7/27/11

Press Day. Bar warmup (3x8 @ 45#), lots of foam rolling and work with the pain stick.


7 sets of 3 at 70# (higher than the math said but I'm supposed to progress each week. So, boom). All felt fast and awesome.

Assistance work - Crap, I'm forgetting. How did I not write this down?

Oy.

Sunday: Walked all over NYC in sandals. Killed my feet. Ate some chicken, spinach salad with feta, omelette, fruit, disgusting hot dog, had a sangria and the most delicious margarita ever. Plus a ton of water

Monday: Warmed up a lot. Legs felt fatigued/heavy (probably from deadlifts + walking)

Strength: Back Squat
Bar warmup (2x10)
115x3
140x3
170x3x8 (93% of 1RM) * all felt good and fast. Tipped forward on one but caught myself. Recovery between sets felt awesome.

Assistance work:
Superset: Ring rows, 1rsf/Ring Dips (mini band) 1rsf) - 10/5, 10/7, 10/4
Right shoulder felt tight on ring dips but in a good way, like it was stretching my pec really well.

5x10 KB swings. 3 with 1.5 pd, 2 with 2pd! Sweet.

Abwheel rollouts: Uh huh. 30.

DEADLIFTS.

Slept a lot last night, even though it was hot as hell in my house. Ate sushi, chips, and B&J's ice cream. Hmmmmmm.

Coffee, ground turkey, some sugar snap peas beforehand. Training @ 11am.

Warmed up with romanian deadlifts, empty bar, 135, 175, 190 (each x 3)

220x3x7
All successful, felt good and slower than last week but definitely not grinders. Had to be reminded a lot to keep the bar close to my legs.

Assistance:
Bulgarian split squats, 3x10 each leg (10#, 15#, 25#)
Single leg curls with foam roller, 3x12 each leg
Overhead press holds, 55#, 3x35sec

Cashout - planks, 35 sec front and back, 25 sec each side.

After, ate a burger with cheese, bacon, and no bun plus a few french fries. 

Then watched some amazingly strong people throw some huge weight around. Inspiring.

Row....Shh.

Snuck into the 6am for a partner row. Overslept though so didn't have coffee, didn't warm up, kill me now.

There were 3 of us so we did a 3K for time, switching off 500s. My splits were decent, not my best, but see above. Both were sub-2. Our total time was almost exactly 13 minutes, which is pretty awesome considering time spent switching out. Wanted to die after this was over, I hit a HUGE wall in the last 250. So, I need to do just a TEENSY bit more conditioning. Like a 4 minute something, once a week.

The first half of the first 500 was amazing. My split stayed at like, 1:34

Presses.

7/20/11

Extra time spent warming up the shoulder.

Press, 6x4 @ 90% of 1RM (65#)
*Mathematically this was the same weight as last week, so Jay said to move up if the first three sets were fast.

65, 65, 65, 70, 70, 70

The 65 didn't feel QUITE as light and fast as I wanted, but I got to go up in weight. Sweet. My 1RM max is bullshit, haha.

Assistance work:

A. Front Squat for stability, speed - 45# bar + 12kg KB on each side attached with rubber bands. Bizarre - felt like I was doing a moon bounce or something. Really fun though, surprisingly tough. (3x5)

B. Pendlay Row @ 65#, 3x12


C. Partner GH raises, 3x12. These were hard today.

Cash Out: 6 x 100ft farmer carries, 2pd kb/hand. This was easy. Awesome.

RECOVERY!

Fun weekend. Do not go dancing in heels the night after heavy deads. Squat days are getting HARD.

Warmup - 2x10 back squat, empty bar (plus assorted mobility work)

Strength: 7x4 back squat @ 90% of 1RM (165#)
Got through all the sets although got called on a few for depth. Really working on stabilizing my core.

Assistance:
Supersetted strict pullups (double mini band)/weighted pushups (10#)
6/5, 4/5, 6/6
*Should have warmed up more for those, shoulders felt tight. Sad that I don't have more quantity here but I like those weighted pushups.

5x10 romanian deadlifts @125#. Fast and easy. I do feel the right side of my back working more here. Need to open up my hips during warmup to compensate for spine.

60 abwheel rollouts - I did partial ROM rollouts for the first time! Stopped at 30 though, no need to be stupid. Glad I can start to work these in. Surprisingly feel this a lot in my traps, not so much in my abs. Will continue to work on it.

Starvingstarvingstarving last night.

The Best of Days Have Deadlifts

7/15/11 - Graston on the right shoulder.  Epic dinner. Epic sleep. All systems go.

7/16/11 - Breakfast of brisket, potatoes, coffee, etc.

DEADLIFT DAY.

Warmed up with shoulder exercises added in.
Strength:
Work sets @ 115, 165
6x5 @ 87% of 1RM - 210
*Still felt fast-ish, all were touch and go!

Assistance work:
Bulgarian Split squats, 3x10 (1st set, no weight; 2nd set, 10# plate; 3rd set, 12kg KB)
*left leg is weaker
OH hold, 45# bar, 3x35sec (easy)

Planks: 30sec in pushup position, 20 on right, 20 on left, 30 reverse (not awful)

Loved today. So happy with those deadlifts.