I’m guessing rest is still important and recovery can be viewed like training. There are no absolutes. Everything is connected and on a siding scale. Sleep is important so I’ll say seven and a half hours is my starting point. If I dig into the well too much (like a deadlift max) then it might do me well to sleep for nine hours.
Just like frequency, intensity, and volume are variable but always connected, I’m sure sleep, food, and activity throughout the day are connected.
From where I sit, sleep where I don’t stop breathing a couple of times a minute is the main concern. If I get six or more hours of that without waking up more than once I’m golden.
The moment I have to deal with breathing stoppages, it seems like the more I wake up during my sleep the better; and I need to make sure I sleep for no more than eight hours at most.
Is this what awaits me at SHW?
I have moderate apnea when sleeping on my back. Unfortunately, I crush my shoulders when I sleep on my sides. I either snore and stop breathing or I toss and turn in pain.
I tried a CPAP but I couldn’t adjust to sleeping with it. I’m going to try a fancy mouth piece that’s called a snore guard. I’m supposed to pick it up Thursday.
Yes. Most definitely.
I can sleep fine with my CPAP. It can be irritating, but my goodness it makes a positive difference.
The only thing it can’t do is help me get to sleep faster or keep me from waking up if I’m anxious.
I’ve heard about the same, but it’s different from person to person. Some has an less some has more.
It can be monitored by a simple app I think. I even think some apps provide a function that can wake you up when you’re at the lightest of sleep. around the time you want to wake up that is.
I do however think Mark’s problem is the apnea in the first place.
Anything for the gains.
Extra workout
50 pull aparts
25/side kb bottoms up press
5x2 pullups with 15 seconds rest between sets
50 air squats
@mortdk the pullups were pretty ok. Last one probably doesn’t count, couldn’t quite get to the top. I videoed and posted on IG but can’t share the link because it’s a long video.
I’ll keep this format for this day. The pullups with short rests might make me better at setting up and stabilising between reps as well. Plus, it’s a nice progression model I can run: 5x2, 3 and 4x2, 2x3 and 3x2 etc all with 15 seconds rests. Thanks Mort
Glad I could help, it’s an easy way to progress and you can always increase the rest a bit if needed and then keep the reps next time but reduce the rest time. Lots of ways to skin a cat.
Yer pull ups looked pretty tight Mark.
Thanks mate.
I’m treating them like I do the comp lifts now. Get technique right, and don’t miss.
Woke at 251.8 lbs, looking a bit less bloated. I’m glad to see the scale moving down.
Todays training
3x10 bracing hip thrusts supersetted with 15 air squats
10x10 second bracing 90/90
SSB squat
5x2x396 lbs
5x396 lbs
All with 10 seconds rests. Felt MUCH slower than they actually were.
Missed the rack on the left side after my last warmup, and nearly did a Steinborn squat. Nearly did my back too.
SSB high box squats
2x6x396 lbs
I couldn’t be fucked to change the bar
Definitely the heaviest I’ve done short rests with before, and up there with the heaviest I’ve box squatted. All on the SSB too.
Prisoner squats
55 in pretty much one set
Inverted rows
2xmax rep, which translates to 14 and 12
An hour and 15 minutes
Ooooh fk you alright ?
Yep. Hence nearly.
It pulled a little, but apparently takes more than an unexpected explosive side bend to damage me.
Phew glad you are ok. Looks like Utes and viscous side ends are nothing when you are a power lifter
Ye, those
Fkn phone
I mean it’s Mark, we are speaking of… In the rock-paper-scissors-universe “Mark” beats “monolift”.