I’ve been away from the site for a while but still subscribed to you on youtube. Really enjoyed watching the numbers in your videos come back up.
Haven’t had much to say since you’ve been kicking so much ass. So. Keep kickin’ ass.
@MaazerSmiit Hey thanks man. Appreciate having your support. Means a lot to have you out there watching.
@TX_iron Thanks man! I know how it is; I read a lot of logs too and don’t really have a whole lot to put down. You’ve been kicking ass in your own regard, even with the equipment availability issues. I’m excited to see some future competitions.
SSB Squats
5xSSB+chains
5x115+chains
5x155+chains
3x205+chains
1x245+chains
1x295+chains
1x335+chains
9x375+chains
11x295+chains
Notes: Good to see a 10lb PR there. Think it shows that I’m still recovering some lost strength.
Reverse hyper 270
4x9
superset w/
Standing ab wheel
4x8
Notes: Weighed down the reverse hyper and things were way more intense. Going to slowly progress since I’m already using a stupid amount of weight.
Car deadlift simulator
5x2plates
5x3plates
1x4plates
1x5plates
1x6plates
6x8plates
Notes: I’m back. This is the weight I was using before my injury, and very similar, if not exactly the same, amount of reps. I felt the knee wiggle just a little bit, so I didn’t push it to the absolute max, but this was one tough set. Just like the last time I was working this hard, I felt it primarily in my middle back. Pretty soon I’m going to run out of space on the bars; I just broke out the 100lb plates to make things a little more manageable. Great to be using them again.
General notes: Woke up at 197.0 for this workout. I’m actually updating from the next morning, where I woke up at 195.8. Just dealing with some fluid retention I imagine.
Just as an aside, it looks like t-nation did an update and now I can’t view the forums at work like I used to. Probably good for productivity, but it should explain my absence. It was like this for months before too, and then an update happened and I could get back on, and now it looks like I’m off again.
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Thanks partner. Yeah I’m ready for it to own up again but we gotta adapt right?
Either that, or die, haha. Looks like you chose well.
Axle bench press
5xAxle
5x83
5x123
5x156
5x206
5x241
3x271
8x306
14x241
Notes: Wasn’t actually expecting to train today, so mindset wasn’t totally right. Still ended up with a real solid bench performance. Things tend to fall apart whenever I get into the 3s, but I’m thinking with the 5 forward/3 back I’ve been doing, I’ve got a chance to keep making progress.
NG chins (various grips)
2x30
3x20
DB lateral raises 30lbs
5x9
Notes: Performed in between sets of benching.
Axle floor press 206
5x9
superset w/
Incline DB hammer curls 45lbs
5x8
T-bar rows
5x1plate
5x2plates
5x3plates
5x4plates
DROPSET
10x4plates
20x3plates
10x2plates
20x1plate
General notes: Woke up at 195.8. Really warm today.
Treadmill
Incline: 1.5
Speed: 8.1
Time: 30:00
Distance: 4.06
Notes: Quickly lost, quickly gained. I thought it’d take another week, but I’m back to where I was. Really felt easy today; just a light breezy run. It was more dealing with the discomfort of having the garage door closed and the heat than my lungs or legs. Gonna do another 2 a day, with a repeat of last week’s conditioning.
Woke up at 196.4.
Medley
Starting line
200lb sandbag
100lb keg
1: Run sandbag 50’
2: Run 50’ back to keg
3: Run keg 50’
6 rounds
Finish with
360’ high handle prowler push loaded w/100lb keg
Notes: Real ass kicker of a workout. 1 more round than last week on the medley, and the prowler was not forgiving. No rain in a while, lots of friction. Totally annihilated, just like I like it.
AM WORKOUT
GHR sit up
4x10
Buffalo bar squats
5xBar
5x100
5x140
3x190
1x230
1x280
1x320
REST PAUSE (15 deep breaths between all “sets”)
8x370
4x370
2x370
1x370
12x280
6x280
3x280
2x280
1x280
Notes: Split the workout today because I wanted to see what I could do with the axle deads when I had a few meals in me. Still pleased with the performance on this though.
Woke up at 196.2. Cheat meal was 3 BBQ beef ribs.
PM WORKOUT
Axle deadlifts
5x123
5x156
5x246
5x336
1x426
1x516
1x586 (lifetime PR +1lb)
12x426
Notes: As much as I woulda loved to see a 6 as the first number, this is still technically a lifetime PR. The only time I ever pulled a max single on an axle, it was 585, so metric PR. It was on a smaller axle too, so there’s that. The 585 felt awful, but looking on the video it really wasn’t that bad. Clearly I struggle with the axle more than the deadlift bar, so I’m thinking of sticking with it for the future to build up my strength. I will of course be moving soon, so that will fall apart, but when my life returns to normalcy it’s the gameplan moving forward.
