does the stone get real slippery ?
Outrageously so. Adds a real element of challenge in the later rounds.
I have never lifted a stone (outside of landscaping work) so no idea but I would image it makes it near impossible without a significant increase in effort. Good way to make the rounds get harder as you get more fatigued. LOL
Definitely. The Stone of Steel particularly so. Itās a slippery bastard to start with, haha.
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AM WORKOUT (0515 wake up via dog)
Axle clean and push press away (sets of 10 chins and pull aparts between sets)
5xAxle
5x146
5x166
7x186
Log viper press (each rep from the floor) w/rest pause
10+4+4x150
Axle bench press w/rest pause
10+3+5x246
Immediately transition to 50 dips+25 pushdowns
Immediately transition to lateral raise dropset of
20x20lbs
20x10
20x5
20x2.5
20xEmpty hands
65 second crucifix hold
Kroc rows 115
1x21
Notes: Unplanned morning workout. Had the day off but dog woke up early so I figured Iād squeeze it in before the family woke up. Hard to get into gear on the single set work: usually takes a few weeks for me to get my head straight on that. Found it on that final set of axle bench press. My push press still sucks quite a bit. Missed the clean the first time, and was too sweaty to save it with a continental, so took a minute rest to nail it. Just gotta commit. The log viper was about the right prescription. Wore the 13mm belt the first time, but went without it afterwards and it worked out better. Plan was to get in more straight set work on the bench, but time was the factor. Still sorting this out, but itās good enough for now.
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PM WORKOUT (1600)
Axle Grace Echo
30 reps (2:37, 9 second lifetime PR WTF)
15 reps (1:38)
7 reps (0:35)
Details to follow, but that is nuts.
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This is really not surprising given the level of work you have been doing lately. You are doing such a good job lately it feels like I am a fan boy who only comes here to tell you how great you are. LMAO.
Keep working hard mate and you too can be old and full of wandering pain like me. LOL
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Awesome work man. Feel that pride.
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@simo74 Thanks man. Been good to have you following along. I imagine itās a product of backing off so much volume for so long. Body is primed to give some good performances.
@kleinhound Thanks dude!
So yeah, on the above, just moved crazy good. Another one of those didnāt wanna do it, felt like I was moving slow, turned out I set a PR. So damn hot in the garage I couldnāt see the timer while I was doing it: sweat kept getting in my eyes. Had to do the last few reps with one eye closed.
Iām undereating WAY too much. Iām too good at that. Need to watch for it. Although if I do end up getting down to goal weight quick, I can always maintain/gain coming into the comp, so thatās cool too.
Found a back up if the Sep one falls through. Itās in Nov and closer to home. Not quite the same events, but not an awful show.
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Last update for the day, but got another stripe in Tang Soo Do tonight. Class was a decent workout. Definitely gonna need to scrub the strongman comp, because it looks like the Mrs and I will also be eligible for belt testing that day. Will keep my eyes open. This changes training trajectory somewhat but not substantially so.
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AM WORKOUT (0550 wake up via dog) FASTED
100 KB swings w/40kg KB
PM WORKOUT (1400)
100 Chins (various grips, done between warm ups of deads)
Texas Deadlift Bar TnG deadlifts
5x135
5x225
1x295
5x370
5x425
5x480
16+6+6x370 (DC rest pause)
50 band pull aparts done between worksets
Axle shrugs against light bands
110
GIANT SET (hyper-abs-dips) 1 min rest between sets
Reverse hyper 360
4x10
Standing ab wheel
4x5
Dips
2x13
2x12
25 band pushdowns
KB rows
20x40kg
Notes: Kids first day of school, so schedule was a little bit of chaos. Not as much conditioning as usual. Was honestly pretty happy to get in the deadlift workout. Still not quite dialed in to this way of training and figuring out how things are going to work, but the effort was there. My topend strength has dipped a little, but my ability to fight is at an all time high, so even though 480 felt heavier than it should have, I got the 5 reps in clean, without pause.
Next time, Iām gonna go with some axle rows against bands instead of the KB rows, but I realized I had done kroc rows yesterday and didnāt want to duplicate effort.
I work an 8 and 2 12s in the next 3 days, all early, so early wake ups ahead. Tower of Babel or something similar tomorrow, then maybe another conditioning day before starting the training cycle over again.
Dealing with a little bit of training ennui. Was just so dialed in and focused for 26 weeks, hard to back off like that. But thatās honestly a good sign that I already want back in. This break will be good for me to reset.
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And he uses words like āennuiā. A true renaissance man.
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@jdm135 Nothing better than the right word at the right time, haha. I may not agree with the french on everything, but they got a good handle on existential angst.
AM WORKOUT (0300 wake up via alarm)
Tower of Babel (240 front squat, 5 six count burpees between sets)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Time: 28:00
Put away plates, transition immediately to
11 rounds EMOM daily work w/4 40kg KB swing buy in
Transition immediately to
Tabata high handle trap bar pulls w/135
Proceed directly to Valhalla, eat to recover from death in battle, then out the door to work
Notes: This honestly went better than I expected. Was on the fence about loading weight for the workout. 240 was challenging enough. Comically, I forgot to put collars on the bar and didnāt notice until the 5 rep set, which is a decent sign that my front squats are pretty level and controlled.
Those tabata trap bar lifts ate my lunch at the end. Was aiming for the Dan John 8 rep minimums ala tabata front squats at the end.
Set a PR in getting the daily work knocked out. Iām seeing the benefits of carrying less fatigue.
Going to mow my lawn when I get home for a little extra conditioning.
EDIT: Oh yeah, came up with 2 new ideas for conditioning workouts. One is combining the Tower with Juarez, calling it āClimb the Tower, escape through the valleyā. Start it off like Tower, push too hard and get to a really high top rep, and then Juarez Valley your way out of it. So if you work up to 9, next set will be 1, then 8, then 2, etc etc.
Other idea was āstagger stepsā. Reps would go 1-2-3-2-3-4-3-4-5-4-5-6 etc etc until you canāt go on. I donāt think Iād work BACK at that point, but just end at the high rep.
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I like this one
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Itās an excellent āescape planā in case you ever bite off more than you can chew. Which is exactly why I came up with it around the 6th rep, haha. But yeah, Iām liking the Tower more and more for these early AM workouts. When Iām warm and limber starting off with a topset at max reps isnāt bad, but coming into the gym first thing, I like letting those reps build. The first set legit feels as hard as the 8th, but in between things feel better.
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I found the first round to be a good warm up. It was the way back from 10-6 that I started dragging my feet and breaking. I reckon I could have shaved a fair bit off my time and had a better conditioning effect if Iād transitioned into a Juaraz valley at that point.
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Really, really hard to comment on this log, except that I still want to be you next time Iām 30.
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@biker Always appreciate it dude. Soon enough, itāll be 40, haha.
Got my physical scheduled for the 19th, with a lipid profile as well. Be time to see if my approach has been working.
My frustrated curiosity is beating my egotistical ignorance: the fuck is the point of these ābuy insā?
