67.5kg x3
75kg x3
85kg x7 - I’ll call this a PR. I’ve also moved my grip in about an inch and a half and it’s feeling stronger. Previously my pinky/outside flesh of my hand was on the rings.
Press
42.5kg x3
47.5kg x3
52.5kg x7 - might be a PR
Kroc Row
50kg, 2x20 per side
Good session today.
Song of the day - I just bought Venom’s newest album. Some great black metal riffs on there. e.g:
The set sucked more ass than… I dunno, it was total shit.
I find doing light deadlifting before I squat helps to get the blood flowing around the area. I have to be careful about warming up as it can twinge when cold.
I took more or less as long as I needed between sprints - I haven’t done any cardio/conditioning in quite a while so there’s no need to kill myself on the first day. Just to see where I was. I aim to have one conditioning day a week with sprints or similar intense cardio. So far, no sign of shin splints.
Long warm up as the gym was about minus 5…
85kg x5 - felt heavy
100kg x5 - like a ton - slow last rep
112.5kg x5 - more like breathing squats but got through it. More mental strength than anything.
120kg x1 - just to dominate the session.
Deadlift
102.5kg x5
120kg x5
135kg x8 - tough but a PR. Just realised that this was above my best pull this time last year, for 8 reps.
150kg x1 - again for domination