Krypteia W3D1
OHP
45 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 5
175 x 5
195 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
Alternating 10reps of each between sets:
Upped my SLDL Shrugs to 60lb DBs. I would still consider these on the light side.
80lb goblet squats, controlled eccentric, explosive concentric
100 Band Pullaparts
In and out in 36mins (after brief warmup).
Thatās looks like a decent amount of work for 36 mins. How gassed were you.
Thanks man, I was moving pretty good but not so out of breath that I couldnāt carry on a conversation. Bench and press donāt take nearly as much out of me as squat and deadlift. I also find DB SLDLs and goblet squats much less taxing than dips and chins.
So basically, my press days are significantly easier than my squat/dead days. I wonāt go as far as saying that they are easy though.
Hope you fix you hip pain problem Sleepy.
It could come from somewhere else, howās your SI joints?
BTW those krypteia workouts looks great.
Iām not entirely sure. I used to suffer from lower back pain, but for the most part touch wood Iāve been back pain free. This pain seems to be more located near the inner/upper left hip flexors and or outer hip.
Looking at this diagram, it could be any/all of the above muscles!
I was doing some more rolling last night, but specifically focusing on my quads/quad tendon (as recommended by Flats). They were pretty tight and I felt some relief afterwards, but sitting here at my desk my hip is quite uncomfortable. Iām going to try and remain diligent at stretching/rolling each night in different areas around my hips/legs/back. I also have a massage booked for a week from today, so hopefully that will also bring me some relief.
Thanks, Iām enjoying them so far. The classic 5/3/1 with some good bang-for-the-buck assistance movements done in superset fashion. Nice condensed workouts. Seems to be fitting my preferred training style quite nicely. Squats on the menu for tonight.
Iām no anatomy expert but that statement seems to be pretty accurate in almost 100% of cases when talking about hip issues.
Kinda guessing here, but it seems like the rowing machine workout did a little damage to your hip. Rather than ātightā you may be āinflamed.ā For right now, ice and relieving swelling may be better than rolling and continuing to beat things up.
If you get a chance, 3:00-4:00 in this video shows some easy moves to kinda āmoveā and āfeelā your hips and breathing, one leg at a time. You could try the little adductor/abductor move and see if the ābadā side has a harder time than the good side.
Youāre probably right. It is rarely just one thing that ends up causing you pain! Just a matter of finding out what relieves itā¦
Please donāt say I just spent $650 on something that is just going to damage my hip 
After I bought it was looking for workouts and saw this article. I chose not to believe itā¦and here we areā¦
āMove through your hips, not your spine. If you have back or hip issues, this may not be for you.ā
āYou have hip pain of any sort. The full flexion nature of the rowing motion can exacerbate problems in this regard.ā
āYou sit all day. If youāre at a desk for 8-10 hours a day, you really should avoid any sitting during your exercise session, and that certainly means avoiding it for 15-20 minutes at a time.ā
It may be a matter of just not being ready for the rower.
Itās possible that youāre accustomed to sitting, and your hip flexor muscles are ātight.ā And your using them instead of abs, tightening things up Itās hard to describe, but easier to āfeelā if you can find the right move.
I googled hips and rowing machine and this guy said even though your feet are strapped in Donāt pull with hip flexors. Use abs.
Maybe you gotta āpracticeā technique a little before you can really put in work on the rower.
Thanks Flats, Iāll definitely be giving these videos a watch tonight!
I thought the proper technique was using the hip flexors. I just figured it was the best for rowing performance.
All I know about rowing machines is that they are hard! So maybe this is B.S., but maybe the motion is more like pulling with the heels/hamstrings.
Who knows some good rowers?
Thereās a couple a few doors down from us. Theyāre pretty good, you can usually hearing them rowing even with the windows shut.
Iām sure theyāre getting a good abs/hip flexors workout, anywayā¦
Last night I did 5mins on the rower trying to mimic this technique (very slow and controlled). Wow, I was doing this wrong big time. I was doing exactly what he was warning against; pulling on your feet and driving your knees up to return to the ācatchā position. It will take some practice to be able to do it the way he explained. It felt āchunkyā and less fluid, but I definitely felt less stress in the hip flexors.
I also did 2 sets of this, as recommended by @IronOne in JMās log.
Holy, these were fricken tough! 10 reps was RPE 10 lol That was not an easy movement for me. This may have identified a weakness I should be working on?
Woke at 218.8lbs this morning. Nice to see the scale moving in the right direction, but this was due to a late lunch/no dinner followed by 6 pints enjoyed with some friends. Iāll take it.
Practice makes perfect.
Side planks with abduction coupled with Copenhagen side planks with adduction really do stabilize the hips and strengthen often neglected hip flexors and glutes. Throw in some sets here and there, just another way to prehab those hips!
Thanks man, Iāll have to give these a go. Would be nice to find a cure for these cranky hips.
1/25/2019
Krypteia W3D2
Squats
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
355 x 5
405 x 5 ā Felt a little heavier than I wanted it to.
450 x 5 ā Tough set. I have it on video. Hopefully post it in a bit.
355 x 5
355 x 5
355 x 5
355 x 5
355 x 5
Dips with 25lb plate and chinups between sets x 10
100 Banded Facepulls
1/27/2019
I played pond hockey for 1hr 20mins before this workout, so I was nice and warmed up going into it!
Krypteia W3D3
Bench
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5
260 x 5
290 x 5 ā RPE ~8.5
230 x 5
230 x 5
230 x 5
230 x 5
230 x 5 ā All these FLS sets were pretty smooth.
Alternated 10 x 80lb goblet squats and 60lb RDL/Shrugs