Waste of a Workout

Workout for Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Deadlift

1. 135lbs. x 3 (hook-grip)
2. 185 x 1 (left hand over)
3. 205 x 1 (left under)
4. 240 x 1 (left over)
5. 215 x 2 (left under; nearly blacked-out)

Lateral Raise Machine

1. 45lbs. x 5
2. 70 x 3
3. 100 x2
4. 120 x 3

Crunch

1. 45lbs x 5
2. 70 x 3
3. 100 x 2
4. 120 x 3

Body Weight: 167lbs
BF%: 20.1%
LBM: 133.4lbs.

Start: 9AM
Stop: 11AM

1.25 hours preworkout was 1 scoop of Purple Wraath BCAAs, and an apple four hours before that.

Last Friday was a pain in the ass.

I was called in to reshoot a commercial I’d already done, because some novice twat wore the biggest fucking logo nobody saw. But Thursday I’m all stringy and flat and all the other semi-depleted looking-like-shit details you might think of, so I decided to do a modest tension workout the day of the shoot (shoot being in the evening) and then carb-load up to the show.

Which worked, my arms/shoulders looked great in the sleeveless pink tank I wore at the previous shoot. I was slightly irritated for the dual-prong of breaking my diet and the flood of activated hormones, but whatever.

And then the shoot was canceled.

Motherfucker.

Lesson learned: don’t bother being a carbfag because it leads to looking for any excuse to eat and furthermore SHATTERING DISAPPOINTMENT IN YOURSELF.

Workout for Friday, October 22, 2010

Pulldown

1. 45lbs. x 5
2. 60 x 3
3. 85 x 2
4. 100 x 7
5. 85 x 7
6. 85 x 7
7. 85 x 7

Incline DB Bench

1. 40lbs. x 5
2. 50 x 3
3. 70 x 2
4. 80 x 7
5. 80 x 5
6. 70 x 7
7. 70 x 7

Incline DB Curl

1. 5lbs. x 5
2. 10 x 3
3. 15 x 7
4. 15 x 7
5. 10 x 7
6. 10 x 7

Pushdown

1. 22.5lbs. x 5
2. 32.5 x 7
3. 27.5 x 7
4. 27.5 x 7
5. 27.5 x 7

Lateral Raise

1. 35lbs. x 5
2. 45 x 3
3. 55 x 2
4. 70 x 7
5. 70 x 7
6. 60 x 6

Body Weight: 167.5lbs
BF%: 18.3%

Start: 9:15AM
Stop: 12:25PM

I had a carby meal three hours prior to this workout. (5 cups Multigrain Cheerios, 1 cup craisins, 4 cups 1% milk)

My shoulders are still a little tweaky, but I think by tomorrow I ought to be read for another max-effort DL/shoulder-something workout.

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Getting Cut?

Considering following this routine.

Still gotta get my diet right though. I’m such a carb fiend.

But my calories are in order, so, I’m not really complaining THAT MUCH…

Workout for 9/29/2010

Deadlift

1. 135lbs. x 5
2. 185 x 3
3. 185 x 3
4. 185 x 3

I’m really thinking I should learn how to do power cleans if I’m going to be doing pulls from the floor at volume. Or Romanian DL. Something. This just felt weird and I don’t feel comfortable lowering the weight much more than I already did.

I hate having to rebuild my DL from nothing. That’s what I’ve BEEN doing up until now.

I might just keep up with the triples and just apply the changes described in the article to everything else.

Aside from that though, I wasn’t feeling totally recovered from my previous workout. This weight felt really good, a lot better than failing a single would have, because I had planned to push the weight again.

If I make it to a second cycle of this workout I’m going to bump this ten pounds and keep doing triples.

Seated Dumbbell Military Press

1. 10lbs. x 5
2. 20 x 7
3. 20 x 7
4. 20 x 7
5. 20 x 7

I just guesstimated the weight on this cumbersomely-named exercise based upon my lateral raise performance, rounded down to account for me not really having ever done this exercise seriously.

Felt weird, but not in a tweaky sort of way. I’ll be bumping this next workout as well.

