@anna_5588 I was ferrying stuff between the house and the garage, then I’d run the long way round back. Turns out to be near as dammit a km
@T3hPwnisher I’m so confused by this post that my guess is no, I did not 80’s
Work for today:
Jumps: 10
Snatch Grip High Pull:
3-3-4 @ 70kg
Squat:
5 x 5 @ 90kg
Press:
10 x 5 @ 45kg
Pull ups:
6-5-5-4-3
Dips:
6-5-5-4-3
Swings:
5 x 15
Band Pull Aparts:
5 x 20
Notes:
I’ve been debating switching templates for the last few days but decided to just stick with Morningstar for another cycle, aiming to crack through the full 9 sessions before gyms reopen on April 12th. Its kinda boring, but it seems to be doing what I want it to do so no reason to switch until my focus does.
All weights felt pretty straightforward today, was able to focus on execution and cracked through in less than an hour, noticeably quicker and easier than my first go through of this exact workout.
For you avid readers (hi mum), you’ll notice I’m not noting down supersets anymore. I’m still doing everything as supersets and giant sets generally, but the notation was getting too confusing so I’m just listing it as what I did and living the rest of it to your imagination. Think of it as a training log IKEA style.
In fairness, my understanding of Britain’s tolerance of the ninja is such that ya’ll had Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles vs Ninja turtles, and they took away Michelangelo’s nunchucks, so you’re really at a disadvantage there.
And you and I are from the same tribe when it comes to reps vs singles. I’ll pull reps until blood is coming out of the majority of my orifices, but it doesn’t take much more weight on the bar to turn it into a grinder.
My understanding was the opposite, however Google tells me that you’re right. I have absolutely no idea why Britain would censor ninjas.
I’m exactly the same way with every lift really. I could deadlift 150 well into double digits before I could move 180 from the floor. I’ve blamed loads of things over the years, from technique issues (despite being the least technical lifter in existence), weak points (hard to have a weak point when you’re barely pulling 3 plates), or psychological issues. I’ve just kind of accepted it is how I am now.
It’s interesting you view it as a flaw/weakness vs a strength. I definitely see it the other way. I don’t think anything is wrong with me that makes it happen: I think it’s a sign of something great in me. Some dudes are Quicksilver and others are The Juggernaut.
I wouldn’t say its a weakness, more that I thought there were easy gains on the table if I figured out the secret ingredient that was causing the discrepancy.
It could in fact be that you already DID figure it out, and you’re maximizing it by your ability to nail so many reps so close to your max.
Like, it’s interesting how total weight lifted changes things. If someone deadlifts 200lbs for 27 reps and then they go and try for 210 and can’t do a single, people would say “Oh man, you’re weak on the deadlift, you need to fix that”. If that same dude pulls 1100lbs for a single and then goes and pulls 1050 for 27 reps, people would demand we test them to see if they’re from planet Krypton.
I had no idea there was such a big thing about the ninja turtles. Luckily my parents stopped me turning into a weirdo by not having a TV in the house until I was early teens.
Could be powerlifting influence, or just peoples natural tendency to want everything to be simple. So much easier to answer the “how strong is your…” question with one number.
I forgot to actually log the work I came on here to log:
Daily work:
6-6-5-4-3 pull ups and dips
No swings today, no kettlebell in the car and I’m not staying up to midnight to do some swings. Debating switching them out completely for something a bit more flexible.
As you can probably tell from all the excuses I’ve been making to avoid this, I thought app lady was fucking high when I saw she wanted me to go from 8mins running straight to 20mins. Turns out the first 5mins was awful, the rest was surprisingly OK. Mouth kept filling up with saliva was probably the biggest problem, but not terrible still. Definitely started too slow, could have pushed a lot harder here and my split times show that as my speed increased steadily throughout the run with my last km clocking in at an astonishingly snail like 10mins/mile pace.
Warm up, cool down and fanny around with running wanker arm bands and shoe covers included in the time above.
Will get some liquid in me, then head out and lift.
