I just see a dude slamming PR upon PR, getting out of his comfort zone, sharing difficult things, going out with girls, training in the snow, in the cold, in a freaking dungeon…
A real man and a badass that’s it.
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Thank you mate, i appreciate the sentiment.
45 minutes of enjoying the winter wonder land before the session.
Upper and middle back absolutely fucked. Hips tight. So I took some extra time on warm ups before the actual lifting (which is usually barely existent - the non lifting warm up that is).
1 snatch high pulls from the hang (replacing snatches)
4 x 3 @ 80 kg
No real idea what I was doing but fun and doable with the space limitations. Tight squeeze still.
2 log lift (clean once)
3 @ 111 kg - PR
1 @ 111 kg
2 @ 111 kg - total volume PR
1 clean @ 111 kg (decent one but tank was empty)
3 deadlift (power bar, beltless)
3 x 6 @ 150 kg
4 floor press
3 x 12 @ 92,5 kg
5 meadows rows
4 x 12 @ 32,5 kg
Notes:
- huge PR. I double checked (regrettably before the session) and this is actually my previous 1 rm! Program called for a 3 x 3 but that wasn’t in the cards. The cleans did cost me. Pretty sure that I would have had this if I was better recovered. Nothing to dwell on!
- need to pay more attention to my cleans. I kinda just want to get it over with them and am all focused on the press. Some chalk would also go a long way.
- need to get used to deadlift here. I’m not claustrophobic but with only a few cm to spare, I am always in fear of hitting something if I exhilarate. + It’s really loud and people can hear it above and I don’t want to cause a fight with the neighbours.
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If I require even more food, I’m gonna start logging my trips to the grocery store as training. At least for the time that the city is full of snow and I’m wearing a FFP2 mask.
This is what a grocery haul currently looks like. Sorted into veggies and fruits, meat, dairy and eggs and bread and carbs.
I had some things like fresh fruit and more rice at home already but the sad part is that this is not even everything I wanted/ needed… I just couldn’t carry more than this in my backpack + hand bags.
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10.02.
Some active recovery work.
Went out walking for 45 min or so, stretched my hips, did some mobility drills.
1a air squats
4 x 15
2 x 20
1b band pull aparts
4 x 30
2 x 25
No rest between sets until done
2a push ups
2 x 20
2b sit ups
2 x 20
Ah, very good, Dr. Oetker chocolate pudding is a regular guest in our fridge as well.
Taste to macro ratio is off the charts witht that stuff, honestly never had a protein desert so yummi. Pretty damn expensive though.
Morning training.
Wraps didn’t reach me in time. I have a pair of very soft and stretchy cheap wraps here. Essentially closer to those weightlifting bandages than actual powerlifting wraps. Still used those. Probably more mental than physical boost.
1 log lift (clean once)
3 x 8 @ 88,5 kg
2 squat
3 x 3 @ 167,5 kg
3 strict log press
3 x 10 @ 63,5 kg
4 vertical jumps
5 x 3
5 aleknas
3 x 12 @ 2x5 kg
Notes:
- I had half an essay written here but in the end, who gives a shit? Stuff sucks, got shit done, took forever… all the usual.
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How long did this session last?
I think over 2 hours.
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Lots of plate switching/warm up I reckon?
Nope. Well yes on the plate switching and setting up and tearing down. The warm up however (the non lifting part) took place before that…
Maybe I’m mistaken but I thought it was advantageous to bring the elbows more forward in the “squat” position with the log press. Right now it looks like you are setting yourself up to rupture a biceps tendon. But as long as you don’t feel it in your biceps I’m happy. Honestly, maybe I’m just making conversation ^^
You are supposed to to point your elbows up and I absolutely agree that my position is asking for bicep problems, although I don’t feel it in my biceps at all. Here’s the catch tho: That abomination of a log doesn’t allow for a decent position due to the way the handles are cut out. My forearms hit the edges of the cut outs and I can’t position them differently. I really really want a different log. I also have a much better time cleaning logs on the few occasions that I get to use a different one.
Well apart from competition. Heinz’s logs are horrible. And also heavier than he admits publically, haha
Have you ever tried squatting all the way down during Log cleans and taking another breath in that position?
Yep. Felt horrible for me and the elbow position would be even more of a struggle. If I remember I will film a sequence highlighting what I mean. It’s hard to explain but the cut outs are all wrong on that piece of crap.
I’d love to get one of those beautiful things from metalguyz, that everyone is getting nowadays, or if money was no concern, a log from PMB. Smartest thing would be to get the one you have to prepare for comps but if you buy new, the price is ridiculous for essentially a big hard plastic tube.
3 hours of sleep but actually managed a quick nap, so all good. Quads sore. Back felt better after yesterday’s squats (probably from bracing) but erectors very fatigued. About an hour walk before training.
1 oh squats
3 x 5 @ 72,5 kg
Scary.
2 deadlifts
8 x 2 @ 167,5 kg
3 btn press
3 x 12 @ 52,5 kg
4 wide grip rows
3 x 15 @ 85 kg
5 side bends
4 x 12 @ 30 kg
Notes:
- the ground texture makes oh squats pretty spicy. Core fatigue might have caused some of the shaking as well but weight shift on my feet and following fron thst on my hips is more of a factor.
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best kind of oh squats
I honestly think if I was in a safer environment, even before moving to the dungeon (i.e. bumpers, safeties being able to drop the bar) I would not have progressed as well, haha. It’s the danger that makes you pay attention to the details.
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I’ve had this experience with some maxes. The weight forced/encouraged proper form for my biomechanics rather than what I wanted it to look like. I had a day where I approached lifting as climbing. The weight wasn’t a part of a progression. It was a problem to be solved. As in, how do I put all those kilos on my back, sit down, and stand back up?
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