Training Log: Entry 2452
AM WORKOUT
(5) Texas deadlift bar touch and go mat pulls
5x135+chains
5x225+chains
3x315+chains
1x405+chains
13+3+3x520+chains
17x425+chains
Standing ab wheel
4x8
DB lateral raise pyramid (no rest between sets)
5x10lbs
5x15
5x20
5x25
5x30
5x25
5x20
5x15
10x10
PM WORKOUT
Axle bench press
5x136
5x186
3x236
3x276
11x306
14x236
https://youtu.be/hZZdCWY37t4
Grenade ball pulldowns 90lbs
1x35
Axle curls
1x35
Reverse hyper 180
1x35
Notes: Wife had a half marathon to run this morning, so I cut my workout in half. She ran in the snow, in 10 degrees, for 13.1 miles. Whenever I think I'm crazy, she gives me a gut check.
The mat pulls went better than I expected. The topset was smoother than last week, and since I was running on a condensed timeline with less rest than usual, I thought I'd only manage 15 on the backoff set, but scored 17 with the potential for more if I wanted to fight. Went to laterals rather than full ROM raises because I read a Jamie Lewis article and the bug bit me.
Since I got to bench in the PM, decided to see just what I could do. That set is a prime example of why I tell people NOT to leave a rep in the tank; most folks are so unaware of their limits that they naturally leave a rep in the tank when they think they're going all out. Looking at the video, rep 9 looks like it coulda been my last one, and rep 10 DEFINITELY looks like a final rep, but rep 11 was in there somewhere. After that, got in some much needed assistance work. Also, I let the video run long to show off my Westside Barbell t-shirt, because in my heart it is still 2008 and I'm a fanboy.
No weigh in this morning. Been having bad GI issues this week. Wife thinks it may be a walnut sensitivity, since I've been eating honey Walnut shrimp every Friday these past few weeks. Given my nut sensitivity, it checks out. I'll dump it and see what happens.
Really impressive pressing efforts lately. And that's pretty badass of your wife. Is it just me or have you too experienced people questioning in awe how you run in the cold? It seems like a strange thing to wrestle over. Yes, it's very cold you breathe in...and?
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated dude. Most people seem to be under the impression that there is some sort of hack or trick to not feel discomfort. The notion of choosing to experience it just blows people away, haha. That said, even I had to wonder what the hell drove her to do that.
DeleteIt's a good shirt. 2008 was a better time.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious what Jamie Lewis article you read that got you fired up to do lateral raises, since I'm pretty sure I recall that exercise being one of his top pet peeves that drove him to homicidal insanity when he'd see people doing them.
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His most recent article actually addresses just that, both the reason why he felt that way at the time and why he feels differently now. Put the idea back in my head to do them.
DeleteHahaha. "I cherry-pick studies to pad support for my claims, SO WHAT"
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty funny though. I don't read his site regularly anymore and it's rare to just stumble on a blog, so I would never have known of this great ideological shift.
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