Training Log: Entry 3349

AM WORKOUT (0410 wake up via alarm)

**PRE-COMPETITION DELOAD/FUTURE PROGRAM TESTING**

(3) Incline DB bench

Worked up to 9x80lb

Underhand chins

1x15

Axle bench press

Worked up to 7x226

Axle curls

8x66

Breathing Squats

40x225

BREAKFAST

Longer walk w/dogs

Notes:

* This is legit the first time I’ve done some testing for a program since about the first time I ran 5/3/1 back in 2010.  Goes to show that I’m actually legit excited about taking this on.  I have an awareness of my abilities on the squat, trap bar dead, weighted dip and weighted chin so no need to test there.  I may do some axle press testing at some point, since that’s of minimal stress on my recovery: just wasn’t fit for the schedule for today.

* It’s legit hard to come to terms with being so weak on my pressing…but I suppose that’s the whole reason I’m going to change up the training and gain some weight.  My pressing always responds to bodyweight gains.  

* It’s also legit hard to come to terms with the fact that squatting felt REALLY great today, most likely because I took the time to really warm up for it.  I did a LOT of sets of squats with just the bar while I was knocking out everything else today, and did some sitting at the bottom of the squat as well.  Really seemed to help.  No hip issue: just the right knee.  One of these days I should get that meniscus repaired.  

* Carb up was a smashing success yesterday.  Generous servings of tuna casserole and 4 of the Valkryie’s pumpkin oatmeal cookies, topped with some honey from Cabo from their stingless bees and some fairlife skim milk.  Zero reaction to the honey: it’s that cinnamon honey I was eating that caused the issue.  Good experiment.  Funny enough, we were on a time crunch last night: Mrs was working late and we needed to eat quick to get to a function my kiddo was having, so I took to boiling the noodles and getting out all the ingredients.  It was like Superman handling kryptonite.  I then started digging through out cookbooks to see if I could find my mother-in-law’s Tuna casserole recipe, because I had no idea how to make it.  Valkryie comes downstairs and sees me doing all this and says “Just when I thought you couldn’t get any sexier”.  It’s the little things.

* Tang Soo Do is on my schedule for tonight.  Yesterday I ended with 19600+ steps, as I managed to get in another walk while my kid was at their function.  Going to spend some time fleshing out my future training plan.