Training Log: Entry 2356

BBB BEEFCAKE Week 2, Workout 2

AM WORKOUT

CIRCUITS (chin-press) plate change rest

Weighted chins (various grips) 55

5x10

Axle strict press (clean first rep)

5xAxle

5x66

5x126

5x146

5x166

Axle clean and strict press (clean each rep): 90 seconds rest

5x10x126

(3)High incline DB bench 90lbs no rest between sets

1x12

1x3 w/reactive slingshot

1x3 w/metal catapult

(Flat) 1x4

1x8 BW dips

1x25 band pushdowns

1x4 BW dips

38 more dips

CIRCUIT (raise-pull) no rest between sets

Plate lateral raise

4x10x10lbs

1x10x5lbs

Band pull aparts

5x10

20 Standing ab wheel

Notes: Another workout without a blackout.  Getting bold by cleaning the reps now.  Technically it was supposed to be rows superset with presses for the BBB work, but I felt cleaning each rep met the intent of that.  Definitely added a new element of challenge and taxed the conditioning.  I did the cleans "touch and go" with a controlled eccentric, which really hammered my back and traps.

Garage is warming up enough that I'm actually starting to perspire in my training.  Had me realize that the dumbbell handles I have don't have much for knurling.  

Plans to hit Grace later today.  Need to get some distance running in at some point too: got a 10 mile race in a month.

Ya know, this is worth mentioning, but leading up to my cheat meal last week my physique was looking flat and my abs had gotten blurrier.  Since then, things are sharp again.  It's definitely a data point worth acknowledging.  I used to do a scheduled weekly cheat meal and have since fallen away from it.  I don't really feel the "need" to cheat like I did before, as I find my current diet really sustainable, but if nothing else this means that, should the situation arise, I can anticipate significantly more positives than negatives.

PM WORKOUT (1500)

Axle Grace 

2:57 (33 second PR/lifetime PR)

Notes: No idea where that came from.  Another one of those workouts where I didn't wanna do it.  My conditioning has never been this good, and pairing it with some better technique is allowing me to match/beat some Ogre-PRs I had from before.

Going to make an effort to add some more cals in.  Program will be getting harder soon.