Training Log: Entry 3677

AM WORKOUT (0345 wake up via dog, snooze until 0355)

TACTICAL BARBELL SPECIFICITY BRAVO Week 2, Workout 1

Buffalo Bar Squat
4x10x270

Lever belt squat
4x10x205

Axle strict press from rack
2x10x128
9x128
8+3x128

(3) DB Incline bench
4x10x70s

Dips
3x17
13+4

ASSISTANCE

Standing ab wheel
3x10

Notes:

* Kiddo knocked on the door early this morning with the dog.  Contemplated shutting off the alarm so I could assist, but the Valkyrie insisted she had the situation, so I got up and got in the training.  Glad I did, because as much as it sucked, it would have sucked more to try to repeat last week.

* Squats felt the best they had in a LONG time.  Felt just like squats: no knee pain to work around.  It was still present, but it wasn't the sole focus, and I felt myself easily moving through the reps.  Lever belt squats to follow were great too.  It gave me time to focus on just how much the 1 minute rest times REALLY sucked.

* Pec still has some moments of tenderness, so I'm keeping away from weights on the dips and just getting a good pump with the reps.

* Did a 1:30 timed hold yesterday with the fat gripz.  Really coming along. 

* Weighed in at 85.3kg this morning.  Wonderful carbby meal last night of baked spaghetti and 5 of the Valkyrie's cookies with some raw honey.  With Christmas coming, she's in full bake mode, so I had 2 Halfling oatmeal sweet nibblers (from the DnD cookbook: they're amazing), a snickerdoodle, a sugar cookie and a peanut butter blossom (we make them with peanut butter cups instead of kissses and they're incredible).