Wednesday 4/1
Deadlift
1x245
1x245
1x245
1x245
1x245
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Kettlebell Press
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
1x53
Keeping with the “light weights for a week or two while I adapt to a more varied routine” theme. Also may be good because while I keep volume low, I’ve been lifting heavy for years without ever really taking a true “deload” for more than a few days, so maybe the reset will have some extra benefits.
Thursday 4/2
Axle Press
3x115
3x115
3x115
3x115
3x115
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Done as a superset. I may leave 335 loaded on the deadlift bar and toss in five or six daily singles with my more varied routine to keep the spirit of “daily dose” so I’m always primed for a big pull.
Friday 4/3
Farmer’s Walks
12 runs x 25 yards x 135 lbs per hand
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
OK, after a week of tinkering a bit with the movements and seeing how I feel, here’s what I think I’ll go with (subject to more changes based on my body’s feedback of course…) for my “leaning out with Strongman movements & a dash of Daily Dose Deadlift” template:
M: Sandbag + Deadlift 5x1x335
T: Front Squat
W: Kettlebell + Deadlift 5x1x335
R: Axle Press + Deadlift 5x1x335
F: Farmer Walk + Deadlift 5x1x335
S: Back Squat
S: Deadlift (Heavy-Ish)
Saturday 4/4
Mowed The Lawn (60 Min)
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Light pulls today because of a bit of a schedule flip. My wife wants to lift tomorrow and we usually do squats together so I just did my daily dose of pulls after mowing the grass. I’ll hit my squats tomorrow. Planning on some light 5’s.
Sunday 4/5
Back Squat
5x135
5x165
5x195
5x225
5x255
5x255
Monday 4/6
Farmer’s Walks
12 runs x 25 yards x 135 lb per hand
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Tuesday 4/7
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
Back Squat
2x225
2x255
2x255
2x255
2x255
Wednesday 4/8
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Thursday 4/9
Axle Press
3x115
3x115
3x115
3x115
3x115
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Done as a superset (alternating between presses and deadlifts).
Friday 4/10
Farmer’s Walks
10 runs x 30 yards x 135 lb per hand
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Saturday 4/11
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x370
1x370
1x425
Sunday 4/12
Back Squat
5x135
5x165
5x195
5x225
5x255
5x255
Monday 4/13
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Tuesday 4/14
Sandbag Clean
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
Why wasn’t I doing sandbag cleans again? I love these. Super fun and a great deadlift “assistance” movement. Hit me in the head next time I stop doing them.
Wednesday 4/15
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x425
Thursday 4/16
Axle Press
5x55
5x85
5x115
5x115
5x115
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
Alternating sets. Body seems to be responding well to the lighter-weights, move-a-bit-more strategy. Weighed in at 238.0 this morning, so I am down 20 pounds from Feb 4 when I first weighed myself. Continuing to tinker a bit with different exercise choices. I want to have sandbag in twice a week; definitely want to keep a farmer’s walk day; definitely want to keep an axle press day; and will probably keep doing the “daily dose” of 5 deadlift singles at 335 on most of those days. To fill in the gaps, I think a back squat 5’s day on Saturday and a heavy deadlift on Sunday will round things out nicely.
Friday 4/17
Sandbag Clean
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
Saturday 4/18
Back Squat
5x135
5x165
5x195
5x225
5x255
Sandbag Clean
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
1x200
Sunday 4/19
Deadlift
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x335
1x365
1x395
1x425
1x455