Training Log: Entry 2608

BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 2, Workout 5

AM WORKOUT (0308 natural wake up)

Log viper press 130lbs

1x50

GIANT SET (chin-squat-pull)

Weighted chins 85lbs

5x5

Buffalo Bar Squats

5xBar

5x140

5x230

5x300

5x350

5x390

Band pul aparts

5x20

Axle shrugs agains tbands

65 against short average bands, drop immediately to 35 against light bands

Buffalo bar squat 

50x230lbs

Death

Rebirth

50 dips

25 pushdowns

40 reverse hypers with 50lbs

20 standing ab wheels

Neck harness

Neck Curls

21 GHRs

POST WORKOUT SHAKE

CONDITIONING 

10 minutes of the following circuit

1 KB cluster w/45lb bells

1 KB swing w/40kg bell

Each round, add 1 to the cluster and 2 to the swing

Finished 15 swings and rep 5 of 8 of the clusters.  Solid finisher.

Notes: I was thinking to myself "I already cleaned every rep off the floor last time: how can I make this week worse?"  Doing all the press work in one set was the solution.  It also makes this workout SO much faster.  It was honestly my legs giving me the most trouble on those vipers, which had me concerned come time for the widowmaker.  I told myself the lie that all I needed to do was 40, as that would match my previous PR accomplished at a heavier bodyweight.  Had to sail through the first 30 to give myself a chance, and once I was there I knew I wasn't going to be satisfied with 40.

This was the first tim I legit felt like I was going to vomit from straight bar squats.  The SSB has done that to me before, but not the buffalo bar.  Whereas last week I was upset because I knew I had more reps in me, this week I'm content.  Yeah, I probably could have kept going...but I didn't need to.  

Holy F**K this workout is anabolic.  Go do you 50 log vipers and 50 squats and a bunch of junk in between.  That conditioning circuit at the end was pretty dandy too.

We took some family Christmas photos yesterday and I hit a new physique milestone: I looked jacked in an oversized Christmas sweater.  'tis the season for weight gain: I could not have timed it better.  Thanksgiving coming up on Thurs and I'm amped.

Doing so much cooking in my ninja.  Had a salmon wrap today that was amazing.  When I get more downtime I want to lay out my eating strategy for gaining, but I just keep adding more stuff to my meals that are SO easy to take away when the time comes.

I'm feeling the Super Squats bug...And then I realized I squatted 230 for 50 reps and I wonder what kind of absolutely stupid weight I'd need to use for that program...