Daily training. Annual improvements.

[hector]

2024 Jan 15 Monday (MLK Day!)

Main
Ssb Squat: 300 x 3s x 5r
Bench: 260 x 5 x 5
Dumbbell Bench: 80 lb’ers x 7s x 6r
T-Bar Rows: 200 x 6s x 10r

Aux
Skull Crushers: 105 x 5 x 5
Tib Curls: 30 x 3s x 10r
Ab Wheel: update later

Tonnage
Ssb Squat: 4,500
Bench: 6,500
Dumbbell Bench: 6,720
T-Bar Rows: 12,000
Skull Crushers: 2,625
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Total: 32,345

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Bench is still in the shitter for some reason. Squats, OTOH, felt great. Go figure.

[hector]

2024 Jan 20 Saturday

Main
Ssb Squat: 300 x 3s x 5r
Bench: 260 x 5 x 5
Dumbbell Bench: 90 lb’ers x 5 x 5
T-Bar Rows: 200 x 6s x 10r

Aux
Tib Curls: 30 x 5s x 10r
Skull Crushers: 105 x 6s x 5r
Ab Wheel: update later

Tonnage
Ssb Squat: 4,500
Bench: 6,500
Dumbbell Bench: 4,500
T-Bar Rows: 12,000
Skull Crushers: 3,150
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Total: 30,650

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Should have lifted yesterday. Didn’t.
Shoveled driveway and sidewalk. Lots of snow. Then I remembered I’m surrounded by old people who tolerate my clangin’ and bangin’ in my garage gym. (It’s possible they’re too deaf to hear me. Not sure.)
So I decided to shovel their driveways and sidewalks too. Felt fine while doing it. But afterword my lats were fried. Decided that were I to lift then it would be sub-optimal, I’d be better off waiting a day so that I could go harder.
Maybe this was rational. Or maybe it was rationalizing.

Garage was cold tonight. Probably should have done some backoff sets of squats. Didn’t.

[Skid]

So I decided to shovel their driveways and sidewalks too.

You're a great neighbor Hector! I'm sure your neighbors all appreciated that.

[hector]

So I decided to shovel their driveways and sidewalks too.

You're a great neighbor Hector! I'm sure your neighbors all appreciated that.

Thank you, Skid!
We will see!

[hector]

2024 Jan 21 Sunday

Run: 30 minutes
EZ Curls: 105 x 6 x 6

Been slacking like f on my running since the year started. Need to get it together.

[platypus]

Shoveled driveway and sidewalk. Lots of snow. Then I remembered I’m surrounded by old people who tolerate my clangin’ and bangin’ in my garage gym. (It’s possible they’re too deaf to hear me. Not sure.)
So I decided to shovel their driveways and sidewalks too. Felt fine while doing it. But afterword my lats were fried. Decided that were I to lift then it would be sub-optimal, I’d be better off waiting a day so that I could go harder.
Maybe this was rational. Or maybe it was rationalizing.

It's a golden combination: GPP and neighborliness.

It used to be a thing for boxers to split wood for old people: they got a workout, the old people got warm houses, the general public got a see boxers as more than just killing machines, and everyone benefited.

[hector]

Shoveled driveway and sidewalk. Lots of snow. Then I remembered I’m surrounded by old people who tolerate my clangin’ and bangin’ in my garage gym. (It’s possible they’re too deaf to hear me. Not sure.)
So I decided to shovel their driveways and sidewalks too. Felt fine while doing it. But afterword my lats were fried. Decided that were I to lift then it would be sub-optimal, I’d be better off waiting a day so that I could go harder.
Maybe this was rational. Or maybe it was rationalizing.

It's a golden combination: GPP and neighborliness.

It used to be a thing for boxers to split wood for old people: they got a workout, the old people got warm houses, the general public got a see boxers as more than just killing machines, and everyone benefited.

That’s awesome. Virtuous circle.

[hector]

2024 Jan 22 Monday

Main
Ssb Squat: 300 x 3s x 5r
Ssb Squat: 250 x 3s x 5r
Bench: 265 x 3s x 5r
Bench: 240 x 3s x 5r
Dumbbell Bench: 90 lb’ers x 5s x 5r
T-Bar Rows: 200 x 5s x 10r

Aux
Tib Curls: 30 x 3s x 10r
Ab Wheel: 2s x 10r

Tonnage
Ssb Squat: (4,500 + 3,750) = 8,250
Bench: (3,975 + 3,600) = 7,575
Dumbbell Bench: 4,500
T-Bar Rows: 10,000
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Total: 30,325

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Late start tonight. Finished up just before midnight! Ugghh! There’s some sort of tradeoff where the lost sleep hurts me more than the lifting session helps me. I don’t know what that point is or if I reached it.

