My missus reccomended I try and amputate to fix the issue.
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Direct neck training has really gone far in fixing my random neck issues.
Awesome that you did the eagle. Thatās on my list.
Iāll look out for a next harness if the Shrugs solution stops working.
The Eagle is much more difficult than it appears. The constant tension just seems to hit harder than it has any right too. In this case, I was just looking for a conditioning workout with a squat and a loaded carry in there and this popped into my head. Iām trying to do conditioning every lifting session a la Brian Alsruhe and making it whatever movements Iām missing from Dan Johns list of movements (I also try and include an explosive movement every session). Hopefully help me develop a little better rounded.
Thatās saying something, because it looks like Hell! Haha. I like your gap-filling approach there. Can definitely appreciate it.
Absent a neck harness and shrugs, thereās always brindging. Iād invest a decent beanie, but itās otherwise pretty free. Bands can work too.
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So happy to see you back.
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@T3hPwnisher I thought it looked pretty straightforward until I tried it.
Iāll try the Shrugs as a simple āIāve already got thisā solution, and move on to direct neck work if that fails. Iām reluctant to add more āstuffā to train when I already struggle to fit in things like forearm work that I know I should do.
@jdm135 good to be back man. I say, as Iām about to leave town for 3 days. Should still have opportunity to train though.
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Work for today:
Some pull ups
Leg press: 2 x 100
Lat pull down: 1 x 50
Notes:
- Had 15 minutes after an appointment and there was a park right there with that shitty outdoors equipment you sometimes find. Got a little bit of work in.
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You can also just fold a towel and put the weights on your head.
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Good for neck Crunches for sure! I wear a beanie myself
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Grip giving out or going for a Popeye aesthetic?
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The simple ideas are often the best. Good on ya Pwn
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@Voxel my grip never gives out, chalk that one up to decades of climbing. Itās more for the aesthetics.
Work for today:
10,000 swings challenge, but with snatches:
2 Ć 10-15-25-50 snatches each hand (16kg bell)
ss. With 5 x jump squats (16kg bell)
Notes:
- This was a terrible idea I came up with on the spot. Visiting parents so I only have the kit my dad has which luckily includes a 16kg kettlebell I bought him. This sucked.
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If those reps were unbroken, I am very jealous of your strength endurance. 50 snatches in a row is no joke.
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@kdjohn unbroken, but very messy towards the end. Definitely some bruised forearms.
Went on a walk in my old childhood playground today, good for the soul:
I take it back, Britain is beautiful.
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Wow, Stonehenge really is kinda disappointing.
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I love long walks like that.
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That one killed me, haha.
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And things always look better in the photos 
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Work for today:
4 rounds of:
10 paused squats (50kg)
8 presses (50kg)
8 trap bar presses (30kg)
Lateral raises to failure
20 BPA
Notes:
- Quick session to get everything moving and get some blood pumping into sore areas.
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Work for today:
Deadlift (ss. Broad jumps):
5 x 3 @ 112.5kg
Barbell rows (ss. Walking SLDL):
5 x 5 @ 70kg
Press (ss. Inverted rows):
3 x (5 x 1) @ 60kg
Giant set (2 rounds):
8 x Press (55kg)
8 x TB Press (30kg)
12 x lateral raises
20 x BPA
Curls: some
Tricep work: some
Notes:
- Modified this on the fly today. Got a stinking cold again so I canāt breathe well enough to do conditioning.
- Deadlifts felt really awkward today. Itās been a while since Iāve done any straight bar deadlifts, so technique is definitely not natural. Seem to be pulling it round my knees, which isnāt usual for me.
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