Borrowing a chihuahua made me smile. I hope it is a great thanksgiving. Being around good people and having good food has always been good for my soul. I am so sorry to hear about your sister. I was a cancer patient. I will not pretend to know what she is going through. I do know that it was tough for the people close to me too.
Thank you Planetcybertron. Its beyond helpful to hear from someone who understands the phantoms. We got this.
Thank you hkd , i appreciate your perspective as a survivor. My sister really does plan on giving me a Chi-Chi for the night! After we clip and paint their nails and everything! I am excited to see her and her lil dogs!
Today
fs 45x5, 130x6, 165x6, 190x4, 210 x 2, 225
dead lifts 45x10, 155x10, 200x10, 235x8, 265x10 ss with kb wings
stone loads 107# x 10, 130x8, 157 x 3
wide stance zercher full squats 45x10, 65x10, 85x10, 105x10, 125x10 ss with ALMOST getting the 205 stone off the floor. SO CLOSE to lifting it a centimeter or so ff the floor! But it gave me confidence! The 205 stone is not lacquered liek the 167 that I can no longer lift because its too slippery. Those new stones are so lame.
misc trap stuff with the pull down machine
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Today
log clean and press baby log ( 35ish pounds) x 10, 67# log x8, 77# x 6, 82# X 4
clean then press for reps 67# x10, 72# x8, 77# x 6, 82# x 4, 87x 4
90 ish pound log clean x 2
clean/presses ss with pull ups 8, 6, 4
5 mile walk
Thanksgiving was a good day with my family and multiple dogs. Lots of food and talking with my sisters which was a massive relief. It was great to get a lot off my chest. I also got an instapot! WOOOHOOO!!!
Butt is feeling it from the wide zerchers. I’m glad I added them into the mix!
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Today 8 mile walk
AND I did one of the wild Tnation article “how in shape are you” blah blah misc “tets”.
These I always read and sometimes secretly do test myself. This one was run on a treadmill for a mile at 6 miles an hour for 10 minutes to see your conditioning level. I did and it was no sweat, I actually did 15 minutes because I was not paying attention. I have no intention of running/jgging again but I can probably do it. Knees might complain tomorrow though.
Stepmill is x1000000 times harder.
then linear leg press empty x10, with 50# x 10
ghr’s 3 sets of 10
Yesterday wt’d vest (20#) push ups a set of 20 (rep pr with the vest!), a set of 10
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Glad you had a good Thanksgiving, you deserve it, as you are the hardest worker on here. Just curious, are you doing your walking on a treadmill or outside? Be safe.
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Thanks Idaho! I really appreciate it! I do walk outside with-- my Bear Spray! -but am not sure for how long I’ll be able to with the seasons. Things are calming down for me so the walk will decrease.
Today
dead lifts 45x20, 155x6, 205x6, 230x6, 265x4, 300x2
tbar dl’s 235 x8, 275x6, 310x4
frame dead lifts 200x5, 340x5, 380x4, 420 x1
that’s it!
I’m the lucky and grateful receiver of a wave of calm in my frame of mind. Things will slow down in here, and it has been needed. I’m glad it came before I injured myself trying to burn off the angst.
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Today
fs 45x5, 135x5, 175x5, 200x3, 225x2
bb bulgarians 105x6/leg, 120x4/leg, 135x6/leg
clean grip reverse alternating lunges 105x6/leg, 120x4/leg, 135x2/leg
wide stance full rim zercher squats 45x10, 85x10, 105x10, 125x10, 145x10
ghr’s x 15, x10, x10
push ups with wt’d vest (20#) 15, 10, 15
Hi Brutiful!!
Dang, it’s always inspiring to see what you’re doing.
That was a good FS vid from Alpha. Thanks for posting. I’m not doing anything heavy, but I have learned to REALLY like training the fronties. Sorry to hear that you’ve been having a rough time. Hope you’re feeling better soon!
PUFF!! Thank you! Its great to see you here!! Aren’t those fronties fabulous?? :)!!!
I got up at 2am without the alarm when I didn’t need to be up but I wasn’t able to get back to sleep so I did some stuff.
log clean and press 67# x6, 77# x 4, 87# x 2 ss with pull ups 10, 4, 4
log clean to press for reps 67# x 8, 72# x 6, 82# x 4 ss with pull ups 8, 6, 4
stone loads 107# x 8
pull downs
back extensions
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Today- 7 ish mile walk.
I’ve been listening to supertraining’s stuff a lot lately. This one in particular I’d like to put in my log as a reminder for me. Things I knew, in a way but also some I did not. A massive amount I need to tell myself.
