Fuck. They felt like 10 
hardest pauses I’ve ever done.
I did my level best to keep everything right from hands through to feet. If I rest the bar on my chest I lose tension pretty much everywhere, so I just hold it there touching my chest.
If I was doing dead stop presses off pins I’d definitely let the tension go, though, but that’s a while different kettle of fish.
That GIF is funny as. Can’t think of a caption right now though
That is the best gift I have seen in awhile! Lmao @khangles better up his game!
Woke at 211.4 lbs, little bit of lower ab bloating but not looking watery. That’s just salt I think, lunch yesterday was salty.
Dinner. It’s times like this that remind me without breakfast cereals, honey and fruit getting 150 grams or more of carbs in one sitting isn’t something you can easily do with smaller volumes of food. That’s (as I can best estimate) 95/195/20 P/C/F, not pictured the first bowl of pasta.
*laughs in 2L Coke
That looks incredible!
Woke at 214.5 lbs, except looking the same as yesterday only a bit less bloated. WTF?
It wasn’t bad, that’s for sure.
Today’s training
45 degree back raises, GHR sit-ups and some low box jumps pretending I was DLing
DL, stiff bar
5xplate/132 lbs
3x2 plates/220 lbs
2x3 plates/308 lbs
1x363 lbs, belt
4x1x423 lbs, hook grip - Greg’s cues making it feel FAST
8X423 lbs, mixed grip (right under) as no straps allowed - squeeze and orange in the armpits cue pretty much nixes any twisting issues with mixed. This felt good.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfMb1lwBzOj/
The singles and eight took 15 minutes without rushing.
DL without touching the floor (bee’s dick off the floor)
2x8x341 lbs, beltless, mixed grip (one set left under, one set right under)
These were… interesting. Still tried to jump onto the pull, but with no reset that was minimised
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfMdEF-BUT4/
Stiff leg DL
2x242 lbs, beltless, double overhand - lower back pumped AF. Can’t believe this is how I used to pull all the time
DB split squat
3x15x45 lbs - fucking horrible by the last set, as usual
DB rows
4x12x100 lbs - palms burning by the end
All up an hour and 30 minutes including SuperD lower back protocol, stretching, etc
Your shoulders and back (and thighs)are growing thick!
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen jumps in here. Did pretending make the box jumps feel more useful? You’re stronger now, did you feel more springy jumping?
Thanks!
I’ve honestly never consistently done any kind of jumps, but I think they’ll start to be a staple in my DL warmup now. I don’t feel more springy jumping, but then I’m pretty sure in a fairly poor jumper anyway. The jumps did seem to help my DL groove, though.
What I noticed was there were maybe three jumps out of the 10 or so I did where it felt how I want my DL to feel - I’ll try to get all the jumps feeling like that. I even went to the extent of setting my lats first, then mimicking what I’d do to pull as closely as I could to jump.
The lats are important! Even for jumps.
It’s fun to see new stuff pop up in your training. What excitementwill be next?! We’ll have to talk about jumps again in a few weeks.
So I’m learning. I think the jumps will be useful for DL, at least in terms of getting that jump at the start.
Oh master yoda explain to me I wanna know.
Do you set up, as if you were holding the bar in the DL start position. And from here jump?
That could be useful for me I think.
Those RDL kind of DL you did were pretty strong.
Here you go @mortdk
It’s a pretty simple setup, just takes a little getting used to.
Those DL without touching the ground were weird. Kind of nicer than RDLs, but kind of harder too. I kept having to look to make sure I was just shy off the floor.
Thanks Mark I think I would benefit from both the jumps and the DL almost touching the floor.
I see that you keep the bar close to the legs, really engaging the lats and bracing hard all the way.
EDIT: OHH I have to be a member to see how to jump, I’ll wait in patience for the membership.
Bugger. OK, I’ll try to explain @mortdk. You can see me do it in my videos, just not as well.
Grab the bar and engage your lats - squeeze an orange in your armpits
Straighten your legs (you’ll feel your shoulders come forward, I think they’re meant to) and take your air and brace
Bend your legs so your knees come forward slightly in front of the bar, like you’re about to jump. Your weight should be on your toes.
Now jump into the pull, quickly shifting your weight onto your heels
Woke at 212 lbs, looking decent.
Today’s training
DB goblet squats
10xbodyweight
10x40 lbs
8x80 lbs
5x10x100 lbs - way better than with a kb
45 degree back raises
4x15 with 44 lbs
Air squats
50 total reps: 50
Hamstring curls
10x77 lbs
10x66 lbs
3x10x55 lbs
I guess I’m just weak AF at hamstring curls
Pull-ups
Today called for four sets of max reps, so
7 wide grip overhand
8 wide grip neutral
7 close grip neutral
5 very close grip neutral
Stopped when it felt like I’d grind the next. Did all from a dead hang. I’m heavier, but I can do pull-ups as well or better. Win.
DB rows with no rest between sets
4x12x80 lbs
Lying leg raises
50 total reps: 25, 25
Done in an hour and 15 minutes. Deload next week
