I strained something in my shoulder a couple years ago on floor press. I didn’t feel like it was doing much for me anyway. But, if it’s the only option then it’s probably better than nothing. There’s also push ups.
Rationing preworkout for leg days only, good workout. Limit on eggs in stores is annoying as I’m currently eating 20 a day, looks like I’ll be driving around a bit to stock up
Deadlift 2x8x135 5x185 3x5x225 2x5x275 5x5x295
Single leg dl 7x5x35
Zercher squat 2x5x135 2x5x155 2x5x185
Walking lunges 8x95 25x135 20x135
Sissy squats 2x50
@Frank_C if I remember correctly I felt like my bicep tendon was sliding around on one shoulder. Also had a hard time figuring out elbow angle. Think I’ll try pjr pullovers tomorrow lying on the picnic table
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I lied, will hit arms tomorrow. Mid 30s and windy, toes are kinda chilly. Trying hard to not hurt myself with the ugliest power cleans known to man.
Sunday
Zercher carry 2x100ftx135 100ftx185 50ftx205 3x50ftx255
Barbell row 2x8x135 3x8x185 2x6x205
Dbell reverse fly 6x15x25
Push press 3x10x135 2x8x155
Plate raise 75x25 (rest pause)
Keep going it will get better.
Moving in a couple weeks so at that point I should be able to set up my rack. I played around with the idea of learning how to clean before, never tried it but watched a few vids. Now there isn’t much of a choice. At least I have weights!
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Didn’t realize how easy it is to sweat when doing kbell swings. Was cold enough recently that it snowed last night and I was still sweating quite a bit after taking off my sweatshirt for the last few sets. Will probably throw these in more now that we have a 3+ week shutdown announced
Kbell swing 7x30x35
Ez bar curl 2x20xbar 5x15x20
Overhead ez bar tri 2x20xbar 5x15x20
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Lockdown goal: fix deadlift. Tried more of a clean pull technique, felt pretty good. Might try heeled shoes next session. I figure if I’m not competing in powerlifting I may as well learn to ramp and hitch, especially if it feels better on my low back
Tuesday
Deadlift 2x8x135 5x185 2x5x225 2x5x275 3x295 10x3x325
Single leg dl 5x8x35
Walking lunges 8xbar 8x95 25x135
Sissy squats 35x50
Evening: think I started using too much back the last few sets, should probably look up some vids on cues.
EMOM kbell swings 15x25x35
Picnic table shakes a bit during pullovers but they felt good. Couldn’t help it and ordered titan mini farmer handles so I’ll probably start using those every day once they show up.
Wednesday
Barbell row 2x8x135 5x155 5x185 10x5x205
Dbell reverse fly 6x20x25
Strict press 10xbar 3x15x95 13x95 12x95
Ez bar pjr pullover 3x20x20
Ez bar curl 3x20x20
Going up to 3x a week frequency with deads. Why did I do so many planks… might feel that tomorrow
Thursday
Deadlift 2x8x135 5x185 5x225 3x275 3x295 1x325 1x345 10x1x365
Kbell swing 7x30x35
Plank 17x1min
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Titan mini farmer handles came in. Turns out I got the ones for 1inch plates so all the weights slide off when I try to stand them up. This made me mad so I did some more deadlifts. On the bright side, using light weight worked my bis and forearms pretty hard after some arm super sets. Also think if I get some fat bumpers and small bands to hold weights on I’ll be able to load up the titan handles easier.
Friday
Deadlift 2x8x135 4x5x225 2x5x275 2x5x295 5x3x325
Ez bar curl 2x20xbar 4x20x20
Ez bar PJR 2x20xbar 4x15x20
Farmers walk 3x200ftx58
Been thinking about changing training for a while and then stumbled upon @T3hPwnisher blog which had quite a few posts on some of the exact ideas I was playing with (specifically, training with ignorance). Things will progressively get weirder the next several months.
Almost did deads 3 days in a row so mixed it up with 1 leg.
Saturday
Kbell swing 10x25x35
Single leg dl 10x5x135
Farmers walk 3x200ftx58 7x200ftx68
Walking lunges 8xbar 8x95 30x135 20x135
Sissy squats x50
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Raining so I’ll do farmers tomorrow. That jump from 115 to 135 is a world of difference on strict press.
Sunday
Barbell row 2x8x135 2x5x185 9x8x205
Strict press 15xbar 2x8x95 10x115 10x5x135
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Deads felt off today, too much low back involvement. Will hit deads again tomorrow
Monday
Farmer walk 200ftx88 6x200ftx113
Deadlift 8x135 5x225 5x275 3x295 2x5x335 3x335
Ez bar curl 20xbar 4x20x20
Ez bar pjr pullover 20xbar 4x20x20
Is exchanging the handles not an option?
I probably could but I guess I’d rather live with my mistake. If I pick them up a certain way and use my feet to kick the bottom of the handle I can manage to make 3 plates stay on (mostly). I was planning on getting some full length handles down the road once I have more money and more plates so it’s not too big of a deal to me.
Deads felt better today, form was pretty solid until the last couple sets. When I’m tired on deads I just can’t seem to get tight at the bottom, like some muscles just don’t want to work, and then form gets ugly. Still amazed at how much sissy squats beat up my quads, think I’ll keep these as a finisher when gyms open back up.
Tuesday
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 3x295 1x325 6x3x345
Kbell swing 10x30x35
Plank 10x1min
Pistol squats 3x5
Sissy squats x75,50
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Well here’s 148lbs per handle…
Think the high frequency training is catching up with me, slept over 10 hours last night. Had a phone interview today, should know if I have a job by Friday or Monday.
Wednesday
Farmer walk 2x200ftx113 100ftx138 10x100ftx148
Barbell row 5x135 5x185 8x8x205
Push press ?xbar 10x95 3x10x135 2x8x155
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Could probably do some pretty heavy bent rows with those things too. 2” collars will probably fit 4 45s easily, yeah?
EDIT: Looking back at your pic I didn’t realize you had 5 plates on there with room to spare. Might need to snag some of these
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Hadn’t even thought of doing rows with them, good idea as my heaviest dbell is just 35lbs. They’re pretty nice for being just over $50, the handle is a little small but I have small hands so not an issue for me. Just don’t make my mistake and get the wrong size or you’ll have to use some redneck ingenuity to make the plates stay put.
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What is the issue with the size, did you get a smaller diameter than the weights ? Could you not sleeve them to make up the difference.
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Slap some fat grips on and you’re good to go.