Training Log: Entry 2344

PM WORKOUT

Stone of steel over bar (20)
3xStone
3x+50
3x+75
2x+100 (3 laps, 2 over bar)
0x+125 (lapped)
5x+75

Prowler loaded w/90lbs (no rest between rounds)
3x50' high handle/50' low handle
1x50' high handle/50' high handle

Notes: I know the cool thing to do these days is spend $60 on a tacky shirt to do stone of steel, but hot topic was selling these for $6



I don't know who or what a Machinegun Kelly is, but the shirt has a big screen print image on it and made the stone stick to me pretty solid.  Worthwhile investment.  The 125 got lapped very easily, but it still slides down my body when I try to bring it up.  Part of it is my hands start to sweat at that weight, which sucks.  I imagine a little tacky will go a long way.

Prowler went better.  Was able to get a solid grip on things.

Woke up at 201.0.  Made a bunch of low-carb ribs tonight; excited to use those to put on a few more pounds these next few weeks.

Training Log: Entry 2343



AM WORKOUT (DELOAD)

Log clean and press
5xLog
5x100
1x150
1x200
1x220
1x240
0x275 (cleaned, no press.  PR on clean)
2x250 (rep PR)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuo8F3u7Nbk

Car deadlift simulator
6x6 plates and a quarter
6x6 plates and a quarter

STRIPSET
6x6 plates and a quarter
6x6 plates
6x5 plates

Weighted dip stripset
6x155
6x130
6x105
5x80
5x55
5x30
5xBW

https://youtu.be/LxWvu-A-4pk

Band pull aparts
1x50

Notes: Kinda a grab bag training day with the deload.  Once again, on log, got it a few inches off my chest but didn't fight it out enough to lock it out.  Biggest issue is losing a lot of energy on the clean.  I'm trying to press in the same breath as the clean to stay tight, but by the time I start pressing I'm pretty much at my end.  Still, it's a good thing whenever I can get my clean to outpace my press, as that's usually not the case.  The double was nice, but had hopes for a triple.  Spent a lot of energy trying to stabilize the log.

Got the full dip stripset on camera this time. Big fan of this approach.

Woke up at 200.4.  Cheat meal at Taco Bell yesterday.

Training Log: Entry 2342

PM WORKOUT

Front squats
5xBar
3x95
1x135
1x185
1x225

REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between sets)
8x275
4x275
2x275
1x275
6x225
5x225
4x225
3x225
2x225
1x225

Notes: More of the same misery.  I actually forgot until today that one of the reasons I have so much difficulty keeping the rack position is that, after 6 shoulder dislocations and a few dozen subluxations, my left and right shoulder sit asymmetrically, and it causes the bar to tilt in the rack position.  Just extra challenge mode stuff.  I think after this competition is done I'm going to swap between front and SSB squats, because the latter have always been a better deadlift builder for me.

Woke up at 198.8.

Training Log: Entry 2341

PM WORKOUT

GIANT SETS

Axle bench press
5xAxle
5x136
5x186
5x256
3x291
7x326
18x256

https://youtu.be/NrbF-6eusEk

T-bar rows 4 plates
7x4 plates

Band pull aparts
7x20

GIANT SETS

Axle strict press 136
2x10
1x9
1x8
1x9

250+lb sandbag bearhug and carry
5 rounds

Lateral raises 20lbs
5x15

Axle curls (ala Poundstone curls)
1x100

Notes: It's the 4th of July, so I've done the most American thing I can do and ate a Baconater from Wendy's before doing some bench pressing. 

My right wrist was a little jacked up before this, made pressing super fun. 

Sandbag picks keeping getting better.  I have zero speed on these, but at this point, with the comp, I'm going in to survive since I'm giving up about 30lbs.

Woke up at 199.2.

Training Log: Entry 2340

AM WORKOUT

Buffalo bar squat 275lbs
10x10

Dips
1x60

Pull aparts
1x60

Notes: Hit the goal I had at the start here, and that was the RX weight for the squats with the 2 minutes rest between sets.  In fairness, it was 273lbs with a 50lb buffalo bar, but ALSO in fairness a buffalo bar actually weighs 52lbs and I just log it as 50lbs for the sake of convenience, so screw everything. 

Did no supersets this workout, because I had a sneaking suspicion that I was using the supersets to rest longer between squats and creating a different training effect.  Having tried both, they both suck in different ways.  The supersets are more exhausting in total, but going straight squat to squat over and over puts some serious congestion in the entire posterior chain.  The latter is technically faster, but once that 10th set was done I spent a LOT more time collapsed on the floor on my back looking up at the ceiling and saying the f-word, so something of a zero sum.  Not much energy left for assistance work after that, at least not within an hour timespan.

Next step is 100 reps in fewer than 10 sets.  See how it goes.

Woke up at 198.8.

Training Log: Entry 2339

AM WORKOUT

GIANT SETS

Log viper and press away
5xLog
5x170
3x195
7x215
0x265 (cleaned, no press)
12x170

Reverse hyper 270
7x10

Band pull aparts
7x20

GIANT SETS

Log clean and push press away 230
1x3
1x2
2x3

Reverse hyper 270
4x10

DB hammer curls 45
4x10

Notes: Still a little fried from the Saturday workout.  Clean was super slow and all over the place.  Got 265 off the rack position, but it floated away and trying to save it took too much energy.  I'm at peace with it.  The push pressing was solid at least.

Woke up at 198.0.  Deload coming up, need to play it smart.

Fun fact: 18 years ago today was the day I decided to quit being fat and lazy and start getting in shape.  Considering how long this training log has gone, that's pretty crazy.  Been a good journey so far.

Training Log: Entry 2338


PM WORKOUT

Lawnwork with weighted vest

30 minutes

Transition immediately to

Stone of steel over bar (20)
3xStone
3x+50
3x+75
2x+100 (3 laps and 2 over)
lap x 125
4x+75

Prowler w/90lbs 50' no rest
2 rounds


Notes: Lots of activity this afternoon.  Stones keep getting better. Confidence high.  Figured out an issue with the prowler; the traction on the bottom of my shoes has worn off on the exact spots I push off on, so it's been smooth against the street.  Had these for a few years, might be time to replace them.  Don't know if I want to do it right before the competition, but I may switch footwear for the prowler leading up so that they don't get worse.

Woke up at 200.0 this morning.  Been about a year since I weighed that, right around the end of Building the Monolith.  Seems to come in cycles.