@boilerman The boiler bar will be awoken from its slumber this morning/afternoon.
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Yes!!! Iām glad youāre still getting use out of it man!
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Boiler Bar Power Cleans
155 lbs x 10
155 lbs x 10
155 lbs x 5 ish 
140 lbs x 10
140 lbs x 10
140 lbs x 10
140 lbs x 10
140 lbs x 10
140 lbs x 10
140 lbs x 10
Boiler Bar Clean Pulls
205 lbs x 10
205 lbs x 10
205 lbs x 10
Tree Branch Pull ups
1 x 9
1 x 10
1 x 8
60 second plank - 20 reps - 3 sets no rest
Picture of my favorite tree branch
If youāre wondering why I am using the term Boiler Bar (if you are new to my log), it is because I actually bought a barbell from @boilerman like a year or two ago. Lol as of right now I do not see any reason in buying another one.
I am super pleased with the power cleans, they have definitely become a favorite movement of mine and I used to hate them a lot. I did plan on doing an extra set with the cleans to make up for set 3 but I was talking with a good friend on the phone so I moved things along.
All that there is left to do today is to stuff my face and I will enjoy it.
Btwā¦ HAPPY THANKSGIVING T-NATION FORUMS!!!
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It was also nice to be training outside again. Has anyone else ever found that ever since you started packing on muscle, it is easier to stay warm.
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Deep Water Intermediate
Day 4 of Week 1
Bench
205 lbs x 10
205 lbs x 10
205 lbs x 6
Close Grip Bench
170 lbs x 10
(Flat Bench 205 lbs x 7
redemption and roll of shame)
170 lbs x 10
170 lbs x 10
Incline Bench
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
Pushups (donāt have equipment for dips)
1 x 30 ish
1 x 20 something
1 x 20 something
60 second plank - 20 sit ups - 3 sets no rest
I was unsatisfied with the last set of flat bench so, I ended up trying that weight again after a set of 170 lbs x 10 on incline bench.
My form was very off for flat bench because I set the squat stands too high. For the set of flat bench I did between my incline sets, I actually lowered the squat stands one notch and my form felt soooo much better. As a result the weight felt lighter.
As I went for the 8th rep I only got the bar halfway so I did like a sit up lat pull down roll of shame.
Hereās the aftermath:
It was kind of a stupid thing to do but I found the whole situation funny and I kicked ass this whole first week of DW Intermediate.
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Sometimes Iāll have those days where I just donāt feel like eating anything
Eat something you like to ābreak the sealā and then get back on the program.
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wish I could relate
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Welp! back to college and week 2 of DW starts tomorrow. I need to go food shopping. Canāt wait to play my Nintendo Switch with my roommates as well. Idk why I did not bring that the first time.
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'Atsa good kitty. Looks like he needs a can of 9lives turkey & gravy.
He even has his own door!
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There are three of them and I typically see them at night.
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I can hardly see myself going back to training in the afternoon. Training on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is awful, especially after a week of school work. I did that because for some reason I did not believe I could train in the morning. If life just throws crap at me then Iāll train even earlier.
Deep Water Intermediate
Day 1 of Week 2
Deadlift
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 10
330 lbs x 8 (awww man)
330 lbs x 5
Bonus set to make up for last set (lol cause why not)
Box Jumps
5 x 10
Light Squat
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
60 second plank - 20 sit ups - 3 sets no rest
The weight for deads may be a tad bit heavy. Iāll lower the weight during my deadlift sets on week 4 if I find Iām missing a lot of reps. Man I love getting stronger.
Btw I could totally use this thing. Itās awesome how my gym has this. If thereās any kind of crazy conditioning stuff I can do with this log I will.
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I can do SO much conditioning with a log. Viper presses are big. Look them up. My last run of Deep Water had me alternate between cleans on one week and log cleans on another.
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Viper presses look fun! Thatās exactly what I want to do, viper presses and superset it with some other movement. That can be my 20 minute conditioning, itāll be hard but interesting.
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I do the Kalsu WOD with viper presses. You could superset with burpees in that regard. Or just set a 20 minute EMOM timer and do 5 burpees at the start of every minute and then as many viper presses as possible until the minute expires.
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That sounds like a plan Pwn thanks! I am excited to do conditioning now.
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Deep Water Intermediate
Day 2 of Week 2
Press
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
120 lbs x 10
Barbell Curl
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
60 second plank - 20 sit-ups - 3 sets no rest
Woke up at 4:11 am today and felt super energetic. To waste time I slept for like another hour or two and woke up to my dadās text messages about me getting a speeding camera ticket. Iām kind of bummed out from getting a ticket cause it could have been avoided easily.
But, hey at least I will be able to play smash bros with my roommates tonight or so. I also crushed todayās session. 120 lbs on press felt easier this time around.
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Today I received a message from someone on LinkedIn. She attended a virtual career fair that I moderated along with other executive board members of my student org. She told me she received a job offer at one of the largest construction companies (Turner) and that she had been applying to jobs since 2 years ago. That just fucking made my day.
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