The Beast.
In other news, scored these mad DB spotters from the wife this morning. Early bday present…41 on Friday. Crazy how quickly that happened.
Garage looking Bugehagen level chaotic currently 
The Beast.
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Yeah, my plans are exactly the same. Getting a workout in whilst doing things like watching the footy or listening to a new album is the goal.
When it comes to this type of training apparently “Zone 2” is what we should aim for. I see around ~125 recommended for that a lot but as you imply, depends on your current fitness. I’ve just been doing similar to what you describe, get sweating but feel like I could talk normally and stay there for a good while. As long as I stay around 110-135ish I’m not that bothered as long as there’s improvement over time.
Any higher than that and I’d fear i’d be cutting into recovery unless doing for very short periods. Something something cortisol. 
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Another day, another 213 pushups…
193 yesterday, along with a solid session on the bike at 130Bpm for 20 minutes. Felt that one a lot more than the previous day! That had a little laboured breathing throughout, not Hard breathing…but talking was affected.
I think 20 minutes per day will be the thing for the time being. I’ll rotate the intensity like you would with high frequencey weight training. The slower recovery pace today would be appropriate i assume. Maybe we find some kind of Heavy, Light, Medium setup. It will evolve.
A little jacked up from all the pushups. Last day is tomorrow for the challenge…with a nice 219 to finish it off, lol. Gotta do some car repairs on saturday, so a good day to rest that pushing motion.
Come monday i’ll start a new training block back with the barbell propoerly. My knee is shot to shit again…think i hurt during last squat session somehow. Its not great…giving that some time also. Was just a very small tweak, but its more painful than any issue ive had with them in the last couple of years. Worrysome.
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Pushsups are Done.
219 today. over them. LOL.
Before that though, decided to deadlift and bench today as its been so long!
Deadlift:
20x1
70x1
120x1
160x1
200x1
227.5x 1 - 500lbs.
Bench:
20x20
60x3
80x1
100x1
120x1
130x1
140x1 - 308.6lbs.
Notes:
- Honestly shocked by the bench numbers today. Triceps are trashed. Chest is trashed. Core is trashed. Up she went. Was a grind, arse came up a fraction…
- Deadlift was fun! Bit of an earthquake on that 500, but up she went. No pains anywhere.
- Will use these numers for next training cycle start. But honestly this makes me feel pretty good about everything. Not bad, considering im down to 104.5kg bodyweight also and still dropping.
Videos later.
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Took a day yesterday. Had some car repairs to take care of, got that done. Got 20 minutes on the bike in, and called it a day.
Today:
Bench:
20x12
20x6
60x4
60x1
80x2
100x1
125x1 - 275lbs
105x2 - 231lbs
105x2
105x2
105x2
105x2
Larsen Press:
97.5x3
97.5x3
97.5x3
Deadlift:
70x1
120x1
160x1
205x1 - 452lbs
170x2 - 375lbs
170x2
170x2
Paused deadlift:
160x2 - 353lbs
160x2
160x2
EZY Bar curls:
7.5x15
27.5x15
32.5x15
37.5x8 - 82.6lbs
Notes:
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a fine session. Bench felt heavy as expected. But was moving ok.
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deadlift also felt ok. Maybe a little heavy but not really.
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only the curls for accessories.
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Deadlift:
70x3
120x2
160x2
200x1
220x1 - 485lbs
200x2
Bench:
20x12
60x6
60x3
80x4
80x2
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4 - 215lbs
Close grip:
90x5
90x5
90x5 - 198lbs
Chest Supported DB Row:
26x12
26x12
26x12
26x12 - 57.3lbs
Notes:
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Left knee still terrible. I’ll give it another week, then I’ll see someone.
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deadlifts were ok. Getting back to where I want it, is going to take quite a bit of time and lots of reps. I’m ok with that. How the process/programming looks will evolve over time.
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bench was good. All reps solid and nice. Just getting in those reps.
