37 x 3
57 x 1
67 x 1
77 x 1
77 x 1
82 x 0 stopped at head height.
57 x 8 strict
Bicep proper fked after these.
Leg press
180 x 3 sets - 10, 10, 10
These were hard work, really feeling it in the quads
Lever squat
3 sets
130 x 10
Holy Leg burn !!
Dips - BW
3 sets - 16, 16, 12
Good pump. Chest was in pain for minutes after.
Shrugs
30 x 20 reps
Everything hurts and feeling dizzy, time to call it a night. I’m done
Decided to clean the log but just keep the number of attempts low, this turned out to be a bad bad idea. Bicep still hurt like crazy after. Still no rowing as bicep is not good. Otherwise the rest of the session was ok.
Squat
Bar x 10
60 x 3
80 x 3
100 x 3
120 x 8 x sets (264 lbs) - RPE 6, 6, 6
Still felt hard even though RPE was ok and lungs were struggling . I am very out of shape right now.
Leg ext
90 x 3 sets
13, 13 , 13
Low Inc dumb bench
3 sets
32.5
5, 8, 10, 12
Whole left side is crap. Arm and shoulder both angry. Reps got better with every set once the shoulder loosened up.
Hammer shoulder press
3 sets
Warm up 20 (1 plate each side)
35 per side - 8, 8, 10
Very solid shoulder pump, bicep a little upset but ok.
Echo bike tabata session using legs only.
2 min warm up
4 min tabata
2 min cool down.
Good quad pump and lung workout. Felt bad and good to do even a little conditioning
You and me both, I was way more out of breath than I had any right being training earlier, I did briefly wonder if I’d suffered a minor cardiac and had reduced capacity from that… But I might have just been a lazy fatty recently and it might be catching up with me.
Trap bar deadlift
Bar x 10
60 x 5
100 x 3
140 x 3
straps
160 x 1
Belt
190 x 1
210 x 1
225 x 1 - (495 lbs) - new PR
170 x 16 reps , few on the tank bit saving some for more gainz next week.
495lbs is the most I have lifted off the floor period. I know it’s trap bar and it’s high handles but an all time PR at 51 is something to celebrate. Fkn Quality!
Saxon bar - 3 inches wide
Some singles - 10 sec holds
40 x 1
50 x 1
seated barbell press - to the front (straddle the bench, no back support)
40 x 5
60 x 5
62.5 x 5
65 x 5 was going to stop here but they moved ok and shoulder / bicep was ok.
67.5 x 5 - this was a max set. Good.
Happy with this.
Tricep ext - rolling
3 sets
20KG
13, 10,
Good pump.
Called it a day. Three exercises is enough. Done in 60 mins.
Very very good session. Even with one arm I can still do some damage. Let’s go.
There is nothing to be sorry for. Keep lifting and post when you can. It builds anticipation and then I get to be excited when you do post. Don’t worry about reading other logs. Actual life takes priority. You will get back to it when you’re ready to.
Leverages are everything but I have under estimated the trap bar - even the high handles. I don’t think my trap bar dead can match my conventional deadlift which makes your 495 lbs even more impressive! Congrats!
That’s me most days of the week. I’ve been dabbling on here during some work time for my students during class (shhh don’t tell). I’m also on a computer which makes it seem different…
I’m not exactly chasing PRs, but they are nice. I probably won’t do it for many lifts, but the fact that the trap bar is hard for me is encouraging me to do it for awhile. I’m actually okay not deadlifting the conventional way because I think this will still maintain that for me.
If I were to apply that logic to more of my training, then I’d be doing front squats instead of back squats, but I hate those things. Maybe someday in the future…
37 x 3
57 x 2
77 x 1
77 x 1
79.5 x 1
79.5 x 1
82 x 1 (182 lbs)
82 x 1 -timing was off - strict pressed it
82.5 x 1 - timing was good - nice rep
59.5 x 8 strict (130 lbs) - good effort left 1 in the tank.
Happy with these and bicep survived
Leg press
190 x 3 sets - 10, 10, 10
Very solid work. Left knee a little grumpy.
Lever squat
3 sets
140 x 10, 10, 10
Trying to go really deep here and a get a full quad stretch at the knee. Big pump
Dips - BW
3 sets - 17, 17, 12 - chest burning hard
Nice upper body pump. Chest just plain hurt all over after these. Not nice
Shrugs
37.5 x 20 reps
Happy with myself today. Solid session and bicep is sore but not worse .
I can see how it might come across like that but it was actually me being self critical. I write the notes on my phone after each rep in the gym. I had a mate in the rack next to me who also trains for strongman. When I hit that rep the log came a couple of inches off my shoulders but I forgot to press, so the log dropped back an inch before I even started to press. When I put it back in the rack, he looked at me and said “your timing was terrible and laughed”.
