Anna's Training Log Part 2 (Part 2)

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Week 7: Day 2

Paused Squats: 2x4-165lbs beltless, 1x3-175lbs, 1x1-185lbs
Front squats: 3x5-135lbs
cable row: 1x9,8,7-100lbs
Leg extensions: 3x5-115lbs (abductor/adductor machine broken)

  • legs were tired and paused squats were harder than expected, straight up failed to do 145lbs on front squat lol, rest was fine
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Thanks!

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@twojarslave I think you might find this fun.

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I think thatā€™s a fantastic thought exercise. Obviously you had to play fast and loose with a few of the adaptations to a WWII belligerent, but Iā€™m sure your audience will have at least a general awareness that leadership and talent management works a little bit differently on a war front than in the manufacturing world or a hospital.

All in all I thought it was coherent and could follow your reasoning the whole way through, but take that with a grain of salt since Iā€™m not a college boy. It definitely made more sense than many dubious applications of Six Sigma methodology Iā€™ve seen over the years, especially a particularly memorable one I sat through where a production manager claimed (theoretical, of course) cost saving benefits that exceeded actual spending.

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Iā€™m glad you found it interesting

Typical corporate :joy::joy:

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Week 7: Day 2

Rope pull machine: 7x(3min easy-ish+30sec hard+30sec rest)
eliptical: 15min easy
5min core

  • felt good and quick, got HR up
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Iā€™m not sure if coachā€™s programme is working anymore.

It was going well for a while, but in the past 4 months, Iā€™ve only gotten weaker.

This morning, 265 for a set of 3 on deadlift felt pretty maximal but back in spring, I could do 265 for 4 sets of 5 without much problem and even did 275 for 2 sets of 5

I did wake up at a new low weight this morning, but Iā€™m only 1.5lbs lighter than I was when I hit the 265 for 4x5

I feel as though, when you gain 1.5lbs, you find it a more significant event than when you lose it.

But that said, if youā€™re eating in a manner that facilitates weight loss, it stands to reason to me that itā€™s the same manner of eating that does not promote strength growth. I know Iā€™ve witnessed a decline in my own recent training as Iā€™ve prioritized getting my bodyweight low.

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I get freaked out about weight gain when it sticks around for more than a week.

I the weight loss has been very sudden with strong evidence of water dropping. Iā€™ll be concerned if Iā€™m still light in a week

Exactly. Thatā€™s what Iā€™m getting at: when itā€™s 1.5lb GAINED, itā€™s significant. When itā€™s 1.5lbs LOST, itā€™s not. Itā€™s the same amount of weight: the significance should be understood as such. A 1.5lb change in bodyweight will definitely impact performance at this stage.

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Week 7: Day 4

AM
Deadlift: 1x4-245, 255lbs, 1x3-265lbs
Front squat: 3x5-135lbs
pendlay rows: 2x6, 1x5-135lbs
adductor machine: 1x10,9,8-60lbs

PM (fueled by rotisserie chicken and halo top)
Paused deadlift: 2x4, 23-235lbs
press: 1x8-65lbs, 1x4-75lbs, 1x1-85lbs
btn press: 2x4, 1x4-65lbs
Leg extensions : 1x(6 w/10sec eccentric +4 normal speed reps)-70lbs, 1x15-70lbs, 1x5-115lbs

  • deadlifts were super disappointing- still struggling at lockout and everything felt super heavy despite no soreness and relatively high energy, paused deadlifts were a pain, rest went fine
  • going to be 900kcal over allotment for the day lol :rofl:

Week 6: day 5

45min HIIT and core workout video

Also


Friend and I took a ā€œlittleā€ walk around LA
Had good sushi for lunch, discovered that there really isnā€™t much to LA, good conversation.

Glad to know someone is willing to 1) watch war movies with me 2) walk around with me for the better part of 8 hours