Body Weight: 169.5lbs
BF%: 18.9%

Fat black man on crunch machine calls me over to show him how/what-for I’m using the bio-impedance fat-tester thingy. I show him.

“You’re 18%?”
“Apparently.”
“You don’t LOOK 18.”
“I’m wearing a shirt.”
“It hides that much?”
“If you stand up straight.”

I’d stick him in the high-3os, easily. If I had felt like wasting time I probably would have fucked with him some more, but at the same time I didn’t want to interrupt the burn he was going for in his abs.

To… tone his midsection.

I guess.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA~

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Essentials Only

I haven’t been doing too well replicating my workout log online.

Oh well. I’m not going to bother playing catch-up. But since I’m changing some shit, I figure that’s a good time to make a note.

First though, here are my…

Tape Measurements (as of 9.20.2010):

Neck: 15″
Chest: 35.5″ (normal) 37.75″ (expanded)
Waist: 35.25″ (relaxed)
Hips: 41″
Thighs: 23.5″ (both)
Calves: 14.5″ (right) 15″ (left)
Shoulders: 43.75″

Time: 1:51PM

I didn’t measure my arms in a combination of not giving a fuck and forgetting.

Workout for September 22, 2010

Weight: 175lbs
Bodyfat Percentage: 18%
Fed/Fasted: Fed (went to a lolita meet-up with Laura, had a delicious roast beef sandwich at the Coquette Cafe for lunch.)

I forgot my workout log at home, that’s sort of what initiated this abbreviated routine. I’ve been meaning to simplify things further for a while now, especially since I keep trying to trick myself into dieting. Not having my routine on hand, and having not recorded it online, I just fudged it.

Wound up deadlifting a lot more than I was actually supposed to. Go figure.

I finally DL more than I’ve ever squatted. Good day!

Deadlift

1. 135lbs. x 5 (LU)
2. 185 x 3 (LO)
3. 205 x 1 (LU)
4. 235 x 1 (LO)
5. 210 x 1 (LU)

Going to increase the top set, and go for more reps on the drop.

Incline Bench

1. 45lbs. x 5
2. 85 x 3
3. 95 x 3 (oops, was only supposed to do 1)
4. 105 x 1
5. 110 x 1
6. 95 x 5

Increasing weight on both working sets.

I realize going for weight increases is a bit optimistic. The actual determiner will come during the warm-ups of the workout itself. These are my intentions, however.

START: 3:55PM

STOP: 5:22PM

I tried to do some cardio, but after 8 minutes I decided that I’d use my remaining time before my ride home to take a shower. I’d been walking around downtown before the gym, and while that’s not really a cardio workout for me, the combination of DT stank and sweat = I want a shower.

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Dentist Lifts

Had a dentist appointment today.

That, coupled with my ride leaving in the afternoon rather than in the morning (not angry about this, I made great use of the extra sleep) cut down my lifts to two moves in less than an hour.

Workout B for Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Weight: 171lbs.
Body Fat: 18.1% (about 31lbs.)

Start: 1:25PM
Finish: 2:08PM

Deadlift

1. 135lbs x 5 (Right hand over)
2. 140 x 3 (right over)
3. 160 x 2 (left over)
4. 200 x 3 (right over) ~ increase
5. 170 x 4 (left over) ~ increase

• Next time I’ll do deadlifts with one grip straight through the warm-ups, then alternate it for the working sets.
• I need to balance better. I think I put too much weight on my right leg.
• Feeling it more in my lats now. Kinda nice.

Lateral Raise

1. 35lbs x 5
2. 55 x 3
3. 75 x 2
4. 100 x 3 (stay)
5. 90 x 3 (stay)

Tomorrow I’m going to do a 24-hour fast. I’ve been ping-ponging in my head between doing Eat Stop Eat and LeanGains and I’ve decided to just do both. I have my designated feeding periods (3-11PM), but I’ll have that be at maintenance and derive my caloric deficit from twice-weekly daily fasts.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, this was the first workout that was preceded by a scoop of Purple Wraath in water. Dear god. If this is some of the better tasting BCAAs out there… and it smells pretty righteous too. Leaving it in my closet until I need it. Totally stank up my cereal cabinet for a few days there…

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Not Pylo-Ready (P4C6B)

Workout B for Saturday, July 24, 2010

Start: 9:05AM

Deadlift

1. 135lbs x 5 ~ hg
2. 140 x 3 ~ L/R
3. 180 x 2 (mis-loaded, wanted to do 160 here) ~ R/L
4. 200 x 3 ~ R/L

Today is the first day I really felt like I got the form nailed on deadlifts. I watched the Starting Strength instructional DVD and, wow. Highly recommended.

