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Natural Gym Dad

A dad, a gym, no shortcuts.

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Progress log

Bodyweight, lifts and a line about how it went. Newest first, warts and all.

October 2026

  1. , 84.2 kg bodyweight

    Lifts on this day
    Squat140 kg, 3 sets of 3
    Overhead press60 kg, 3 sets of 5

    Two bad nights. Went anyway, kept it light.

September 2026

August 2026

  1. , 85.2 kg bodyweight

    Lifts on this day
    Bench press92.5 kg, 3 sets of 3
    Pull up3 sets of 8, bodyweight

    Paused bench feels strong.

  2. , 85.8 kg bodyweight

    Darren on 2026-08-01
    Lifts on this day
    Squat150 kg, a single
    Deadlift185 kg, a single
    Bench press97.5 kg, a single

    Twelve week check.

    Write-up: Twelve weeks in: the honest numbers

July 2026

  1. , 86.6 kg bodyweight

    Lifts on this day
    Bench press80 kg, 3 sets of 8
    Row70 kg, 3 sets of 10

    Shoulder still grumbling. Light pressing only.

  2. , 87.1 kg bodyweight

    Lifts on this day
    Deadlift180 kg, a single

    Finally got 180 off the floor in flat shoes.

    Write-up: Why my deadlift stalled at 180

June 2026

  1. , 87.9 kg bodyweight

    Lifts on this day
    Squat135 kg, 3 sets of 5
    Overhead press55 kg, 3 sets of 6

    First full fortnight on three days a week.

  2. , 88.4 kg bodyweight

    Darren on 2026-06-01
    Lifts on this day
    Squat130 kg, a single
    Deadlift175 kg, a single
    Bench press100 kg, a single

    Starting point. Writing everything down from today.