4/4 easter Sunday
Last night: 60 swings.
This morning:
4 rounds:
-15 swings
-12 rows each side
-10 diamond pushups (did 25 on last round)
That circuit is quality. Adding goblet squats would make it hit every major muscle. Should plan to time this and use on off-days with regularity.
4/4 Sunday night:
60 swings.
4/5 Monday morning:
Up at 4:45, extra early to take care of a few things. After coffee and before breakfast, tried my new WOD, which I’ll call HTFU (harden the fuck up).
4 rounds for time:
-12 swings
-4 goblet squats
-12 rows each side
-12 diamond pushups
Finished in 10:07.
A good goal would be 8:00. This will become a near-daily routine as I want to harden the F up anyway and it’s solid conditioning. Could add a few more goblet squats once I get down to 8:00.
Ate 4 eggs and a strip of bacon, on top of the 20g scoop of collagen in my coffee.
Now headed out to set a new 2RM for front squat and DL, to set TMs for 5/3/1.
Sounds like a good morning and that looks like a good wod man.
Forgot to answer sorry! No your OHP looks fine, really, you have the good reflexes. Indeed I’d probably cock your wrist less (think punching the ceiling) and have your elbows a bit more forward if you can, and try a grip a smudge wider if you want more shoulders involvement and less triceps
Now that’s a badass morning routine lol!
4/4/21 Monday
DEADLIFT finding a max:
135x10, 185x10, 225x5
275x2
295x2
315x2 lifetime PR I think
325x1 lifetime PR
Broke second rep off the floor, but grip opened up and dropped it.
FRONT SQUAT finding a max:
135x2
155x2
175x2
195x1 was sloppy, hunched forward.
Idk if that’s a lifetime PR or not, but I know I’ve made progress.
Ran out of time so couldn’t do my EMOMs+20rep set, so instead, 135 for 20 reps, as fast and few sets as possible. Got it in 3:52, 10,7,3 reps.
ABS
Toes to bar during deadlift warmups, 4x4
Alternating decline situps and captains chair leg raises, 20,15,10,5 each no rest (not much anyway) and finished by trying some weird ab machine.
4/5
Last night 60 swings
This morning HTFU in 10:26,
2.1 mile jog untimed, halfmile cooldown walk.
Looking good @jdm135 brother
Grinding those reps out. No fuxking about my man
Hell yeah man, nice PRs!
4/6 Wednesday
Yesterday evening half-mile weighted walk (wife’s at 37wks and not up for the whole mile), and 60 swings.
Today:
Got it in 7:49!
Early meeting today plus looking for a new gym that’s more on the way to work, so no time to waste.
“Let’s go to war” @ChongLordUno was saying In my head.
Well you reached that goal quickly 
Good job!!
Superb @jdm135 my man
No messing, just repping
Last night:
60 swings
Today:
HTFU in 8:48
2.1 mile run untimed.
Lean and mean @jdm135 my man
Do not stop. Keep adding coal to the gain train
Last night 60 swings
4/9, Friday
PRESS DAY
Goal, of course, was 10 sets of 8 with 95lb.
I actually thought I’d get it today; but things turned out much worse than expected.
Started missing reps on the second set! Dropped 10 85lb just to get the reps in, and still missed more reps than any of the previous weeks! What’s happening!
I need to think about this.
Here are the numbers though.
Press:
Warmup, then
95x8
95x7 wtf
85x8,8,8,7,5 wtf
95x4,4,3
Did a few chins, inverted rows, BPAs, btn with just the bar, and power cleans with 135, 2 sets of 5.
You’ve been hitting lots of PRs lately and tolerating elbow issues still (I think?), so I wouldn’t sweat a less than perfect day. On top of losing weight, too?
Thanks, yes I believe the weight loss and lack of carbs, maybe compounding a fatiguing week (mentally and physically ) is the reason. I hope I bounce back stronger next week. But I’m prepared for the possibility that pressing won’t improve until bodyweight rises.
You’ve been managing lots of PRs despite the weight loss, so I wouldn’t lose hope yet. Maybe a deload soon couldn’t hurt?
This may just be me, but when I hit heavy deadlifts my other lifts suffer for a while before leveling out again. Might be something to that from earlier this week?
Yup posting photos like that online feels very weird, but it’s a good way of checking in, being accountable and seeing progress.
You’re doing smashingly well, keep up the great work - definitely seeing more shape and definition, legs are great.
