New toys are fun!
Thursday 6/28
Axle Deadlift
5x115
1x205
1x295
1x385
1x415
1x415
1x415
1x415
1x415
1x415
Tonight’s beer: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. I’m a big fan of this. A little creamy, not quite as heavy as some of my main stouts. Highly recommend for anyone that likes barrel aged beer.
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Their beer IS very good. Have you had their cream ale? I just drank one last week, and I’m fully impressed. It’s a golden beer with vanilla and corn pieces added, presumably for sugar, yet aged in a bourbon barrel. If you’re wanting a flavorful, lighter-colored beer, the sweetness and bourbon edge counterbalance each other very well.
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Friday 6/29
Farmer’s Walks
10 x 50 feet x 145 pounds per hand
Tore a callus on my left hand near the end of this. It’s pretty gnarly.
Tonight’s beer was a Troegs LaGrave Golden Ale. Really nice pleasant beer.
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Saturday 6/30
Mowed the lawn (60 minutes easy cardio)
Sunday 7/1
Front Squat
5x135
5x165
5x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
2x285
2x285
Really the only thing that I could do comfortably until my torn callus heals a bit more.
@ActivitiesGuy Have you ever thought of putting a full body movement into your rotation? Something like a clean and press or muscle snatch?
Monday 7/2
Front Squat
5x135
5x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
2x315
Hustled through this so I could make my 5:30 conference call. But I’m of the Dan John mentality - on some days, working up to one heavy double is really all you need.
Callus is healing, should be fine to pull or lift sandbags or something in a few days.
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Tuesday 7/3
Front Squat
5x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
2x285
2x300
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Wednesday 7/4
Front Squat
5x135
5x165
5x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
2x315
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Thursday 7/5
Axle Deadlift
5x115
1x205
1x235
1x250
1x265
1x280
1x295
1x385
1x420 (PR)
Went double overhand up to 295. I’ll try to gradually work on this, as my grip is weak & I’d like to do something about that with the axle and farmer’s walks. I also intend to try to add 5 pounds per week to my max axle (no straps - yet) from now until I hit 500 with a mixed-grip, no straps. This will be a good changeup for me as I LOVE barbell deadlifts but could use something that keeps me from just trying to pull a 90-95 percent barbell single every week.
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Friday 7/6
Axle Deadlift
5x115
5x205
1x295
1x295
1x295
1x295
1x385
1x425 (unstrapped, PR)
5x425 (with straps)
Tonight’s beer was a “Cococino” Porter from Hitchiker Brewing. A little too bitter and coffee-flavored for my taste.
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Saturday 7/7
Axle Deadlift
5x115
5x205
1x295
1x295
1x325
1x325
1x385
1x385
1x415
1x430 (PR)
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Sunday 7/8
Mowed the lawn (60 minutes easy cardio)
Axle Deadlift
5x115
5x205
1x295
1x295
1x385
1x385
1x415
1x435 (PR)
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Monday 7/9
Axle Deadlift
5x115
5x205
1x295
1x295
1x385
1x385
1x415 (straps)
1x445 (straps)
1x475 (straps)
Pulled heavier with straps, even though I intend to track my PR on the axle without them, just because I wanted to feel a little heavier weight. I am really loving the axle.
Tonight’s beer is a Kutztown Lager. This is a delightfully simple but solid lager beer.
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Tuesday 7/10
Farmer’s Walks
6 x 50 feet x 85 pounds per hand
Axle Deadlift
5x115
5x205
3x235
2x265
1x295
1x295
1x385
1x415 (straps)
1x445 (straps)
1x475 (straps)
Tonight’s beer: Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale. Love this. It’s like a cream soda…but a beer instead.
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Sounds delicious
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I might have to get a six of that for the wife. She likes cream soda, so I got her a hard cream soda for New Years. She was so-so about it. Liked the idea but not the execution.
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That beer’s flavor is so good, it caught me off guard.
I’ve had other cream ales that were disappointing. Not so the Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale. It’s everything a cream ale should be.
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