I think it’s time to learn to do HSPU’s while actually balancing and not using a support. Surly it’s possible? I bet your favorite CrossFit girl can do them lol
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Working on it
@Voxel
I’ve noticed that I look worse at the same weight
Sleep has been pretty crap though so could that be the culprit?
Week 2: day3
Squat jump: 2x1-25lbs, 5x5-11lbs
Shrimp squats: 4x7/side-25lbs
Press: 1x1push press/side-45lbs, (3x13/side, 1x10/side) -25lbs
Rows: 3x(4upright rows-45lbs+30alternating plank hip drops)
- sleep was crap but surprisingly didn’t feel too bad going in- definite false signal since the rest of the workout was a lot harder than expected, nothing much to say about lower body stuff, press was a struggle @vision1 I feel like I’ve actually gotten weaker on the press since two weeks ago, I was able to do a 3x12/side as part of an upper body giant set AND with shorter rest periods AND a max rep set beforehand
- upright rows seem to bother my shoulders (I tried with the 25 and still bothered them), so I won’t be doing them in the future
It’s only been two weeks, you’re analyzing things on way too small a scale. Your ability on a daily basis will fluctuate, you need to zoom out and look at the bigger picture.
That being said, you hit 3x13, I don’t see how that’s weaker. You’ve only had 2 sessions of overhead pressing, a total of 2 singles at 45 lbs and a few higher rep sets at 25 lbs. I don’t know what improvement you were expecting.
Upright rows are shit, way better rowing options out there.
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I honestly wasn’t expecting any, just afraid I was getting weaker
yes, I realize this now. I was just trying them out
On top of daily fluctuations, I would not expect to feel stronger after a poor night’s sleep when compared to after a night of normal sleep
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What do you yourself think? If it’s a culprit, how, through what mechanism?
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Idk what to think. It’s the most logical explanation considering that nothing consciously changed (even the scale 
) and apparently bad sleep (well worse sleep considering that most of my sleep is objectively bad) leads to some hormonal voodoo that can cause changes in appearance.
I could very well be somehow subconsciously looking for an excuse, but I’m not sure about that either?
This morning, look particularly terrible, but that’s 99.9% most likely because of poor dietary choices yesterday (high sodium and dairy)
Don’t forget that what you’re describing is your perception of how you look. Not necessarily a real change in how you look.
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Easy day… sort of
digestion WAY off this morning so didn’t do my run. Worked out before lunch and mum wouldn’t let me go out in the sun, so garage workout.
Overhead stuff: 1x12/side- overhead lunges w/25lb kb, 1x20m/side- overhead walk w/ 25lbs, Overhead squat technique practice w/ broomstick
HS technique- FAIL 
then… Conditioning gut check…
15x(7kbs-45lbs+7burpees)-EMOM
7 min burpees- 105
- felt good, EMOM a LOT easier than expected, went by really quick, 7min burpees sucked, pretty disappointed
Your digestion is routinely off. What are you eating? What’s in them protein bars you have before bed?
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I too would be disappointed in myself if I’d spent 7 minutes of my life doing burpees!
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It’s been off for a long time, but occasionally gets more off than normal. In yesterday’s case, yogurt+ excessive sodium+ fruit before bed was definitely the cuprit.
The protein bars are basically just cheaper quest bars. pretty much same ingredients, same taste- The digestion issues were more or less there long before I started eating them (or even getting into fitness and nutrition for that matter)
I do it as a test
As in, I wonder if burpees are still awful?
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How much sugar alcohols are in your diet?
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just the 4g of eritrithol in the protein bar and 5g in my protein powder. I haven’t been using sweeteners
I’ve learned to embrace the suck, and beats the rower any day
I’d rather do the rower. But to be clear I’d rather rather do neither.
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