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overall I’m feeling mostly ok. Got blood taken this morning, see the doc for that end of that week. Checking basically everything.
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sleep hasn’t been great lately, will keep trying to improve that…
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Deadlift:
70x5
120x3
160x2
200x1
220x1
180x3
180x3
Press:
20x8
40x8
40x4
60x3
60x3
60x3
Quick one. 20 slow and easy minutes on the bike afterwards, HR average 112.
Notes:
- not a lot to add, deadlifts felt good so went all to the way to 220kg again. Still felt great so got some volume in.
- haven’t pressed much lately. Actually at all in a month, so took it easy with a simple 3x3.
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AM.
20 solid minutes on the spin bike straight out of bed. 120HR. Last 5 minutes I kept it over 130. Sweaty start to a chilly morning here in paradise!
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PM:
Deadlift:
20x15
70x2
120x2
160x2
200x2
Bench:
20x12
20x4
60x6
80x4
105x2
105x2
105x2
105x2
105x2
Long Pause Bench: very long.
97.5x3
97.5x3
97.5x3
Notes:
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deadlift felt super smooth and solid. I messed around a bit with frog stance sumo in the warmup. Didn’t like it.
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bench was ok. Felt heavy during the doubles…but was proper warm by the long pause stuff and that felt great.
Good.
Fin.
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AM:
20 minutes Hard walking. No idea on distance, doesn’t really matter. Walked as hard as I could, dog wasn’t happy. Ha.
PM:
Warmed up for bench…then two of my best mates turned up out of nowhere and said “we need a pub session, let’s go”.
Okay. A few things making life a struggle for one of the boys, good for him to get it off his chest. Well worth sacrificing a weights sessions for. The three of us have been best mates for 35 years. 
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Then came home and cooked up a bunch of grass fed lamb chops for the fam…
We’ve been ordering our meat online recently, all grass fed pasture raised from farms throughout our state (New South Wales). Not as expensive as it sounds…with only a 30 dollar difference over a similar order through Woolworths supermarkets (260 odd bucks). Can’t go wrong with higher quality meat products. Butcher Crowd, if anyone Australian based is interested. I rate them.
Proper training tomorrow morning.
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Bench:
20x12
20x12
60x8
80x5
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4
Tempo Bench 2-2-0:
90x5
90x5
90x5
Deadlift:
20x10
70x3
120x3
160x2
150mm Block Pull:
160x2
180x2
180x2
180x2
180x2
180x2
Very nice.
Fin.
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Squats:
Did a lot of dynamic stretching and warming up…then onto the bar. Empty bar only today.
20x5
20x5
20x10
20x10
20x10
Press:
20x12
20x6
40x8
40x4
60x4
60x3
60x3
Deadlift:
70x3
120x3
160x2
200x1
200x1 - 440lbs.
Notes:
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Back to the beginning on squats. Knee is feeling better. At least close enough to 100% to get something started. Just the empty, to ensure movement is good and all that. There was more static stretching and rolling between each set. Felt pretty good throughout. I think this rebuild needs to a lot slower than I initially thought before the failed restart 3 weeks ago. Gotta say, it scared me that injury. Squats are something I admit I am Not built to do well, but I Want to do them well again. Hard to explain.
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Press was ok. Shoulders still complaining a little since the pushup challenge
. But they are working fine. Added One rep only to the workout. Think Hepburn progression pace. -
Deadlift…just couldn’t help myself really. They felt ok. A little tired in the back from the last few days…second rep was quicker than the first.
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28 minutes on the bike just now also.
Longest session so far. Was watching the NASCAR Infinity Series race and thought, "I’ll go jump on the bike until the finish, looks about 15 minutes to go…then Caution After Caution LOL.
Importantly though, SVG takes his third win in a row on road courses. Has there been a better road course driver? He doesn’t have the race wins quite yet…but I can’t think of anyone that drives like he does. Larson put a good fight…but not quite there. Great race though!
