Training Log: Entry 3282

AM WORKOUT (0410 wake up via alarm)

**PHYREXIAN DREADNOUGHT** Week 3, Workout 3

30 minutes, EMOM

Round 1: 10x185lb squat

Round 2: 1x186lb axle continental and push press

Round 3: 2x62.5lb/2xBW NG chins

End workout with max squats in 3 minutes w/135 (44 total, 3 more than last time)

ASSISTANCE

3x10 standing ab wheel

2x50 band pull aparts

25-15-10 dips

25-15-10 band curls

50 band pushdowns

Notes:

* Training motivation was absolutely shot this morning.  Alarm went off and I seriously contemplated how badly I needed this workout.  Wondered the same thing while getting dressed.  At one point, I was in my garage with both knee sleeves on, one shoe on, and seriously contemplating not putting on the other shoe, reversing course and getting back to bed.  A few elements at play there.  I’m sure reduced food intake is part of it, and alongside that, yesterday was actually a pretty high activity day despite being a day off.  Along with my prowler work, Mrs and I got in a 5.5 mile walk out in the sun after she was done with work, and then another night of sparring at Tang Soo Do (she ended up beating me this time, scoring a point that I was unable to recover before time ran out) that we ended with some bag work.  I wasn’t unexcited to train from an emotional standpoint: I just didn’t feel like I had anything in me.  I made the decision to not even try the heavy squats, and instead make it a goal to get in more reps at 185 than last time, and upped the weight on the press so I could stick with singles.  This was ultimately the right call, and once I got under the bar things started clicking, and I surprised myself with my output.  Ultimately, it was the right call to carry on, but also, if I did NOT have a competition looming, I’ve fairly certain I would have walked away.

* For those keeping score at home, getting in sets of 10 on squats meant this was a 10x10 squat workout with at most 2 minutes and 20 seconds of “rest”, but during that downtime I was doing axle push press and weighted chins.  This bodes well for what I am sure will be an inevitable return to Deep Water someday, as I’m doing these squats with my silly close together stance and no belt.  It took a little bit of doing to build myself back to where I was with this new approach, but it’s good to see I got it in me again.

* I’m happy with how the axle continental went.  Had to focus on pulling high to get it in place.  No room for half efforts.

* Got in 3 extra reps from last time on the 3 minute squat at the end.  That was pretty awesome.  And, of course, afterwards I was completely nuked, so the assistance work was just whatever I could scrape by.

* Weighed in at 81.9kg this morning: nearly a full KG drop from yesterday.  Abs are really popping as well.  As I noted: just need to stick with the plan and trust the process.