Still, good times.

[hector]

2024 Jan 24 Wed

Main
Ssb Squat: 320 x 3 x 3
Ssb Squat: 260 x 5 x 5
Bench: 260 x 3s x 5r
Bench: 240 x 5 x 5
T-Bar Rows: 200 x 6s x 10r

Aux
Tin Curls: 30 x 3s x 10r
Skull Crushers: 105 x 5 x 5
Ab Wheel: update later

Tonnage
Ssb Squat: (2,880 + 6,500) = 9,380
Bench: (3,900 + 6,000) = 9,900
T-Bar Rows: 12,000
Skull Crushers: 2,625
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Total: 33,505

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Sleep and nutrition were on point yesterday and last night. Thought it might help me out of this rut. I was wrong. These light weights still felt a little heavy.

Still, punched the ticket.

[EricK]

Still, punched the ticket.

33,500 rep-lb session is one hell of a ticket to punch! Ruts suck but you're still doing well. Hope you work your way out.

[EggMcMuffin]

Almost no lifting but the last post has the lurid, lascivious details of what was likely a long, arduous lifting session. Curious!

[DCR]

Almost no lifting but the last post has the lurid, lascivious details of what was likely a long, arduous lifting session. Curious!

Ha, I’ve been on this. This log is chock fucking full of lifting, and good lifting at that.

[hector]

Still, punched the ticket.

33,500 rep-lb session is one hell of a ticket to punch! Ruts suck but you're still doing well. Hope you work your way out.

@EricK , you’re the one that got me into this high tonnage habit! Thank you!

[hector]

Almost no lifting but the last post has the lurid, lascivious details of what was likely a long, arduous lifting session. Curious!

This week has been the worst. Unlike you, my running has fallen to the wayside. Hope to fix that tomorrow!

[hector]

Almost no lifting but the last post has the lurid, lascivious details of what was likely a long, arduous lifting session. Curious!

Ha, I’ve been on this. This log is chock fucking full of lifting, and good lifting at that.

@DCR , thank you! But it could be, and will be, much better!

[hector]

2024 Jan 26 Friday

Main
Ssb Squat: 330 x 3 x 3
Ssb Squat: 260 x 5 x 5
Bench: 260 x 5 x 5
T-Bar Rows: 210 x 5s x 10r

Tonnage
Ssb Squat: (2,970 + 6,500) = 9,470
Bench: 6,500
T-Bar Rows: 10,500
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Total: 26,470

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Workout cut especially short tonight. The power went out! When the sun set after my 5th set of bench, I called it. Too dark to navigate my tiny, cramped garage gym.
Power came back on late. Got my t-bar rows in between 12 and 12:30. Too tired to do the rest. Tomorrow!

[DCR]

Workout cut especially short tonight. The power went out! When the sun set after my 5th set of bench, I called it. Too dark to navigate my tiny, cramped garage gym.
Power came back on late. Got my t-bar rows in between 12 and 12:30. Too tired to do the rest. Tomorrow!

You gotta get some torches in case this ever happens again. That would be some manly, medieval shit.

[EricK]

Workout cut especially short tonight. The power went out! When the sun set after my 5th set of bench, I called it. Too dark to navigate my tiny, cramped garage gym.
Power came back on late. Got my t-bar rows in between 12 and 12:30. Too tired to do the rest. Tomorrow!

You gotta get some torches in case this ever happens again. That would be some manly, medieval shit.

Seconded.

[hector]

That is a great idea! Will look for a battery powered torch.

[hector]

2024 Jan 29 Monday

Main
Ssb Squat: 330 x 3 x 3
Ssb Squat: 260 x 5 x 5
Bench: 260 x 5 x 5
Dumbbell Bench: 90 lb’ers x 5 x 5
T-Bar Rows: 210 x 5s x 10r

Aux
Tib Curls: 30 x 3s x 10r
Skull Crushers: 105 x 5 x 5
Ab Wheel: update later

Tonnage
Ssb Squat: (2,970 + 6,500) = 9,470
Bench: 6,500
Dumbbell Bench: 4,500
T-Bar Rows: 10,500
Skull Crushers: 2,625
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Total: 33,595

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Dumbbell bench is getting easier. Incredible stretch from that exercise when you’ve only been barbell benching for the past decade.