Wow just hearing about John. Sucks. Seemed like a pretty great dude from what I’ve seen out there of him.
We absolutely lost a good one. Big shocker.
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Definitely. He was one of the few guys in the industry that never tried to BS their way to their customers.
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100%. Just absolutely genuine.
PM WORKOUT (1600)
40 thrusters w/135lbs
5:35
Notes: Pushed it a little harder. These still suck.
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Good to see you still turning up the heat and finding the suck mate. Quality
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I think we’d all be in big trouble if you one day posted that thrusters “didn’t suck enough” 
@simo74 It’s the one constant, haha.
@anna_5588 doing them in the garage with a heat index of 116 certainly helps…
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AM WORKOUT (0300 wake up via alarm)
GIANT SET (jump-squat-row)
Box jumps
3x3
Buffalo Bar Squat
5xBar
5x140
5x230
5x325
5x370
5x415
T-bar row
10x100
10x125
3x10x150
SUPERSETS (hyper-squat) 1 minute rest
Reverse hyper 360
1x10
1x11
1x12
1x13
1x14
Belt squats
4x20x200
STRIPSET
20x200
10x175
10x150
Standing ab wheel while putting away plates
2x5
1x10
SSB squat 325lbs w/rest pause
10+5+5
SSB lunges 100lbs
1x30
Notes: Plate change rests for the mainwork until the topset, then 90 seconds rest. Still finding my way for now. That SSB widowmaker ate my lunch. Very detrained on the movement, and hitting it after that superset probably didn’t help. Felt very strong for the buffalo bar squat. Walkout is shaky, but the squat itself is dialed in. Going to do my best to keep jumps in my programming, and lunges too for that matter. Lotta good to be had from it.
It was like a sauna in the garage. There was still sweat in there from yesterday morning’s workout. Tons of humidity these days.
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Consider a window unit to take the edge off?
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Taking the edge off works AGAINST the goal, haha. This is free misery.
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Thought you’d say that.
My wife keeps offering to buy me a fan, haha. The only real downside is that all my pretty bars are rusting.
I had to spring for a dehumidifier for the shop for this very reason. However, when I’m in there and don’t want to die I have to open the doors of the shop which kind of mitigates the dehumidification. But I have noticed much much less rust on all the barbells since I have it running constantly when I’m not in there. You would think it would help with the temperature since lower humidity equals less suck but the heat with no breeze…yeah that sucks much worse. My neighbor put a mini split AC unit in his shop. That’s the way to go honestly. That’s the best of both worlds temp control and dehumidification. Maybe before next summer I’ll get one of those. We will see.
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And I actually find the drier air to be somehow more miserable!
Guess it’s like when we lived out West: folks back East would always say, “Yeah, but it’s dry out there.” But no, hot is hot, even in low humidity.
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I really like a dry heat when it comes to outdoor activities. The feeling of the sun baking your skin is unique. It’s typically when I prefer to get my running in. Biggest issue I have with humidity and lifting is how slippery stuff gets. My bar position was getting tricky with the buffalo bar.
If I were to pick my ideal training environment, it’s bitter dry cold in the winter. The cold makes me come alive. -60 with windchill in North Dakota was still just an experience I could never replicate, and I got crazy lean training in that environment. I believe there is something to do with temperature and “brown fat”
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This is mine too. Nothing like training outside in the cold. My friends and I used to flip big tractor tires in the snow during college and then hit up the steam room before jumping back in the snow bank for some hot/cold therapy. I understand why the Nordic countries like there saunas.
Florida humidity kills me. I start sweating just standing there.
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There’s nothing quite like baking in a sauna for a while, then diving into the lake on a cold Fall evening and repeating the process. Pure bliss, and you sleep like a baby after.
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Down here in Melbourne where there is a nice hole in the ozone layer it is definitely unique
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So much yes I’m the temperature discussion going on haha. I’m right there with you, 100+ degrees with 90% humidity, the chalks is running like lotion down my hands a couple seconds after I put it on! At least with a dry heat, the sweat tends to evaporate and leave you feeling a bit more refreshing.
I haven’t really done much lifting in the cold, but I have done A TON of running and calisthenics in below freezing temps. Honestly, I think it’s ideal for running. I’d much rather be cold and then run myself warm than to start off warm and be a wet dripping mess by the end of it. Though I will say, PT under zero starts getting dicey… goes from “let’s run to stay warm” to “whatever you do, don’t stop moving” haha
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PM WORKOUT (1530)
20 seconds on/10 seconds off for 21 rounds
Round 1: Stone of steel to shoulder
Round 2: 40kg KB swings
Round 3: Burpees
Repeat
Leisurely walk at 1800
Notes: Still a big fan of stone shouldering with the tabata protocol. Kept this short for my schedule’s sake, but still intense. Still way too damn humid.
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