception was... mixed, to say the least.

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Felt a little tired today, but otherwise, this session went okay. I had decided beforehand I wouldn't go any higher than 6 reps, which is why I really took my time with that last one, and probably impacted my speed, a bit. Now I kind of wish I did one more, because that would have been a new rep pr, lol. Oh, well. I also wanted to save energy for the following week, so it is not a huge deal.

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Well, I was not expecting to pump out another one of these so quickly, but here we are, lol. Looks like it's SUNDAY FUNDAY, for you all! In light of the reports/claims that Trump will be allegedly arrested this coming Tuesday, March 22nd, 2023, I decided to weigh in on the matter, and delve into the effects of this event and what it can mean, for the future.

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It's been quite a while since I have done a longform rant for you lovely people on New-Tech. So here you are. And boy, it's a LONG ONE. As an immigrant mysef, this is a subject that is on my mind, a lot; especiallyas it has been such a hot-button issue for Western countries, for a while. So I felt like giving my perspective on the subject.

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The rep prescription was only technically 3+ for this week, so I could have taken this easier, to save some energy for next week; but I really wanted to go for 10, haha. The weight did feel a bit heavier than usual, however; so I was unsure if I would be capable of doing it, today. It went okay, though! In spite of a few hiccups, here and there. I think I even had another rep or so in the tank, too. So this bodes well! 2 plates for 10 reps will FALL, and SOON! 🤘🏻

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As I mentioned in my previous Sumo vid, I have been rotating between one week doing lighter, higher volume sets for hypertrophy, and speed work, and heavier, low volume sets. This is an example of the former. I feel like Sumo has finally been starting to click with me more in the past couple weeks, in terms of effective positioning, and performance. I have to say, these sets felt great, and I have to admit that doing sumo effectively does feel quite satisfying. Especially at the lockout/above the knee portion of the lift. This deadlift variation also naturally feels much less taxing for doing high volume sets, and I hammered these out quite quick, too; only resting about two minutes or so, between sets. Feels really good, man! 🤘🏻

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Not quite a rep PR, as my best with this is 12 reps, I believe. I definitely could have easily beat that, but I had made a hard cap at ten reps, to save my energy, and just focus on being speedy and powerful, with the reps. Plus the last two went a little slower, so I figured it would be a good idea to call it, there. I bet I could have pushed this to 15+ reps, but there is a time and a place for that, hahaha. Got to stay focused!

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Don't skip out on them neck gainz.

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I was hoping to get 10 reps, but that last one was pretty grindy, so it did not seem very likely. Still not bad, though. I tried a new camera angle, but my lower body is out of the frame with this one, which is a negative, I suppose. Let me know which angle you guys prefer!

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I would have liked to have hit one or two more, and I thought I could have, but I just suddenly petered out at the lockout of the 12th rep, so it was time to rack it, hahaha.

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Still doing Sumo Deadlifts as a deadlift accessory. I am rotating between one week doing light, hypertrophic/speed work with 5x10 at lower weight (100 Kgs at the moment), and the next doing higher intensity, lower volume sets with 5x5 at 140 Kgs, currently. Felt a bit weak, and off in the form department, today. Gotta get a hang of the positioning, and hip-height. The last 2-3 reps definitely went better, though.

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I decided to cut this chat in to two vids, as it ended up being SUPER long, and rambling, but what else is new. I thought about re-recording this, but I barely have time to upload this, let alone re-do the whole thing, which is why it is a few days late; so it is what is, lol. What do you guys think of 20 rep squats? Have you ever done them? Have you ever wanted to try them? Do you think they are dumb? Let's hear it.

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I'm going to take a more conservative approach to my training vid uploads, and focus on just uploading the more interesting vids, as opposed to the higher volume approach, I was doing before. So in lieu of that, I can also hopefully focus more on making more chat/discussion vids, which can be uploaded in between the lifting vids, to diversify the content a bit, and keep the upload frequency a bit higher. Let's see how it goes.

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I was really hoping to hit five reps with this weight, and I think I am capable of doing it on a better day, since I was pretty tired after my deadlift session, from the day before. I still got some good work in, though! I can probably push this for another cycle or so, before I will have to tweak my Training Max percentages.

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Just letting you all know that I'm starting to get back on track, and feeling better, overall. Remember, we all have dips and low points in our lives. What matters is how you tackle them; having the resolve, and knowing that you WILL bounce back.

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Felt pretty damn good today, as opposed to last week, when I decided to take it easy, and only do 172.5 Kgs for 3 reps, which definitely seemed to help. I used figure 8 straps here. First time I have used these, in a long time. They can definitely be handy, but I find the tightness in the grip either feels too loose, or too tight on one, or both hands; like what happened here, where my left strap went loose, and I had to re-adjust. Which is usually why I just stick to normal style straps. May just be because I am a noob with them, and/or the ones I have just suck, lol. I Felt pretty confident I could at the very least hit 5. I thought 6 reps was a new rep PR, but I realized later that I actually hit that a few months ago, lol. Looking back on this, I may have been able to do another rep or so, as the speed wasn't unbelievably slow/grindy on the last one. But it probably would not have been a good idea to push it any harder than I already had. Great day, today. Feels good to be getting back in to the swing of things 🤘🏻.

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SO. CLOSE. To my milestone goal of 100 Kgs/2 plates for 10 reps. Unfortunately, my energy dropped off pretty hard before going in to this set, and when I did my last working set of 90 kgs for a triple, it felt a bit harder than I expected; and not like I was capable of hitting 14 reps with it, like I did earlier. So that leads me to believe I may not have been at peak performance, for this particular session. I decided to do the reps slower as well, to try and work on maintaining tightness, and a consistent barpath. It certainly helped in that department, but it could have potentially robbed me of an extra rep or so as well, with the added time spent doing the reps. So I think 10 reps is there, on a better day! But hey, this is still I believe 3 whole reps better than my previous best with this weight, so this is still a big win! Can't complain. I'll crush that milestone soon enough 🤘🏻

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