fuck it, I have had a low energy last few days. I will postpone rope skipping until tomorrow.
My sleep has been unrestful and my appetite like a bird’s, I think it is related to not being used to a sudden ‘summer’ which cropped up with my local weather. I tried an impromptu dip test and only got my body weight of around 210lbs 13 times before I failed, that is a drop off.
then again as it is also a deload week I haven’t focused so much on these things. An exception is doing a greater frequency of muay thai kick practice that seems to gradually be improving.
You seem to be a little down. I don’t think I could skip rope for 18 minutes! We, too, are having early summer in the Denver area. But I know it’s a false promise. April will probably bring serious snow, especially at my elevation. Unlike you, I love the change in the weather and feel energized by it. Are you up by Ouroboro?
18 minutes was the total time of my last session. My goal was the first 10 minutes non stop, the balance of 20 minutes in intervals of whatever I could get. My calf got sore, I wonder if I skipped unevenly and favoured it. Early to bed today, cycle 4 of Wendler starts tomorrow so I look forward to a good kick off first thing in the morning.
I thought ouro was in the same city, she seems to say a not too far off one. I wouldn’t blame her if she really is close by and fears having to invite me over for scones every sunday evening, and so fudged the response.
what is anyone’s standard of an enduring rope skipping session?
BB shoulder press 110lbs X 5 120 X 5 135lbs X 4 fail
Db chest press 2 X 60lbs X 10 x 10 X 7
Db hammer curls 2 X 32.5lbs X L10R10 X 10,10 X 8,8
Largely a miserable day today. I used my new squat stand setup for shoulders, and during early sets thought I just wasn’t adjusted to the wider grip I was using. I went to my old distance for the main set and am very disappointed with the outcome. I slept well and ate well yesterday, I just can’t explain it. should I stop creatine? this is the beginning of my 5th week of it.
Still, flat chest improved by 2 reps, so i wonder how much of my progress is just in my head. What the hell, it is the first move coming off a deload, so maybe deadlifting tomorrow will be better.
twist situps body + 25lbs X Left5,right5 X 5,5 X 3,3 stopped
Db one arm rows 47.5lbs x Leftl10,right10 x 10,10 x 10,6
slightly a good day. My deadlift is at the same reps as last week 3, with a drop off in weight, although I think ahead of last week 1. should I be happy?
Nothing big about my accessory moves today. I haven’t skipped rope this week so far, I am now gunning for monday and again Friday.
Edit: one thing that is true is that I have been dropping weight the last couple of weeks. then I was 213lbs and wanting to reduce, a few days ago I was 210lbs and now late in the day I am today 207lbs. It could explain my slightly off energy level. could somebody, maybe Kpsnap, tell me if I am making progress with this lifting day?
No progress with bench, same weight next week? Inclines are the same as a couple weeks ago. I wonder if chinups using my new squat rack will improve lat strength enough to push through.
I now look forward to squats tomorrow, I hope my new setup works well, actually I should practice today.
Good day today. While I realize due to Ouroboro_s I am just beginning to lift like a girl, I am still pleased. This calculates as a tad better than last week 1, but knew I had at least another rep in the tank, maybe a 10th. It is because this is the first real lifting day with my new squat stands that I had butterflies about possibly missing the safeties if I went more all out. So after 8 I considered it and then deliberately went down to the safeties and had them assume the weight with no issues.
situps were justified raising the weight, so I will see how I do next time.
I am thinking since I don’t have biceps on this day anymore (I did them yesterday with chinups) I might reaffix my leg attachment on my bench and do leg curls next time, I am hoping my left hamstring is ready for it. Maybe even do leg extensions after deadlifts on day 2.
BB shoulder press 120lbs X 3 130 x 3 140lbs X 4 fail
Db chest press 2 X 60lbs X 10 X 10 X 7
Db hammer curls 2 X 32.5lbs x 10,10 X 10,10 X 10,10
Terrible day 1 again. My upstairs neighbour woke me up in the night having an argument and I couldn’t drop back off. I dragged my ass out of bed after a period of waring blender and decided to do what I could, I didn’t delay it until tomorrow because I am intent to not put off deadlifts sunday.
Actually a slight improvement over last week, but still.
I woke up today after a long sleep feeling tired. Maybe I am mismanaging meal planning, I tend to eat well, I just don’t firmly plan it out, I am like Kpsnap.
