Training Log: Entry 2415

BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 5, Workout 4

AM WORKOUT (0500 wake up via dog, 0650 workout)

Juarez Valley Front Squats 265 w/5 six count burpees between sets
8
1
7
2
6
3
6
4

Time: 16:00

Transition immediately to EMOM daily work with 4 alternating 1 armed KB snatches as buy-in each round

15 rounds total

Belt squat stripset (no lockout)
34x150
3x125
3x100
4x75
4x50
4x25
5xAxle

Notes: Woke up feeling like I had been beaten by a bat, but once I got the bar across my collarbone things came back online.  Tried out my new Cerberus strongman shorts

Comparing them to the blue rehbands, I'd say I like these more.  They actually offer a little bit of support and I don't sweat through them like I do the blues.  They're a little bit more slippery, so they kept rolling up doing the workout, which was minorly annoying, but that's a small issue.  Real trick will be to see how well they wash.  

My legs were toast when it came time to the belt squats.  I have to take a moment to appreciate how heavy the front squats have become on this workout: I'm up 80lbs since I started.  I've been focusing on heavier weight through this cycle because it's keeping the total volume low which, given how squat focused the actual lifting is ALONG with all the conditioning, seems like the right call.  I also realized that anytime I include a "bonus" front squat workout in my hypertrophy blocks, the results are fantastic, so it's a lesson I need to keep.

Schedule is going to get nuts soon.

Got in 200 KB swings in the PM before going on a 2 mile walk with the Mrs.  Good way to cap the day off.