Training Log: Entry 3253

AM WORKOUT (0343 wake up via dog, snoozed until 0400, got to bed late at about 2240)

DOGGCRAPP Week 10, Workout B2

KB Curls

20x22.5

7x30

15+7+8x35

90 second bicep stretch

Hise Shrugs

20xBar

10x175

10x265

10x335

14+7+11x405

90 second axle trap stretch w/strong bands

DB calf raise

20xBW

10x20kg

10x95lb

90 second belt calf stretch w/105lb

GHR

10xBW

7x22.5

13+7+6x30 (held behind head)

90 second GHR hamstring stretch w/30lb

Squat

10xBar

8x135

4x225

5x325

20x275

90 second squat stretch

3x10 Standing ab wheel

No walk (raining)

Notes:

* Training motivation was unexpectedly high for this, given the late night and stupidly early morning. I wasn’t joyfully excited, but perhaps determined would better settle it. I effectively had no desire to go back to sleep, but wanted to get after this and put in the work. The prospect of spending more time with my family in the evening was part of that, and also having loaded up on a delicious higher carb meal the night before and putting that energy “to work” was also there. But whatever the case, no bargaining or convincing needed to get on with this. I’m in my 6th week of a feast as well, which could be playing into that: typically I’m 2 week famine/4 week feast, and those famine weeks result in me really just not wanting to train by the end. Having rolled this out further is perpetuating the motivation to get after it. Still keeping lean “enough” through it all, but a desire to drop a few pounds as Jul gets closer and the possibility of a competition looms.

* Progress everywhere. More reps on the curls and GHR, more weight on the hise shrugs, calf raise, and squats. Squat was 1 extra rep on the heavy set and 5 extra pounds on the widowmaker.

* Solid pump on those curls, despite the thumbnail showing that my technique is pretty sloppy.

* GHRs really had me putting in effort. I feel like this is yet another area that is positively contributing to my deadlift performance.

* Squats felt very solid in the warm-up. Good mobility. Right knee was a little pissy, but that’s pretty standard these days. Right hip had a little bit of pain on the set of 225. I may have been able to get another rep of 325 if there was a gun to my head, but I saved that energy for the widowmaker, and it came in handy, because I was ABSOLUTELY ready to quit at rep 13. Finding those extra 7 was nutty, and I know I could have pushed for 1 more if that was what I wanted, but my form was falling apart pretty bad at the end there. I have to keep reminding myself that I’m purposefully squatting with the least advantageous technique possible for me.