Those look tasty, what’s the brand?
Wegmans sells it. I haven’t seen the “real” Sriracha there in forever. To me, it tastes more smokey and less sweet than the huy fong brand.
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Thanks! I’ve seen that there, never picked it up before. My Wegmans is about 50/50 on having sriracha and when they do have it the price is mind boggling. I read some Reddit conspiracy thread in the middle of the night a few months back about the chili growers manipulating the market, I remember no details but it’s a conspiracy I’m willing to believe in blindly lol
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I mean, it sounds legit to me. All these chili farmers gotta get theirs as well. I don’t blame them lol
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The Minimalist W1D1
(41 minutes from “warmup” to finish)
GS1
30 second kb swings
Deadlift at
295x8
335x6
385x4
405x2
60 second plank
GS2
30 second kb swing
Deadlift at
325x9
325x3
60 second plank
10 min amrap - 3 rounds
Tempo RDL (4 seconds on each phase of lift) at 225x5
Goblet squat with 35lb DB x 25
20 seconds band leg curls
This is a somewhat vague writeup, but for anyone who knows anything about Brian’s programming, it’s fairly straightforward. Strict 90 seconds rest between rounds.
I am sweating bullets. Probably not a great idea doing deadlift days back to back, but I survived. Definitely going to be walking goofy for a day or two. I foresee my work capacity exploding from this.
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The Minimalist W1D2
(36:51 from warmup to finish)
GS1
Wide grip pull ups
9, 7, 5, 3 x BW
Clean and push press
125x9
145x7
160x5
170x3
8 plate halos x 25lb plate each side (x4)
GS2
Wide grip pull up x 15
Clean and push press
135x12
135x3
8 Plate halos x 25lb plate (x2) per side
Finisher
WGPU and neutral DB clean and press
x10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 as little rest as possible
First day of the new job today and it went well. I am so ready to be building towards a new routine, for now. Soon, it’ll be flipped on its head yet again.
I want to get through at least 3 lifting days this week. I can’t believe it’s been 5 days since the last time I lifted, and I can’t let that become my new normal.
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I got some, had it on some teriyaki heavy stirfry so couldn’t really tell the difference between it and HF sriracha.
I’m already sold on it though because the pouring mechanism is way better than the squeeze bottle which always gets clogged up on the HF kind.
Thing of beauty
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Hell yeah! Glad you found it ok as a replacement. I definitely agree with the horrible pouring tip, the sky valley one never gets clogged.
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The Minimalist W1D3
(44:02)
GS1
6 burpee vertical jumps
Pause squat
225x10
255x8
275x6
295x4
25 hollow rocks
GS2
6 burpee vertical jumps (x2)
Pause squat
235x15
235x5
25 hollow rocks (x2)
Finisher
EMOM front squats
145x2
145x4
145x6
145x8
145x10
145x4+1
Fuck those hollow rocks. They sucked. It seems my abs and lower back are a weak point. There’s a lot of ab work in this program so that should be being addressed as the program goes on.
Squats moved well but were quite difficult.
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Rolled out of bed this morning and just had to sit there and laugh for a second. Legs are quite toasty. Got lots of stairs, ladders and crouching lined up for today.
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What are hollow rocks? My initial thought was those poorly designed “secret” key hiders
“Lie on your back with your arms overhead and crunch your abs to create a “hollow” position—this should elevate your feet and arms from the floor. Shift your weight to begin rocking back and forth slightly while maintaining the hollow position—don’t allow yourself to straighten from this crunched position.”
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The Minimalist W1D4
(36:02)
GS1
Bent over BB row
185x8
205x6
225x4
245x2
Bench
165x8
185x6
195x4
215x2
30 seconds Russian twist
GS2
Bent over row
205x12
Bench
175x12
30 second Russian twist
4 rounds in ten minutes (and two seconds) of
CGBP at 145x7
DB straight arm.pullover at 15lbs
Deficit pushups (two 45 bumpers stacked) x 12
Quick in and out. Sweating profusely and whatnot, super pumped too. Deadlifting Sunday.
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The Minimalist W2D1
(51:20)
GS1
DB snatch at 40x7 each side
Pause deadlift
225x9
275x7
325x5
365x3
Band wood chopsx8 each side
GS2
DB snatch 40x7 ea
Pause deadlift
295x9
295x6
Band wood chopsx8 ea side
Finisher
Trap bar farmers carry at 325lbs
50 ft, drop bar, turn around and re-pick, 50 ft back
Repeat 8 times in 10 mins
This was miserable. Took my trap bar for a walk in the backyard for the first time ever and it was intense. My traps are lit up.
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@tlgains boilerman is now so strong he can chop wood with just a band.
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@simo74 maybe by the end of the program!
I was going to like your post until I saw the paused deadlifts in there. I’m sorry, both for you having to do paused deadlifts and for me not liking your post…
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Haha I fully understand. There’s nothing worse than pre-fatiguing paused work, deadlifts especially. It was the most difficult day of the program so far.
The Minimalist W2D2
42:15
GS1
NG chins
x10, 8, 6, 4
Z Press
95x10
105x8
115x5
115x4
Dead bugs
4x7
GS2
NG chin
x 12
x8
Z Press at 95
x10, 8, 2
Dead bugs
3x7
Z Pin Press just above eyeballs
30 seconds max reps at 75lbs
Waiter hold
30 seconds at 75lbs
Rest 60 seconds
5 rounds through. Brutal.
Wow. I didn’t do nearly as well today as I anticipated. I missed a rep on GS1 and had a hell of a time with all the rest of the Z Press stuff. I completely over estimated my strength on it. The waiter holds were closer to 25 seconds than 30, I just couldn’t hold the BB up any longer.
However, I give myself a big ol slap on the ass for lifting two days in a row. Good things are happening body comp wise and I feel outstanding after completing the work (not so much during). I’m loving this kind of programming so far.
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No lifting today… but here is some food.
Over cooked flank steak (on one side for my wife, she ate maybe 1/4 of it)
4 over easy organic eggs
Big ol salad with some croutons and a little bit of shredded cheese
I’ve been laying off the beef for a while and have been eating a lot more chicken breast because it’s cheap. This was really a treat and it turned out great.
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