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I`ve gotten to where I`ve ditched a lot of "must do" movements that just didn`t work for me.
That`s interesting! What do you think caused (still causes?) that?
I`m doing even higher reps on some Core movements, especially for Obliques. Calves I don`t go as high as many, upping the weight when I get over ~24.
For some reason I find Single-leg Calf Raises very challenging. Seated ones are tricky for me as I don`t have a Seated Calf Station/machine and have to improvise with a barbell...the exercise itself isn`t bad, but the setup is a PIA.
Calf work in general, and some Squat/Deadlift work too, became a little tricky for me a few years ago as I have some kind of foot issue (fascia-related wear-and-tear) that I have to *NOT* aggravate.
Guess I`m a weirdo in the Clarence Bass mold in that I simply *LOVE* DOMS! Even though I acknowledge that it`s not necessary to train that hard, I use the soreness as a gauge of how effective the workout was. If I *don`t* feel very sore in the targeted places I generally consider it a failed workout. Fortunately that hardly ever happens these days although I went *decades* without really getting my Biceps sore and only recently got that ironed out.
The SpecOps/HRCC guys I`ve known were indeed animals! (Meant that the same way you did, as a compliment.) I gotta say that they were all much younger than I am now, and that they needed/pursued very different goals than mine. Though I too am still doing Pullups and (sometimes) Incline DB Presses.
I bet he`s a great motivator!
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