Wouldn’t know, I’ve never benched anything heavy haha
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I should have said “heavy for me”, graded on a curve.
Pwn my man
The new blog piece is beautiful. A work of art.
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@simo74 There’s a reason my wife is the only training partner I can stand, haha. Endurance athletes “get it”. “Whelp, this sucks, and it’s gonna suck for a LONG time: buckle in”
@kleinhound Yup. Always looking for the secrets. “How do you not be hungry when you lose fat?” I just be hungry. “How are you not sore?” I AM sore, haha.
@dagill2 It’s why I get the appeal of geared lifting: it adds a new element of danger and skill to what would otherwise be a VERY boring activity.
@ChongLordUno Much appreciated dude! I still have to remind myself that whenever I’m let down by the lack of training discussion.
DEEP WATER INTERMEDIATE Week 2, Workout 5
AM WORKOUT (0530 wake up via dog, 0720 workout)
Juarez Valley Front Squats 280 w/5 sixe count burpees between sets
8 (lifetime PR)
1
7*
2
6*
3
5*
4*
Time: 19:00
Transition immediately to 14 rounds of EMOM daily work w/4 40kg KB swing buy in
Belt squats stripset (no lockout)
40x150 (pr)
4x125
4x100
4x75
4x50
5x25
5xAxle
Notes: Training was legit the last thing I wanted to do today. Just hitting the burn out hard, most likely from stress from the weekend. Convinced myself to go heavy, so it’d be shorter, and hit that PR so that I started with a victory and wouldn’t care after that. Asterisk indicates sets where I had to rack the bar before completing the reps. Usually a factor of bar roll, but sometimes legit just out of gas. Starting off with a PR had me playing catch up through out. Think my right shoulder is aching from the swings: primarily from STOPPING the bell. Need to let it swing to a deadstop rather than try to force on the breaks. Also felt a slight pull on my groin picking up the bell from the floor, so I need to watch for that with squats tomorrow. I’m happy that I gave this my all and came away with a W.
Extra activity today will be loading some tree limbs into my truck and taking them to a dump site. Need to start training carries again.
Weighed myself this morning post breakfast and came in at 189.8. Been eating my face off and still not in the 190s. The crazy thing is 190 was a weight I used to CUT down to. I think 181 is gonna be my weight class for this comp, because after these next 4 weeks I’m gonna need a break from this style of eating. My digestive track needs a break. It’s been cool being able to put away so much food and train so hard, and I plan to bring it back, but I think 6-7 weeks of downtime will serve well.
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Train alone with no safeties. Heavy benches suddenly turn into a very dangerous adrenaline rush.
“If I don’t make this lift, I’ll die.”
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I gotchu
Maybe some fire will help…
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
48 minute 80lb weighted vest hill walks
Notes: Hadn’t done anything low intensity for a while. Nice enough day for it. Got the branches picked up and moved too.
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You have a very strong bench.
Thanks man. That’s an old video unfortunately, but it’s coming back.
I’m glad I’m back to benching while on deep water cause my bench is super weak.
Love it. Always that moment of, “Oh shit, just get it over the J-hooks!”
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LOL I totally understand this, when I started running I would go with my mate who was a triathlete and iron man competitor. I would be really struggling at times and he would just say, not long now mate keep it going. In truth there was always fkn miles to go. I ended up stopping asking how long a run we were going on because he always lied to me !! LOL
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Where’s my 3rd PR in a session sir? 
Insanely good things happening here as per the norm. Us mere mortals continue on in the shadows, in awe.
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I’m assuming a water cut… or are you expecting to lose a bit of weight once deepwater is done, just due to not having to eat like crazy?
This. It’s going to be a 6-7 week weight cut. I don’t see water cutting being necessary, nor will I do it. I’m not putting my family through that.
@raven78 Much appreciated dude! 3rd PR would be the time: PR by default, the best kind.
@simo74 Those little lies build up to something big, haha.
@kdjohn Yup! Hit those j-hooks or get some awesome bruises.
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DEEP WATER INTERMEDIATE Week 3, Workout 1
AM WORKOUT (0545 wakeup via alarm, 0700 workout)
Buffalo Bar Squats 350lbs w/3:50 rest between sets
1x12
8x11
SUPERSET (hyper-abs) circuit: no rest
Reverse hyper 290
5x10
Standing ab wheel
5x4
20 chins and 20 dips
Notes: You can’t stop me. I’m too strong. I’m too motivated. And you’re too weak
Ok, that aside, it’s the goddamn truth: I am obliterating these squat workouts. I’ve never been this finely tuned for squats before. And this is AFTER hitting a lifetime PR on front squats as part of a conditioning workout the day before. I used to do these workouts with 240lbs and think I was something big. This week actually felt like a relief because it was “only” 9 sets instead of 10. My hamstring twinged on the second set, so I had to take things a little slow, but I was also conscious of that thing I pulled in my groin yesterday, so speed was already downplayed.
Gonna fit the deads in on a conditioning WOD pretty soon. Got 3 earlies in a row coming up.
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sick
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Jesus man, you have become an absolute behemoth.
A Titan.
This shit is the essence of man. Strong and conditioned.
Keep going brother 
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@cstan097 Sure felt that way when I was done, haha.
@ChongLordUno always appreciate it dude. Breaking down and building up seems to be the key. You underwent a similar process and are showing great results from it.
AM WORKOUT II (1000)
TnG Deads 308 (140kg)-chins-dips
12
9
6
3 Time: 5:10
Notes: Getting fast at this. Great way to get in some daily work, the technique work, and conditioning.
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DEEP WATER INTERMEDIATE Week 3, Workout 2
AM WORKOUT (0300 natural wake up)
Axle clean and push press away 175
1x12
5x11
2x10
1x10+4 rest pause
Immediately followed by 50 dips
Immediately followed by
Lateral raise stripset
20x20lbs
20x10
20x5
20x2.5
20xEmpty hands w/30 second hold at top at final rep
Poundstone curls
108xAxle+5lbs
Notes: Wheels fell off a bit on those push presses. On set 7 I started feeling uncharacteristic full body fatigue and mis-timed the 11th rep, which was a bit of the beginning of the end. Salvaged it with a PR still with that rest pause at the end, ensuring I got 100 reps in a shorter time than previously. Right patella was bugging me a little on the push presses: been an issue the whole program.
Worth considering that I’m making this more challenging by taking the weight off the floor. On that note, my cleans were solid today.
I liked throwing in that hold at the top at the end of lateral raises. Something from DC. Definitely a keeper.
My aggression is up. Nice to feel that way again.
We cleared the final logistical hurdle for the comp, so I should be good to go. Going to register for it tonight if I can clear some time off my evening schedule, but Tang Soo Do is on the agenda, along with some more conditioning and then meal prep.
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Good news to hear about the comp and wanted to say that I really liked your latest blog article mate.
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