As long as I keep getting up at 0400 to take care of our psycho dog so that my wife can sleep, she’s good with me having as many energy drinks as I want, haha.
No joke though, she’s too sweet to me. She’s pretty much quit caffeine, and she’s still the first to offer me up one if I seem to be dragging. I’ve been guiding her through her caffeine quitting at the same time she’s been guiding me through my fast food quitting.
Only place we’ve come to a head is that she decided to want to clean up her diet RIGHT at the time I wanted to start putting on weight, haha. I normally could count on her as my partner in crime for the cheat meals.
The last monster energy drink I had was a few years ago with my one buddy at work. Every Friday at 3:00 we’d crack a Loco mocha (I think that’s what it was) to signify a good end to the week.
I strictly limit those in a structured work environment because I get all keyed up and become very hard to control/stay on task without goofing off way too much.
For all back movements? I know some people are big on using bent-over rows with body english but maybe they are more concerned with the carry-over to deadlifts than their back.
For instance Tanner here
Other than that rows and chin ups and pull-ups that light up my back like a Christmas tree regardless of execution I’ve placed MMC on a spectrum that maps along compound (less MMC) → isolation (most MMC) but I’m open to consider other perspectives which isewhy iI ask
Circuit (rows-squats) Plate rest between sets, 2 minutes between final set
T-bar rows 150
3x15
Buffalo Bar Squat
5xBar
5x140
5x210
5x330
5x375
5x420
SUPERSETS (squat-hyper) 2 min between sets
Buffalo bar squat 330
5x10
Reverse hyper 410
2x11
3x10
Belt squat stripset (no rest between sets)
29x150
5x125
5x100
5x75
5x50
5x25
5xAxle
20 standing ab wheel
50 dips
Notes: This was the workout I was dreading the most this cycle, which meant it went real well because I came into it ready. The topset of squats was smoother than it had any right to be, and everything after that wasn’t what I’d call fun, but very manageable. Belt squats were more of a struggle than usual. Right hip is a little buggy, but that’s about it. Plan to get in some sort of conditioning workout later, and do a run on Friday.
