Training Log: Entry 3285

AM WORKOUT (0410 Wake Up via alarm)

**PHYREXIAN DREADNOUGHT** Phase 2, Week 1, Workout 1

Log clean and push press, max reps in 1 minute (1:45 rest between sets)

1 set of 180

5 sets of 150

Squats

10xBar

8x135

4x185

4x225

4x315

20x250

ASSISTANCE

3x10 standing ab wheel

10x5 chins (various grips)

25x85 buffalo bar good morning

25 axle shrugs w/average bands

50 total dips

50 band pull aparts

BREAKFAST

Shorter walk w/dog

Notes:

* Moving toward a more competition focused approach from here.  Was never a great push presser, but I can regain some ability in these next few weeks.  I actually tried opening up with 190, and managed the clean, but no reps.  Only got in 1 rep with 180, but it’s ability rather than strength at this point.  Wore the belt, just to get used to that feeling again, but took it off for the sets at 150. Toward the 3rd set of 150, I could get a better feel for the push press, and I was trying to get a little faster on the clean to not waste energy.  Shorter rest times allowed me to keep my conditioning.  

* I’m satisfied with the squats.  There’s a drop off in strength compared to where I was at the end of DoggCrapp, but I’m also lighter, eating less, and more fatigued coming in.  Those were absolutely some rough looking squats, and that set of 20 at the end was certainly a miracle, as I was ready to be done at rep 7.  I contemplated doing breathing squats instead, but felt like that’d be giving my body some mixed signals.  I’m trying to get that bodyweight down, and breathing squats are a “growing” sort of movement.  

* Decided to go back to what works for me as far as back work goes: treat it like assistance vs a main work.  Really focused on rep quality with the chins, kept it sub max and slotted it in between everything else on my assistance work.  

* Heat index is absolutely insane.  Supposed to get to 100 degrees today.  Garage was a total sweatbox.  In turn, weighed in at 81.7kg after my post-workout shower, which tells me that I CAN make weight if I need to come comp day.  I weighed in yesterday morning, first thing at 83.6kg, but I also feel I was experiencing some pretty significant inflammation, as my stomach ended up being upset that day and I discovered some sort of growth inside my mouth that was filled with blood upon bursting.  I had Panda Express for lunch the day before, and wonder if I’m more sensitive to the seed oils compared to before, given how clean eating has been.  In either case, if need be, come the morning of the comp, I can just put on some sweats, heat to my garage and ride my bike to get a sweat going.

* I am going to say though, based off the thumb nail in my recent zercher yoke training video, I legit think one of the issues I’m running into with bodyweight is that I’m putting on “too much” muscle to be able to be below 180lbs.  That’s a good problem to have.

* Walks with dog are going to be on the shorter side this week.  Kiddo has a theater camp I’m taking them to in the mornings, which has a little earlier start time.