Training Log: Entry 2647

AM WORKOUT

25 minutes of stretching

PM WORKOUT

Buffalo Bar Squat
5xBar
5x140
3x230
1x320
1x410

RESTPAUSE (12 Deep Breaths Between Sets)
5x450
2x450
1x450
10x360
5x360
3x360
2x360
1x360
15x270

6 MINUTE REST

SUPERSETS (snatch-hyper)

Hang power snatches
4x5xBar

Reverse hypers 360
4x22

Notes: 2:00 between giant sets.  Looks like the wheels may be falling off on the squat program.  I have 2 future COAs: lowering the weight, going for rep PRs, then upping the weight again: alternating between SSB and buffalo bar.  I REALLY want to do the latter, but the truth is, I get stronger using a buffalo bar vs a SSB.  The SSB has better carryover to strongman stuff, but it also plays to my strengths because I can lean way forward and Conan it up.  The buffalo bar won't tolerate that, which forces me to remain more upright and use more quads, which are definitely a weakness.  The SSB would also keep me from junking up my shoulder so frequently, but I think I'm solving that with the stretching.  Part of me thinks the stretching might also be a reason why I'm seeing numbers drop, as it means no longer relying on stiff muscles and connective tissue to bounce out of the hole.  And, of course, weight loss is a factor as well.  Still, what I am facing is an abundance of solutions, so I'm in a good place.

Resolved the shoulder pain in the snatches by dropping the bar from the top.  It's so smart: why didn't anyone else think to do that?  Oh yeah...

Finally pulled the trigger and bought a Bas Rutten "Body Action System"

Mine is the basic model: just the head and torso.  Have wanted one for a while.  It's conditioning I can do inside my house, and that I'm more willing to do.  And I can't give up my past, much as I try.  Going to let my kid use it for Tae Kwon Do practice as well.