Weird, but impressive

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2824

Fixed it for you.

Better get my piss taking in now before the old bastard finds the cheese burgers and starts outlifting me again.

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2825

Until I get a gym, my squats are bottlenecked by how much weight I can clean, press and then get onto the rear shelfā€¦and then press back to the front again. So even best case, my squatting will be equivalent to single arm work.

But whatever. I will just find other things.

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2826

Lockdown Day 82. Still no abs.

Turned out I didnā€™t run today anyway, not really much time and even less desire. Boobs instead. Same gist as last time, a 550 followed by a 350. Upped the weight on the 550 by 2 kilo since last time, which seemed like a good idea but was no fun at all.

Barbell Floor Press

  • 27 kg x 6 reps
  • 47 kg x 6 reps
  • 67 kg x 6 reps
  • 79 kg x 13 reps
  • 79 kg x 12 reps
  • 79 kg x 10 reps
  • 79 kg x 10 reps
  • 79 kg x 10 reps
  • 67 kg x 20 reps
  • 67 kg x 18 reps
  • 67 kg x 13 reps
  • 47 kg x 20 reps

Pretty decent in vs. bodyweight, but not too great in absolute terms.

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2827

It made me smile to read this because I understand.

2828

Hard disagree. That sounded very ā€œfunā€, right @alex_uk :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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2829

Lockdown Day 84. Still no abs.

Off day yesterday, and just a quick run day today. Decided to (at least temporarily) drop the app program and just run a mile. Conditions were shitty, so not the best test, but I ran it in 8 minutes flat. Which was about what I was expecting, even if I was hoping for a little better. I was sucking wind harder than I thought I should have been, this was only a bit faster than my normal pace. Will require some adaptation.

Still, I kind of prefer this method. It is still challenging, but it is also over with much quicker.

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2830

The mile is a special kind of suck

I remember that the fastest girl in my hs xc team could run a sub 20 5k but could barely break 6:30 in the mile.

The soccer players had great mile times though, but probably because they were frequently tested on it and thus trained for it

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2831

It does suck in its own way, but it is also a specific skill. Just like getting good and one thing in the gym doesnā€™t automatically get translated into being good at another. Some carryover, certainly, but still requires a specific adaptation to happen.

On the bright side, recovering from a single mile run seems way easier and faster than the longer sessions I have been doing. I donā€™t feel any after effects a day later, and might run it again today.

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2832

Lockdown Day 85. Still no abs.

Press day today, felt like to doing both 550 and 350 sets like I have been doing with chest. This is really a killer combination. Not real happy with the weights I had to use, but it felt like good work regardless.

    • Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)

      • 27 kg x 6 reps
      • 31 kg x 6 reps
      • 37 kg x 6 reps
      • 41 kg x 6 reps
      • 47 kg x 6 reps
      • 51 kg x 13 reps
      • 51 kg x 12 reps
      • 51 kg x 10 reps
      • 51 kg x 10 reps
      • 51 kg x 8 reps
      • 37 kg x 20 reps
      • 37 kg x 18 reps
      • 37 kg x 12 reps

    • Upright Barbell Row

      • 27 kg x 10 reps
      • 27 kg x 10 reps

Probably going to go run a mile again. Will probably start slower this time and see how it goes, total time will likely be worse than yesterday.

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2833

Did the run, this time 8 minutes 21 seconds. First half was slow, probably too slow. Anyway, I think I preferred it this way, because I was really only fighting the pace for the last third, instead of almost the whole way. Just need to speed it up a tad.

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2834

Any kind of target mile time?

2835

Umā€¦not as such. Faster than this? The real goal is just improved athleticism and ability in general. That said, I can feel that I am not really satisfied with the pace, it feels more like quick jogging instead of running. A fine pace for the longer runs, but not for something shorter like a mile.

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2836

Lockdown Day 86. Still no abs.

Weight kinda leveling off just below 80 in the morning on the fat scale. RHR still up around 49 and even 50 (gasp!), which I donā€™t like.

Doing another sorta leg day, just to continue to get back into the swing of it. Nothing tough, but it might still hurt a little tomorrow just due to general lack of use.

    • Front Barbell Squat

      • 17 kg x 8 reps
      • 27 kg x 8 reps

    • Barbell Squat

      • 37 kg x 8 reps
      • 47 kg x 8 reps
      • 57 kg x 8 reps

    • Pull-Up

      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps
      • 5 reps

    • Langskib Launchers (Goblet Squat (dumbbell))

      • 32 kg x 8 reps
      • 42 kg x 8 reps
      • 52 kg x 8 reps
      • 62 kg x 8 reps
      • 62 kg x 8 reps
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2837

Is it time to go back to the mean lady :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

Sheā€™s karma for abusing Bob

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2838

Might be, might be. Was thinking of doing that anyway now and again.

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2839

I assume you arenā€™t backing out halfway through though?

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2840

You mean the actual whole 8 weeks? I never really cared either way about going to the end.

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2841

Iā€™m torn between going back to the post where you said you were stubbornly committed to it and leaving it alone so I can actually beat you.

2842

by not quitting, youā€™ve already beaten him :joy:

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2843

Not stubbornly committed to the program, as such, moreso to the idea of becoming more proficient in general.

In fact, it is that same stubbornness that keeps me from setting a specific goalā€¦because I will often do counter-productive things in order to get there. I was tempted to say to your earlier question that I was going after 7 minutes for a mile, but I donā€™t want to go there, at least not yet.

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