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A member holding the bottom of a loaded split squat
Tenzin Lama — week 16

Muscle · 16 weeks

Tenzin Lama

Two specialisation blocks and a first bodyweight bench press.

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Week zero to week 16

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Week 0

Week 0 — start Week 16 — re-test
Bench press 3RM 45 kg 45 kg
Weighted chin 3RM -18 kg -18 kg
Overhead press 5RM 30 kg 30 kg
Bodyweight 61 kg 61 kg
Back squat 5RM 100 kg 100 kg

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Where Tenzin started

Tenzin could squat respectably and could not do a single chin-up. He described his own upper body, accurately, as an afterthought.

What changed

Two Press & Pull blocks with a general block between them, and a maintenance dose that held the squat inside five kilos throughout.

Three sessions a week felt lazy. Then I noticed I was pressing three times a week instead of once.Tenzin Lama

The chin-up took eleven weeks. I remember the date.Tenzin Lama

Coached by

Aayush Rana

Strength & Conditioning · NASM-CPT · PN-1 · NASM-CES

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A member fastening a wrist wrap before a working set

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