It may have, I suppose. I’ll definitely go with the work capacity, not sure about the speed strength though. It’s actually taken off a fair bit in the US, or it had when I was in it. Nowadays I don’t know jack about what’s going on because I don’t follow it.
Went to the park across the road with my other half and the munchkin.
4x3 pull ups/10 dips
2x3 pull ups
Some broad jumps, maybe 1.5 metres.
Having a quiet freak out all to myself because I’m up on the scale. This involves doubting how accurately I calculated my calories, even though I didn’t the same way I always do.
Of course, eating saltier food than usual for a day or two has nothing to do with it because isn’t like water retention and bloating as a result of increased salt intake is a thing is it?
Oh, wait. It is. FML. See? I can be irrational too.
So hungry most of the time now. Set in about four days ago.
Keep it up man, and push through it! You’ll get usd to the lower food intake in a few days and stop feeling as hungry!
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If you haven’ tried calorie cycling yet, it might be a good time.
Pretty much. It comes in waves. In the last two and a bit months, it’s happened maybe three times. Par for the course.
If I can push through and avoid changing anything yet, I will. Otherwise yes, cycling may be an option.
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Went to the park again yesterday.
5x1 pull-ups with around five seconds hold at the top. Very, very pleased that my elbows are feeling completely fine.
7x40 yard sprints around 80-85% resting only as I walked back to the start.
The broad jumps and sprints gave me sore lower abs.
Further to my freak out over scale weight I did more auditing of how I’ve been eating this last seven days. Even assuming an error margin of 200-300 calories per day every day I’d be barely edging the lowest end of maintenance for my weight. There’s not a high probability that my error margin is even close to that large on a single day, let alone a week or more.
So, I’m being a dickhead. I think it was caused by me being really fucking hungry for a few days: even though I didn’t add meals or portions, I think it made me think I ate more simply because how much eating was on my mind.
Anyhow, I think I’m over it. Scale weight is scale weight. Nothing to do with body comp.
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Today’s training
Squat (all beltless)
5x242 lbs, under 6 RPE
5x291 lbs, under 6 RPE - felt light AF
5x341 lbs, just under 6 RPE - probably the easiest beltless squats I’ve ever done. Felt fucking amazing
Put on my Oly shoes for close stance squats
24x242 lbs, 6-7 RPE because I honestly got sick of that set
15 push-ups after every squat set.
Press
5x93 lbs, under 6 RPE
5x110 lbs, under 6 RPE
5x126 lbs, under 6 RPE
15x93 lbs, 7ish RPE
35 pull aparts after each set
Supersetted 88 lbs calf raises/30 lbs hammer curls
3x20/10
Barbell shrugs while I hung around to help Tom out hitting a bench PR (324 lbs at around 205 lbs)
12x132 lbs
12x220 lbs
12x264 lbs
12x220 lbs
20x132 lbs
I think I’ll see if I can fit them in somewhere. Probably DL day.
Enjoyed today.
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Today’s training:
Bench press
5x143 lbs, under 6 RPE
5x170 lbs, under 6 RPE
5x203 lbs, under 6 RPE
15x143 lbs, 7 RPE
35 pull aparts after each set
3x12 Fat Gripz lat pulldowns - meant to do five sets but my grip was cooked by the end of the third set.
100 leg-to-leg jump rope after each set
Supersetted 30 lbs hammer curls/88 lbs calf raises
3x10/20
Actually felt biceps contracting today. Also figured out if I turn my heels out as I raise the weight I feel my calves more. Oh, and jump rope before calves makes raises more agonising.
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Sounds like a rough workout only because I hate working legs. Great advice!
I am liking that benching, man. Watch out for gay wristing during benching though, it can jack up your wrists and leave pounds on the bar.
Nice tip for the calf raises and turning the heels out, will give that a go next time I do some!
It’s starting to feel OK again, but still miles behind squat and DL. I need to figure out my groove and then work on making it automatic.
It was just different, not hard. I’m not used to feeling a muscle contract as much. Useful, though.
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A propos of nothing, I’m genuinely excited for Tuesday next week because it’s DL day and I get to pull a heavy single (572 lbs).
I’m also nervous because of last DL day’s poor performance but I’ll be rested and it’ll be the first properly heavy DL I’ve had since March. I can’t count last Tuesday because I was just off for pulling that day.
This going to go round and round my head until Tuesday.
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I just replayed a lot of your past videos and it’s very impressive! I learn a lot from them even as a newbie 
your crazy strong and I want to get my mind as focused as you seem to have yours. Also, when I hear you all talk it’s the best accent I’ve ever heard!!!
@countrygirl2016 you are very kind. The whole mental focus thing I’m still learning. It’s improving, but needs more work. Ditto the strength.
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Cycle 6, week 1 - 5s week
Haven’t been this keen to get to a bar in a while. This is a good sign.
Yesterday’s training
De Franco’s Agile 8 and a little shoulder work. Keeping this going forward.
Press
5x121 lbs, under 6 RPE
5x143 lbs, 6ish RPE - right-hand grip was off
10x159 lbs, 9 RPE
35 pull aparts after each set
Decided to hit a couple of joker singles up to my TM
1x176 lbs, 7 RPE
1x192 lbs, 9 RPE - went up nicely.
Fucked up the filming, so no video.
5x7x121 lbs, 7 RPE across
20x88 lbs calf raises after each set - turns out to hit the inner calf I need to have wider feet and turn my heels in as I go up.
Supersetted 176 lbs bench press/132 lbs Fat Gripz Lat pull-down
3x10/12
100xleg-to-leg jump rope after each set - all unbroken