Have you trained caber toss and hammers?
I threw a mini caber once about ten years ago. Soooooo, no.
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Damn dude, putting up some good weight on the clean! You feeling they are adding much overall strength or size?
YOU DONāT ALREADY OWN 12?!
I know my red beard is misleading, but my mom is black, Portuguese, and Pacific Islander. Donāt worry, kilt will be here Saturday.
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Weight on cleans is going up 
If this makes sense, things feel lighter. Like less of a load on my body. Maxes havenāt skyrocketed, but everything is more comfortable. Also, for me cleans seem to be an awesome warm up that Iām less likely to skip.
4/18 press
50 pull aparts between each set
Push press
Barx5
Barx5
Barx5
Barx5
Barx2
95x2
115x2
135x2
155x2
185x2
185x2
185x2
185x2
185x2
185x2
Drop to
135x10
Handstand hold SS/ plate curls
Failure/50x25 lb plate
3 rounds
Fair enough; I was wondering if you noticed that your DL/Front Squats felt better or any upper back size was added from all the cleans.
I like the IDEA of cleans, but I donāt enjoy doing them. So unless I can get some people who strongly recommend them for one reason or another, I doubt Iāll be adding them into my program anytime soon!
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Front squats and RDLs feel great. Much more stable in my upper back. When I get back to pulling more from the floor, Iāll let you know how deadlifts have been affected.
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Ordered a weighted vest. Planning on running a training plan with primarily bodyweight exercises as assistance, while also adding in more cardio. I have a couple of long treks/hikes Iād like to do this summer, and Iād like to be better conditioned for those. I plan on carrying the grand majority of the gear to accommodate those coming with me.
I was like this with cleans and snatches before I tore a tendon in my wrist. It gets everything primed and fired before you deadlift or ohp for me.
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4/19 way too much pull
RDL/row/muscle snatch/good morning/overhead squat/squat
Empty bar, 10 reps each, 5 rounds
Power clean from hang
Barx3
Barx3
95x3
135x2
185x2
205x2
6 doubles with 225
Barbell row
135x8
185x8
225 for 4 sets of 8
Deadlifts
225x1
315x1
405x1
405 EMOM for 30 minutes, 12 reps on the last minute.
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Not sure what is happening, but I weighed 202 lbs this morning. I was 172.8 after a light water cut Mid March. My body is weird.
Thatās intense. Same scale, same time of day, same conditions, etc?
My weight can fluctuate a solid 5-10lbs overnight, but not 30ā¦
Different scale and Iām not cutting water, but 30 is a lot. I usually weigh between 178-185 on this scale.
4/21 Recovery/Volume
All of the following was done with a 50 lb vest
100 Dips
100 Pull ups
100 ab wheel rollouts
100 back raises
100 lunges each leg
Some handstands
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4/25 why am I here
Running on 1.5 hours of sleep because I was playing the new Zeldaā¦worth it. Was supposed to squat but I forgot my gym bag, and i didnt want to squat in my cowboy style workboots. Decided to do the mantathalon challenge thingy that was posted recently.
Bench BW
Chinups BW
OHP 50% BW
Dips +45
Curls 50% BW
BW 191 rounded to 195
Bench 27
Chin ups 29
OHP (rounded to 100) 18
Dips 24
Curls (rounded to 100) 11
109 in 14:30ish
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5/1 press
Strict press
6 pullups between each set
Barx3
Barx3
65x2
95x2
115x2
135x2
145x2
155 for 10 doubles
Seated top half press from pins
30 pull aparts between each set
95x6
135x6
185x6
205x6
225x1.6 lol
185x6
Rear delt raise, lateral raise, front raise
12 each with 15ās, 5 rounds
Handstands
Handstands are stupid hard when shoulders and triceps are smoked.
So, broke a metatarsal. Feels good. Oh well. Going to ignore it and train anyway.
5/4 Lower
5 minutes at level 12 on stairmaster w/ 50 lb vest. Oh goodness my cardio is so bad. Heart rate was at 180+ 2 minutes in.
SSB squat
Barx10
Barx10
135x5
225x5
315x1
10 singles @365, 1 minute rest
200 lunges and 200 back raises w/ 50 lb vest.
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5/8 Upper
Woke up this morning upset about how little I overhead press. Actual feelings of disappointment and anger. My life must be pretty good to be worried about such trivial things.
Strict Press
20 pull aparts between each set
Barx3
Barx3
95x1
115x1
135x1
155x1
165 for 8 singles, 90 seconds rest
If my recent 100% can happen for 8 singles with low rest, I think overhead might be finally heading in the right direction
135 for 5 triples, 60 seconds rest
Overhead cable triceps extension SS/ cable row
10 count hold, 10 reps, 10 count hold
6 rounds
Banded Dips
37 reps RP in 5 minutes
10 deep breaths after each failed rep. Triceps were pretty done
100 front raises and 100 curls w/ 25 lb plate
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