This week has been a killer for me too. It is truly so much tougher than I expected but will pay off so much in the long run.
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@Stormblessed Its for sure worth it! I have noticed now that I watched what I wanted too, my screen time is back down
DE Upper
Bench: 115+40 in chains: 9x3 (30 sec rest. Change grips every 3 sets)
Tate press: 25x2x12, 30x10, 1 arm; 30x10
NG chins: 25x4x8 (strict)
Db curl: 25x12,10,10
Cable front raise: 20lb (offset on stack. Idk if that impacts it. Itās one of those weird titan towers) 20x3x12
Cable lat raise: 10x3x15 (some assisted reps)
Notes:
- My frequency is all over the charts for lifting. I had a bad day yesterday (lots of holiday shit and traffic) and didnāt want to lift so I didnāt. I did watch into the spider verse which was awesome
- Carbs have come back in. I have more time to eat and itās cold here. When it gets cold, I find myself eating more so having 1 cup of rice at dinner is helping that (especially with all the holidsy sweets. I fell victim to some amazing bourbon fudge)
- Also I got a flow rope. Itās really fun and hard in a different way
- Lastly, Iāve pulled a @T3hPwnisher by eating so many eggs recently. At least 6 a day so my egg cooker just lives on the counter. Medium boiled is the way to go with it
- I got some more leather stuff done recently. Hereās one of them. Iām working on another which will be dyed and tooled for my nephew
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Gastonliness is next to Godliness! Good to see you move that way dude.
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@T3hPwnisher Best part is they are like wings! Something to do while you eat (peel the shells). I broke out the meatpies from the Jamie Lewis cook book yesterday.
DE Lower
SSB low box: 215x10x2
Deadlift: 270x5x2
Belt squat: 165x3x10
Single leg RDL: 45x8, 65x2x8
Notes:
- Quicker session
- Bringing the prowler to my momās to have something to do later
- Got a lot of flow roping in yesterday. Felt good and itās actually pretty hard but enjoyable
- We are doing a tapas style Christmas dinner. So I made wings yesterday and tomorrow Iāll make Bell pepper poppers
- @atlas13 If you are using the fringe sport belt squat with the kickstand, use a 25 as the first plate to shim the 45ās up so you can use the kickstand easily. I just learned this today (assuming you donāt have the viking horns)
- Single leg RDL for my hips being weird. Somethingās off but this was just to get my hammy and hips moving right
- Going to the gym to bench Christmas morning. Itās out of character but we arenāt going to my dads until the afternoon so Iāll be bored. With some family politics going on, I invited him to come with me. He really only does shoulders and arms now so it works out great
- Lastly I did another bracelet yesterday. Tooled, dyed, braided. Iām going to do a belt like this soon
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Iāve yet to even open the box lol, so Iāll take this advice as soon as we get to playing with the new gym!
