Log got reduced in volume and weight for today. My little puppy brain didn’t like that but my body probably did. Deadlift tomorrow got way reduced which I like even less
on rep 2 of set 1 my wrap got loose. The whole thing was probably a blood pressure PR as well. I descended too upright on that set.
descended more hip dominant on the second set and that was way better. Third was heavy but better than the first from a technical standpoint.
I ended up pulling the original numbers. I asked Paul if, in case I felt good, I could still pull as originally planned (207,5 kg instead of 190) and he said to judge by warm ups. Warm ups and my back felt great and of course I caved and pulled the original numbers. I don’t know if that was smart given the overall recovery situation but it felt great to pull these like it’s nothing, only one day after squats. Well and I’m not known to be a smart fella if I have to decide anything myself
it was a hard week and I’m feeling it. Not everything went as planned but there were a lot of positives: The log situation isn’t ideal BUT I pressed a PR and am sure I will improve on this. I squatted a volume PR with better technique than the last time I was handling weights like these. I can pull frequently in the 200s and it’s no big deal anymore, I’m just used to it.
i am also sleeping a little better and got in two little naps this week! That combined with a little less stress can maybe improve my recovery.
Maybe you’re not tired enough to need to nap? My wife doesn’t nap, but that’s specifically because she doesn’t like the feeling post nap, I often don’t get much choice in napping, my body just shuts down.
Don’t stop moving. Not having much in the way of desk work helps massively here, admittedly.
I resist naps, partly through timing issues, but also to avoid disrupting my nights sleep. I find the same principle applies to moving sleeping patterns: its easier to force yourself to stay awake than to force yourself to sleep.
I get that. I rarely am able to have one myself but if I have the time and am really exhausted I will lie down and just close my eyes for an hour. Even if you don’t come close to sleeping it’s still refreshing.
You have to keep in mind that I sleep less than average and more importantly often with very poor quality.
I think I have had them for a couple of months in my regular trainkng plan. I wanna say I started with oh box squats as part of my mobility work in October. Before that I occasionally did them a few years ago as a warm up for regular squats.
Ghetto setup all the way. I have my camera on an old garden chair, propped up against an old bucket that is randomly around. Or a water bottle.
Thanks buddy! I am quite pleased with this week despite it not going all the way to plan.
Really low energy/ depleted/ drained and feeling physically weak. Not sure what is going on.
1 oh squats
3 x 5 @ 72,5 kg
2 log lift
6 x 1 @ 106 kg
3 vertical jumps
5 x 3
4 bent over row
3 x 10 @ 100 kg
5 hollow holds
3 x 40 sec.
Notes:
rest of the week (well technically today included) is gonna be pretty chill before we turn it up a notch on Friday
I really need to work on my attitude when approaching sub max/ light weights. I just expect them to fly without putting in any effort and then get upset if they feel heavier than they should. Yeah no wonder they feel heavy if you approach them lazily, dumdum! I realized that at the 3rd single or so and just changed how I deadlifted the weight off the blocks. That alone put more aggression into the whole lift and made them feel like they were supposed to.
still felt off today. It got better in the afternoon, so I waited with my training today. Maybe my body is fighting something. Will take an ibu tonight and see if it clears up tomorrow. Maybe just some mental shit, can never rule that one out.
right shoulder is complaining a little bit. Good that today didn’t feature heavy overheads
Approach light weight like heavy weight and heavy weight like light weight! That contradictory term runs through my head every training session hahaha.
Perhaps it’d be useful to rather than focus on the weight in and of itself make it a goal to move it with as much velocity as possible regardless of the weight. So, a heavy load will still move slower than a light weight but the intent for maximum velocity is the same.
I don’t know how much credence this has"scientifically" but I’ve heard that when moving with maximal velocity that’s when the muscle fibres are firing most appropriately for the motor task as the antagonists will have to relax and this makes it less likely for compensation patterns to occur
