Training Log: Entry 2434

TUESDAY

DEEP WATER Week 2, Workout 2

AM WORKOUT (0700, 0530 wake up via alarm)

Chins (various grips)

4 sets to failure

Bent over rows 190

4x10

Clean pulls 190

3x10

Axle shrugs against minibands

1x85

Kroc rows 115

1x19

Band pull aparts

1x50

Reverse hypers

1x40

Notes: 3:15 between sets. Got in some daily work as well with ab wheel, dips and pushdowns. Getting back into the groove with the bent over rows and the clean pulls: remembering lessons learned from previous times. Threw in extra work to make it a full on back day. Also hit a fasted 100 1 armed kettlebell swings before all of this, which helped open up the hips some.

LUNCHTIME WORKOUT

Juarez Valley front squats 275 w/5 six count burpees between sets

8

1

7*

2

6*

3

5*

4

Time: 17:39

Belt squat stripset

32x150

Reps of 125, 100, 75, 50, 25 and axle

Notes: I hit the absolute cleanest and deepest set of 8 on 275 on the front squat I’d ever done in my life. It was beautiful, and totally unexpected. Put asterisks because I had to rack the bar before the final rep of all those other sets: had issues with it falling forward coming out of the hole. Went so much better than expected: growth has just been insane. I’m now a full 90lbs above where I started this experiment which, for you metric folks, is a big plate per side (20kg/45lbs). Always a great milestone. I’m gonna break my arm patting myself on the back for “discovering” this, but I guess I should really give credit to Josh Bryant and Jailhouse Strong. It’s why I read so much: even in the awful books, there’s bound to be some sort of nugget.

I need to add something to my breakfast: I finished the whole thing this morning and was still hungry. I’m thinking a slice of toast. I’ve taken to putting the nut butter directly into the burrito, which is delicious, but has robbed me an opportunity for calories. Another option might be some chicken or other white meat. I’ve got some chicken sausages that might answer the mail.