Training Log: Entry 3668

AM WORKOUT (0510 wake up via Valkyrie’s Alarm)

TACTICAL BARBELL GREY MAN Cycle 2, Week 3, Workout 2

“ROW ROW ROW YOUR BLOAT”

20 minute recovery row

Notes:

• Ended up taking a total of 4 motrin yesterday, and as much as I didn’t want to, I think it was the right call, because my knee is feeling much better. Seriously felt like I had reset my rehab back to square one after yesterday. Zero issues on the rower, minus my hips feeling tight from sitting right after waking.

• Woke up at 84.7kg. I have until Thursday to decide my weight class/division for Sunday, and right now still no one else in my age/weight range, so unless that changes, I’ll be competing up a weight class and with the 30-35 year olds. Which, on the plus side, means zero worries about making weight.

• Tang Soo Do tonight. Weather is supposed to be warmer, so if my driveway has thawed I’ll take out the keg again.

• Valkyrie is going strong on ABF. She completed 15 ABCs on Sunday and 75 presses yesterday. She’s honestly outgrowing her bells, but we’re keeping it slow and steady for now.

 Training Log: Entry 3667

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm, very good night of sleep)

TACTICAL BARBELL GREY MAN Cycle 2, Week 3, Workout 1

MAIN CLUSTER

Buffalo Bar Squat
4x3x360

Axle strict press from rack
4x3x172

SUPPLEMENTAL CLUSTER

Band pushdowns
4x21

DB rows
4x8x145

GHR
4x8x50

ASSISTANCE

GHR sit up
3x10

Reactive slingshot push ups
60

Notes:

• Felt awesome in the training today. Knee was feeling smooth and springy, and I was able to get to depth on the final 3 sets without a break in motion. Pec has just the slightest bit of discomfort in it, and with the potential competition this weekend, I saw no reason to put it at risk, so stuck with the push downs.

• Valkyrie put the flannel sheets on the bed last night with the colder weather here, and it went a long way toward improving sleep quality.

• Push ups at the end were to get a little work through the pec. Cut out chins because it caused a slight amount of agitation.

• Regrettably, I slipped on the ice on the way in to work and really torqued my healing knee. Thankfully, the rehab has been going well enough that I managed to recover, whereas before I’m pretty sure I would have needed medical attention. Still sucks. On that note, the keg carry experiment may be on hiatus until conditions improve. But I did carry a 237.5lb keg last night with a 1:12 fat grips hold.

• Weighed 84.7kg this morning. There’s no one in my weight/age group currently, so I may just compete up a class and not sweat making weight.