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Im somewhat happy about this workout. it isnt the best ive had but its far from the worst. my diet off late has been good and i think the ab work that i am finally doing after so many months is slowly paying off.

Military Press
132 lbs (60 kgs) x 5 reps
121 lbs (50 kgs) x 5 reps x 5 sets
I was going to try and nail 132x5x4 but something felt odd in that first set so i decided to reduce the weight. surprisingly, the remaining 5 sets werent as difficult as expected. i reckon i could've stuck to my plan if i hadnt panicked. i should've just rested for a bit and then gone back to it. ill try to get 132x5x4 next week.

Dumbbell Rows
75 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets
smooth and easy

Seated Unilateral Dumbbell Military Press
45 lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets
i will try to progress on these next time round. i will either aim for 9 reps or increase the sets to 3.

Flat Dumbbell Bench Press
55 lbs x 12 reps x 2 sets
i did these in a Strength Speed fashion. reps were controlled but very fast.

Ab Work
- Hanging Leg Raises 8 kgs x 15 reps x 2 sets
- Over Head Side Bends 5 kgs x 15 reps x 2 sets
So i progressed on these two...i upped the reps by 2 on HLR and by 5 on OHSB. my goal with ab work is to keep increasing volume steadily for 2-3 weeks on any 2 exercises, then switching them out for another 2 exercises and then coming back to these after i apply similar progression techniques on the new exercises. i still have 1 or 2 weeks left of these 2 though. im happy im finally doing some direct ab work. i can feel my abs getting tighter and i like it. somehow though (and perhaps this is a stretch of my imagination), i feel like my waist size is increasing. is that normal? or am i just imagining this? i hope its just my imagination.

Alternate Hand Dumbbell Hammer Curls
45 lbs x 12 reps x 1 set
this was taken to failure.

Facepulls
80 lbs x 10 reps
120 lbs x 10 reps
145 lbs x 4 reps

Shoulder Prehab Work
some scapular retractions...

3 more days till 31st hope y'all have exciting new year's eve plans