Training Log: Entry 2358

AM WORKOUT

(6) Texas deadlift bar mat pulls
5x135+chains
5x225+chains
3x315+chains
1x405+chains

REST PAUSE/STRIPSET
10+4+4x495+chains
9+4x405+chains

Standing ab wheel
4x8


95lb Front squat to 135lb SSB squat circuit (no rest between sets)
1x9/1
1x8/2
1x7/3
1x6/4
1x5/5
1x4/6
1x3/7
1x2/8
1x1/9


PM Workout

80 second double underhand hang from a slick steel pull-up bar on a rotating ball bearing base

Notes: Warm ups were heavy today, I kept the weight lower and focused on effort as my post comp training.  Should be back to 100% by Monday.

That front squat/SSB thing requires explaining.  I took video and will upload it later, but the way it worked was I set up my yoke as a squat rack for front squats and then put the SSB in my power rack.  I'd hit a set of front squats, rack it, walk to the power rack, hit a set of SSB squats, rack it, walk back to the yoke, and repeat.  I'm hitting 10 reps each set, just balanced between front squats and SSB squats.  It works well, because as fatigue sets in and my technique falters, I got from a more technique squat for more reps (front squat) to a less technical squat for more reps (SSB), and I can spend more time recovering from the misery.

The weights were JUST about right on this.  I think I needed to go just a little heavier.  This sucked, and I'll be sore for days, but it wasn't quite something I needed to "survive".  Still, decent challenge for anyone up for it.

For that PM workout, went to the fair and there was a booth with a pull-up bar.  Game was 100 second hold won you $100.  I figured I had a shot.  I think if I had prepped for it, I woulda had it, but approaching it cold the afternoon after deadlifts with no real gameplan meant I was just gutting it out.  The bar was like a slim diameter rolling thunder, as once my grip started to slip, the bar started to roll and it was really game over.


Had my cheat meal yesterday at Panda Express.  Woke up at 195.4.