Training Log: Entry 3496

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm: better night of sleep)

**12 LABORS: STEALING THREE OF THE GOLDEN APPLES OF HESPERIDES**

*Tactical Barbell Operator* Cycle 2, Week 5, Workout 5

MAIN WORK

SSB front squat

5x3x245

ALTERNATE w/

Log clean and strict press away

5x3x170+1 push press rep per set

NG weighted chins

5x3x42.5

ASSISTANCE

4 round circuit, 30 seconds per movement of

24kg KB swings

375lb SSB front rack hold

Dips

HLR

Push ups

BPA

4x25

BREAKFAST (details below)

Short walk w/puppy

Notes:

* I actually felt really good coming into this, very light, springy, and awake, but I found myself lightheaded on the first set of squats to the point that I worried about blacking out.  Not as much an issue on the log, but I DID run into the issue that it slipped right off my shorts on the first clean.  I’ve been wearing sweats up until this point, and they have more friction and allow me to get in a better spot to clean.  This is something I’ll have to remember come comp day.  I know Cerberus sells “grip shorts”, but I don’t want to go down that route quite yet.  I might buy a cheap pair of sweats and make some cut off shorts.

* The fatigue really came to a head during the conditioning circuit, and specifically on the front rack hold.  I was just hurting, having trouble recovering, and wanting to quit.  I started running the mental diagnostics, and once again attribute this to an issue with electrolytes.  I’ve been drinking more water recently, since I’ve quite chewing gum and my mouth is a little drier, and I haven’t been mixing electrolytes all of my water: some is just plain ol regular water.  In addition, since I’m only eating twice a day vs the 4-5 protein feelings I was doing with my Velocity Diet approach, I’m having fewer opportunities to take in salt.  I was adding salt to all of my Metabolic Drive, and though I’m salting the food I’m eating, it’s not enough to compensate, and if I WERE to add enough salt to compensate, it would be unpalatable.  I actually tried to up it today for just that purpose, and ran into that: wasn’t as enjoyable as it had been prior to this point.  I’d rather just drink more salt water than eat food that is akin to something Bender from Futurama would produce.

* All that said, this marks a full work week of the Maximum Definition Diet for breakfast, and I’m delighted that I am such a simple creature, because I have enjoyed every single morning of this even with it being the exact same thing each time.  Although today I varied it: I re-created that omelet from yesterday, and found it did a much better job of holding all the leftover grease from the lamb.  I did enjoy this omelet more than the hardboiled egg/cooked egg whites approach I’d employed before, but it’s a bit more of a time sink.  I’ll see if it’s something I can carry forward.  I prepped this the night before and it microwaved just fine.  I’ve got 2 more legs of lamb to get through, corresponding perfectly for the 2 weeks leading up to the comp.

* On the topic of competitions, a grappling one opened up on 24 May pretty close to home (Lincoln).  I’m honestly not finding myself as excited about the prospect of doing it as I have been in the past.  There’s already a guy in my weight class for masters white belt, so I know I’d have competition.  I’m on the fence, as it’s close to my kids birthday, but I’ll leave myself open to it.  At the rate my weight is dropping, I might be in a lower weight class anyway.

* Sandbag was the best ever last night.  Really becoming more and more casual.  We ended up skipping TSD last night and will try to make it up on Saturday, which is going to be a packed day and I hope I can still get in some Stone of Steel work.