Training Log: Entry 2630

WEDNESDAY

BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 5, Workout 1

AM WORKOUT (0330 wake up via alarm, first time in a while)

100 chins

Crazy high box jumps

3x3

Axle clean and strict press away

5x131

5x151

5x171

18+7+5x131 (rest pause)

SSB Squats

5xBar

5x135

5x225

5x315

5x5x385

Band pull aparts

2x50

Dips

200, followed immediately by

85 lateral raises w/5lbs, followed immediately by 25 pushdowns

POST WORKOUT SHAKE

CONDITIONING

20 second on/10 seconds off bear complexes w/95lbs for 10 minutes

40 reverse hypers w/50lbs

THIRD BREAKFAST

40 minute walk with the dog (no weight vest)

Notes: I got my flu shot on Sunday and didn’t really think anything of it, but I actually do think I’m experiencing a bit of increased fatigue from it. First time I’ve slept until my alarm in quite a while. Still a solid training day. I’m adapting better to the SSB and relearning the movement, which is allowing some more weight to be moved. Still appreciating the approach I’ve come up with here. My box jumps keep getting higher. Making a point to focus on jumping higher vs tucking my hips more at the top.

Giant sets were jump-squat-chin-press until I ran out of jumps, then I ran out of chins and presses. When I got to the 5x5 squats, I kept them as just squats: they were hammering me enough that supersets didn’t seem smart. Rest paused the dips to 200, got the lateral raises done.

That conditioning workout was a solid ball buster. Last week I took it easy with 8 rounds, break, 8 rounds. This time, I just pushed it all the way through for 20 rounds. Hit me hard. But what’s also crazy is I experience a similar level of fatigue with my burpees over bar, so that shows how solid that is as well.

Just wanted to log a funny aside from yesterday: work ran late, kid had gymnastics, Ms and I were doing a baton pass. She took the kid to gymnastics, I raced home to change out of my work clothes so I could go pick up the kid from gymnastics. I still have to have “dinner” at some point, so as soon as I get in the house, I rip open the fridge door and throw a chicken breast tenderloin into my mouth and just choke it down as I shuck off my work clothes, change into some sweats and head out the door.

Had the weight vest in my truck already, so I was able to throw that on and go for a walk while I waiting for the kiddo to finish up.

“But I don’t have time to eat and train!”