Since SVG joined the guys stateside I’ve really gotten into the sport.
Good.
Fin.
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Good to see you working hard whilst I was being a lazy git. Now I have to pay for it in doms. LOL
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Feel lazy mostly . Despite not being that . Damn @T3hPwnisher . Your log just keeps me heading into the garage for cardio .
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Huge business trip this past week. Top much sitting on planes and in cars. Way too much!
Knocked me around a bit, so chilled out Friday with some cardio on the bike and a heap of stretching.
Bench only today, after some yard work and whatnot.
Bench:
20x12
60x8
80x5
100x2
105x3
105x3
105x3
105x3
105x3
Larsen Press:
97.5x4
97.5x4
97.5x4
Just wanted to get the bench component in today. It’s a big focus for this second half of the year, so it’s important. 1 rep progression today on all sets. Felt pretty good by the end. No more shoulder pain now which is good. Body still feels kinda beat up from the travelling…will try and get some deadlift work in tomorrow. Also planning a loaded walk at some point. Either I chuck on the vest with 10kg and walk a few km’s, OR, daughter on the shoulders for a lap or two of the block, which is about 250m per lap. She weighs 41kg. Should hurt. Good
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Started today off with some more yard work. We have a decent hedge along the rear fence…damn thing is 8-9 ft tall…too tall. Made it less tall.
Then carried the daughter around the years instead of the block . We just set a 10 minute timer and walked around the property until it went off. This felt like 85 minutes.
Chilled out over a good steak for lunch…then about 3pm, into the garage.
Deadlift:
20x5
70x5
70x5
120x3
120x3
160x2
160x2
200x3
220x1
110x20
Snatch grip deadlift with Shrug at the top on last rep:
110x3
110x3
110x3
110x3
110x3
Notes:
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Deadlifts were good, just a bit heavy after this morning’s activity which I was expecting. Tbh not a Big impact though. The high rep dead’s are always fun at low weights.
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The “Loaded carry” was pretty tiring
. 42kg in her winter clothes today and shoes. She’s so tall now that just getting her up on the shoulders has become interesting itself. We have a technique…the squid holds my right hand with both of hers, and I literally single arm shoulder press (it’s more a snatch really) her above me, and she can normally through her legs over my shoulders . That doesn’t work anyway because “my arms aren’t long enough anymore”…nothing to do with her of course. She is such a little menace these days in the most fun way. Everything in life is just a game or a reason to laugh. Love it. All her wriggling around and giggling while covering my eyes and what not turns the whole ordeal into quite the full body experience. -
I Will be sore tomorrow.
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Sore. Like, proper. Muscles I forgot existed…you know, the usual pain after doing what I did yesterday .
Tough. We move forward.
Deadlift:
70x7
120x3
150x5
150x5
Bench:
20x12
60x5
60x5
80x3
100x5
100x5
Pull-ups:
108x5
108x5
Kettlebell Swings: 60 seconds rest.
20x15
20x20
20x25
20x20
Plank:
37 seconds. Hate plank, so no drive to push through the Dom’s .
Single arm loaded carry:
20kg (kettlebell)x1:05 per hand non stop.
Notes:
- Despite the soreness, I wasn’t really all that tight. A few minutes on the bike, some dynamic work, and I was moving like there wasn’t any Dom’s.
- deadlift felt really good, though I was cognicent of the fact that what I did yesterday was quite different to normal.
- Bench felt super clean, and stronger than it has recently since I maxxed it. Took a while…
- According to my log, it’s been 15 months since I did a Pronated pull-up. Chin ups are too uncomfortable still, and I’d rather not force that issue as bench is moving really well, and further messed up wrist isn’t going to be particularly conducive of a bench PR.
- Swings! Forgot that I liked them . Been a long time, so took it easy. Then got stuck into the plank and carries, all basically without rest after the last set of swings. Good, sweaty, finish to a nice session.
Fin.
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