My deadlifting calculates as slightly better than last week 1, but down from last week 3. Do I call this progress?
rows I will stay at this weight until I can get 11 or 12 last set.
I haven’t skipped because of recent tiredness and the fact my right calf hurts.
I came off creatine after friday and will wait 3 weeks before I start a new loading phase, I wonder if it did anything.
On further investigation, I noticed that I was so tired yesterday I went to bed without having eaten much of a caesar salad with chicken. So limited leafy greens. It is just tiredness compounding on itself.
I was reading a thread in combat and decided that if I am already doing squats and deadlifts as i am and also do a few muay thai kicking practice sessions I am sufficiently taken care of.
Snap, could you do me a favour please and tell me if I am making progress of late with let’s say leg moves?
Basically, I could have put off today’s work until tomorrow, but I have had times I thought so and had a great workout anyway. So it is hard to tell sometimes.
The question is, is it therefore considering my off energy level these last 2 days a mitigated good workout?
I think progress is defined differently by different people.
If you’re lifting the same or more weight at a reduced body weight, I call that progress. If you’re doing more reps at the same weight, I call that progress. Although I have never – and probably never will – track rep PRs. It just does nothing for me. I measure progress as a higher 1 RM, because that’s my ultimate goal. I may be a little narrow-minded, I realize.
It’s so true that sometimes you physically or mentally feel like shit and lift like a beast. As well as the converse. It is so hard to tell.
BB bench press 155lbs x 3 175lbs X 3 200lbs x 5 fail
DB incline press 2 X 52.5lbs X 10 X 7 X 6
chinups body X 6 X 5 X 3
Reasonably good of a day. I kept the weight progression the same for bench, and improved by one rep before failing. I suppose my incline is therefore justified in going down.
Chins an improvement, I won’t look the horse in the mouth.
I am now focused on squats for tomorrow, I insist I improve, whatever that is worth. My right calf still hurts when I try to skip, and I am concerned about being properly warmed up.
edit: wait, I am at the same place with bench as the previous 2 weeks. I did however reach failure this time.
Not too bad a day energy wise, I was just a little squeamish again about possibly failing on my new squat setup with a reasonably heavy weight. I should have practiced during the week more than I did.
I was justified raising situp weight, I seem maybe to have expensed my abs with squats.
I will practice muay thai kicks later today and that will hopefully make up for lack of more leg work.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
What’s muay thai kicks? Does it involve squatting movements?[/quote]
Why, do you think i should go and lay an egg if I am the type who does them? Really, Muay Thai is a form of kickboxing that was developed in Thailand. I don’t really have a proper instructor/sparring partner, I just saw a video on the internet and I decided it was a life skill that is good to have. I use the standards of my pressing bench as my victim. I read over in the combat forum that if one lifts weights and trains fighting there have to be concessions somewhere to avoid overtraining. So, I do squats, deads, and with the kick practice I hope to round out my leg exercise.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
How are you doing situps with 55 lb?
It’s harder if you put a plate/DB behind the head and do them from a decline position. You won’t need much weight.[/quote]
I already answered this question of yours, but here goes again. I am a home user with no decline bench, so I anchor my feet and do it flat with 55lbs these days on a day 4.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
What’s muay thai kicks? Does it involve squatting movements?[/quote]
Why, do you think i should go and lay an egg if I am the type who does them? Really, Muay Thai is a form of kickboxing that was developed in Thailand. I don’t really have a proper instructor/sparring partner, I just saw a video on the internet and I decided it was a life skill that is good to have. I use the standards of my pressing bench as my victim. I read over in the combat forum that if one lifts weights and trains fighting there have to be concessions somewhere to avoid overtraining. So, I do squats, deads, and with the kick practice I hope to round out my leg exercise.[/quote]
No, no, just wondering if was good for working legs, I pictured something like crouching movements. I did some karate many years ago and we did squat-like crouches which were helped build legs if you didn’t do much squatting. You sound like you have a good plan.
[quote]DeadKong wrote:
I already answered this question of yours, but here goes again. I am a home user with no decline bench, so I anchor my feet and do it flat with 55lbs these days on a day 4.
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I have dementia. Seriously, though, you don’t have to snipe at me. Have you tried putting the weight behind your head? It’s much more difficult and will challenge the abs.