Was playing Nine Inch Nails’ “Ruiner” during the attempt, and the lyrics are true.
[quote]You didn’t hurt me,
Nothing can hurt me,
You didn’t hurt me,
Nothing can stop me now[/quote]
Funny how this can happen on some max attempts. On my recent PR, it felt like it took about an hour to get the bar up, and felt like I’d just…somehow exceeded the max-structural capacity of my body, lol. But then I watched the video and was like “Hm, that didn’t look so bad. Maybe I’m good for 525.”
Haha, yup. 600 was definitely out of the cards after that pull, but then looking at the video, I thought I had it in me. I think it matters WHERE the pause happens. I’ve definitely stalled longer on a pull, but it was over the knees rather than under, and the latter territory always feels treacherous.
Treadmill
Speed: 9.2
Distance: 1 mile
Incline: 3.0
Duration: 6:28
Notes: Back and forth on this one, but not losing progress at least. Right hamstring was real sore before this, which was unusual. It’s typically my left.
General notes: Woke up at 197.0. Living it up slightly my last few days here.
I know this is probably outdated but have you ever noticed how your point of view on your “love vs fear” rant changes with your mood? I have thought about that topic on different occasions and in different moods. You could say that I have pretty drastic mood changes (mainly to the negative, not so much to the positive) and I noticed that my view on the topic or idea you have presented changes with how bad or good I am feeling. I don’t refer to a bad mood, stemming from bad training necessarily.
It also brought up another thought for me. I came to the conclusion that fear is part of love. If you ask me or other people what they fear the most, I am sure a lot would say in one way or another that their deepest fear is losing what they love. From this I would come to love and fear being very closely related and probably inseparable.
If I bring this back to training I come to the conclusion that I may love training because I am afraid not to train. Or I am afraid I might lose training because I love it. Love certainly is about a lot more than fear, that isn’t my point.
I view my training like I view many things in life: As potentially good and bad/ dangerous at the same time. It can be stress relieve and it can create stress. It can bring happiness and sadness, joy and pain. It can make you feel good and be part of what makes you feel bad.
Sorry for the long and pointless rant but this just keeps coming back to me for some reason.
I’m really glad this has gotten you thinking; it’s what I hope for when I write.
I’ll say that my point of view changes with my mood, but only in the sense that I more intensely agree When I am calm and rational, I agree with my thoughts on the matter because I find them logical, but when I go to my dark place, it just makes me even more evil, haha.
I agree with you that fear and love are very similar emotions; it’s why they are so often tied together in philosophy and psychology. Fear of loss (like you mention) is a substantial motivator. Loss of love, loss of property, loss of life, etc. This is an argument for the “power” of nihilism, in that, if you choose to have nothing to lose, you in turn are completely empowered, as no one can have power OVER you. Stoicism operates in a similar manner, in that, rather than letting events affect you, you choose how you respond to events. In truth, I sometimes have difficulty separating the two.
And that’s actually a good segue into what you’re saying in that last paragraph. A stoic could argue that training can not do any of those things, but that one chooses to feel those things from training, and a nihilist could argue that it’s meaningless for training to create those feelings as the end result in eventual nothingness.
For me, my sanity check for training has always been this; if training had no benefits whatsoever, would I still do it? For me, the answer is no, and knowing that, I cannot reasonably say that I love training, only the results it gives. That said, some folks I know say that they would still train even without the benefits, and to me, that sounds like love.
I appreciate the post dude; keep them up!
Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x83
5x123
5x161
3x181
5x206
10x161
superset w/
DB rows 105
1x15
1x10
1x12
1x10
1x8
3x5
Notes: Last cycle was 6x201 on a good day and this was 5x206 on a bad day. You can see on the very first rep the bar gets stuck transitioning from shoulders to tricep, and then after that I move ok. Think I may need to start using the belt, as I was wobbling everywhere. Left hamstring tensed up right at the start.
Just played around with the DB rows reps. Getting a little fried on these.
Log press (clean once) 125
5x10
superset w/
NG chins (various grips)
5x20
Notes: Viper pressed first rep on all log presses. Bad day for axle, good day for log.
Axle curls
1x150
Band pressdowns
1x50
Kroc rows 105
1x20
General notes: Woke up at 197.2. Going to keep pretending it’s muscle.
SSB Squats
5xBar+chains
5x115+chains
5x155+chains
3x205+chains
1x245+chains
1x295+chains
1x335+chains
7x395+chains
11x335+chains
Notes: Got video I will upload later. Still making great progress with this approach. Weight goes up while reps stay the same. Still tapping into my potential most likely. Still running into my lungs/guts being the limiting factory.
