Man, I have surprised myself with how quickly I adapted to that. Now if only my press would adapt.
I’m not going to time HTFU the next few times, because the point for me is to get the reps in, not to constantly push the conditioning side. This will make it more sustainable.
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What the fuck does HTFU stand for
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@ChongLordUno
Harden the fuck up.
Was 4 rounds, now its 5 rounds, of:
12 swings
4 goblet squats
12 rows each arm
12 diamond pushups
I use a 50lb KB.
If you try it let me know how you get on!
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About 0.75lb chicken breast tenders, crusted with coconut flakes, for lunch.
And I had 1850 ccalories worth of prosciutto as a midmorning snack. Worth 130 grams protein by itself.
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I’ll have to do it now… And sometimes you should film some squatting from the side ahah
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How do you like this angle @aldebaran ?
@dagill2 here’s the official record of my shameful attempt.
I do think I could get it with a little practice… but that negative is much more painful than it seemed on paper.
After I rack the bar you kinda see my torso try a fetal position lol.
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Yeah it’s literally a lack of practice. You even adjusted your leg/feet position mid lift! If you compare your slow eccentric compared to your regular reps, you can see you used too much knee flexion and enough hips during the slow eccentric. Perhaps your hands are a bit too close also
Keep practicing and you’ll be fine! Perhaps sometimes some 3 secs eccentrics rep or paused reps
And no this angle is still poop we need more side view
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Ok I’ll work on the angle! Its difficult in the gym, the way this rack is set up, plus I’m self conscious about setting up a camera like an instachick.
4/22
60 swings last night, 1.1 mile weighted walk this morning with 40lb, nice and relaxing.
And now breakfast, 5 eggs, 2 bacon, mozzarella, flameout and multivitamin. Plus cold tea sweetened with about an ounce of juice.
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Now that’s a fuxking omelette and a half
Howver I’m a little perturbed by how feminine your bacon is arranged
Just slam the full rashers on that shit and crank it up with some cheese to fuel those gains
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4/23/2021, Friday
Last night, a feast: Texas Roadhouse: a small steak, chili, and tons of rolls. And a tall Blue Moon.
First beer I’ve had in weeks, and more carbs than I’d probably had in the past 2 or 3 weeks combined. And good thing, too, because today,
PRESS DAY
95#, 10 sets of 8, just as I’ve been attempting for the past 5 or 6 weeks.
Felt like freakin’ superman. Like someone took 5-10lbs off the bar. Tempo was faster, took more reps between breaths, and GOT. EVERY. LAST. ONE… Except kinda on the last set.
There was a guy waiting patiently for my rack, and I cut my rest period short… and on rep 8 I got about 3/4 of the way there and failed, rest-paused for 3 breaths, then got a solid rep. I’m counting it!
So next Friday I drop to sets of 6, and go up to 100lbs.
Also did:
PULLAPARTS 120 total, supersetting 12 every press set
SHINS-TO-BAR 40 total, supersetting 4 every press set.
Out of time so that was it for today.
Contributing factors to this success:
-Not beating myself up every day
-eating tons of food (carbs) before the session
-doing tabata presses with empty bar last week for press endurance?
-doing heavy triples a few days ago for press strength?
-doing diamond pushups constantly for triceps?
Bottom line: while this isn’t superman levels compared to the many stronger men here, it’s miles above where I was a few months ago and I’m well on my way to the goal of a 135lb press.
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This was set 6, I think. Camera angle is poor but I can see that my tempo is better, wrists are better, and got the reps haha.
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Really smooth reps!
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Camera angle is getting better 
Really smooth reps indeed. perhaps the wrists are a bit cocked back. Looks like your thoracic mobility might be holding you a little bit as well!
Enjoy this feeling man you deserve it! 10 x 8 is no joke lol!
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Thanks @aldebaran !
Ok I looked this up, guess I should use the foam roller to mobilize it? Is this something I should add daily or just before I press, do you think? Or do you prescribe a different method to mobilize it?
And, what are you seeing in the video that points you to this?
Million questions lol!
4/24, Saturday
60 swings last night.
While the world is sleeping in or waking up, I harden up:
HTFU 5 rounds, untimed
Tabata press: 4 rounds z press, 4 rounds standing, with empty barbell
10-min plank mindset challenge, from Alsruhe:
Was in the home stretch with a minute left when a dog-and-raccoon-related emergency happened and I had to sprint away lol.
I sissied the plank of course, finding less painful ways to keep myself off the ground by shifting my weight; but it was still hard and is a great challenge to try. I wish I would have finished, and I definitely could have. Darn dog.
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What kind of dog do you have?
Presses look great jdm!
Do you prefer to breathe and rebrace at the top or bottom?
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@bagsy a shelter mixed breed, lab/pit/god knows what else. Black, about 60-70lbs.
Sweet dog. But not smart! And we live in a wooded area so there are critters, and she picked a fight with one this morning.
@boilerman thanks. Intuitively I breathe and rebrace at the bottom, but Alsruhe says to do it at the top, and that seems to be working ok. I kinda go back and forth.
What I like about doing it at the top, it’s like sealing a piston that’s fully extended; pushing the piston down compresses the air, and it rebounds back to the top position. Mentally.
What do you prefer?
Aw, nice. Do you still train with your dog? Seems like you did awhile ago? You should post pics. I love living vicariously through dog owners’ experiences. I cannot wait until I can get my own.
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Ha! No I don’t. She is an awful walker. Will try her best to pull you into the ditch. She is better off roaming our acre at her own disjointed pace!
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