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Today
fs 45x5, 135x6, 165x6, 190x4, 210x2
dead lifts 45x8, 135x8, 185x8, 230x6, 265x4, 280x2, 300, 315
hex ba dead lifts empty x 5, 145x5, 195x5, 235x5, 285x4, 325
wide stance full rom zerchers 95# x 8, 115x6, 135x4
a set of 10 pull ups
7 ish mile walk
Some self talk from me to me: Feel it all Brutie. It earned it, It deserves it, feel it ALL and grow. You’re lucky you had it Brutie. Celebrate every bit of it. Don’t forget what a gift it is to mourn.
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Today- 8 mile walk.
Yesterday was a rough day when I finally processed a ton of personal stuff. Today will be better.
However! After watching that Mark Bell vid about the para and sympathetic nervous system stuff and how your brain prioritizing it energy use, I think my personal stress equated to a 2 thousand mile farmer’s carry. So I guess I can log that?? Ha??
More family time today and some nature time too! Going to the mountains and meeting my uncle’s dog.
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Today
dead lifts 45x12, 155x8, 215x8, 245x6, 280x9
t br dl’s 167x5, 275x5, 315x3, 345x2
frame dl’s 200x6, 320x6, 360x4, 400x2 then carried x 50 feet
a set of 10 pull ups
a set of 20 push ups wiht w’d vest (20#)
Shit is going DOWN at work and its a good thing! I hope my new supervisors stay because they are fixing shit up!! The lack of negativity, bitching, anger, basically toxic environment has helped me a ton. I’d rather be short staffed and busting ass then fully staffed with a toxic person around.
ALSO! Its nice to get feed back. I never get tired of hearing that I do a great job and am appreciated–I am a sucker for genuine compliments and ones about my work ethic are one of my favorites. A much needed boost and reminder of who I am as a person in a bit of a time of personal hardship.
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Putting it a compliment in my log for myself to remember.
“She ( another person) gets so overwhelmed then gets so angry that she can’t function. Why can’t she just be like you who just kicks ass instead?”
MMMHMMM. That IS me!
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Today
fs 45x5, 135x6, 165x6, 190x4, 210x2
bb Bulgarians 95x8/leg, 115x6/leg, 130x5/leg
full rom wide stance zerchers squats 45x8, 115x5, 135x5, 175x5, 200 x 3
ghr’s x 20
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Note to self this is your next program to try- 5/3/1 for Strongman: Programming Adjustments, Competition Prep, and Training Tips
Today
T bar dl’s 77# x5, 167x3, 257 x3
T bar carries 344# x100 feet x 4 trips
Stone loads 107# x10, 150# sandbag x5, 200# sandbag x2, 130# stone x5
Log press 67#x5, 77# x5, 87#x3, 97#x2
A set of 10 pull ups
Elliptical x15mins - driving with my heels which is different, step mill x15mins
A set of 36 push ups (bw)
Glute stuff- bird dog misc bw things
I believe I’ve pin pointed a cause to my issue with my knees. The carries have taken their toll but I won’t give them up. I also was able to tell myself to keep my head up and butt clenching which helped a lot today.
I have tended to slunk posture a bit and kinda half run with the carries which my knees hate but my grip prefered!! So head up, butt clench and whisper walking it’ll be, tight tight tight.
I am not looking for speed personally just time under tension and to put hair on my chest!
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Today
Fs 45x5, 135, 175x5, 195x3, 215x2, 235
Clean grip lunges 85#x8/leg,105x8/leg, 125x8/leg
Full rom zerchers narrow stance 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 165x5, 185x3, 205x3, 225
Wide stance full rom zerchers 135x8 x2 sets
Checked out another gym’s stones…I had hope but looks like my best bet is my current turbo gym’s set…but all signs point to needing to use tacky on the current slickness of those stones.
I’ll figure it out. Its just the 167 stone that is now unpickable with the gloss paint coat. I know I can do that when it was just cement. The next step up is a 205 one that is unglossy for now. I can get the 200 sand bag up ok but that stone has only BARELY moved for me on my best tries.
This year has been rough. A person I worked with passed away yesterday, very young and had a lot of promise. I hope the cause wasn’t what I think it was. No matter the cause its a reminder that life is so precious, and so worth it. No matter what, temporary problems are just that.
You never know what personal crosses everyone bares…However, life is worth it always even when its bad its absolutely worth it.
I am feeling a lot more myself lately too, I will A-Ok.
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Today
hip opening exercises, bw duck walking,pigeon poses, cossak squats with bw
push ups with wt’d vest (40#) 8, 5, 5
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Today
dead lifts 45x20, 155x3, 205x3, 245x5, 280x3, 315 x4
t bar dl’s 77x8, 187x8, 257x8, 297x6, 327x2
frame dl’s 200x8, 300x8, 360x5
a set of 10 pull ups
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Yes you will, and I know that you are one those who will always put in the hard work. My condolences for your lose.
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