Weird, but impressive

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2584

Hmm maybe by the time u dropped some weight to get dem abs you can pull off a one handed to pull up?

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2585

I watched a guy at the gym the other day, he would do some weird power rangers/karate air kicks and punches, then would attempt to jump up and grab a pull up bar single handed, when he could do this heā€™d use both, then take one hand and hold the wrist of the hand still holding the bar, and attempt a pull up. Heā€™d move maybe 1-2ā€, then go back to karate, rinse and repeat. He had the most intense look on his face. It was amazing to witness.

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2586

I donā€™t believe you. But I will probably have to try it to be sure.

2587

I feel like you have been scrying me.

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2588

Would require losing too much weight, and would probably destroy my elbow permanently. Donā€™t see the point

2589

Someone on the internet challenged you, the only decent reason to do anything.

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2590

Lockdown Day 29. Still no abs.

Relatively chill leg day. Deliberately keeping the weight low, this is more about athleticism than strength. Doesnā€™t take too many of these jump squats before you can feel you have been doing something. Mighta been a bit on the light side, but need to get used to them.

    • Barbell Squat

      • 25 kg x 10 reps
      • 35 kg x 10 reps
      • 35 kg x 10 reps

    • Barbell Jump Squat

      • 35 kg x 5 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
      • 35 kg x 8 reps
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2591

Had to look those up on youtube. Would never have thought of doing that myself, but this does actually look interesting - something I could do at home with limited equipment, and at the same time train something I do not really cover today.

Learning a lot here - thank you for sharing.

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2592

Yeah, they also go well with my short-term plan of emphasizing athleticism while also not having any access to heavy squats.

2593

Okay, this is just depressing- any progress at all
Is Bob sabotaging your progress? :joy::joy:

2594

You have to understand that I started at my heaviest weight inā€¦more than a decade. A lot of it was fluff, and I donā€™t mean the paper-thin kind you think is fluff =). I paid a price for the PRs I hit last year in the form of body composition.

But still, I do have Fabs. Fat-abs. Years and years of challenging bodyweight exercises means my ab muscles stick out through a pretty thick layer of fat. But I canā€™t really call them abs. Long way to go. Also, I am mostly kidding about getting abs, I donā€™t care that much.

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2595

Forgot to log yesterday.

Lockdown Day 30. Still no abs.

Chest Day, keeping it light becauseā€¦well just because.

Barbell Floor Press

  • 25 kg x 10 reps
  • 35 kg x 10 reps
  • 45 kg x 10 reps
  • 55 kg x 10 reps
  • 65 kg x 10 reps
  • 75 kg x 10 reps
  • 75 kg x 10 reps
  • 75 kg x 10 reps
  • 75 kg x 10 reps
  • 75 kg x 10 reps
  • 65 kg x 10 reps
  • 65 kg x 10 reps
  • 65 kg x 10 reps
  • 65 kg x 10 reps
  • 65 kg x 15 reps

The good thing about these floor presses is that it forces me to go with a pretty wide grip, which I am not used to. On the other hand, I think the DB floor presses give a much better stretch.

Off day today.

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2596

Thats a lot of reps - good work

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2597

Yesterday was just a quick session with Bob and a bunch of jumps in between. Most jumps after getting warmed up about an inch over 8 feet, but I did manager one right about 250cm, which converts to just a smidge under 8ā€™2.5". I still feel like these suck, in my head I picture myself jumping much farther. Will just keep plugging away, and dropping weight will help.

Speaking of, I have probably dropped aroundā€¦just shy of 3 kilo since starting this about a month ago. Resting HR down steady at 51 now (was 58 at start). This feels like good progress, especially because I am pretty unmotivated and not trying very hard these days.

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2598

Have you seen an ab yet?

2599

No abs. But sorta fabs.

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2600

Lockdown Day 32. Still no abs.

Shoulder day. Decided to do standing db presses, whichā€¦I dunno, they are kinda stupid. I am not sure it makes any sense, but in my head it is like this:

Standing Barbell Press > Seated DB Press > Seated Barbell Press > Standing DB Press

  • Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press

    • 10 kg x 10 reps
    • 14 kg x 10 reps
    • 16 kg x 10 reps
    • 22 kg x 10 reps
    • 26 kg x 10 reps
    • 30 kg x 10 reps
    • 22 kg x 10 reps
    • 22 kg x 10 reps

  • Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)

    • 45 kg x 10 reps
    • 45 kg x 10 reps
    • 45 kg x 10 reps
    • 45 kg x 10 reps
    • 45 kg x 10 reps

  • Upright Barbell Row

    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps

  • Handstand Push-Up

    • 1 reps
    • 1 reps

Finished things off with some light BB presses, which all felt like crap after the DBs. Did a couple of @Koestrizer style HSPUs, except for that last part where you end up on the floor in a puddle of failure.

(I am doing it slow on purpose)

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2601

Yeah me too. Tried to overload the eccentric.

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2602

You completely succeeded.

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2603

Standing dumbelle presses are so damn awkward feeling. Guess that means I have a weakness in the joints used to stabilize them and/or not used to using this muscles.

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