I was too tired to even do LISS yesterday. Or rather I wasn’t too tired but I concluded that prioritizing recovery over forcing myself on the bike was the preferable call in this instance because the weight sessions are so intense atm.
I still have DOMS in the lower body today and it’s lower body day 2.
This is the current weight progression. I spiked pretty hard after the holidays but am currently on a good track. Ideally I want to be at or below 120 kg soon. Right now that seems easy if the current decrease in weight goes on. Work “helps”. I seem to be burning significantly more now that I’m back to work (and have less time to eat…).
I was every bit as tired and exhausted as I was yesterday and my body is not close to recovered. I was seriously debating and close to caving in to skip the session or rather do it tomorrow. But and I confess to something weird here: In a situation like this I basically simulate discussing this on tnation in my head. I’m not as active anymore and my log doesn’t spark as much discussion and ‘traffic’ as it once did but the whole thing of discussing training and all things around that on here is so engrained in my brain, that I basically go through the thought process of posting on here to debate the situation. That led me down to, not for the first time, think ‘what would @T3hPwnisher do’? The answer is a no brainer of course. While I’m on this weird subject: I film A LOT of my sets. I noticed that I imagine in that situation posting my lifts and getting critique on them and through that process, I focus more and perform better when the camera is on.
1 squats (sleeves)
10 x 3 @ 147,5 kg
2 rdl
5 @ 190 kg - PR
5 @ 200 kg - PR
2 x 8 @ 140 kg
This was the last session of heavy rdls so might as well go for 200, right?!
3a hip flexor lift
3 x AMRAP @ 12 kg
3b ghd back extension
3 x 20
Notes:
holy glute pump!
I never really took rdls very seriously and never properly tried to progress on them. Hopefully we’ll see a decent carry-over to conventionals
I tried to make them closer to conv. throughout the cycle regarding the back positioning (rounded shoulders forward) and I liked them this way
nothing too serious today but a solid finish with the movements I have done up to this point. I’ll maybe fool around a bit next week and then get into the next training cycle.
for that one I’ll reduce volume a bit and focus on log pressing with my legs for a few weeks. After that it’s back to barbell pressing.
This will be something I need to force on myself for as long as it takes to make it as routine as my lifting and for hating it to stop bothering me. I mean cardio in general. I don’t like it but I need to do it and it takes a bit of time before not liking it stops bothering me.
Makes a lot of sense to me that way. I’m looking to press the most weight and also have a good carry-over to my push pressing because that’s what matters in the end. I’m not out to win beauty contests for greatest form or something.
Although I do sprinkle in super strict pressing on the lighter weights. Just because.
Battery is at 5 %. The same as it was during the first week of my holidays. I feel sickly, weak and tired. I decided to stop smashing my head into the wall and take a deload (even a day off yesterday). Mentally hard to adhere.
3 paused incline board press
6 @ 60 kg
3 @ 80 kg
1 @ 100 kg
Thinking of incorporating this move but I’m on the fence. Not sure if it makes sense when I can’t load it heavy (100 kg wasn’t super light). @strongmanvinny2 ?
4 db snatch
5 @ 30 kg per
5 @ 35 kg per
Notes:
joints were all slightly achy. Seems to be the right choice to listen to my body this week so I can get back after it next week with a new block/ plan.
Interesting. I am training these but with a close grip and utilizing boards. They seem very effective though I am hitting sets of 8 and increasing weight each week.
I asked Max about it (my ex coach whom I thankfully can still ask for tips and opinions). He was also very much in favor of adding them in. My second workout now I did a triple with 100 kg and long pauses. I could have done 1 or 2 more, so I’m probably still in the familiarization process.
Look at you, doing all kinds of weird bodyweight stuff! It sorta looked like a ‘hey guys, let’s see how much we can pile on his back before this goes terribly wrong!’ kind of thing.
This hasn’t changed and has been going for about 3 months.
30.01.
1 log lift (now push press)
5 @ 88,5 kg
5 @ 94 kg
5 @ 100 kg
3 x 5 @ 86 kg
2 paused incline board press
4 x 6 @ 80 kg
3 one arm row
4 x 10 @ 37 kg
4 external shoulder rotation
3 x 10-12 @ 10 kg
5 rolling db triceps extension
3 x 15 @ 15 kg
Notes:
took it easier on the volume and will try to keep at it because I feel so god damn awful and lethargic. Maybe cutting back on training will have a benefit.