Lateral Raise Machine

1. 50lbs x 5
2. 70 x 3
3. 90 x 2
4. 100 x 1

Lost a rep. Shit.

Pulldown

1. 65 x 5

I’m cutting pulldowns from B workouts. I don’t want to do two pulls anymore.

Crunch

1. 45lbs x 5
2. 65 x 3
3. 85 x 2
4. 95 x 3

Went rather well.

DB Curl

1. 8lbs x 5
2. 10 x 3
3. 15 x 1
4. 15 x 8

Going to try increasing this.

Wrist Curl

1. 10lbs x 5
2. 15 x 3
3. 20 x 2
4. 25 x 8

Hurt. Going to keep it here.

Weight: 169lbs.
Body Fat %: 18.8% (Had a rack of ribs for dinner that didn’t finish digesting, along with some cottage cheese, etc….)

Finish: 11:05AM

Aside from watching the DVD, I also read the Vertical Jump Training Bible by Kelly Baggett. I wanted to start incorporating beginner-level plyometric drills but after doing 2 x 50 ankle hops I was spend. I kept toppling over doing the 4-star drill.

I’m going to start the plyo work this week, since I don’t think I’ll be getting to the gym.

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Standard Strength

Much like I did here, I’m going to post what my poundages are for some lifts.

These are the lifts I’m going to struggle to maintain as I diet down. I will not be increasing weight much, if at all, until next year. Most likely.

Workout A

• Bench Press: 110lbs x 2 reps
• Incline Bench: 95lbs x 5 reps
  • Drop set: 85lbs x 8 reps
• Close-grip Bench: 80lbs x 5 reps
  • Drop set: 70lbs x 8 reps

Workout B

• Deadlift: 200lbs x 2 reps
  • Drop set: 165lbs x 4 reps
• Lateral Raise Machine: 95lbs x 3 reps
  • Drop set: 85lbs x 4 reps
• Pulldown: 130lbs x 3 reps
  • 115lbs x 6 reps

I’m probably going to still do Chins (assisted) on A days, but they won’t be a part of the central workout whose numbers I want to maintain. It’s almost a push/pull routine!

Probably going to fill this in with more goal-talk at some point, but I wanted to post up my numbers for my own reference. It’s surprising how useful this blog is when I have a phone with internet access.

God, I am so weak.

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Hey Deady (P4C5B)

Man. I think this workout was the nearest to my 1RM in good form on deadlifts. I’m STILL feeling it, three days later. Tomorrow’s another workout, though, so I gotta stick this one up.

I’m simplifying the workout to A and B days only, essentially just alternating push/pull days.

Workout for Friday, July 16, 2010

Deadlift

1. 135lbs x 5 left / right
2. 140 x 3 left / right
3. 160 x 2 right / left
4. 200 x 2 left / right ~ STAY
5. 165 x 4 right / left ~ INCREASE

The first time I attempted 200 this workout it didn’t budge. I think I was just scared of it though. I got pissed off at my inability to lift, grit my teeth, and pulled. I set up for a third rep and got light-headed, so I stopped. I’m happy being only one rep away from bumping the top set again. It’s a good compromise between getting exactly what I want and utter failure.

I don’t remember how that drop set wound up so much lighter than it should really be. Ah well. Up it goes!

It took my forty-five minutes to get through this lift alone. I took as much rest as I needed, which turned out to be a lot.

Lateral Raise Machine

1. 35lbs x 5
2. 55 x 3
3. 75 x 2
4. 95 x 3 ~ INCREASE
5. 85 x 4 ~ INCREASE

These two lifts have a 3-5 rep range top set, once I hit three reps the weight gets bumped.