Reverse hyper 270
4x10
superset w/
Standing ab wheel
4x8
Car deadlift simulator
5x2plates
5x3plates
1x4plates
1x5plates
1x6plates
1x8plates
10x6plates
Notes: Ran into that 4th week snag. Warm-ups felt heavy, managed a grinder on the 8 plates and then hung it up. Just wanted to get in some reps to keep the pattern grooved and strain enforced.
General notes: Woke up at 197.0. Sweating a ton. Heat index is gnarly…ish. I’ve been in worse, but I’ve been spoiled living here for 3 years.
DELOAD
5 minutes NG chins (various grips)
85 reps
Notes: A PR. I’d love to see 100, but I keep making growth on this whenever I do it, and considering my bodyweight is up, even better.
Axle floor press 206lbs
5x10
superset w/
Seated incline DB curls 45lbs
5x10
Notes: Right shoulder is achy again. I think my partial ROM assistance approach is working, but life keeps jacking it up.
T-bar rows
5x1 plate
5x2 plates
5x3 plates
5x4 plates
DROPSET
25x4 plates
10x3 plates
10x2 plates
25x1 plate
DB lateral raise DROPSET
15x25
15x20
10x15
15x10
Notes: Good pump all around.
General notes: Woke up at 195.8. Second day in a row, think I mighta got rid of some water I was holding. Stomach has been a little messed up.
Pavement run
2.6 miles
Time: 19:36
Notes: My last run at work. Moving this month. Hit my goal of a sub 20 time. It helped that my group was the first out the gate, so I didn’t spend the whole run passing people. Wife is selling the treadmill soon, so I may be doing a few more outdoor runs. Knee feels good until I stop, but even then it’s more the shin that bugs me.
Training video from a few days ago
Woke up at 196.4. Conditioning later.
Strongman Medley (200lb sandbag, 100lb keg, 50’)
6 rounds
Followed by
360’ prowler push high handles w/100lb keg
Notes: Another day of blowing my brains out on conditioning. Feeling in top form. I know I’m coming back behind the curve on technique and a little dipped on strength, but no one is going to beat me on conditioning. I also walked the keg back to the prowler before the start, but wasn’t ready to count it as part of the medley. Really focused on footspeed between implements, as I was always sluggish there. I think all the running has paid off in that regard.
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(7) Axle Mat Pull
5x123
5x156
5x246
5x336
1x426
1x516
3x576 (rest pause, dead stop)
10x426 (touch and go)
Notes: Bringing back the rest pause, because I know it works. Getting more volume on those dead stop sets should pay off well. Trained first thing in the morning, so these were pretty heavy weights.
GHR sit ups
4x10
Buffalo bar squats
5xBar
5x100
5x140
3x190
1x230
1x280
1x320
1x370
DROPSET
4x410
2x410
1x410
8x320
4x320
2x320
1x320
15x230
Notes: Camera cut out right before the set of 1x320. It’s a long video, I don’t really expect people to watch the whole thing, but I wanted to provide an idea of the short-ish rest periods I take on this workout. Also, first time squatting over 400lbs on a “straight” barbell since surgery, let alone first thing in the morning after mat pulls and ab work. I’m trying not to be stupid as I recover, but the knee is playing very nice and I’m getting more and more confident pushing it.
Also, this workout is absolutely terrible and everyone should do it. Go for about 1-2 reps below your max on the first heavy set, then 15 deep breaths between each “set” after that. Do half as many reps until you hit 1, then strip per side and hit double as many as your first set. Do half as many until you hit 1, strip a plate per side and hit the total amount of reps you did for the second series. Then fall on your ass and dry heave obscenities while you feebly attempt to take off your squat shoes and knee sleeves.
Also, @Alpha, wore my awesome new Neversate shirt for this one. I think it helped.
General notes: Woke up at 195.8. No real “cheat meal” this week; just playing things a little looser as the move approaches. Kitchen will soon be packed and I’ll be eating out more.
DELOAD
15 minute circuit
5 log clean and press (clean once, viper press first rep) 105lbs
5 NG chins
5 axle rows 83lbs
18 rounds completed
Notes: Maybe 17 or 19. Mighta got off of one there. I took video, I’ll upload it later. This was just about perfect for weight. Rows coulda been a touch heavier, and maybe even a little on the log. Did 10 reps on the log off the bat before I realized that was going to be too slow for my goals here. I was moving well, and it got me sucking wind pretty decent.
Axle curls
1x160
Band pushdowns
1x50
General notes: Woke up at 197.2. Diet is going to be pretty crazy the next few weeks, and I’ll pack my scale soon, so we’ll go from there. Workouts are going to enter triage mode soon.
have a question
been rereading alot of material
found some not sure i understand
recovery,conditioning,work capacity
i look at recovery 2 ways
between sets and between training sessions
i see how conditioning affects recovery between sets
but
u and a few others {if i read right} conditioning affects recovery between training sessions
i do not understand
i think i understand {maybe} how conditioning can affect recovery between training sessions
but