Training Log: Entry 3691

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm)

TACTICAL BARBELL OPERATOR Week 2, Workout 1

MAIN WORK

SSB Front Squat
5x5x250

ALTERNATE w/

Axle strict press from rack
5x5x173+1 push press per set

Chins between sets

CONDITIONING

3 rounds of 150lb sandbag carry medley

• Carry bag there and back, set down, run there and back, repeat 3x. On the final round, the final lap was just 1 length rather than 2

ASSISTANCE

GHR sit ups
3x10

Notes:

• Felt better than I deserved coming into this workout. Hip is still a little achy, but otherwise feeling good, and these front squats were the best squats 'I’ve had in probably a year. Zero pain in the right knee: it just felt like squatting again. Could really sink deep and bounce down.

• Presses felt strong. Wanted to really try hard to get the leg drive in. That is still a source of some knee pain.

• Conditioning was even harder than the first time. I imagine coming into it having done more work beforehand contributed to it. Getting better at the pick technique.

• 2 minutes of rest on the main work, 2 and 3 on the the conditioning, 1 on the GHRs.

• Got 6 chins between sets on the main work, and a bunch of them during warm ups.

• 1:10 hold last night.

• Weighed in at 86.4kg this morning. Had my first carby meal since Christmas Eve last night. Funny how it just gets away from you. I honestly just plain like eating carnivore, but I do find it’s beneficial to load up on occasion, as I was looking really washed out and already appearing tighter this morning. Kept it simple with some spaghetti with meat sauce, and I limited myself to just 3 of the Valkyrie’s oatmeal peanutbutter monster cookies with some local raw honey. Still trying to keep the goal the goal here.