Beast, also I like nirvana but not sure I could lift with it on.
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Thanks man. For me, its more for the rest times. I donāt hear anything when I lift, haha.
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Iām the same lifting I have no ret of hearing music not sure, assume itās there subconsciously, but going into the lift I need something a little more energetic!
Itās why 725 was so slow clearlyā¦
Gross. Just gross.
Killer pull, though.
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I have actually had a sparkling americano before. Wouldnāt do it again, too hip for me haha. But I meant that the carbonation from the energy drinks.
@T3hPwnisher Iām still surprised each time I watch those trap bar pulls and it just looks glued, then after way too long of pulling it starts to move haha. Good stuff man.
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@alex_uk I blame it on the lack of caffeine, haha.
@kdjohn Dan John got in my head, haha. It was quick and awful.
@mr.v3lv3t Thanks dude! I am living slow twitch, haha.
Food trucks were a no show, so I ended up grabbing a greek salad no dressing from a local place. Had already sorted my day around the idea of some nutritional cheating, so I guess now I can just ride out this deficit for whatever itās worth. May have some chances tomorrow if I wanna do something silly.
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I could lift with lots of Nirvana songs on. Not Polly, though, haha.
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Just where the CD ended up, haha. Not one to fiddle with it once it starts playing.
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Now youāre making me feel old.
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He has to use one of those modern CD things, because putting down a 700lb deadlift would make the record skip!!
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Ah CDsā¦i thought I was cool when I put in a 6 disc changer in my truck. I wasnāt cool and those sucked. Pain in the ass to change CDs. Literally had to pullover if I wanted to change it. So I would usually just listen to the same 6 cds over and over and over.
Great music and awesome pulls. Good stuff.
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Impressiveāreally impressiveāpulling.
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Made me think of this. Rep 3, the song restarts because the ground shakes too much
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@dagill2 I have a TON of CDs. Iām driving a 2007 car, so I still have a CD player. I like it for training, because I end up listening to songs I donāt normally listen to.
@zeptrey Thanks dude! I miss those CD changers. How times have changed, haha.
@biker Thanks man!
@oldbeancam That video still gives me chills. Just unreal strength and size.
PM WORKOUT
(2) Incline DB Bench press 105s
1x17
1x11
1x9
Axle bench press 210+chains
2x10
1x9
Swiss bar incline bench 200
3x10
Pull ups between sets of benching
9x8
1x10
Dips
1x52
1x41
1x40
Poundstone curls
120xAxle
CONDITIONING:
2 mile walk, and lots of walking today
Notes: 3:00 between sets of benching, 2:00 between sets of dips. Iāve elevated the incline 1 more notch for this cycle, and this has been a solid performance on it. Itās now set to the same angle as the incline swiss bar benching. Definitely curious to see how this continues to progress. Alternated sets of swiss bar and flat bench per usual. Dips were pretty crazy, which makes me wonder if my bodyweight is down. Nutrition is still all over the place, but Iām sticking with the principles. Starting to burn out on being lean and really want to start ābuildingā something again, but Iām waiting to see what my blood lipids look like in Sep before I make any decisions like that.
Order of training is all mess up this week: just doing the workouts that are faster on the days family is home and the longer ones when Iām on my own.
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AM WORKOUT
Buffalo Bar Squat
5xBar
5x140
3x230
1x320
REST PAUSE (12 Deep Breaths Between Sets)
6x370
3x370
2x370
1x370
6x320
3x320
2x320
1x320
6x280
3x280
2x280
5x280
3 MINUTE REST
Reverse Hyper 360
4x12
CONDITIONING
Hang power snatch-jump over bar-jump over bar-hang power clean-jump over bar-jump over bar-repeat (w/115lbs)
8 rounds in 5:14
Notes: I noted that, whenever I used this approach to squat, my deadlift was doing itās best, and whenever I deviated, my deadlift dropped. I know this is the style that gave me a 2 month+ injury, and I could feel the abductor getting mad during the workout, but for the first time in a while, it got BETTER as I did more squatting rather than worse. Just have to pay attention, take thing slow, and practically pause between the eccentric and the concentric. I can do that. Weight is a bit low and I wasnāt pushing to absolute total failure, but it was good to come back to this. My mobility is significantly better traveling through the squat and holding onto the bar, a product of stretching and weight loss to be sure. I had some more in me, but since itās been a while since Iāve trained this way, I capped it. I typically limp for 4-6 days after a workout like this, but maybe all the 100 rep workouts have done something for me.
