Training Log: Entry 3798

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm)

OPERATION CORNHISTERKUR

TACTICAL BARBELL OPERATOR PRO Week 2, Workout 3

SECONDARY MOVEMENTS

Log clean and strict press away
3x8x155

SSB front squat
3x8x220

PRIMARY MOVEMENT

(5) Texas Deadlift Bar Mat Pulls
17x405+chains

ASSISTANCE

Axle curls
3x8x98

Reverse hyper/hanging leg raise/band pull apart circuit
3x10x270/3x10/3x25

Lateral raise
35x10, 15x5

Notes:

• Training motivation is in a better place. Past 2 lifting workouts I was ready to go. Not excited, but also not negotiating with myself to get through. Despite not being in a building phase, I think the set up of this program has enough novelty in it that I have something to look forward to each day. In general, I really appreciate the little gem that Operator Pro is, and I'm thankful I cracked open the Green Protocol to find it.

• Heat index and humidity in full effect: I was drenched. The headband and grip shirt do a good job of keeping it all under wraps, but it's just miserable in that environment. Grip shirt is ALSO helpful in that regard: it's nice not having the equipment slip all over me. Another product I should have bought earlier.

• Log clean is really feeling strong. Discovering just how valuable it is to clean off the stomach.

• Sinking the front squats as deep as they'll go. Feeling the VMO each rep.

• I actually had higher hopes for the mat pulls. My warm-up with 315 felt like an empty bar, but 405 was slow off the blocks. I'm thinking I braced better on the warm-up, so that's something I'll look to. Still, 17 is 1 rep above last week, with greater ROM. Seeing how my hips feel.

• Walked the reps back on the reverse hypers. Ultimately, I want them to be therapeutic. Curls were challenging. Rest of assistance work was effectively filler.

• With it being the summer Hyung challenge, I actually got a solid workout in at Tang Soo Do despite it being one-steps week. I spent 20 minutes before class just blitzing through weapon and open hand hyungs. With the heat, I was pouring sweat at the end. This will be a nice little 3x a week extra activity. Tonight is the 90 minute class.

• Weighed in at 82.5kg this morning. A 1.5kg drop from yesterday, which checks between a fasting day and 2 days post carb up.