Thanks- went to Spain
Oviedo, Barcelona, Valencia, Cordoba, Granada, Seville and Madrid
Have distant relatives in a small town outside Oviedo. Up in the mountains so nice, mild climate.
Barcelona was a bit loud for my tastes but probably would have had fun there if I went when i was younger
Favorite spot other than Oviedo was probably Seville
8/21
Squats - light 135x5 175x5 205x3 (just did warm up sets I would do before heavier squat day)
Trap bar deadlift - 265x5 310x5
Overhead press- 110x5 125x5
Took it easy first day back
Thinking of a minimalist approach the next few weeks as there is a work deadline. Tried once a week earlier in the year but ended up just having 1 crappy workout a week lol.
Tuesday- light squats, Trap bar dead 5s Pro, overhead press 5/3/1
Saturday- Squat 5s pro, Bench press 5/3/1, upper back, grip
Will try to do orangetheory twice a week. Usually aim for 6am class
8/24
Squat 220x5 255x5
Bench 155x5 180x5
Pull-down 2x10 reps
Kettlebell rows (alternating sides) 2x15 reps
Basically did the first 2 sets of 5’s week this week
liked this approach better than the standard deload which feels a little too light
Will go back to 5/3/1 next week
8/27
Squat - 3x5 light
Trap bar 265x5 310x5 350x5
Overhead press - 110x5x5 (FSL “first set last”)
Chins(green band assist) 2x5 reps 5x3 reps … 25 total
9/1
Squat 220x5x5 (first set last)
Bench press 155x5 180x5 205x7
Superset with kettlebell row 70x7x5 sets
9/4
Light squats
Trap bar deadlift 265x5x5
Overhead press 110x5 125x5 140x8
Long time no see lol
Been buried in work and dealing with some personal stuff I’d rather not really get into here. I’m confident I will sort everything out but just haven’t been focused on lifting for the past few weeks
Decided to do a minimalist variation Jim Wendler recommends just for the next month or so to keep things moving
Today (9/19) I did
Light squats
Bench 155x5 180x5 200x5
Kettlebell rows 55x10x5 reps
9/22
Trap bar deadlift 260x5 300x5 340x5
260x5x5
Dips- 5 sets of 10 reps body weight only
Chins (green band assist) 5 sets of 5 reps (had to break up last set 3+1+1)
Alternate deadlift chins deadlift dips this kicked my butt!
But good workout when short on time
10/6
Squat 200x5 235x5 265x5 (belt)
Bench 145x5 170x5 195x5 170x5 135x10
Kettle bell row 55x5x5 sets
Reset training max back a bit. Just trying to squeeze in whatever and whenever training I can between now and October 15 deadline.
10/17
Trap bar deadlift 250x5 290x5 330x5 (belt)
Overhead press 100x5 115x5 130x5
Push up (Parallette) 3x10 reps
TRX pull up 3x10 reps
Air squat 3x15 reps
Easing back into it…
10/21
Squat 200x5 235x5 265x5
Bench 145x5 170x5 195x5
Push up (Parallette) 3x10 reps
TRX pull up 3x10 reps
Kettlebell swing 55x15x3 sets
10/24
Trap bar dead 275x5 315x5 350x5
Overhead 105x5 120x5 135x8
Parallel push up 4x10 reps
TRX pull up 4x10 reps
Air squat 4x15 reps
Still not 100% from yesterday even though I didn’t really push that hard - getting back into shape I guess
Biggest change I’ve noticed after age 35 is I really need to ease into it after time away in my 20s used to pretty much pick up where I left off
Age sneaks up on us.
10/27
Squat 220x5 250x5 280x5 … belt on last set only
Bench press 160x3 180x3 205x8
Paralette push up 4x10 reps
TRX rows 4x10 reps
Kettlebell swing 55x15x4 reps
Hadn’t thought to alternate grip between reps on TRX rows before (overhand, underhand and neutral) … but really feel it in the lats more when doing that
Gotta confuse the body … right babe?
10/30
Trap bar deadlift 290x5 330x5 370x5 belt on last set
Overhead press 115x5 130x3 145x7
Parallel push up 5x10 reps
TRX pull up 5x10 reps
Air squat 5x15 reps
Will probably do same assistance but just try to increase reps for the next 2 cycles
Training got messed up because I took my sister and brother in law to King Diamond concert Monday - he’s getting older but still has that same epic voice must be voodoo magic
