It’s really a great show for someone to relax. The people are all so nice and friendly (not like American “reality shows” lol) and the food always looks great.
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I watch so many Netflix shows that are not American and enjoy them much better!!
Sunday 3/4
Sandbag “Front Lifts”
20x1 @ 200 pounds
Whew. Inspired by the Arnold, I decided that I was ready to up the weight and add a fourth 50-pound bag of sand, so the bag is now likely ~210 per @T3hPwnisher’s note on sandbag weight. Going to need a few workouts to get used to handling this weight before I can really “carry” it well so today was all about the pick and hoisting it to chest level.
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Monday 3/5
Back Squat
5x135
5x165
5x195
5x225
5x255
2x285
1x315*
*so I’ve been throwing a lot at myself lately with a >90% deadlift on Thursday, adding fives in the squat and then going heavy on sandbag yesterday and it may have caught up to me a little tonight. My right knee felt tweaky during warmup and then on the first rep at 315 my back felt really tight, so I shut it down.
This is why we need that spinning bike to arrive, lol. Twice a week easy non-impact cardio sessions to break a sweat while I can restore a little bit between squats, deadlifts and Strongman stuff.
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man that was so smooth
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Tuesday 3/6
Sandbag “Front Lifts”
20x1 @ 200 pounds (EMOM)
Kept it simple tonight. Spin bike should be here tomorrow or the next day.
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Thanks man.
I think I’m good for something in the low to mid 600’s now. Just need to finish a good solid training cycle where I incorporate a few more squats and some sandbag work before testing a new max.
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I binge-watched that show. It’s great for exactly the reasons you wrote. I’m very upset that they don’t have more seasons available on Netflix.
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We watched the first three seasons they made available on Netflix awhile ago (6 months? A year?) and recently we got to watch the fourth season they added more recently, which made us decide to rewatch the first three.
Surprisingly good rewatchability. If it’s been a few months it’s fun to watch again, we remember just enough that it’s fun to see a second time.
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Wednesday 3/7
Front Squat
5x135
5x150
5x165
5x180
5x195
2x225
2x255
Stopped on the way home from work and picked up our spinning bike at the FedEx store. Got home late so I just banged out a few front squats tonight but tomorrow I’ll try to put it together and give it a spin (pun intended).
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I didn’t even think to check whether they added a new season!
I almost face-planted.
Dad jokes on point, you have my approval.
Thursday 3/8
Spinning Bike (20 Minutes)
This should be a real boon for me. Lifting will remain my primary focus but it’s going to be a great option for 1-2 days per week of active recovery, good way to get a little easy conditioning, and should be a saving grace once we have the little one at home (put baby in swing / rocker thingy, hop on bike, hope baby stays asleep for at least 20 minutes).
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I used to take the baby monitor to the garage while I did sessions on the Bowflex. It wasn’t what I expected in terms of strength training but it was good for lighter sessions during my daughter’s naps.
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In the mornings now, given its a good day I bring the monitor down and lift (very quietly). Oh how things change. I cannot deadlift during the week in the mornings anymore bc our garage gym is directly under our boy’s room.
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Friday 3/9
Sandbag “Front Lifts”
10x1 @ 200 pounds (EMOM)
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
5x315
Had been kind of annoyed all week that Monday’s back tightness kept me from really getting a full squat workout in, so tonight after 10 sandbag lifts I decided to change course and see if I could make up for that. Stuck with doubles throughout the warmup and then blasted through a pretty easy set of 5 at 315.
Tonight’s drink, switching away from beer for a day, is a nice glass of Merlot. We’re part of this thing that’s not really a wine “club” but works sort of the same way. We pay a fixed monthly fee and then when there’s enough money in our “account” we can buy a mixed case of 12 bottles (your pick) from an assortment of independent winemakers. Our wine drinking has been slow lately with, uh, pregnancy (hence the increased beer consumption!) but tonight I was just feeling a glass of red.
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I need to join that club lol 
…your wife wasn’t a beer drinker? I hope she is doing well with the pregnancy so far!!
It’s called “Naked Wines” - 40 bucks a month. Depending on how expensive your tastes are (the bottles range from $8 or so on upwards) you can buy a case every 3-4 months.
She’s more of a wine / whiskey drinker than beer (for a long while, I was too). Now I mix it up a little more; a beer on weeknights, a glass of wine or two on weekends. I love bourbon but that’s more of a special-occasion (weddings with an open bar, anyone?)
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Awesome, thank you for letting me know and I’ll look into it! I love wine but didn’t have a bottle chilled so I just had a couple cans of Bush Light 
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