Really focused on keeping my form on the reverse hypers today. Hard arch at the top.
Had a few decent snatches in the conditioning workout, but mostly pressing out. Blame it on fatigue.
Weighed in at 180.8 this morning. Dangerously close to seeing that 1 and 7 as the first 2 numbers. Crazy I managed that after eating out for practically every meal for 5 days. I even had an extra meal on each day: a legit breakfast on top of my yogurt on PB fit. I may start gradually adding some calories by way of dried fruit around my training to see if I can get away with it.
Speaking of training nutrition, I took a photo of all the stuff that goes into making my post workout shake, because itās pretty ridiculous
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Do you change plates within the span of 12 deep breaths or do you allow for a bit of time?
Looks like youāve managed to āoutwork the dietā 
Nah: just ate lightly while I was out. I did zero training, minus a run/walk.
I take the deep breaths after the plate changes sometimes. Other times, I just count the plate changes as rest. Just depends really.
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TKD lesson (40ish minutes)
Went over the basics. Focus on balance, chambering kicks, multiple kicks out of the chamber, went over Dan Gun, breakaways, and punch mechanics. Tried to work more footwork/2 count sparring drills, but it was counter productive. Kid just moves super robotic as soon as I tell them weāre working footwork. Itās like they forget how to walk. Switched it to just a roundhouse-kick check drill. Kid had a case of giggles through out the whole thing, so I capped it a little early. I am torn, as I want my kid to have fun, but also to get something out of the lesson. Weāre teaching so infrequently these days now that school has started back up.
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
GIANT SETS (chin-press-abs)
Close grip NG chins
5x50
5x95
3x120
3x130
3x140
3x150
Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
3x136
3x186
3x206
3x211
Standing ab wheel
6x10
GIANT SETS (weighted dips/DB press odd sets, log clean and press away/dips even sets-lateral raise-neck)
Weighted dips 90/DB press 50s
2x12/failure
1x10/failure
Log clean and press away 135/dips
3x10/failure
DB lateral raise 15s
1x12
5x11
Neck harness 45
6x20
Kroc rows w/restpause 105
19+4x105
CONDITIONING
Tabata rounds on BAS (20 seconds on/10 seconds off for 8 rounds) w/16oz gloves
Notes: 90 seconds rest for giant sets. No rest needed for first 4 sets of main work. Satisfied with the output for this workout, and my strength seems to have stabilized. I think Iām going to go back to a 5/3/1 style approach for main work, now that I have a working TM to use. My plan is to alternate main work between axle and trap bar week to week, and then do a FSL widowmaker set after the topset of the mainwork using the log. Supplemental work will be alternating sets of the dips and behind the neck presses. I think getting away from old lifts for supplemental work will give me some room to grow.
I keep coming back to kroc rows trying to make them work. Rest pausing may bridge the gap for me. I did these in the original style of the row, braced on a bench ala the REAL kroc row video
Used straps, because thatās the kinda guy I am.
Making today a high fat/low carb day. Havenāt had one in a while, due to going out to eat a bunch. Felt the even burn of energy in the workout off 2 pieces of keto bread toast with heaping servings of almond butter. Wonder if Iām on something with a 3 part carb cycle. Itās usually āhigh carb, medium carb, low carbā, whereas Iām going āhigh carb/low fat, high fat/low carb, high protein/low fat/low carbā
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