Training Log: Entry 3552

PM WORKOUT (1230)

*Tactical Barbell Operator* Cycle 2, Week 1, Workout 3

MAINWORK

SSB squat
3x5x285

ALTERNATE W/

Axle strict press from rack
3x5x143+1 push press rep per set

(6) Texas Deadlift Bar mat pulls
15+5+5x425

ASSISTANCE

Circuit superset (no rest) of

Axle curls
3x10x53
1x8x53

HLR
2x10
2x8

Band pull aparts
1x70

Notes:

* My 15 year old pug passed (Yoshi) away last night, peacefully in her sleep.  Work was awesome and gave me the day to grieve and get her affairs sorted, but in turn we didn't sleep much after we confirmed she has passed at around 0155, so rather than train at 0400 I slept in and got this done around lunch time.  Kept it to the bare essentials, since the Valkyrie is still home and I want to be near her.  This is pretty much how this day will run in the future anyway, I just intend to include more assistance work, and to perform chins in between sets of main work.  

* I DID get in 40 reps of chins during the warm ups.

* Despite the circumstances, this was actually an awesome feeling workout, most likely because I got to train later in the day when I was more limber.

* Those mat pulls feel better and better each week.  Specifically how I'm starting the pull with a leg press and finishing with a hinge, compared to my old injurious method of hinging from the start.  As much as I hated pulling with the trap bar, I'm certain that helped regroove that pattern.

* Tang Soo Do last night was a decent workout, but we'll be skipping tonight.

* Rest in Peace girl

Pictured with steak and eggs, which I made for her 15th birthday