Training Log: Entry 3604

AM WORKOUT (0353 natural wake up)

TACTICAL BARBELL MASS PROTOCOL GREY MAN

Operation MILO Cycle 2, Week 2, Workout 3

MAIN CLUSTER

Axle bench press
5x6x231

(2) Texas Deadlift Bar Mat pulls
12+3+3x440/200kg

SUPPLEMENTAL CLUSTER

Lever belt squat
4x10x212.5

Dips/axle curl superset
4x10x57.5/71 (had to rest pause final rep of final set of dips)

ASSISTANCE

Reverse hyper/standing ab wheel superset
3x15x320/3x10

Band pull aparts
1x75

Chins throughout workout

Notes:

• The mat pulls were interesting today. I felt very strong for them during the warm ups, but also just plain didn’t want to do them. It was the same with the chins. Pulling anything just wasn’t going with my psychology today. I had a great performance on them, but I also cut the follow on sets short for the sake of not digging too deep into my recovery well. This was a hard pull, and as much as I don’t want to create a negative feedback loop, if I were to call my shots, THIS workout today would be the one where I got the most out of the cycle, and next week’s workout, where I pull from the floor, would be the one where I go to pull and find nothing there. Tends to happen once per cycle and sort of act as a natural deload, but it sucks when it ends up being the floor pull. We’ll see how it goes.

• Keg carry was 211lbs yesterday. I actually tripped and fell while carrying it, landing on the keg, bruising my hip and getting some road rash on my elbows. I was concerned it was going to impact my pulls, but no issue.

• Tang Soo Do wasn’t much of a workout last night. We’re learning new material, so it’s moving slow. Be more of that today as well. The Valkyrie was crowned the Dojang sparring champ of the month, with my kiddo in second place by 3 points, so that was awesome.