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Light movement:
3 rounds:
- 100 jumps with jump rope
- Flow rope up driveway and back
Notes:
- Didnāt have time to get prowler out so this was something to move and stay nimble
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Been doing mobility and rope flow work over the past couple days bc I just havenāt felt good. We had the flu going around at Christmas so Iām letting my body rest. I donāt think I have it but Iāve had an energy decrease for sure
Will do ME Lower tomorrow
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Saturday: 12-28-24
Went rock climbing in the morning
ME Lower:
14" SSB box squat (green bands roughly 60lbs at top): work up to 225x5, 245x2
SSB GM: work up to 155x5
Bulgarian split squat: Dumbbells: 25x10, 35x10 SSB: 65x10, 85x10
RH: 3 sets
GHD situp: 3 sets
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ME Upper:
CGBP: Work up to 225x2 (missed on third. Stuck halfway. Got out of position)
JM Press: 115:8,8,6,9 (strict to learn pattern. Still hard)
Row: 165x8, 185x8, 205x8, 225x6
Williams extension: 25x15, 30x15, 30x12
Hammer curl: 25x12, 30x15, 30x12, 25x13
Pallof press: 30lbsx3x20
Rear delt fly: 15x15, 20x12, 20x12
Notes:
- Happy with bench. It was fast until it wasnāt
- Not a fan of that ME Lower session
- Box squats hammered the shit out of me. Iām slow and weak off a box
- We went to an arcade bar last night. It was really fun. All the machines except pinball were free
- Iām doing box squats with my normal stance. Going off this video
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DE Lower
SSB box squat: 235x8x2
Deadlift: 295x4x2
GHD: Green: 18,15 BW: 30,27
RH: 180:15,16,18
Ab wheel x10
HLR: 15,13
Notes:
- Sled tomorrow. Raining today
- I bought a bunch of N.A. beers to try. Glad to see itās becoming a thing
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DE Upper (1-6-24)
Bench: 125+40 chains: 9x3
DB ohp: 35:13,12,13
Rolling extension: 25x15, 30x13, 35x10, 30x10
Hammer curl: 30x13,17 35x12, 30x12
Notes:
- Was going to lift today but ran late on getting food ready etc
- I did get a lot of house stuff done and going into a flow with leather work. I got my first belt drying and did this coaster tonight
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ME Lower
3rm Sumo: work up to 405x3 (took a little bit for last rep. Had it in tank just not use to bracing like that)
Belt squat: 165x4x10
GHD (knees high on pads): 6,10,8,8
KB Swing: 70x3x15
Band GM: Orangex15, whitex3x15
HLR: 4x15
Sled: 5 forward, 5 backward: 90x6 trips, 135x4 trips
Notes:
- I saw @BrandonCrawford and @alex_uk talking about daily work. I figured it would be a good idea to log generally what I do everyday just so I have it put somewhere. Currently Iām doing lots of jump rope, flow rope, standing in horse stance, cossack squats, and a 10 min stretch session at night (minimum stretching Iāll do)
- 3rd or 4th time pulling sumo so Iām happy with that
- Kinda getting that strongman itch again. This break was 100x busier than I thought it would be so didnāt get much done in the way of BJJ and rugby but I did order my cleats
- Just noticed my power beard in that video. Itās long enough where I have to move my beard to front squat
- Got my belt almost done. Just waiting for my keeper to finish drying. Going to work on some more coasters today. Iām doing one for my girlfriends friend who owns a swamp tour. Cool guy. He gave me an alligator tooth necklace
- Smoker game still going strong. I made this same day so it didnāt have time to sit overnight with the seasoning on it. I did notice a difference but sometimes you just need food lol
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DE Upper
Bench: 140x9x3
Swingers: 2x10, 2x9
Rolling Extensions (stricter): 20x15, 25x15, 30X15, 35X12+6
Hammer Curl: 25x20, 30x17, 30x15
Lat Raise: 20x17, 25x12, 20x15
Pull aparts: 50,40,32
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ME lower
13in Deadlift: work up to 425x1
Called it after. Really bad headache all day
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check hydration and salt.
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Very salted and hydrated. It was the first day back to classes so it might be a tension headache
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very possible I get head aches from sitting at my computer all day, just from having a tight neck.
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As a former college professor, I can confirm we can have that effect on people.
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I didnāt know you did that! I am (mildly) considering academia post navy. Any reason why āformerā?
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I was at a small, 4-year āteachingā collegeāmy alma matter, in factāand I missed research. So, when I was given an opportunity for an industry-based research position, I decided to give it a shot.
That was almost 13 years ago.
Honestly, though, I miss teaching at that levelāmost of the students want to be there, and it can be very rewarding to watch them come in as awkward boys and girls (or really, awkward boys and young women, 'cause letās face it, most of the ladies have their act together by that age), and then watch them leave 4 years later more or less ready to make their mark on the world.
Always happy to chat about thatāfeel free to drop a line in my log or tag me in yours if youāve got questions.
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