loved reading this, nothing better than the feeling that you are really progressing with something. Play on sir.
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5/3/1 C4W2D1
Time: 50 min
Ohp: 90x5, 105x5, 120x5
Squat: 155x5, 180x5, 205x5
Chin: 45x3x5
Dip: 45x5,3
Holds: 105: 3x1 min
Notes:
- I knew today wasnāt going to be a great day to push anything so I mailed it in. Got good work in and thatās what counts
- squatted in flats and felt great. Cutting down the backwards knee travel and feeling more in the quads
- Buzzed my hair off. Joined the buzzcut and beard hairstyles. Actually a huge fan of it
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Conditioning
Start at 3 rounds of carry and throw sand bag (1 round- 150lb bag, 2 rounds- 100 lb bag)
Bitch out and didnāt get 10 rounds
Moved to
7:35 for 30 100lb sandbag over the shoulder throws
Notes:
- Served as a mindset session. First workout ended up being too much with how I was feeling (absolutely starving). 2nd workout, I wanted to quit at 15 but just keep going saying Iād quit after another 5.
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5/3/1 C4W2D2
Time: 33:47
Clean: 105x5, 115x5, 125x5
DL: 205x5, 240x5, 270x5
Dip: 3x10
Chin: 3x10
GHR/Incline sit-up: 3x10/10
Rh: 180x25
Notes:
- Easier day during the 5s week
- Felt beat up from yesterday
- Iām not sure why but GHR never really felt hard like everyone says. I donāt know if thatās because I had strong hamstrings and hips from grappling but itās weird
- Kroc rows and poundstone curls coming later
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Conditioning
Death by Kalsu:
Viper press
EMOM 5 Burpees
Got to 8 rounds with reps of log press falling. Got 20+ at least
Rower: 10 rounds- 1 min work/1 min rest
Notes:
- Felt like a bitch in the first part of the session but it was supposed to be hard and a challenge. Not happy. Mindset broke. More dumb stuff to build mindset up to follow
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Conditioning
5 rounds with 20lb vest:
- 3 NG chin ups with fat gripz
- 10 BSS
- 7 close grip pushups
Notes:
- Skipped events day this week. Friday I received word that one of my favorite teammates from wrestling died on Friday. To get it off my chest, I wish I would have had one more chance to train with him before he went into the military but no one could foresee this tragic event happening. Rest easy brother
- Given the loss of this man, I really has inspired me to do better. The person lost was a great person and someone who drove me hard. I feel the need to do better and give more in his memory. This man was a humble and driven. He would wake up early to workout before school, go to class, go to practice (3 hours long), and then go to work at night while never complaining about it
- I took the weekend to spend time with family in light of this tragedy. It really hit home that you do not know when you are going to die. Moving forward, I aim to be more like @T3hPwnisher and make time to train instead of missing out on family and life to train. This might sacrifice sleep but you have to train to recover
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My condolences brother. Thatās hard, hope youāre doing alright.
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Sorry for your loss, my man.
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Thanks @atlas13 and @SvenG. Will get through it. Just got to keep moving
5/3/1 C4W3D1
Time: 40 mins
Agile 8
Ohp: 105x5, 120x5, 130x5
Squat: 180x5, 205x5, 230x5
Chins: 35: 3x8
Dip: 50: 3x5
Notes:
- I think Iām going through an overall rough patch. Just feel like a fucking loser for no reason. Will get through it
- For some reason I pause every last rep in the hole of the squat. Makes the last rep a grinder but gets done no issue
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You have a reason, losing someone close to you will do that, give yourself some space, the mental recovery is intense. Time will help as well, but Iād be lying if I said it takes away the pain completely. I hope you find a healthy way to cope, starting by getting it off your chest is great.
Spot on. It is easy to forget that tomorrow is not guaranteed.
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Thanks @unicornsandrainbows took some time to journal and reflect and feel much better
Conditionin/recovery:
5 rounds:
- 5 Fatgrip NG chins
- 15 BW squats
- 10 pushups
Notes:
- Tons of glute and abductor soreness from yesterday
- Caught bat dog sitting weird to bark out the window
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5/3/1 C4W3D2
Time: 58 min
Clean: 115x5, 135x5, 150x5
Dl: 240x5, 270x5, 300x5
50 dips
26 chins
GHR/Incline situp: 25lb: 3x10/10
RH: 180: 26,20
Poundstone: 43 reps
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Conditioning
reverse sled drag: 135x10 trips. Didnāt track time. Took less than 15 minutes
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Events Day
Push Press: 170x4
Sandbag: 200x2
Notes:
- Took a major training shit today. Almost passed out after the push press (like fell to the floor) and sandbag load was shit. Decided to shut everything down early because of this and the fact I think I sprained my knee at some point this week. Shit hurts
- I now have some major anxiety leading into this comp in October. I feel like Iāve been training like a pussy even though Iāve been giving it what I got when I train. The only solution is to dig deeper and harder into the training and recovery. Fuck it, I am going to dominate this competition
- Next cycle is going to be 4 days a week of lifting so I have to eat more and can work on some weak points
- My soon to be roommate and I got into a disagreement and I asked her if she was still cool to move in. I asked her why she would be scared to live with me after she said she wasnāt and she replied āCause youāre a big bulky dudeā. Now she clarified it was just the way I look and not like an attack on me personally but I thought it was a cool way to get described
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Conditioning:
Tabata bike sprints: 8 rounds
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Firstly I am sorry for your loss, it really sucks to lose a friend especially when they are someone important to you and at such a young age.
With regards to feeling isolated and upset about the way other friends have dealt with this. I can only say, that in my experience people all deal with grief differently and it will vary greatly depending on the connection each person had. Pulling away from other friends at a time like this may seem like a good thing but it probably isnāt going to help you long term. Have you tried explaining to her how you are feeling about the loss and how it makes you feel when she is not supportive. Itās possible she just doesnāt get, the way you do.
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people either find it hard to express feelings ad be open or they simply just donāt think about anyone other than themselves or the person directly in front of them.
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1x50 70lb KB swing
Went to the service today. Feel much better and actually enjoyed the Baptist service. Good to see my wrestling friends. Got a lot of compliments on my suit and build so thatās cool
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Glad you are feeling better.
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13in DL max test: 350x1, 400xMISS (broke off floor didnāt finish rep), 380xMISS
Notes:
- I might not be able to do the strongman comp now. $160 in fees. Like what the actual fuck, I would have to try to scrap that together while my energy bill is stupid high because of the weather. I do not want to pay for a comp just to go zero every fucking event. Undecisive on whatās going to happen. I have no time to go to an actual strongman gym to try out an yoke and I donāt know if I can get my numbers where they need to be in 8 weeks. I donāt have a problem with the $80 membership fee but I do not want to get one and not be strong enough to not zero at events. Iād almost rather hold off for a couple months and then compete
- Iām still going to stick with 5/3/1 just because I promised myself a year of it but if I do not compete Iāll running a couple gaining cycles to push my weight up and get some more mass on
- I think the only training component Iām missing is time. I am consistent and give the effort I can during that training session but I might just need time to get where I want to be.
- Rack pull misses show Iām weak below the knee. Might be something paused deadlifts can fix
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