Leg Curl

I did one set of 30lbs for 5 reps, and one set of 45 with 3 reps, and decided that direct leg work is not only redundant but painful after deadlifting and I’m not at all interested.

Pulldown

1. 50lbs x 5
2. 75 x 3
3. 100 x 2
4. 130 x 3 ~ STAY
5. 115 x 6 ~ INCREASE

Top set is the same rep range, but because I’m going to work lats (the real ones) every workout, the frequency is greater, and I’m only going to add weight when I hit the top of the range.

These three exercises mark the composition of the formal workout. Movements after this aren’t really expected to be repeated on a consistent basis.

Crunch

1. 45lbs x 5
2. 50 x 3
3. 70 x 2
4. 90 x 5 – INCREASE

Not doing a drop set here. Just want to strengthen my core in opposition to the deadlift working my lower back.

Dumbbell Bicep Curl

1. 8lbs x 5
2. 10 x 3
3. 15 x 2
4. 20 x nope
5. 15 x 7 – STAY

Biceps are going to have to be ranged at 5-8. Failure is not an option here, my biceps would probably just pop out of my arms and run away. If I work them, I’ll work this slightly higher range.

Wrist Curl

1. 5lbs x 5
2. 10 x 5
3. 15 x 5
4. 20 x 5
5. 25 x 5 (only barely managed this)
6. 20 x 8 ~ INCREASE!

5-8 on the forearm work too. These suckers need to grow a little!

I tried to do a set of 5 with 5lbs on a reverse wrist curl, but my arms were spent and I couldn’t ramp up the weight any.

Workout span: 9AM – 11:40AM

Weight: 171lbs.
Body Fat Percentage: 17.2%

Fat Weight: 29.241lbs
Lean Body Mass: 141.759lbs

Very slightly surprised by the gain in lean mass. Not expecting it to stick around, but after watching non-essential weight creep up and LBM sticking around 140, this was pretty nice.

Fast was initiated a little later than I would have liked (midnight), and broken a bit too soon (noon.) I ate quite a bit this day. A decently-sized post-workout meal from Panda Express (note to self: Kung Pao Chicken is fucking AWFUL and you will WAIT for a double-serving of Mandarin Chicken…) Then had a massive(ly awesome) dinner at my aunt’s following that.

I’ve been faithfully cramming at least a cup of cottage cheese down my throat every day as well, so far.

I have another workout coming on Monday and I’ll reflect on my so-far in that post.

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Lats Are Like Your Back (P3C4P1)

Really, all I remember from yesterday that I didn’t note down was the “I’m such an exercise geek” broski next to me when I was working delts.

Bro1: Nah man I don’t do direct ab shit, that’s all about fat loss y’know?
(I’m quiet.)
Bro2: Yeah I guess, but once the fat’s gone there has to be something under it to show off right?
(I nod to myself, I might have smiled but my shoulders were screaming.)
Bro1: I’ve been cuttin’ up for a while. I’mma hit some lats in a minute next to mah man here. My arms’ been leaning up real nice.
(Do what? Whose man? He sits in the lateral raise machine next to me and pounds out a set, lots of reps. I’m moderate reps so, even though he started his set before me, I still finish sooner.)
Bro1: Damn man, you liftin’ pretty light huh?
Me: (I actually didn’t say anything, but I mistakenly managed to acknowledge him.)
Bro1: You trying to build up your lats?
Me: Not at the moment.
Bro1: What are you doing then?
Me: My… shoulders.
Bro1: You should lift more if you wanna build ‘em up.
Me: (I look over at his stack. He really did a lot of reps. I didn’t count him, but he wasn’t lifting anywhere near as much as me. I still ask.) How much do you lift?
Bro1: Every day. (err’day?)
Me: I don’t see you here every day.
Bro1: That’s cuz you ain’t here every day.
Me: …Yet you are?
Bro1: Yeup.
Me: Do you work your lats every day?
Bro1: Sometimes.
(Head explodes.)
Me: You do rows or chins?
Bro1: For my lats or my back?
Me: Silly question, where are your lats?
Bro1: (he taps his shoulder)
Me: Oh.
Bro1: They compound exercises (ezzrsizes?) though. Hits my back and my lats. AND MY ABS. (Bro2 flips him off.)
Me: They… sure do…
Bro1: I’m kinda an exercise geek, you know?
Me: Oh, I know man. I got you. I also got a set, hang on.

