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This is the mid week day of my 5 x 5.

SQUAT:

Misc stretching/warmup, bodyweight squats, squats with bar.

5x145
5x170
5x190
5x190

These were all easy, but I was in a rush so there were a couple points where I felt the form could have been a tad better.


PUSH PRESS:

This was my first attempt at this in a long time. I've laid off direct shoulder work completely for months, due to an injury I suffered doing extremely heavy incline bench followed by very deep dips, so I used very tentative weight.

5x45 (bar)
5x65
5x85
5x105
5x125

These felt GREAT. Easy weight, and no pain in my shoulder, I plan to steadily increase the weight on this day.

I also alternated these sets with sets of 15 pushups, elbows in, shoulder width.



DEADLIFT:

This is another one that I had to correct massive form problems. I was able to pull 4 plates in a strange, bent-back, totally wrong way that I'm sure would have landed me in a wheelchair eventually, so a couple months back I dropped the weight with concentration on the traditional pull stance and grip, coming up the shins, keeping the core tight, etc. I'm happier with how they feel, even though the weight is still not near a 1RM.

5x150
5x175
5x200
5x225
5x250



I had planned to do a circuit of KB shouldered getups (32kg, 3 rounds, 5 get ups per side), but time was a constraint and I had to run. I plan to make up for this on Sunday this week with a circuit that could kill a man.