Training Log: Entry 3429

Today was Conan's last stand.  I slept in, and I was in a weird place with training, where I was excited to tackle the trap bar pulls and wanted to do NOTHING else.  I told myself that's what I was going to do.  Warm-ups felt strong, although my right knee is still a little buggy from yesterday, went to pull 440, and right before the pull I felt a very small twinge in my lower back, which had me pause, take another breath, and then go for the pull.

Broke the weights off the floor, but it was moving way too slow.  I shut it down, told myself I was just going to do 1 set today, and it was going to be max reps of 425.  Pulled one VERY slow grindy rep and just shut it down.  Went for a 1 hour walk instead.

I'm overdue for this bridge week, and this week of training was VERY intense, while paired with inadequate nutrition (funny how I don't eat enough on a week of festive feasting).  This actually happened last cycle as well.  4x a week of lifting is just a LOT of lifting when the percentages are running this high.  That said, 3 of these 4 workouts were absolutely awesome, but yesterday's workout definitely took away from todays.  Knowing that I could feel my lower back taking over on those squats was a sign that I was going to be in a bad way this morning.

Thankfully, my body doesn't feel overtaxed.  Aside from the knee, I'm pain free and feeling strong.  But I'm ready for down time.  I fly out tomorrow and return on the 5th.  And at that point, I'll be champing at the bit to train, and I'll be using some new movements, which will go a long way.

It's still a day off for me, and I'm planning on getting in some more walking.  It's what I like to do.