Training Log: Entry 3442

PM WORKOUT (1500)

12 LABORS: CAPTURING THE CERYNEIAN HIND

Tactical Barbell Operator Cycle 1, Week 3, Workout 1

MAIN WORK

SSB Front Squats
4x3x255

ALTERNATE w/

Log clean and press away
4x3x170

NG chins
4x3x40lb

KB swings
100x24 KG bell

ASSISTANCE

Ab circuit (no rest between exercises)

SSB front squat hold
3x30 seconds x 345

Standing ab wheel
3x10

Lateral raise dropset (35x10, 35x5, 35x2.5, 35xEmpty Hands)

BPA
100 reps

Notes:

* Had the day off work, so slept in and got this done before dinner.  It's stupidly cold today, with a high of 9 and a low of -6 ambient, which meant my hands were going numb through the workout.  Aside from that, this went well.  I was stiff on that first set of front squats, but at the end I was bouncy and the log was moving well.  I'm delighted to feel as strong as I do on the log, even if I am far away from the strongest I've ever been.  Been a bit of reclamation going on.

* Speaking of feeling good, my knees feel absolutely incredible.  I've been handling stairs just fine, to say nothing of squats, jumps, Tang Soo Do, etc.  My hips feel awesome too, and I'm able to kick higher and move freer.  I'm dealing with a pulled muscle in my right psoas/ab, but it's not debilitating.  In general, this is the best I've felt physically in a long time.  Turning over the reigns 100% has really been beneficial toward healing while still getting stronger, and this style of training is aligning with my psychology well enough that I'm not dreading training or constantly fighting my inner dialog, so mentally I'm in a pretty good place as well.  I'm really drinking the Tactical Barbell Koolaid at this point.

* Today, I fasted through breakfast, since the whole family had the day off and I wanted to have lunch with them, and I'm at a point where 3 meals is just an absurd amount of meals for me.  They went out for donuts, I had some tea with them, and then we had lunch at that burger place where I ate the 5lb cheeseburger.  They finally have my photo up on the wall, which was cool.  I was more reserved and had just 3 burger patties today.  But tonight was also our family meal, so after training I had spaghetti with bison meat sauce, a slice of garlic bread, and then dessert of 3 of my wife's cookies and a small slice of homemade peppermint cheesecake.  Afterwards, I've felt the best I ever have after one of these high carb meals.  I'm not sure if it's a product of eating it post training and getting that effect or a product of the extending fasting, but it leads me to want to experiment more.  It feels good to feel good.

* I weighed in at 85.1kg this morning, which is a 1.3kg drop from last week.  Last week was a post workout weigh in, while this was just a first thing in the morning one, so they're not 100% matching, but the trend is there.  I'm going to stay the course with my current approach and see how I continue to trend, as I know the first few weeks tend to be drastic.