Saturday, February 1, 2020

2/1/20 Saturday February 1, 2020 (Variety)

3:30pm - belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 30 minutes

4:00pm- Training session - variety

24kg TGU x 1/1
24kg GSq x 5
24kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

DB 24kgs rack hold x 1 minute

3x:
Chin-up x 3
Push-up x 10

3x:
DB 24kgs CL x 5 PPR x 5

2x:
32kg 2H SW x 10

rolling
hanging from the bar

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

4:30pm - Complete

Notes - Just a little bit of training.  Didn't have much in the tank.  Push-ups felt very strong.  I suspect bench press is starting to carry over for horizontal pressing strength and that would be cool if it did.

Friday, January 31, 2020

1/31/20 Friday January 31, 2020 (BB Squat, OHP, Powerclean)

9:00am - belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 45 minutes

9:45am - Kettlebell warm up

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
Arm bar + Crooked Arm bar 20kg with 3 presses and rotations, 1/1

10:00am- Training session -  BB Squat, Bench, Powerclean

24kg TGU x 1/1
48kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

48kg DL x 5
32kg 2H SW x 10, x 2

BB Squat:
45 bar x 5
135 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
295 x 1

work sets
315 x 5 x 3 sets

BB OHP:

warm up
45 bar x 5
95 x 5
105 x 5

work sets
115 x 5 x 3 sets (relatively easy, I decided to drop down and improve the form on this lift, and finish the damn reps)

Powerclean:
45 bar x 5
95 x 3
135 x 3

work sets
165 x 1 x 1 - too heavy, was not explosive on this at all

155 x 3 x 3 sets - not particularly explosive

rolling
hanging from the bar

Indian clubs 2 minutes

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

11:30am - Complete

Notes - Well, the squats were really good today and I put everything into them.  Got the butt back, got deeper, drove knees out, just really tried to make these great.  They were heavy.  It's not easy with 315 on the back, but the reps got better each set, a good sign.  It did take something out of me for the other lifts.  I wasn't happy with the powerclean at all.  I might move it to Wed when I have a bit more in the tank, and chin on Friday.

1/29/20 Wednesday January 29, 2020 (light BB Squat, Bench, Chins)

6:00am - belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 45 minutes

6:45am - Kettlebell warm up

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
Arm bar + Crooked Arm bar 20kg with 3 presses and rotations, 1/1

7:00am- Training session - BB Squat, Bench, Pull-ups

24kg TGU x 1/1
20kg BU FSQ x 1 BU PR x 1
48kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

32kg 2H SW x 10, x 2 sets

BB Squat:
warm up
45 bar x 5
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2

work sets
245 x 5 x 3 sets

BB Bench:
warm up
45 bar x 5
135 x 5
165 x 3
175 x 2

work sets
190 x 5 x 3

Chins to failure
x 6
x 4
x 4

rolling
hanging from the bar

Indian clubs 2 minutes

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

8:30am - Complete

Notes - Happy with this, though want to see the chins driving up a bit better.  Left elbow doesn't love the bench.  I think it would benefit from an adjustment either by the chiro or bodywork.

Monday, January 27, 2020

1/27/20 Monday January 27, 2020 (BB Squat, DL, OHP)

6:15am - belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 45 minutes

7:00am - Kettlebell warm up

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
Arm bar + Crooked Arm bar 20kg with 3 presses and rotations, 1/1

7:15am- Training session -  BB Squat, OHP, DL

24kg TGU x 1/1
24kg BU FSQ x 1/1
48kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

32kg TGU x 1/1
48kg DL x 5
32kg 2H SW x 10, x 2

BB Squat:

warm up
45 bar x 5
135 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
295 x 1

work sets
310 x 5 x 3 sets

BB DL (all hooked, no belt):

warm up
135 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1

top work set
335 x 5

BB OHP:
warm up
45 bar x 5
95 x 5
115 x 2
125 x 1

work sets
135 x 5 x 2 sets
135 x 4 x 1 set

rolling
hanging from the bar

Indian clubs 2 minutes

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

8:30am - Complete

Notes - Really happy with the squat, and the deadlift.  That was a good top set on the DL.  I should be further ahead with the DL, would be better if I was at say 350 or 355 right now compared to what I am squatting.  I was perhaps a little too conservative on the DL when restarting the NLP.  I am also not pleased with the OHP, I am having too much trouble getting the last set of 5.  I probably need to drop back and be more conservative with this lift.  I also am considering using pins instead of jhooks to start this lift.  I am losing a lot of tension to start and also trying to take a breath between reps 3 and 4.  I think I need to take it at the top of the press (after lockout) because doing this in the rack is not working.

1/25/20 Saturday January 25, 2020 (Variety)

11:30am - Walk the dog, belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 60 minutes

12:30pm- Training session - variety

24kg TGU x 1/1
24kg GSq x 5
24kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

5x:
Chin-up x 3
32kg 2H SW x 10
Push-up x 10

rolling
hanging from the bar

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

1:00pm - Complete

Notes - All good stuff, pretty easy here.

Friday, January 24, 2020

1/24/20 Friday January 24, 2020 (BB Squat, Bench, Powerclean)

6:00am - belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 45 minutes

6:45am - Kettlebell warm up

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
Arm bar + Crooked Arm bar 20kg with 3 presses and rotations, 1/1

7:00am- Training session -  BB Squat, Bench, Powerclean

24kg TGU x 1/1
48kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

48kg DL x 5
32kg 2H SW x 10, x 2

BB Squat:
45 bar x 5
135 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
290 x 1

work sets
305 x 5 x 3 sets

Bench
45 bar x 5
95 x 5
135 x 5

work sets
185 x 5 x 3 sets

Powerclean:
45 bar x 5
95 x 3
135 x 3

work sets
155 x 3 x 3 sets

rolling
hanging from the bar

Indian clubs 2 minutes

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

8:30am - Complete

Notes - Squats were good, some decent reps there. First time benching, took some time to figure out the set up but overall, went well.  Used wrist wraps on the last two sets, those were great, I think these will definitely help once this gets heavier.  Will plan on adding 10 lbs a week for now and just benching once a week, see how this goes. PCs were heavy at the end, obviously not a great lift for me since I am just learning, but enjoy ripping the bar up off the ground, I want to keep working on this lift.

1/22/20 Wednesday January 22, 2020 (light BB Squat, OHP, Chins)

6:00am - belly breathing, Primal Move practice, Original Strength resets  - 45 minutes

6:45am - Kettlebell warm up

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
Arm bar + Crooked Arm bar 20kg with 3 presses and rotations, 1/1

7:00am- Training session - BB Squat, OHP, Pull-ups

24kg TGU x 1/1
20kg BU FSQ x 1 BU PR x 1
48kg DL x 5
24kg 2H SW x 10

32kg 2H SW x 10, x 2 sets

BB Squat:
warm up
45 bar x 5
135 x 5
185 x 3
215 x 2

work sets
235 x 5 x 3 sets

BB OHP:
warm up
45 bar x 5
75 x 5
95 x 3
115 x 2
125 x 1

work sets
135 x 5 x 2 sets
135 x 4 x 1 set
135 x 3 x 1 set

Chins to failure
x 5
x 5
x 5

rolling
hanging from the bar

Indian clubs 2 minutes

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand
6lb sledgehammer hammer rotations, 10/10
6lb sledgehammer finger walks, 1/1, x 2

8:30am - Complete

Notes - good day.  Had a lot of acupunture on Tuesday to try and release this left hip / low left back.  Helped a lot.  I like the light squat day.  It's a relief to be squatting 235, so easy compared to the other days. I think this is a big help mentally and also helps on technique.