One exam done (practical exam for elbow and hand treatment). Passed with a 1.5 (1.0 best, 6.0 worst). One more and then I get my life back for a short period of time.
1 oh squat
4 x 6 @ 67,5 kg
2 power jerk
Up to
1 @ 110 kg
5 @ 120 kg
3 paused front squats
3 x 5 @ 105 kg
4 single leg rdl
4 x 8 @ 27,5 kg
I can do most sets without my other foot touching the ground at any point now.
5 aleknas
3 x 16 @ 2x5 kg
Assault bike intervals
10 sec sprints/ 20 sec rest x 8
Reached 1000 watts each sprint.
Notes:
sleep hasn’t been good, stress high and I think I’ve dropped bodyweight (looks good but wrong timing).
taking the stairs and riding my bike are torture right now, haha.
120 kg x 5 is not a PR and I’m not totally happy with how it moved today BUT on the other hand I am kind of happy to hit this under substantial fatigue. Tells me I have more in the tank for sure. Peak is going as expected (which includes the soreness). Just part of the game and the true strength will show at the end.
I am starting to really like the new gym! I can book a time slot and then share one of the 2 areals with another member. Good equipment, good atmosphere.
Confession: I’m doing the assault bike sprints because I’m seeing a 21 year old crossfit athlete and whenever she tells me about her workouts, I get a premature heart attack. So that inspired me.
week finished. Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up on some sleep over the weekend and then we’ll hit it hard again on Sunday. Or Monday if I decide to throw in an extra rest day/ study day.
Not seeing her this weekend unfortunately.
So I’m thinking medium dosage of mild poison for tonight and that might just do the trick and let me sleep finally.
Regarding the creatinine, I’d suggest chitosan. It helped lower mine. Also would stop taking creatine if you are, eating less red meat and drinking a lot of water. If that doesn’t work, maybe consider taking 2 days off before the next test instead of 1
If that doesn’t work, maybe look into doing a renal scan
Recovery walk and some stuff to reduce soreness a bit.
Frequency of my walks has decreased drastically due to time constraints.
Definitely needed this one. Back felt pretty tight.
Used to be I wouldn’t have understand this, but as I started incorporating walks for fat loss, my recovery has been increasing a lot and the little pains have been disappearing!
5 assault bike (now programmed) 6 x 30 on/ 15 off (about 400-500 watts per interval)
6 hollow holds
2 x 55 sec
Notes:
pissed and a bit embarassed. 127,5 kg should be no problem for me. That’s just unacceptable. That’s piss weak. Who has ever heard of a strongman that can’t front squat 3 plates for reps?
pull ups were another disappointment. I’ve gotten a lot stronger on all back exercises and lighter as well but they remain pathetic.
overheads were decent, rest rather shit. Whatever. Moving on!
