When I read stuff like that I have to remind myself that we weren’t all made for the same things. And I damn sure wasn’t made to do a front squat. I could probably run a 75 sec 400 m… if I trained for it.
@dagill2 It wasn’t until you said it that I stopped to think it would be a clean and front squat, and then it wouldn’t make sense to be any other way, which is just even more nuts to me.
@Frank_C clearly, sometimes, when God enters “create a character” mode while building humans, he uses cheat codes…
PM WORKOUT
(6) Texas Deadlift bar touch and go mat pulls
5x135+chains
5x225+chains
3x315+chains
1x405+chains
13+3+3x535+chains
SSB front squat rest pause (12 deep breaths between sets)
9x295
4x295
2x295
1x295
9x205
Notes: Pulled my right glute on the 13th rep of the topset of the mat pulls. Went for more reps because I’m not a smart person. Same reason I finished the workout. But I AM being smart by getting ahead of this by icing it and rolling it out, since I’ve got Murph tomorrow. At least now I have an injury in the left hip flexor and the right glute, so I’m even.
Really pleased with the effort on the topset. I keep finding deeper and deeper levels of Hell with my breath held.
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Yep. Some guys can squat 1000 pounds and some of us get asked to grab items off the top shelf at the grocery store. It’s pretty much an even trade.
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And then meanwhile…
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Did I mention I have small/frail joints? Lol!
Thor is a beast. I lift alone but I’m a little jealous of that entourage.
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Booooom, T3hPwnisher exploding stereotypes right there.
Yeah, but I have a great personality.
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God’s honorary cheat codes.
@Frank_C As an introvert, that’s my own personal Hell, haha.
@simo74 If anything, I’m reinforcing the stereotype that big people are also incredibly strong. And that viking blood runs deep…
@dagill2 and @liftangryordie500 I’m actually fairly certain it’s just a defense mechanism for when you’re not big enough to kill everything you come across…
LATE AM WORKOUT
MURPH (again)
1 mile run
100 pull ups (strict)
200 push ups
300 squats
1 mile run
All with 21lb vest
Notes: Wife wanted to run the workout for Memorial Day weekend, so we did this today. Did it at her pace, so it was a little slower, but was cool to help guide someone through it like a vision quest. Right shoulder was a little buggy doing the pull ups, and my left hip flexor and right glute are rightfullly pissed off at me. Done with this for another year.
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This is the truth.
Well done Pwn, 2 x murph within a month or was it only 2 weeks.
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@mortdk Thanks man. It was almost 7 days to the hour between them.
PM WORKOUT
Axle bench press 301
1x10
1x9
1x7
Close grip incline bench 256
3x10
Swiss bar incline bench 210
2x10
1x7
Dips
1x30
1x25
1x22
Strict dead hang pull ups
1x10
Sets of 4 Standing ab wheel between sets of benching
Notes: 3:25 between sets of benching, 2:00 between sets of dips. Fixing set up on bench has gone a long way, and I’m rediscovering some old strength. Second week in a row benching after Murph: still sucks something awful. The pull ups weren’t much fun either, but it’s time to start bringing in back work. I’m thinking, when time permits, do it between sets of dips, and otherwise do 1 set a day like I used to.
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PM WORKOUT
GIANT SETS (squat-jump-reverse hyper)
Buffalo bar squat
6xBar
6x140
6x230
6x320
5+1x430
6x320
12x230
Box jumps
7x5
Reverse hyper 340
7x12
Notes: 3:45 between sets. Came into this super hurt. My right glute is healed up, but left hip flexor is still a mess, I repulled my left lat similar to what I did in my 2015 competition in San Diego and my right hand’s palm has some sort of pulled muscle. Just rolling over in bed was causing me some serious pain, and I kept locking up when I’d bend over to pick stuff up today. I wore my soft belt through the warm-up sets, and it helped a little, but once I put on the 13mm belt and got under some heavy load the lat sorted itself out. The hip flexor/groin is still pissed, but I can work through it. I played it as smart as I stupidly could on the topset and called it at 5, and then added in an extra back off set.
Family is in town. Diet has been slightly off, but with upcoming travel and moving, I anticipate weight free-falling.
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You sir are an animal.
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Jesus that looks exhausting.
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Man I love reading your log. Really fired me up for my own sessions. Great work as always man.
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It makes my lower back ache when I read it.
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@losthog Probably the highest honor I could hope for with my blatant misanthropy, haha.
@idontbrag123 it’s honestly a break compared to the stuff I was doing in DeepWater. It’s been a nice, sustainable approach to the squat. Keeps the anxiety down, but seems to continue paving the way for success.
@simo74 Happy to hear it man! I’m hoping the forced downtime while traveling will help a bit with healing, because I’m getting banged up. I think I’m once again re-learning the lesson that, when I get lean, I get hurt.
@Frank_C Amazingly that’s the ONLY part of me not feeling bad, haha.
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That’s the thing about farm equipment, tends to just keep working when conventional wisdom would say otherwise.
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Most accurate description I’ve seen for Pwn.
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