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Workout 105B (bench main lift):

Bench press: 20x5, 20x5, 50x5, 60x3, 70x4, 65x6, 60x6
BSS: BWx8, BWx8, 60x8, 60x8 (30 kg dumbbells, difficult, exhausting)
Landmine push press: barx8, bar+20x10, bar+20x10
Chinups: 5, 5
V-grip pulls to chest: 40x6 (single arm), 64x10
Pallof press: 2 small plates x 10 (each side), 3 small plates x 10 (each side)

Time of workout: 15:15-16:00
Workout duration: 45 min
Exhaustion level: 10/10
Bodyweight: 89.5 kg, but I think it measured wrong
Rating: Fine

Comments: Bench press stuck at 4 reps at 70 kg. Took weight off to maintain some volume, so did the second set with -5kg and the third set with -5kg again. The Bulgarian split squats take everything out of me, those dumbbells in my arms feel very heavy and I have to maintain balance (put my foot on the pads of the hanging crunches machine and I was afraid it would move with me, so I had to be extra careful) and after even the first set I feel like I should go home. I don't know why they are so difficult - it could be balance, my back injury, breathing, lack of stability, I don't know. Very exhausting workout.

i think BSS is more tiring than basically anything other than maybe max deadlifts. i think the combination of grip, one-leg (so have to them twice), balance, big range of motion, and the fact that you can actually move quite a lot of weight just make them really hard. (and then also harder than other lunges and such because you typically do all of one-leg rather than alternating to get some rest)

Workout 106C (hip thrust main lift):

Hip thrust: 60x10, 100x10, 100x10, 100x10, 100x10, 100x10 (all great, complete hip drive)
V-grip pulls to chest 70x10, 70x10
Leg extension isometrics: 20s full extension, 20s 20 degrees, 20s 45 degrees
Leg curls: 80x10, 80x10
Ab wheel rollouts: 2x10
Leg press isometrics: 40x20s, 90x20s, 130x20s, 130x20s

Time of workout: 16:10-17:00
Workout duration: 50 min
Exhaustion level: 7/10
Bodyweight: 89.9 kg (no idea why I'm so heavy)
Rating: Good

Comments: 5 tons of hip thrust tonnage in my work sets. All done with complete hip extension and great control. Very happy.

Workout 108B (bench main lift):

Bench press: 20x5, 20x5, 50x5, 60x3, 70x6, 65x6, 60x6
Zercher foward lunges (each leg): barx10, 40x8, 60x5, 60x5
Landmine press: barx8, bar+25x6, bar+15x10
V-grip pulls to chest (single arm): 32x10, 40x8
Pallof press: 3 small plates x 10 (each side), 3 small plates x 10 (each side)
Seated calf raises: 20x10, 40x10, 40x10

Time of workout: 21:25-22:15
Workout duration: 50 min
Exhaustion level: 7/10
Bodyweight: 88.8 kg
Rating: Great

Comments: Felt surprisingly strong. Did 6 reps with 70 on the bench press but I just worry that the bar wasn't 20 kg (some bars seem heavier and thicker than others). Still, I will take it. Also felt great doing the Zercher lunges - for some reason these make me feel super strong and super weak at the same time. The legs feel "recruited" in a great way after them but at the same time I'm tired and weak from the effort.

Workout 110A (squat main lift):

Athletic stance squat: 20x5, 60x5, 90x3, 120x3, 110x3, 90x5 (super explosive), 60x5 (extremely explosive)
Dumbbell bench press: 40x10, 40x10, 40x7 (20 kg dumbbells)
RDL (landmine attachment was broken): 60x5, 90x5, 110x5
Triceps pulldowns, Biceps curls: 6Sx12 ++ 2S+1Lx15, 6Sx12 ++ 2S+2Lx12
Ab wheel rollouts: 10
Leg raises: 8

Time of workout: 21:10 - 21:50
Workout duration: 40 min
Exhaustion level: 8/10
Bodyweight: 89.6 kg
Rating: Great

Comments: Terrible neck and thoracic pain these days, so this workout was risky. I estimate I will be in bad shape, soon. On the other hand, great squatting. 120x3 felt super explosive and powerful and the same applies for all the sets. First time doing 2 consecutive sets of 10 reps on the dumbbell bench press with 20 kg dumbbells as well. The landmine attachment was broken so I did RDLs which... will probably contribute to my back issues (I hope not, but I estimate it will be bad).

Workout 112C (hip thrust main lift):

Hip thrust: 60x10, 100x10, 120x10, 120x10, 120x8 (some hamstring cramping), 100x9, 60x8
V grip pulls to chest: 24x10, 56x10, 64x10, 72x10 (slow tempo)
Leg press (single leg): 50x15, 100x15
Leg press (both legs): 150x15, 250x15 old age
Leg press isometrics: 250x20s
Ab machine crunches: 48x10, 64x10, 96x5

Time of workout: 21:15-22:00
Workout duration: 45 min
Exhaustion level: 9/10
Bodyweight: 89.6 kg
Rating: Great

Comments:

Previous workout comment (I'm leaving it here because it's interesting): Woke up 3 hours earlier due to thoracic and cervical spine pain, so I am pretty tired. Decided to go to the gym anyway, and weirdly enough I felt great. No issues in the gym. Now back home I'm also pretty good.  Pain and squeezing feeling in the back varies, it's usually bad in the morning but not immediately after waking up. Super weird symptoms, entering 5th year in chronic neck pain, daily.

Current workout comment: Yet again I woke up early due to thoracic spine pain and felt some "subjective weakness" through my body - if you would consult me you wouldn't find anything, but I feel "weak", it's hard to describe. My bet would be that it originates in the spine. Given that the last workout of this type I woke with spinal pain, it must be that the workout before this hip thrust dedicated one must be the culprit. I will stop doing landmine presses, ab wheel rollouts and any kind of twisting exercises.

Still, I did today's workout and felt strong. Had some cramping in my hamstrings during the hip thrusts, probably because of the stance. Felt pretty strong in the leg press, although my range of motion is small since I don't have that much ankle dorsiflexion. Still, 250kg is an old age . I also get pretty dizzy when I get up from the leg press, because the blood suddenly goes into my leg muscles and I feel like passing out for 30 seconds or so. Now I need to worry about how my back reacts and if that weakness remains there or gets worse.