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Wednesday Pull Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM Pullover (Machine) Set 1: 150 lb × 12 Pull Up Set 1: +25 lb × 7 Set 2: +25 lb × 7 Set 3: +25 lb × 7 Iso-Lateral Row (Machine) Set 1: 160 lb × 8 Set 2: 140 lb × 10 Bicep Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 45 lb × 10 Set 2: 45 lb × 10 Reverse Fly...

I first got into Ozzy in 1986, when I was 10 years old. My cousin--the same one who would get me into D&D later that year--gave me a taped copy of Blizzard of Ozz. It was my first taste of heavy metal and the occult, and I can honestly say it changed my life. Rest in Power, prince of darkness.

Tuesday Push Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM Overhead Press (Smith Machine) Set 1: 115 lb × 11 Set 2: 115 lb × 12 Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell) Set 1: 70 lb × 10 Set 2: 70 lb × 11 Triceps Dip Machine Set 1: 190 lb × 15 Set 2: 190 lb × 17 Lateral Raise (Machine) Set 1: 85 lb × 12 Set 2: 85...

Between this and the Bloodhound Gang filking, you are in rare form today.

I voted "homestyle," but honestly it could be just about any of them depending on the day. No wrong choices here--and yeah: I'm including sweet potato fries. They can be good!

Saturday Upper Saturday, Jul 19, 2025 at 12:30pm Bench Press (Barbell) Set 1: 245 lbs x 6 Set 2: 225 lbs x 9 Lat Pulldown (Machine) Set 1: 200 lbs x 12 Set 2: 210 lbs x 12 Shoulder Press (Machine Plates) Set 1: 140 lbs x 15 Set 2: 140 lbs x 15 Seated Cable Row - V Grip (Cable) Set 1: 180 lbs...

Take care of yourself. We need more combat vids!

What you describe about older editions' per day healing used to bother me until very recently, but I think I see it differently now. I think it has something to do with looking at hit points as combat efficacy versus meatbag points. In older editions, hit points were really the thing that...

This is exactly where I'm at these days. The minimalist/essentials program I'm on now lets me train to "beat the log book" each week without getting fried. I'll sometimes add drop sets to push the volume a bit more. That said, I also like that I don't generally feel like I need a deload week...

Wednesday Pull Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM Pullover (Machine) Set 1: 150 lb × 11 Pull Up Set 1: +25 lb × 6 Set 2: +25 lb × 6 Set 3: +25 lb × 8 Bent Over One Arm Row (Dumbbell) Set 1: 90 lb × 10 Set 2: 90 lb × 10 Bicep Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 40 lb × 12 Set 2: 40 lb × 12 Reverse Fly...

Tuesday Push Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM Overhead Press (Smith Machine) Set 1: 115 lb × 10 Set 2: 115 lb × 11 Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell) Set 1: 65 lb × 12 Set 2: 65 lb × 12 Triceps Dip Machine Set 1: 145 lb × 15 Set 2: 175 lb × 16 Lateral Raise (Machine) Set 1: 70 lb × 15 Set 2...

That's phenomenal progress! How are you feeling overall?

Badass! You both looked draaaaaained by the end. That stuff has to be so heavy. (Edit: also, nice ground and pound, Dar!)

Thanks, man! It’s hard to say with machines, right? This is a plate loaded deal that’s new at this gym. I REALLY like the ergonomics on it. At my other gym, where I was using a more traditional stack-loaded cable pulldown, I would probably be doing closer to 170 at this rep range.

Saturday Upper Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 12:33pm Bench Press (Barbell) Set 1: 245 lbs x 5 Set 2: 225 lbs x 8 Lat Pulldown (Machine) Set 1: 210 lbs x 12 Set 2: 210 lbs x 10 Shoulder Press (Machine Plates) "Seat 4, arms 4" Set 1: 120 lbs x 12 Set 2: 130 lbs x 15 Seated Cable Row - V Grip...

Ironically, I’m phasing that out on this next phase in favor of alternating flies with close grip DB press to failure. We’ll see how it goes though.

That's some serious weight! Nice job. :)

Tuesday Push Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM Overhead Press (Smith Machine) Set 1: 115 lb × 10 Set 2: 115 lb × 10 Set 3: 115 lb × 10 Chest Dip Set 1: +75 lb × 12 Set 2: +75 lb × 12 Triceps Extension (Cable) Set 1: 120 lb × 12 Set 2: 120 lb × 12 Lateral Raise (Dumbbell) Set 1: 30 lb × 13 Set...

These are impressive numbers, especially considering the number of sets you're doing in this session. With as much volume as you're doing, I have a few questions. One, how much rest time are you taking between sets? I time mine and tend to take ~2 minutes (some more, some less). With that and my...

I find that the number on machines & cables is kind of arbitrary and really only useful for tracking progressive overload consistently. I feel like comparing the number lifted between machines and freeweights is almost apples-to-oranges. Even comparing machines to machines leads to weirdness...