Conversation doesn’t resume as I make my way through the drop sets. I fortunately don’t have to explain the concept to him.

Power Workout for July 9, 2010

These are all straight sets. I have tiiiime~

Romanian Deadlift

1. 75lbs x 5 (hook grip)
2. 110 x 3 (hg)

Deadlift

1. 145lbs x 2 (hook grip is slipping now)
2. 185 x 3 (right / left) ~ Increasing.
3. 165 x 2 (left / right) ~ Questioned my form on the top set but the red flag didn’t shoot up until this set. Staying this weight.

I think I might eliminate RDL and do solely DL. I need more practice, and I’ll put more warm-up sets in if I have to in order to get that.

Incline Bench

1. 45lbs x 5
2. 55 x 3
3. 75 x 2
4. 95 x 3 ~ increase
5. 85 x 4 ~ increase
6. 75 x 6 ~ increase
7. 65 x 8 ~ increase

The range for the top set is 3-5, adding one rep to the range each drop set at least. This exercise went surprisingly well.

Lateral Raise

1. 55lbs x 3
2. 75 x 2
3. 95 x 2 ~ stay
4. 85 x 3 ~ stay (I almost forgot that Always was playing during this set. I make a note of it whenever I get HARMONY’d or RickRoll’d….)
5. 75 x 5 ~ increase
6. 65 x 7 ~ increase

I just don’t have it in me to do pulldowns after deadlifts on the same day, I guess. So I skipped working my lats.

Or did I?

Pushdown

1. 32.5lbs x 3
2. 42.5 x 2
3. 52.5 x 2 ~ stay. I’m officially past halfway to pushing the entire stack, haha!
4. 42.5 x 7 ~ stay.

I almost was going to increase the drop set, but then I realized that the range for the triceps-isolation work is 5-7 not 3-5. Which means the top of the drop set is 6-8. One more rep!

I decided on this exercise that if the drop-10% is not exactly 5lbs or less, I won’t round it to 5lbs. I’ll round it to the next highest increment and try to make it to the top of the rep range first.

Dumbbell Curl

1. 5lbs x 5
2. 10 x 5
3. 15 x 5
4. 20 x 1
5. 15 x 5

I wanted to have a fifth movement in for the workout but I didn’t know what to do. I did a 5 rep ceiling and just went along to see where I’d end up. Turns out I have really weak biceps. Who knew? Well, I guess that’s a good sign for my lats, I know my arms aren’t pulling THAT MUCH weight, hahaha…

Oh well.

I just felt really nauseated about the prospect of doing chins (I really pull my abs in hard when I do them) so hopefully on my next carb load I’ll have enough time to digest more of the food before the power workout. It’ll be at least a 24-hour refeed this week.

I don’t really know if I want to do creatine for all my loads now or not. It seemed to have really help me put water in the right places in such a short span. I remember reading that one day of creatine loading is like two days of carb loading, which convinced me to try it given my time limitation. I might try this next refeed without, though, just to see if I have similar results with two-day-carb vs. one-day-carb-with-creatine.

Weight: 169lbs
BF%: 16.6%

I thought it was pretty amusing that the bodyfat % was largely unchanged despite the fact that weight went up so much. Goes to show the accuracy of bio-impedance. I’ll use it as indicative of a successful carb load.

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GANKUTSUOU (P2C3B1)

Going to Lynyrd Skynyrd today.

Here’s yesterday’s workout.

My legs are very, very sore, even though I skipped the direct ham/quad lifts. I didn’t over-use my back in deadlifts today, finally, so it’s only barely feeling it. I think sprinting after a bus to get to Jeanette’s house fully failed my legs.

Workout B1 for Monday, June 28, 2010

RDL

1. 65lbs x 5
2. 100 x 3

Hook-grip for both.

