Training Log: Entry 3438

AM WORKOUT (0404 natural wake up: forgot to set my first alarm)

**12 LABORS: SLAYING THE LERNAEAN HYDRA**

*Tactical Barbell Operator* Cycle 1, Week 2, Workout 3

MAIN WORK

SSB Front Squat

5x5x225

ALTERNATE w/

Log clean and press away

5x5x155

Low handle trap bar lift

1x5x440

ASSISTANCE

Ab circuit (no rest between exercises)

SSB front rack hold

3x30 seconds x355

Superset w/

Standing ab wheel

3x10

BPA

4x25

Axle curls

1x65

Notes:

* I’m no longer logging the warm-ups, as they’ve reduced as I’ve healed.  I’m pretty much just sticking with the Hatfield squats/jump squats and then some light sets of squats.

* Kept it at 2 minutes rest between sets.

* The log still isn’t feeling awesome, but it’s not soul crushing either.  I’ll have to eventually start training the push press again, as much as I hate it.  Might include it in conditioning, or maybe finish off each set with 1 push press rep.

* Those pulls felt absolutely incredible.  Really goes to speak to the impact of fatigue and small injuries.  A few weeks ago, I couldn’t break the weight off the floor, and only managed 425 for a very grindy single.  315 exploded off the floor for my warm-up, and 440 moved without drama.  Didn’t feel awesome, but I had more in me than just those 5 reps.  DID blow out a bunch of blood vessels still, so something to be aware of.

* This was my first time wearing my powerbelt since I left on vacation, primarily because I didn’t want to run the risk of trying to put it on while bloated, having it not fit, freaking out and torpedoing my bodyweight.  In turn, it actually fit the best it’s fit in a LONG time.  Given my elevated bodyweight, the fact my waistline has remained set to “svelte” leads me to believe I’ve put on some quality mass in these past 4 months.  Should be good as I continue to trim down.

* Rather than do full Poundstone curls, I went until I stopped, and got a good pump.  I'm going to see how my elbows feel with this approach.  

* Tang Soo Do was a really solid workout last night.  We stayed in motion for the full hour.  We were broken into 3 groups, 1 in the middle working on something specific, and the other 2 running laps around the Dojang until it was their turn.  Idea was about performing under fatigue.  Valkyrie and I never fell out, whereas we watched a bunch of kids unable to hang, at a running pace I would best describe as “leisurely”.   Our instructor is a much better human than I: emphasizing “if you feel dizzy or lightheaded, fall out and recover”, whereas I’m of the mindset “that means it’s working!”  But, in turn, I was proud of my kiddo for not falling out and just grinding through the suck.

* We’re getting takeout tonight in support of my kid’s school’s fundraiser “Chef’s Night Out”.  Gonna get some chicken wings from a local pizza place, as that’s about as “Apex Predator” as this diet can get, ala Jamie Lewis’ recommendation.  It dawned on me the other day that I wrote about not being good at maintenance, but I suppose that was the point of “Feast, Famine and Ferocity”: it was a manner of maintenance VIA extremes.  I might bring that back after this initial weight cut: maybe let it guide me to my cruise in June.