I think this was the longest workout I’ve had in a while, about an hour and 10. Took longer rests than usual between the top sets of deadlifts. 275 is fairly submax but that’s the most volume I’ve ever done with that weight by a decent amount.
I think if the elbow was 100% I’d be moving a little faster too, as I’m fussing with straps and wraps and shit to create a bionic arm. It’s starting to feel a bit better though so going to keep using this stuff until I don’t need it.
Did a bunch of reps of different dragon flag regression movements. I’m pretty close to being able to control an eccentric the whole way down and pause at the bottom. I don’t do a ton to work towards this but completing a few reps would be really cool and shouldn’t be all that tough to accomplish.
Squats! Everything seemed to groove pretty well today, and elbow wasn’t super achy after squat sets which was a big bonus mentally. Made some minor setup adjustments and tightened the forearm strap down pretty good and it seemed to work.
The way the press was moving I felt like I was going to get closer to 20 but on rep 8 or 9 I bashed the weight off a floor joist and had to reset my foot that took a little off the top for me. Oh well.
Haven’t remembered to weigh in lately but thats up a bit from where it’s been holding. Good! I’m for sure going to miss my +10lbs target by June lol, but, screw it. Everything else seems to be going right, albeit a bit slow, but that’s the game.
Is your bench adjustable? I just choose to to seated OHP because there’s no chance of me doing it in the basement. I can touch 8.5 feet when I reach up with one hand so putting anything on a bar and pressing overhead with 8.0 ft ceilings is not happening. Guess I could do them from a kneeling position but that just seems unnecessarily painful on my knees.
The workout looks better on paper than it felt. It’s been one of those days since I got out of bed this morning so no surprises the workout didn’t feel great, but the effort was there.
Ha! Lately I’ve had workouts that feel great and then look pathetic on paper. I think that’s what happens with Best Damn. Four to five exercises per session just doesn’t look like much when I log it.
I feel ya man! Some of the best workouts I had last year were just 2 or 3 lifts but it looks whack written down haha.
I think if I were to do yesterdays session today I’d feel a lot better about it, I was just in a shitty mood and it carried right into the workout.
I might have a go at a Best Damn style session this week while I’m traveling for work. I might also just try to get a bunch of conditioning sessions in, I’ll play it be ear.
@littlesleeper, Gave those deadstop DB rows a try after seeing them in your log. Had a similar experience, wasn’t really sure the right muscles were working during the lift but I’m feeling sore in all the right places today. Good find!
Man, squats felt like shit today. Wanted to rack it after rep 3 but that wasn’t really an option so I pushed out 10 more. Felt pretty pukey the whole second half of the workout, by the time I sat on the bike I was pretty toast. Feeling kinda weird and light headed now, vision a little blurry. Doesn’t seem serious but it’s pretty odd.
I was a little low on food intake, but not by too much. That usually doesn’t have a huge impact either way anyway, I think I needed more water than food tbh.
Kind of a weird question, but, roughly how wide would you guys say you are? I’m thinking of picking up that Titan SSB but I’ve heard it’s a little wide between the handles - I looked up the measurement and I think I should be okay, but looking for a little confirmation.