Deadlift

1. 135lbs x 2 (hook-grip)
2. 170 x 3 (left / right grip)
3. 150 x 3 (right / left grip)

Increasing by 10lbs next workout.

Lateral Raise Machine

1. 35lbs x 5
2. 55 x 3
3. 70 x 2
4. 90 x 2

I was just GASSED by the time I got to my work set here. Side-effect of proper deadlifting, or just not resting enough because of time crunch. Dunno. This usually comes after the legwork of curls and extensions, so possibly that as well.

Asschins – Bodyweight 167lbs

1. 42lbs x 5
2. 72 x 3
3. 92 x 2
4. 120 x 3

Preworkout Weight: 165.5lbs

Body Fat Percentage: 15.7% (does anyone just want to buy me a caliper or something? FML.)

9:15A-10:10A ~ Then entirely too much time shaving in the shower. Yep.

Good day, though. I hate leg curls anyway.

Gankutsuou is a fun show, also :D

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Pretty Fast (P1C1WB1)

Yeah, I settled on the silly notation.

I spent most of the day extremely pissed off because I was without a ride to the gym. Typically, when my mom goes to work, I go with because my gym is literally across the street from where she works. I had taken my now-typical preworkout power nap… and she left without me. It wasn’t a matter of fatigue, though. While I did sleep two hours past when I was supposed to be awake, I was ready to workout when I laid down. There was certainly no lack of motivation… just a lack of communication.

Anyway, she made up for it (kinda) by taking me to the gym an hour and a half before close.

This meant two things:

1. I hadn’t eaten since roughly 7AM by the time I got to the gym. I don’t know how long I have to go without eating to become fasted (makes me want to re-read Eat Stop Eat, though) but it’s been at least 12 hours since my last meal. (Had I been there on time, this meal would have been just about three hours prior to workout.)
2. I didn’t get to enjoy gratuitous amounts of rest between sets. In this whole workout, I essentially skipped rest for warm-ups (taking only time to change the weight or catch my breath) and only took a full 5 minutes of rest in preparation for deadlifts. I lingered a bit on the last warm-up and work set of pulldowns, just because I wasn’t in any danger of missing a lift due to closure. (Just gimme one more set, bro!) That also turned out to be, as expected, the hardest lift, and the only one I didn’t meet my rep goal for.

Workout B1 for Friday, May 27, 2010

Romanian Deadlift

1. 60lbs x 5
2. 90 x 3
3. 120 x 2

Deadlift (overhand grip)

1. 150lbs x 3
2. 150 x 3 (If one thing made me happy this workout, it was this.)

This exercise took me 33 minutes (remember that I use RDL as warm-up for DL.)

Lateral Raise Machine

1. 35lbs x 5
2. 50 x 3
3. 70 x 2
4. 85 x 6 (Had to really grit my teeth and push for the last couple reps.)

This exercise took 8 minutes.

Leg Curl

1. 25lbs. x 5
2. 40 x 3
3. 50 x 2
4. 65 x 10

8 minutes again.

Leg Extension

1. 30lbs x 5
2. 45 x 3
3. 60 x 2
4. 75 x 10

10 minutes.

Pulldown

1. 45lbs x 5
2. 65 x 3
3. 85 x 2
4. 110 x 7 (FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)

Missed a rep. 16 minutes for this exercise. I zoned out before the third set. Wasn’t TIRED, just had trouble SEEING THINGS.

Nevertheless, I’m going to increase all lifts for next B1. I had no reason to miss that 8th rep and I was very close, but very close doesn’t count.

Workout Time: 75 minutes (budgeted for 90, so I was happy with this)

Body Weight: 164.5lbs
Body Fat Percentage: Didn’t have time.

Condition: B-. Smoldering, smoldering rage.

Timing of Stuff
7AM – Last meal. PB&J sammich (and a peanut butter one on one slice), some organic corn chips and salsa.
12:40PM – EC1
5:20PM – EC2
7:50PM – EC3
8:27PM – Workout
10:30PM – 2 scoops EAS Premium Protein (in water)
11:45PM – 2 scoops EAS Premium Protein (in water)

I just really do not feel like stuffing myself full of carbs… yet.

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