Anna's Training Log Part 2 (Part 1)

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@T3hPwnisher i get why you do good mornings when deadlifts aren’t on the table now…

It took me an hour to get through 8sets of 5 at only 50kg and my entire back, core and hamstrings are lit up…

I did 10x5 at 100kg on deadlifts not too long ago and don’t remember struggling this hard to complete reps

It’s weird bc I don’t feel like I worked that hard (out of breath, tired, lightheaded or tinnitus) like when I do heavy squats or deadlifts, but my muscles are done

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I honestly go for them because the mechanics should be identical to a conventional pull: just different bar placement. I did them seated when I was recovering from ACL surgery and it seemed to go a long way with preserving strength. Bruce Randall and the Dave Tate era of Westside can also attest to their effectiveness. Glad to hear you got a good training session out of it.

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Y’all make me want to do good mornings all of a sudden.

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They’re a great thing to do when you’re injured…

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Well in that case I’d rather stick with deads and avoid injury.

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Week 2 day 4 (yesterday)

Good morning: 8x5-50kg
Lunges: 5x(5/side-60kg+10burpees)
Leg extensions: 3x(10-60lbs+10lying leg raises)
Conditioning: 6x(20sec jump squat+20sec squat+20sec lunge)

  • this was a killer- the good mornings lit up my back, glutes and hamstrings, felt good
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Week 2: Day 5 (yesterday)

Bench: 10x(10-35kg+8lateral raises-10lb Dbs+5 burpees)
Close grip incline: 3x8-35kg
Conditioning: 1x100 jump squats, rest 4 min 1x50 jump squats

  • decided to have a bit of fun, 10x10 felt good- moved quickly

Week 2: Day 6

Press: 8x2-40kg
Incline bench: 8x5-40kg

  • that’s all for today, took things slowly- no supersets or burpees, I am wiped and cannot fathom doing conditioning @SvenG
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Yep, give your body and your mind a rest.

Your semester is over now, right? Either way, you probably need it (the rest) more than you know.

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yep!
The last two weeks have been a bit crazy. Bombed one exam, I think I passed the other two, turned in my final project, did two presentations, just turned in my senior thesis proposal and wrote a model

Also spent a couple of hours planning out christmas menu

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A lot of ppl have been doing recaps. I thought I’d jump on the train @SvenG @cyclonengineer

Academics:

  1. Classes: lowest course load I’ve had and will have. Had two standout profs that really made them enjoyable. One of them actually made me want to change direction a bit. With that said, it’s not been all sunshine and rainbows. Game theory kicked my arse. Coming back to in person classes has also been more taxing than expected. I wanted to skip class for the first time EVER… I also got my first B ever… I’m looking forward to next semester- easy classes and lab meetings!!! Senior year is going to be tougher since I’m taking more maths and ironically, a CS grad class on privacy and security.
  2. Research: a lot less productive than I’d have liked. I did a mini project and made pretty minimal progress on my faces project. I thought I was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but my advisor realized that the design was completely off and that I needed to start over… I have spent the past two months on a pilot study… I am extremely doubtful I will be done by the time I graduate :sob::sob::sob:. I turned in a proposal for my senior thesis project yesterday. Hope to get the green light soon so I can get started and do as much as possible during break. The problem is that the project has no modeling. I haven’t done any projects with Econ modeling, but I also need to demonstrate my ability to do theory work for application purposes
  3. Other: A very well regarded prof has promised to write ma a rec letter and “put in a good word” for me with a guy I want to study under in grad school.

Life:

  1. I have female friends now!!! They are two girls in my game theory class. We’ve also hung out outside of class, which is a first. I get along with most of my sorority sisters, but I don’t have the same kind of “real” friendship
  2. My cooking has taken off. I have have successfully made puff pastry 4 times! Achievement unlocked. Also getting better at presentation

Gym:

  1. I can squat two plates and bench over 1 plate now!! Adjusting for bodyweight though, only the squat got stronger. Deadlift lagged…
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Sounds like you’re doing great!

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Also, @hustlinghat93 this callus thing is getting really annoying.
It’s right at the joint so it’s healing really really slowly…

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Are you in the US right now or China?

I seem to recall you have ripped calluses in the past. Since it is recurring I recommend purchasing a Split Stick from Rhino Skin Solutions (assuming you are in the US then). I never really rip calluses but have had smilies, flappers, and splits (which sounds like what you are possibly describing actually) and that product heals those up far quicker than without. I’ve even used it on my shins after deadlifts to heal quicker.

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More Trouble Than I Am Worth: Chaos Is The Plan (T3hPwnisher Log)
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Nice work. 2 plates is incredibly strong for your body weight (forget the adjustment bull crap). A lot of dudes can’t squat 2 plates properly (let alone more than 2x BW)

And congratulations on the no longer perfect academic record (seriously that first B is like a relief valve for self imposed pressure).

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Not much can be done unfortunately. The best you can do is either avoid exercises that irritate it or tape it up (to avoid infection if it opens up) and training through discomfort.

Ditto

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thanks!! I’ll look into it

probably

Once, but it was in the centre and that healed in 3 days

Mum will NOT be happy if my hands were bleeding, so…
I’ll definitely be back to training normally- bleeding or not after break

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Which one!?! I was a TA for one during my time there… :slight_smile:

(Granted, that was eons ago and things look a lot different now, but I’m still curious if it’s the same class.)

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17334- “usable privacy and security”

My friend suggested 17731-“intro to privacy and security” but that’s not offered spring semester

The nice thing is that the grad classes don’t have official prereqs so I don’t have to take any of the 15-xxx courses

17-334 is apparently theory based so the fact that I have never touched python or C doesn’t matter

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Yeah, different course. But pretty cool nonetheless. Enjoy!

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I am!
In the meantime, I’m really going to have to focus on probability and learn some algorithm stuff.

Honestly, I never thought I’d do ANYTHING CS related… things change I guess

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