Training Log: Entry 2580

AM WORKOUT (0245 natural wake up)

SUPERSETS (press-chins)

Axle clean and strict press away

5xAxle

3x141

3x166

3x186

Weighted chins w/40lbs (various grips)

1x10

5x8

Axle clean each rep and strict press (90 seconds rest between sets, 17:58 total time)

5x10x141

50 band pull aparts

MEGA STRIPSET (rest pause between sets)

Incline DB bench 95s

(4) 1x8 (2 rep PR)

(3) 1x5 (1 rep PR)

(2) 1x5 (1 rep PR)

(1) 1x5 (1 rep PR)

(Flat) 1x5

(Flat w/Catapult) 1x7 (1 rep PR)

Transition immediately to 50 dips and 25 pushdowns

Neck harness

Neck curls

Poundstone Curls

110xAxle w/2.5lbs plates

CONDITIONING

Thieves Guild Initiate w/25lb KB

Notes: Got the early shift today, so compressed this a little compared to my meandering workouts as of late. My blood pressure issue seems to have resolved again. Crazy the difference some gatorade makes. Lesson learned: it’s not just salt. Potassium needs to be factored in as well. If I were eating a more balanced diet it’d be a non-factor, but keeping carbs so low means I miss out on opportunities to pick up these things and they need to be focused. So glad I figured it out though. I was trying to solve it with just more food total, and though that’s not a bad thing, it wasn’t answering the mail.

This is my “favorite” day of the program, because cleaning each rep just has such a great metabolic effect. Plus, I count the cleans as my rows, which is nice, because I hate rows.

Need to get in Keg grace later.

Oh yeah, one other “why am I so stupid” sorta thing. I have a BUNCH of protein bars in my basement. I stopped eating them a while ago since they’re really not Deep Water or Mountain Dog approved, BUT in my quest to gain weight I’ve been eating mini peanut butter cups just to get in some extra junk/quick calories. I wasn’t eating the protein bars because they’re so much bigger than the mini cups…so then I realized I could just cut the bars in to 3rds and get just as many calories as are in a mini PB cup with MUCH better macros. If I’m going to eat junk, it may as well be GOOD junk. Now I can polish off my protein bar supply.

PM WORKOUT

2 mile 80lb weighted vest walk with the dog, followed by

KEG GRACE (2:58, sub 3 minutes with a 22 second PR WTF is happening?)

Notes: I legit could have done this even faster if I wasn't worried about damaging the keg.  Things are getting insane with this.  Sub 3 Grace with a BARBELL is usually the mark I'm going for.

And this is also a testament to periodization, because I could easily beat myself up with how my topend strength has been this training cycle...but I've also become obscenely strong to the point that it's almost vulgar.  If I decide to pursue singles at some point, this will have some crazy carryover.