*Deadlift Strength:* Upon reflection, I estimated I could do about 6 reps with the 140 at the moment, implying I can do around 162 kg / 358 lbs for 1. Nothing terribly impressive, but considering I'm 17.5 kg lighter than when I did 186 and I have zero CNS specialisation going on, it's alright. I didn't want to max, and 162 kg is just an estimate. I'm waiting to truly deadlift until I'm way stronger than I was back in 2023. *RDLs:* I felt these much more than I expected to. I'm doing them instead of Good Mornings once a week because I want to hit the spinal erectors and traps more. I know the weights are very light, but I believe that is how I will get big. Honest weight and time. I don't wanna mess around. *The bulk in general:* I am definitely gaining muscle at a good rate. I've been uncertain about calorie intake in both directions. I recently went to 3200, but I think that's a little too much. I might go down to 3100 because I don't have it in me to cut for another few months. The previous cut took a massive toll on me. I always look worse on camera than in the mirror, but I reckon I look like this to people IRL as well. I'm approx. 17.3% bodyfat and around 171 lbs. I train everything to failure with as strict of a form as I can manage. I'm barbell rowing 72 kg for as much as 14 reps, though I'm not 100% on the quality of the last 1-2 reps of that. DB Bench is 25 kg/55 lb DBs for 13 at the moment. Everything is growing, slowly but steadily. I'm hoping I'm doing what I should be, because I sincerely want to do what it takes to become big, symmetrical, and jacked.

Finally some deads😎