[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Weighted chins 45lbs
1x25
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Impressive!
[quote]Ecchastang wrote:
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Weighted chins 45lbs
1x25
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Impressive![/quote]
Thanks man. Keep in mind though, it’s like I wrote up the first time. 2 rest pauses, so about 17 the first go, then 4, then another 4.
(14) Chain Suspended Safety Squat Bar Squat 445+chains
1x4
Notes: Great strain on this. Had to fight for every inch on the first rep just to break the weight off the chains. Back to training at 0500 with 2 pop tarts in my belly, and still feel like I’ve been hit by a bus with the extra workload I’ve been employing with my time off.
Axle cleans
Worked up to a single of 205
Notes: Did sets of these in between my warm-ups for the squats. Wasn’t quite feeling like I had the “pop” I needed this morning, so kept the weight light. This is above contest weight, so I’m feeling pretty good. Hitting these off of a 7 mat, so zero momentum.
GHR sit ups w/25lb plate behind head
3x7
Reverse hyper 320
3x15
Intended to hit a drop sets of SSB squats, but left hamstring felt like it was about to snap so called it a day. May come back later for more.
Press Medley (200lb log, 200lb axle, 182lb keg, 105lb fat grip DB)
2 rounds
Notes: Hit the DB for 2 reps each time, clean the DB between reps. Tried out that technique Alpha talked about. I can see how it will work for the implement, but my dumbbell is pretty compact so it sits a little awkward on the shoulder. When I got it to work though, it moved real smooth.
Biggest limitation on this was space. Training in my garage with my wife running on the treadmill at 0500, so didn’t want to make a lot of noise or move around a lot. Under these conditions, had a helluva time cleaning the keg, but still made it through and pretty pleased with that. For the second round, focused on cutting down time between the clean and the press on each implement, as that seems to be where I am losing a lot of time. Leg drive is still garbage, but I can live with that.
Slight incline dumbbell press w/reactive slingshot 105
10
9
7
50 w/unloaded DB handles, no slingshot
Superset w/ chins
20
11
11
11
11
Notes: Pressing felt smoother. Right shoulder still clicks on every rep.
GB hammer cable curls 50
10
9
9
superset w/Band pressdowns
25
22
22
superset w/Band dislocations
3x10
Keg push-ups
1x15
Notes: Just another little finisher. These are pretty nifty. Neutral grip, shorter ROM, unstable implement, hits the chest pretty well.
Wanted to add, felt like I was breathing through a snorkel today during training. Don’t know if that’s just the tail end of being sick showing up or something else.
EDIT: And to add to my write-up, the results got posted. I ended up taking 3rd in the stones/sandbag load. At the end, I was trailing first by 10 points and had a 5.5 lead on third.
(6) Mat Pulls 630
1x10
Notes: Have to work on Saturday, so parting out my workout. Hit this today after work, and will hit the farmers and squats on Sunday. Considering the less than ideal condition, very pleased with this. Hit 4 reps on the first pull, and went 3, 2, 1 after that. Really pleased with how many dead stop pulls I’ve been managing with this weight, should pay off for my last man standing deadlift.
It looks like I wandered into the training logs forum at the right time. I’ll definitely be following this.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
(6) Mat Pulls 630
1x10
Notes: Have to work on Saturday, so parting out my workout. Hit this today after work, and will hit the farmers and squats on Sunday. Considering the less than ideal condition, very pleased with this. Hit 4 reps on the first pull, and went 3, 2, 1 after that. Really pleased with how many dead stop pulls I’ve been managing with this weight, should pay off for my last man standing deadlift.[/quote]
I read that and it just leaves me shaking my head. I can’t even really fathom being able to do that.
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
(6) Mat Pulls 630
1x10
Notes: Have to work on Saturday, so parting out my workout. Hit this today after work, and will hit the farmers and squats on Sunday. Considering the less than ideal condition, very pleased with this. Hit 4 reps on the first pull, and went 3, 2, 1 after that. Really pleased with how many dead stop pulls I’ve been managing with this weight, should pay off for my last man standing deadlift.[/quote]
I read that and it just leaves me shaking my head. I can’t even really fathom being able to do that.[/quote]
It’s taken a while for me to build up to 4 dead stop pulls. When I first started ROM progression, I’d only be able to get 1 shot. After a few cycles, I was able to get in a second, and then after a reset a third, and after this reset a fourth. It helps that I’m pulling sub-max loads I imagine. That said, I think the rest pausing is crucial to success with this method. It seems like you really need to squeeze in every last rep you can. However, no way I can do it with squats, haha.
[quote]lift206 wrote:
It looks like I wandered into the training logs forum at the right time. I’ll definitely be following this.[/quote]
Glad to have you on board.
Hey guy! I really respect the way you approach your training. I have been following you for a while. You have motivated me to get stronger and I have just started working on that. I also am interested in existentialism. Nietzsche is my favorite. He raises some disturbing questions,but I like it. Hope you don’t mind one of my favorite quotes.“I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him?
All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment…”
Anyhoo,I am looking forward to following along. Confusion
[quote]confusion wrote:
Hey guy! I really respect the way you approach your training. I have been following you for a while. You have motivated me to get stronger and I have just started working on that. I also am interested in existentialism. Nietzsche is my favorite. He raises some disturbing questions,but I like it. Hope you don’t mind one of my favorite quotes.“I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him?
