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Day 3 down! Need to focus on squat more. Had to stop set 3 as I didn't feel I could safely complete it. Also holy hell DB Lats are deceptive. Started with 10lb DB and had to drop to 5lb for last set.

ill say this, sounds like you need to lower your weights across the board.

dont be in a hurry, you will progress faster than you could ever imagine. best advice is from wendler...dont be scared to start way lower than you think.

you should be trying to leave 2-3 reps in the tank at these.

maybe try taking your current "maxes" and multipling by 0.90 (90%) and setting this as your training max.

you been doing a great job though, keep killing it

and dont feel bad about db lateral raise weight, most people have to use 10s or 15s for high reps no matter how long they have been lifting.

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Posted by Tiger_n_Texas

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 1/9/23 at 12:12 pm to lsu777

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ill say this, sounds like you need to lower your weights across the board.

I agree. As mentioned previously, I wasn't sure where to start so I used the recommended weights on StrengthLevel.com based on my current weight. I had started rounding down, but I don't think that's the answer. I'm going to try to find a happy medium between the weight and age based starting weights instead and see how that goes. I know bench I can stick closer to weight-based starting value (no issues with having reps left in the tank so far). Squat however will definitely be closer to age-based starting value. If I feel I have more than 2-3 reps left in the tank, I'll adjust up a little as needed.

I definitely appreciate the input this board provides!

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