Why haven’t you linked your burpee impersonation video
Get it up ya big galoot
Ok so on the request of @ChongLordUno I am going to drop a link to a video I did recently which was a thanks to 100 subs on you tube and a tribute to the burpee community. Worth a watch just for the comedy. If you watch and like it and you don’t sub to me on YouTube then get on board.
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Haha you’re some man
Get subbing guys and gals
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Got in a 25 min session this morning.
Burpee squat row. Starting at 1 pump 1 squat 1 row working up to 10 pump 10 squat 10 row. Did three rounds of this. Good overall pump and fired the lungs up.
Still feeling crappy, head is still congested and throat sore with dry cough that just won’t Fk off.
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Crazy you’re still getting a fair amount of work in.
Good stuff.
Hopefully mended up soon fella.
I just feel tired and like I have a cold. I wouldn’t normally stop training with a cold so I am treating this the same. Every morning when I first wake I am feeling a little better than the previous day but then once up I soon feel crap again. Pretty sure I will be good in a couple more days. If not, time for a teaspoon of concrete and to harden the Fk up. 
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Got in a second session this afternoon, which was just 100 burpees. Got them done in around 10 mins.
Body feels ok but the throat and lungs burn when the breathing speeds up and then it gets hard. Still got it done.
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Woke feeling a bit more crap today so decided the best thing to do was something harder. Put on the 10kg weights vest (22lbs) and did burpees.
1 pump 2 pump 3 pump repeat. Did a total of 102 reps.
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Strongman Saturday again which means sandbag work.
1 carry followed by 10 burpees - did 10 rounds.
Wanted to stop by the 4th round but just kept grinding until I got the 10 rounds done.
Still very congested and have this Fkn cough. Carrying a sandbag with a blocked nose is now top of my list for horrible things to do.
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Mate take a couple of days off and recover ffs
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I am actually not too bad now mate, it is mostly just a blocked nose and a headache. The lungs get a little sore from the fast breathing if I go to hard but given gym work feels easy compared to burpees I should be good to make a slow comeback next week.
I won’t be doing any crazy stuff like you though
Out of isolation today, still feeling a little snotty so stayed home for most of the day. Kids did a chocolate egg hunt in the morning and then we all went for a all time the beach after lunch.
I got in a simple 100 x 1 pump burpees after lunch for some active recovery.
I am going to start back at the gym tomorrow. I have decided I am going to do a feeder week before I start super squats. So basically I will do the SS program but keep the weights low and instead of the 20 rep set for squats will do 3 sets of 8-10. Hopefully I can get rid of the rest of this virus next week and feel like I have a little more energy.
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I knew this would get a like from you @T3hPwnisher …LOL
My neighbors must honestly think I am a complete madman. I was struggling to breath so much after these carries my wife said I sounded like a wounded goose!!
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Back in the gym - YES !
Monday 18th April - primer week
Seated BNP
40 x 10 x 3 sets (88 lbs)
Bench press
Warm up 40 x 10
80 x 12 x 3 sets (176 lbs)
Mad pec pump, bodybuilding is hard. Lol
Bent over row
70 x 15 x 2 sets (154 lbs)
Standing curl
30 x 10 x 2 sets (66 lbs)
Wow arm curls make your arms sore. Who knew?
Squat
Bar x 10
70 x 5
90 x 10 x 3 sets (198 lbs)
These weren’t hard but they felt difficult. Breathing hard at the end of each set. Did 12 reps on last set.
Db pullover
15kg x 20 reps
SLDL
90 x 12 reps (198 lbs)
Should have been 15 reps. Grip going at the end, going to need to use straps for these.
Db Pull over
15 x 20 reps
Abs
Hanging knee raises - some
Felt pretty good as a first session back. Squats weren’t too hard on the legs but breathing was a struggle. Glad I wasn’t doing 20 reps. The other thing I noticed was the big pec pump I got from this session and how hard it is going to be on the chest holding a bar on my shoulders for the squats.
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OK so first gym session back yesterday and wanted to add some general observations regarding the layout of this SS template and how the first ‘primer’ session went.
- I like the overall layout of the template, moving from one exercise to another is simple and once I have a rack and a bench I am set for the whole workout. Lucky for me that there are enough benches at my gym that once I have a bench I can keep it for the whole session and use it to sit and rest on between sets if I need to. Doing this for the first time last night I did at first think that squats coming so late in the order would be hard for me as I am used to doing them first. But after doing it, I like how the session ends quite quickly after squats and can already imagine that this will be important when I start properly and incorporate the 20 rep sets next week.
- I like seated behind neck press, I haven’t done them for years but they feel solid and stable and actually better than standing overhead press. The weight was fairly light but even so they movement felt good.
- Doing high reps on bench press is harder than I remember. I think it is mostly just a case of being out of practice and I expect I will get better at this pretty quickly. Looking forward to see what numbers I end up benching for 10+ reps by the end of this.
4 I am so out of practice and bad at barbell curls. I haven’t done any curling other than the odd set of hammer curls in months / years and they just felt odd. - Squatting after doing shoulders and bench press adds a new dimension of difficulty, like I said in my previous post, holding the bar in place on your back when your pecs and shoulders are fully pumped is painful. I already know that the long sets are going to hurt.
- I haven’t done high rep deadlifts for I don’t know how long. Double overhand grip is not going to be sufficient to finish the sets especially as the weight goes up. Looks like I finally have a use for the figure 8 straps I got for Christmas.
- Not training related but - breakfast is going to be tough everyday. I started eating the eggs every day last week but this morning was the first morning I had my eggs and toast and protein shake. The eggs aren’t too hard to get down but the toast was a struggle, washing it all down with a protein shake was OK but I already know it will get old pretty quick. Oh well it has to be done and hopefully as this cold congestion clears up it will be a little easier.
In terms of my body and how I am feeling. I have still have some congestion and a cough and my breathing is not back to 100% yet, but it didn’t effect my gym session last night. My legs felt really good especially when squatting. Having a week where I did little squatting other than some sandbag squats and bodyweight squats has definitely given me some much needed recovery.
My right knee is a disaster, hurts daily and was hurting a little when squatting. I didn’t use sleeves last night but I will use them next week. I am pretty sure the knee will hold up fine for the 6 weeks but I a expecting it to be mad at me every day.
Other than that everything else feels good and I will be all systems go for next week.
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Conditioning session tonight. Interval burpees. 37sec on 12 sec rest, 7 burpees per round, 15 rounds. Total 105 burpees in a little under 13 minutes.
Starting to feel some doms all over tonight. Tomorrows gym session will be interesting!!
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Wednesday 6th April - SS primer week
Seated BNP
45 x 10 x 3 sets (99 lbs)
Bench press
85 x 12 x 3 sets (187 lbs)
Another good pec pump
Bent over row
75 x 15 x 2 sets (165 lbs)
Standing curl
35 x 10 x 2 sets (77 lbs)
Squat
Bar x 10
70 x 5
100 x 10 x 3 sets - (220 lbs)
These were pretty good, even on sore legs and arse. Did 12 reps on the last set.
Db pullover
20kg x 20 reps
SLDL
100 x 12 (220 lbs)
Db Pull over
20kg x 20 reps
Abs - some
Great session, full body pump. I was really surprised at how well the squats moved tonight. Breathing still a challenge over 10 reps but legs were still strong.
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