8/28/2021
PM:
150 push ups
50 pull ups
8/29/2021
AM:
1.5 hour bike ride (mixture of trail/gravel/street)
PM:
Wearing a 30# vest:
1 miile on Airdyne
50 pull ups
50 KB snatches
100 push ups
1 mile on Airdyne
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8/30/2021
AM
Wearing a 30# vest:
1 miile on Airdyne
50 pull ups
50 reps OHP at 95 lbs
50 push ups
150 squats
1 mile on Airdyne
Notes: I like the OHP/Push ups swap for variety. My thumb is still bugging me so weighted dips isn’t a great option right now, but will be in the future. I’ve tended to stick with pull ups for the pull, but will add rows into the mix here and there. I like the squats for most of the lower body work, but also snatches and the occasional walking lunge. I also like not having it set in stone, and making choices at workout time.
Something like the above (50 pull ups, 100 push ups, 150 squats) with the airdyne take about 25 minutes. Leaves me with the energy and time to get something in in the evening.
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What’s the script with this dodgy thumb.
It’s kept you out the burpee game for weeks man.
I went to the doctor about it, and apparently it’s just a sprained thumb but they take forever to heal. Certain things (burpees, ring dips) bother it more than other things (OHP, swings, any pulling). Things like push ups and bench are not bad but can bug it depending on my grip/hand position. The pain isn’t bad, more just a nagging irritation that I want to go away.
When I can get back to burpees again, I’m sure I’ll be gassed after doing 10.
8/29/2021
PM bonus work:
50 knees-to-elbow HLR
125 KB shrugs
100 band pull aparts
Mobility work
8/31/2021
AM work:
1 mile on Airdyne
BP 5’s PRO: 95, 155, 165, 190, 215, 240 lbs
Superset with 50 hammer curls (5x10)
Circuit:
5x5 BP @ 205 lbs
5x10e KB rows (36 kg bell)
5x20 KB swings (28 kg bell)
1 mile on Airdyne
Notes: Didn’t sleep great and didn’t feel like doing this. Felt better once I got going.
Updated progress pics:
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Looking good, my friend. This new regimen really seems to be working for you!
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I was starting to worry about you with this sore thumb behaviour however youve redeemed yourself with those pics my man
Looking fabulous. Absolutely fabulous.
It’s amazing what more bodyweight work and just generally training like a manic can do for ‘aesthetics’
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Now I feel fat… 
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I do like to whine to about my thumb a lot these…
Definitely. Moving away from worrying about categorizing everything to just putting in work and going back to the basics has been great.
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Yer looking good mate. Keep on working.
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9/02/2021
Midday:
Soccer for 45 minutes
PM:
Wearing a 30# vest:
1 mile on Airdyne
50 pull ups
125 push ups
150 squats
1 mile on Airdyne
Notes: First time playing soccer in a long time. Really fun, but I know I’ll be feeling it tomorrow. Just did a standard WV workout in the evening to get some strength training in.
The key here is: don’t go back to burpees.
Hope this helps
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This genuinely made me laugh out loud.
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It all seems so obvious when I see it written out like this.
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9/03/2021
AM work:
OHP 5’s PRO: 65, 85, 95, 115, 125, 135 lbs
Superset with 50 knees-to-elbow HLR
While wearing a 30# weight vest:
1 mile on Airdyne
50 reps OHP @ 100 lbs
40 pull ups
50 SLDL with a pair of 22kg bells (with shrug at the top, Krypteia-style)
1 mile on Airdyne
Notes: Feeling more energized after a couple nights of good sleep. Was dragging earlier in the week. Got a party to go to later today but may try to squeeze in some quick 100-reps-of-something before heading out.
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9/04/2021
AM:
75 min mountain bike ride
Notes: Took my sons on this for their first ride.
Quotes:
“This was the hardest thing I’ve ever done”
“I almost throw up on the up hill parts”
Reality: It was a pretty mild ride.
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9/05/2021
Midday:
OHP 5’s PRO: 65, 85, 95, 115, 125, 135 lbs
Superset with 100 pull aparts
OHP BBS:
10x5 @ 115 lbs
10x10 KB swings (44 kg)
Notes: Needed to get something in quick. Also, feeling the soccer, mountain biking, a crapload of weighted pull ups I’ve been doing so needed a slightly less daunting workout.
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