Yeah, i’m definitely feeling smaller than i’d like, but also considerably leaner than i did before i started climbing too, so i try and focus on that bit. I’m edging down towards 180lbs at the minute, but i think the diet is starting to stall. Performance on the wall and in life is starting to suffer so i’m going to call it there and go back to maintaining for a bit.
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Nice. 
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Work for today:
Just a variety of banded rehab for the dodgy bicep. Had a fair bit of other stuff planned but finding it practically impossible to get away from the kids at the minute. Less of a training log, more a place to vent right now.
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I am not up-to-date on all of the male on male slang, but you sure know how to get my blood in a boil.
So when are you going to start lifting like a non-hippie so that I can make fun of you properly?
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Work for today:
No-hangs (10mm edge):
Worked up to 2 sets of 5s at 45kg
Ab work inbetween and some knee and bicep prehab
Really happy with this. Absolutely crazy improvements from when i started these. This was definitely pretty close to a max effort though. Will have to back off and ramp up again to get stronger without risking a pulley injury or something.
@Cyrrex i try to keep it cryptic, so it adds to my mystery. I am aiming to get back to the real stuff over the next few weeks, just finding a way to fit it into my life really. Unfortunately there’s no 24 hour gyms very close, and must of my daytime hours are already full.
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Did you not have something of a have set up?
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I have kettlebells and a pull up bar at the minute. Plus some limited weight plates and a loading pin. No barbells or anything anymore.
Did you get rid of the rack and barbell? (Or did I imagine those?)
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He had a bunch of stuff, and then he would weirdly go out in the rain at 2am and do squats or whatever. But they make you turn all that stuff in, including all of your soap, before they issue your hippie card.
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@Cyrrex has an amazing memory for someone of his age. I did have a garage gym with squat stands etc. a few years ago, then i moved to a place without a garage so i had to get rid of most of it. I currently only have space to train outside, and some kettlebells to train with, and i don’t fancy training outside through the great british winter.
@Cyrrex you’d actually be suprised how many climbing gyms have semi-decent weights areas, a rack or two and a few benches are pretty standard. Mine is the only one i know of that doesn’t.
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Work for today:
3 hours bouldering
First morning session in about 7 weeks, the kids are officially back at school and time is much more on my side. Strength and power still seem to be there, movement felt a bit rusty. Did all the easy stuff fairly easily, but got a bit too pumped to try too much on the hard stuff.
It’s worth pointing out the Dave grading system i’ve invented here. There’s only 2 levels: if i can do the climb, it’s an easy climb. If i can’t do it, its hard.
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Oh, you tease you.