All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment…”
Anyhoo,I am looking forward to following along. Confusion[/quote]
Glad to have you on board, and hope your journey for strength goes well.
That quote is from “Thus Spake Zarathustra”, yeah? I’m about halfway through that right now. Been on a bit of a Nietzsche kick for a while, having just finished the Walter Kaufmann translation of “Will to Power” (phenomenal read by the way) and Beyond Good and Evil before that. Really wish I had read Will to Power first. Even though it’s his unpublished stuff, it really lets you know what was going on behind the scenes, and makes his published works easier to understand.
Carry medley (245lb per hand farmers, 182lb keg, 200lb sandbag) 55-60’
4 trips
Superset with
Dry heaving
Notes: In retrospect, eating a footlong sub and drinking a rockstar 10 minutes before this wasn’t the best idea. 80 degrees outside, which doesn’t sound like much, but I’m so used to -30 that my heat tolerance is shot. Feet weren’t moving too fast on the farmers (too flat), but I take solace in the fact that I was able to run with each implement on the first round. After that, it was pretty slow.
Getting better at the sandbag pickup as well.
Squats
15x405
8x405
15x315
Notes: Getting back to my old (non-fatigued) numbers. Good sign.
yes. I also like his concepts of herd mentality,owner mentality,and slave mentality. Studying his ideas changed my life in a profound way. My entire outlook changed. I was suprised to see you interested in existentialism ,doesn’t seem like too many embrace it,but that’s good. You can’t be special if you are like everyone else…Confusion
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Carry medley (245lb per hand farmers, 182lb keg, 200lb sandbag) 55-60’
4 trips
Superset with
Dry heaving
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That’s hilarious!
[quote]confusion wrote:
yes. I also like his concepts of herd mentality,owner mentality,and slave mentality. Studying his ideas changed my life in a profound way. My entire outlook changed. I was suprised to see you interested in existentialism ,doesn’t seem like too many embrace it,but that’s good. You can’t be special if you are like everyone else…Confusion[/quote]
Yeah, I never really knew much about it, but a Philosophy professor in college recommended Nietzsche to me and after getting my masters I wanted to start doing some “me” reading, so here I ended up.
[quote]Ecchastang wrote:
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Carry medley (245lb per hand farmers, 182lb keg, 200lb sandbag) 55-60’
4 trips
Superset with
Dry heaving
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That’s hilarious![/quote]
Not at the time, haha. But I imagine it was decent ab work.
Chins w/45lbs
1x26
Bench 315
3x3
Notes: Week 15 of the program. Ran into some mechanical issues on set 1 and 3, specifically hitting the j-hooks on the second rep of each set. Had to re-rack before the final rep. Consequence of training at home w/no lift off. Second set was beautiful though, really dialed in the set-up. The tighter I get, the lighter the weight. Probably the biggest thing this program did for me was get me more focused on set-up.
3 way shoulder circuit
superset w/chins
3x10
20 Pull aparts in between sets of everything
General notes: Had to cut this workout a little short due to minor family crisis in the morning. Generally like to get more back work in, but with the comp looming, I’m willing to cut it out.
(13) Safety Squat Bar squats 445+chains
1x1
Notes: Heavy just wasn’t happening today. 3 days of training in a row, kind of predictable. I fixed this later in my training.
Keg cleans 182
4x1
Notes: Hit these in between my warm-ups for the squats. Second set was smooth, every other set had issue getting my left hand full rotated. Need to work on my set-up/speed.
GHR sit ups w/25lb plate behind head
3x8
Safety Squat Bar Squats
8x335+chains
16x245+chains
32x155+chains
superset w/
Reverse hyper 370
2x8
Notes: Due to my body’s refusal to move heavy weight, I decided to punish it by stripping a plate and doubling reps each set for some light squats. Supersetting this with the reverse hyper gave me the nastiest lower back pump I’ve had in a while. Part of my ongoing approach to teach my body to fear my mind and realize that asking for unscheduled time off is going to result in a Faustian deal.
Basically, this is the conversation I have whenever I’m having a bad gym day (With Joe Pesci playing the part of my mind)
Got off work early, managed to grab an afternoon workout, and even got to video it.
Overhead press Medley (200lb axle, 200lb log, 182lb keg, 105 fat grip dumbbell)
3 rounds
-DB reps 8,4,3 (I think, may have to look at the video for sure)
Notes: What a difference having a few meals in me and not training first thing in the morning/with enough space makes. Weights flew up. Really tried to focus on reducing the time between the clean and the press, which in turn made me strict press everything. Not really sure which is the better way to go. Very pleased with the dumbbell press. Did some sets with the left arm to even it out, just not part of the medley. I don’t think I’ll move fast enough where I’ll have enough time to press with the left arm after the right arm dies, but just in case I’d like to be prepared.
Carry medley (205lb sandbag, 182lb keg, 50’ish)
4 rounds
Notes: Felt something pop in my left wrist on the second round, but seems like I’m ok. This got brutal toward the end. Felt like my left hip was about to slide out of the socket carrying the keg. Working on more of a controlled fall than a run at this point. Rebuilt my sandbag to be more compressed, so now it has a samurai top knot and is far easier to pick up.
Also, since drama makes things more interesting, I want to document that this is the second time I’ve noticed my neighbor’s wife coming out of the house to watch me train. I am upset with her for reversing the 10th commandment and coveting me.