Training Log: Entry 3066

AM WORKOUT (0425 wake up via alarm)

**JUGGERYOKE** Week 5, Workout 3: Pull, bench and squat

GIANT SET CIRCUIT (pull-bench-pull)

Trap bar high pulls

6x5x195

Axle incline bench

6x5x176

Band pull aparts (front and overhead)

6x10

GIANT SET CIRCUIT (pause bench-abs-raise)

Axle pause bench

6x1x246

Standing ab wheel

1x7

4x6

Full ROM plate lateral raise

5x8x10lbs

Buffalo Bar Squat (3 min on-1 min rest-3 min on)

1x50

1x36

**3 rep PR on total reps**

OFF CAMERA

Tabata push ups w/2 KB throws during the 10 second rest (86 push ups total)

Breakfast

Walk w/dog

Notes:

* Another instance of feeling beat coming in and crushing the workout.  Knee is really trending well, and I’m able to be much more explosive on those high pulls.  Incline bench felt very strong today.  Pause bench was solid.  In general, my horizontal pressing is really taking off.  Part of that could be the program, and part could be that I went without doing it through all of Easy Strength that I got to do some of that “softening up” that John McCallum and other spoke of.

* So pleased with that squat set.  Along with getting a rep total PR, I got 35 reps done in the first round before having to pause.  This timed squat is probably the highlight of the program.  Along with driving a growth response, it’s definitely “strongman friendly’ as far as prepping for events goes.  Derek Poundstone has spoken about this sort of lactic threshold/pain tolerance training, and it’s really been transformative for me.  When I factor in that I’m dropping bodyweight while this is happening, that’s pretty awesome.  My left hip was a little buggy these past few days, so I wasn’t anticipating a 3 rep PR, but I kept digging and it showed up.

* Conditioning at the end was just ad hoc.  Trying to fit in the daily push ups, but didn’t see a need for even MORE squatting.

* Didn’t log yesterday that I had Tang Soo Do.  My kid got a stripe on their belt and will be able to test for the next rank in November, so that’s exciting.  With the Mrs out of town, I got paired with our instructor for one-steps, so I got to get some one-on-one instruction, which was pretty cool.  I’ve also been getting in some evening walks with the kiddo when possible: just not logging.