4/18/25 - 5/3/1 W2D4 Deadlift and Press fsl

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Deadlift top set
330 x 13
A new rep PR. I was finally well slept and feeling good. These were strong reps and my legs could have kept going. My core on the other hand was starting to lose stability by the end. All of the leg/glute work I do has been paying off. If I can get another performance like this on my next deadlift top set I will feel very comfortable with increasing my TM. 

Press
110 5x5
These went well. I'm hoping the 5x5 work will help my strength. 

Chins between presses
5x5
3,3,3,4
Sadly I've gained more weight than I wanted to.  Whenever this happens I lose a ton of reps.  Originally I wanted to do an amrap after the 5x5 like I've done previously, but I'm just not strong enough to get a good all out set, so I just did as many as I could between sets of presses for extra volume. 

Flash squats
10,9,9
7 (Left only)
Originally I had planned to do some heavy hip thrusts here, but not only was I pressed for time, I also wanted to shift focus back to my calisthenics skills AND get a little more knee flexion going on. The stimulus was fantastic and my form was better than when I first started doing the movement! I did an extra set with my left leg because I messed up a few of the reps on my first set and didn't engage my glutes properly.


Cartwheel/Aerial practice (10:00)
Again, I was pressed for time so I only did 10:00. This time I recorded my reps and saw that I wasn't keeping my legs as straight as I thought I was. On the plus side, my torso positioning was on point. I was getting a lot of air and with the improvement to my rotation I felt like I was FLOATING,  which is a first. On my first few reps I ACCIDENTALLY did them one handed with my far hand. I proceeded to do most of my reps in that style. I think if I keep doing what I'm doing ill be hitting the aerial in no time. 

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