Just. Don't. Suck (Part 1)

This is a good mindset. Plus, if you employ supersets, dropsets, rest-pause, myo reps, blah blah blah, you can get a huge volume of work done in a very short time. I think this is very doable for where you’re at! :+1:t2:

Man, you’ve given me a lot of helpful advice, so it’s absolutely the least I could do. Glad I could be of some assistance!

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I will probably do this. If I feel like hitting chest then I’ll probably do a pyramid on Incline and then superset per dec (I’ve had it for months and only used it once!) with push ups or DB press. Finish with a drop set of triceps and done. My phone also just wrote “abs” instead of “and” so I probably need to remember to sneak those in somewhere.


11.14.20 Daily Dose Freelance Day 1

WARM UP
Outdoor warm up

CONDITIONING
5 x 75m hill sprints

Fartlek Runs - 20 sec x 3 x 2 sets

24:25 for the above

Daily Dose Super Set

BENCH SQUAT
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles
Bench squat max estimated to be 250 and using 435 for deadlift.

Freelance

CLEAN PULL
275 x 5 x 3 sets

RDL + HANG CLEAN PULL
185 x 5 + 5 x 3 sets

Lifting Time: 22 minutes

I’m headed back up (at least for today). I feel good after doing this and it wasn’t miserable to complete. Time is a huge factor for me. If I’m crunched then I feel stressed. If I can do my Daily Dose then I’ll feel like the day was a win. If I feel better after the Daily Dose than I did before then I might add something else.

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11.15.20 Daily Dose #2

CARDIO
20 min elliptical, 1.50 miles

Super Set

BENCH SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles

Bare minimum today. I drank too much rum last night and I’m hurting. My wife and I just watched a movie but apparently I got carried away. I’ve added shoulder PT in with the super sets. The pain is getting worse.

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I’m fairly sure that heavy leg training has a big impact on my mental fatigue and ability to operate in non-gym situations. I’m not sure what I do with this information, since I have no plans to stop leg training long term.

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We do basically this. On nights I have to train and neither of us are working, I’ll go at 8pm, after the kids have had their bath and they’re going to sleep. My better half stays with them and watches Home and Away or Eastenders.

I like it, this might be an answer to my conundrum above.

I’ve also used this extensively this year to help deal with all sorts of unknowns. I’ve been planning my “main work” for each, with a sensible progression model, then just doing whatever for supplemental and assistance. I really like it in difficult times.

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I think the answer is to build up our tolerance to leg training so it’s not so debilitating. Unfortunately, that means getting destroyed and suffering for awhile.

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My approach is going to be to try and really focus on CAT and explosive, quality reps. Try to get better results out of less load

11.16.20 Daily Dose #3

OUTDOOR WARM UP

FARTLEK RUNS
3 x 20 sec x 3 sets w/ 2 min rest

Watch Daily Video From Church

Super Set

SQUAT
135 x 5
205 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles
Squats didn’t feel super slow!

SEATED OHP
75 x 10
95 x 10
115 x 6 :sadpanda:
Drop Set
95 x 10
85 x 4
75 x 6
65 x 6
55 x 10
45 x 6 BTN

REV DB FLY
25 x 15 x 3 sets
The main focus here is battling the eccentric to fire up my delts.

BAND OH EXT
20F/20T/20B

BAND PRESS DOWN
15F/15B/15T

Lifting time was about 38 minutes. I forgot the running time.

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11.17.20 Daily Dose #4

WARM UP
10 min elliptical

Super Set

BENCH SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles

Bonus Super Set

SNATCH GRIP RDL
185 x 5 x 3 sets
HANG SGHP
185 x 5 x 3
PEC DEC
100 x 20
120 x 15, 10

BAND HAMMER CURL
20F/20B
15F/15B

Lifting Time: 26 minutes. Good day. :+1:

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Hmm, I dunno. The TM I was running (on your recommendation, you will recall) had me getting pretty good at repping medium sized loads. I definitely got better at them. And I definitely feel more fatigue as a result. It lights me up like a Christmas tree, and I will generally feel strange for a day or two and struggle with sleep the same evening.

This last Monday I did basically no volume, but maxed out some singles. Felt fine afterwards, no residual issues at all.

I don’t know what message to take from these experiences yet, just sharing anecdotal info.

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I’m enjoying the short and sweet sessions. I’m considering messing everything up and adding some regular pressing to the mix because I don’t like the fact that I suck.

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One nice thing about regular pressing is that the recovery is fast and easy. I can barely feel I did any yesterday. Much less true for push pressing.

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11.19.20 Daily Dose #5

WARM UP
7 min elliptical

Super Set

BENCH SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles

Bonus SS

LAT PULL DOWN
120 x 15 x 5
Using a handle per arm pulling down and slightly towards my body. These sucked.
SEATED DB OHP
50 x 10, 10, 10, 8+2, 7+3
Thought I’d try to get 50 reps as fast as possible but set #1 told me AMRAPS weren’t the way to go. Also, doing these without a back rest sucks.

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How are you liking the daily dose approach so far?

It’s good so far. It’s short, simple, and I feel like i accomplished something. I’m not sure where I’ll be in nine weeks when the program “finishes”, but we’ll see.

The sad reality is that my gym “wants” don’t match my mental capacity right now. I have a “before” photo from just after my Colorado trip. The photo comparison will reveal the true results.

11.20.20 Daily Dose #6

Super Set

SQUAT
45 x 10
135 x 5
205 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
185 x 5
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles
DB INCLINE
45 x 10
Skip
60 x 10 x 5 sets

Time: 19 minutes

The Mistake

3 Rounds For Time
HANG POWER SNATCH
135 x 10 total reps
RUN
1 lap around the block - 0.30 to 0.32 miles

Time: 19:13
The laps were approximately 2:02, 2:04, 2:06.

I hate the thought of running 1 mile without stopping by I’ll willingly do this stuff!?!?

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I think I like yesterday’s setup. Daily Dose squats and deads with one other added lift was pretty simple.

Today is a rest day for the Daily stuff and tomorrow is 80% day. I’m leaning towards doing nothing today. My fence gate was destroyed by the wind this week so I need to at least close the opening at our dog doesn’t run off.

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11.22.20 Daily Dose #7

WARM UP
1 mile slog in 8:46
I zig zapped block by block so I alternated uphill and downhill. It worked out much better than my previous route of uphill on the way out and downhill on the way back.

Super Set 80% Day

BENCH SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 3
200 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 3
350 x 5 singles

Bonus Work

SEATED OHP (TM STYLE)
65 x 5
80 x 5
95 x 5
110 x 3
125 x 1
135 x 2
with
RDL
185 x 6 x 3 sets

LAT DB RAISE
25 x 10 x 3 sets
with
REV DB FLY
25 x 10 x 3

BARBELL CURL DROP SET
95 x 10
85 x 8
75 x 8
65 x 8
55 x 10
45 x 10
There was some rest/pause reps in there.

Solid session. Might try doing the Training Maximally for OHP regularly. Running sucked much less. I find that my lower body is the limiting factor instead of breathing. My legs are perpetually sore and my knees hurt.

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I have no idea if this is a thing, but maybe running in knee sleeves would help?

Also, highly recommend slathering your legs in Tiger Balm after hard runs. Used to do that religiously when I was doing hours and hours of kickboxing every week and boy did it help.

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Heheh, your slog would almost be a sprint for me…

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