Worked out at my dad’s house this morning which has a combo of kilogram and pound plates, hence the odd increments. Back is still not 100 percent. Felt like I’d been making good progress but I don’t think 7 hours in the car yesterday was ideal for recovery. On the bright side, I still got some work in. Time to relax and eat.
Back in the comfort of “my” garage gym instead of my dad’s breezeway. My back is feeling about 85-90 percent better now. I’ll stick with the Daily Dose Deadlift from now through Christmas.
At the moment, almost none. I’m not intending to compete so it’s not really a necessity; just do it if I feel like it. I used to do lots of bench pressing and pull-ups. Oddly enough, even with >75% of my training in the last 2 years being “deadlift singles” I still don’t think I have really lost much upper body strength. Whenever I grab the 88 pound kettlebell I can still press it overhead with either hand, no problem.
Not bad but not perfect either. Gonna ease myself back into it.
Some days, I set a timer and go with a true EMOM; most days, more like 90 seconds to 2 minutes between sets, I would guess.
Probably about 30 minutes most days; on the weekends I’ll stretch it out a little longer if I want to do more volume. This is by design; I’m a young man with a wife, house, and god willing, kids on the way. My wife is lovely and understanding and also dedicated to fitness, so she would understand if I wanted to work out longer, but I’m attracted to the minimalist approach. The simplicity of the “program” is a good thing for me - no excuses, I always can find 30 minutes to go into the garage, warm up, and do half a dozen deadlift singles.