If I was stronger than I am now I would try to get in.
I donāt know if it will be any good, space is already limited so it wonāt be big and it might end up being all novice lifters. Plus if you have to wear masks all the time I would rather stay home. On their facebook page there is something about the COVID precautions at meets, it wonāt be a normal meet for sure. Iām just wondering what other people are thinking.
I train in a mask and this isnt nearly as bad as you would think. You sweat a bit more but not a big deal. The right mask helps a ton though. My first mask was a bit thinner and would suction itself to my nostrils or mouth when I breathed heavy. 2nd one is thicker but allows more airflow (no idea on that I just know it doesnt clog my nose).
Sleeper if you are going to do the meet I would just suggest doing your complifts in a mask to get used to itā¦and embrace the BAANNNEEEE!!! 
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I have had enough of wearing masks, I donāt think I can enjoy anything that involves wearing one. I thought about it and Iām not interested.
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At my gym I train at, they had to make it mandatory the whole time. Reason is because a few people would not wear it from one station to another than take it off.
I hadnāt heard about it, definitely interested, but we have a few people in our circle who have compromised immune systems so we have been very careful with our exposure.
Oh yeah! Vacation week of beer and good grub, then back to the grind.
Haha, I just moved a wood stove out of a guys basement and was wearing a mask. It was pretty awful, but it was just a disposable one. I kept sucking it into my mouth I was breathing so hard.
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Well friends, I woke up yesterday and realized that Iāve gotten fat (fat for me).
Tipping the scales at 220.4lbs yesterday morning upon waking, and not looking nearly as muscular as I previously have at this weight. Feeling quite bloated and ready for a fit-blitz.
Other life priorities are beginning to settle, and I can devote a little more of my time/energy into training again. I intend on tracking workout/progress on here again more consistently.
The plan? The Jacked Athlete 31 (from Thibās site)
This week is going to be a bit of a transition week to wake my muscles up and acclimate to full body workouts. Monday was my first full body workout in a loooonnnnggggg time and it kicked my a$$. I didnāt stop sweating for nearly an hour after my workout (post cool shower). Anyone else find this with full body workouts?
Mondayās Workout
SSB Squat
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 5
365 x 5
365 x 5
Incline Press
135 x 5
185 x 8
185 x 8
185 x 8
RDL
225 x 10
225 x 10
225 x 10
T-Bar Row
45 x 12
90 x 12
90 x 12
90 x 12
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Woah. Youāre in canada right? Thatās weird
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Yeah man I feel that!
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Haā¦ha. Our igloos are warm!
Lol, soā¦outā¦of shappeeā¦
Todayās Workout
Zercher Squat - 5s isometric hold mid-rep
135 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
These were actually killer for the weight being used. My legs were shaking during that 5s hold in the last two sets.
Military Press - 5s isometric hold at top of head
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
First two sets were pretty easy, last two, not so much. The fatigue on those holds started catchin up to me fast.
RDL - red mini band around waist, pulling back. - 5s hard contraction of the buns at the top (against band)
185 x 6
185 x 6
185 x 6
185 x 6
These were too light, but I was exhausted by this point and was feeling lazy. Iām also unsure how to manage recovery with 3-4 bull body workouts per week. Iāll be using this week as a bit of a feeler.
Seated Wide Grip Cable Rows - 5s isometric hold at full contraction
50 x 5
100 x 5
100 x 5
100 x 5
100 x 5
Another workout that was really draining. A lot more time under tension than Iām used to. The next 12 weeks is going to look a lot different than what my previous training has looked like over the past few years. Letās see if I can shed some fluff and fill out those shirt sleeves.
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I am on the opposite side of this living in Mexico if its not 30+ degrees my family is wearing sweaters while watching me sweat through my 3rd sleeveless shirt of the day.
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Is that a posh way of trying to say wife beater vest?
I donāt even shower until Iāve stopped sweating these days.
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hahhaha, yes.
I actually have never heard that before.
Haha I wasnāt sure if the idiom carried outside of the UK (which is why I put vest at the end weād normally just call it a wife beater or beater, but I didnāt want you thinking I was accusing you of anything!)
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Saturdayās Workout
Jacked Athlete 31 - Pre-start
Squat
135 x 6
225 x 6
315 x 6
335 x 6
365 x 4
405 x 4
Bench
135 x 6
225 x 6
245 x 6
275 x 4
295 x 4
Deadlift
225 x 6
315 x 6
365 x 6
405 x 4
455 x 4
I hate workouts with S/B/D. It feels like half of the workout was loading and unloading the bar, just brutal.
Missed my pendlay rows because the little man woke up from his nap and cut my session short. Might get them in later today. Lots of painting was accomplished today, which sucked, but happy to have completed.
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I did not.
Today will be my official Day 1 of The Jacked Athlete 31. Iām glad I ran a little primer week before starting the program. My knees were a little cranky yesterday (they reminded me that I never squat three times per week), so I may need to play around a little bit with my loading for each day.
Like I mentioned previously, I am not very familiar with full body training, so this is going to be a little bit of trial and error for me.
After cleaning up my diet a bit last week, I managed to drop a couple lbs, 218ish in the morning.
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This is what children are for and as luck would have it you have one that should be loading those bars any day now?
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Haha, it will be a good day if Iām able to convince him that loading and unloading the bar is fun!
Monday: The Jacked Athlete 31
Front Squat - 7s eccentric
135 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
Light weight, but 7s seems like a very long time when lowering a squat. I was thinking I might try 225 for these sets, but decided to play it safe here on week 1.
Incline Bench - 7s eccentric
135 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5
Right elbow felt cranky until I put my elbow sleeve on for the last two sets. It actually made a pretty big difference, didnāt think I needed it since I was just keeping it light today.
RDL - 7s eccentric
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
Chins - 7s eccentric
5
5
5
3
Very different than my typical training. Iām just going to trust the program, and run it as written (as close as I can). Only squatting 185 and benching 155lbs feels like a waste of a workout, but I know that these intensification techniques will provide a different stimulus that hopefully will bring on some gains!
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Out of curiosity, I looked this program up. I got about two paragraphs into it and it lost me. Too fancy for me.
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Just read part 3. First two paragraphs are the first two workouts.
I think something fancy is just what I need for a few months. Training has been stagnant recently.
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