September 08, 2025 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions

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Please use this post to discuss your training for the day or any simple questions you have! Talk about how lifts went, your workouts PRs achieved, goals set, whatever!

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[u/Stigjohan]

531 for beginners, TM test week, day 1

Main lifts (kg)

• OHP: 5 @35, 5 @40, 3 @45, 5 @50
• Squats: 5 @62.5, 5 @72.5, 3 @80, 4 @90

Assistance work:

• Lat pull-down: 4x12 @47 kg, 1x12 @40 kg
• KB swings: 4x13, 1x15 @20 kg
• Dead hangs: 3x30s, more or less. Didn't let go until the forearms started to burn a little.

The fifth rep on OHP wasn't pretty, but it went up! As for squats, the first three reps felt good, the fourth slowed down noticeably, and the fifth ended up on the safeties. 90 kg is a PB anyway.

Skipped push assistance today to save time.