Hardartery - Recreational Outrage

[Hardartery]

Tuesday 1/26
Belt Squats
6 x plates x 6
7 plates x 6
8 plates x 6
9 plates x 8 x 2 sets
9 plates x 12 x 2 sets

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Wednesday 1/27
Front Squats
135 x 5 x 3 sets

Overhead Squats
bar x 5 x 2 sets

Curls - straight bar (It's literally the only one I have atm)
135 x 5 x 3 sets

This was all supersetted together and mostly about stretching and flexibility. I am going to ease my way back into Overhead Squats, but I am trying to regaing the shoulder flexibility, or whatever is not flexible enough anymore, to let me hold the bar back where I'm supposed to instead of forward and muscling everything.

[MarkKO]

I've started doing overhead 'squats' as part of my squat warmup. I used inverted commas because right now, they don't quite qualify as a squat.

I'm not even sure what my logic for doing them is, but it has something to do with shoulder mobility.

[Hardartery]

I've started doing overhead 'squats' as part of my squat warmup. I used inverted commas because right now, they don't quite qualify as a squat.

I'm not even sure what my logic for doing them is, but it has something to do with shoulder mobility.

I used to do them for core work - abs and obliques. I could knock out reps with 225 (Not easily, but I could do it). Now I'm annoyed at how much I cannot do, and how frigging difficult it is to get my hands where I want them to be for anything other than Deadlifts. I am worried about doing back squats again, it took 4 sets to get my hands back far enough to get the bar where I want it before. Getting old is great.

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Friday 1/29
Floor Press
135 x 10
225 x 6
275 x 6 x 4 sets (At least, might have been 5 or 6, lost count)

Front Raises - barbell
135 x 6 x 3 sets

Barbell Back Raises? - not sure what to call these. Think bar in a normal double overhand grip but behind me instead of in front. Then I "Lift" backwards, while not letting the traps do anything. I don't know if they accomplish much of anything, but my shoulders felt better after doing them than before, so there's that.
135 x 8 x 3 sets

[MarkKO]

I figured I'd do them to pre stretch my shoulders before getting under the bar to squat. Which seems to work. Maybe one day I'll actually put weight on the bar to do them.

[MarkKO]

I figured I'd do them to pre stretch my shoulders before getting under the bar to squat. Which seems to work. Maybe one day I'll actually put weight on the bar to do them.

[Hardartery]

I figured I'd do them to pre stretch my shoulders before getting under the bar to squat. Which seems to work. Maybe one day I'll actually put weight on the bar to do them.

Then maybe it's not just me. I haven't worked out the mechanism, but at this point in my life if something works I do it and ask questions later.

[Hardartery]

Sunday 1/31
Side Raises - plate
45 x 10 x 3 sets

Flyes - on the concrete because I have no bench. With Plates, bec ause that's what I have
45 x 5 x 3 sets
I gripped the plates by the center hole. I wanted to do an edge grip like a for a Plate Curl or the Raises, but that was not going to happen. This is a super awkward thing to get into position for.

[MarkKO]

I figured I'd do them to pre stretch my shoulders before getting under the bar to squat. Which seems to work. Maybe one day I'll actually put weight on the bar to do them.

Then maybe it's not just me. I haven't worked out the mechanism, but at this point in my life if something works I do it and ask questions later.

I think that's called experience.

With the overhead squats I'm not certain yet they actually work for what I think they work for, but they sure as hell aren't hurting what I want them to do so I'll keep doing them.

[Hardartery]

I figured I'd do them to pre stretch my shoulders before getting under the bar to squat. Which seems to work. Maybe one day I'll actually put weight on the bar to do them.

Then maybe it's not just me. I haven't worked out the mechanism, but at this point in my life if something works I do it and ask questions later.

I think that's called experience.

With the overhead squats I'm not certain yet they actually work for what I think they work for, but they sure as hell aren't hurting what I want them to do so I'll keep doing them.

I really hate OH Squats, so i am lead to believe I should do a lot of them. It's humbling to have little to no weight and have to fight, but if I'm that weak then it's kind of like a scab I compulsively pick at until it bleeds. It's a personal mental issue probably. lol.

[MarkKO]

I figured I'd do them to pre stretch my shoulders before getting under the bar to squat. Which seems to work. Maybe one day I'll actually put weight on the bar to do them.

Then maybe it's not just me. I haven't worked out the mechanism, but at this point in my life if something works I do it and ask questions later.

I think that's called experience.

With the overhead squats I'm not certain yet they actually work for what I think they work for, but they sure as hell aren't hurting what I want them to do so I'll keep doing them.

I really hate OH Squats, so i am lead to believe I should do a lot of them. It's humbling to have little to no weight and have to fight, but if I'm that weak then it's kind of like a scab I compulsively pick at until it bleeds. It's a personal mental issue probably. lol.

No, I get that. I like getting better at stuff I'm not good at. And with OH squats in particular, I don't see how you can't have really healthy shoulders and be able to do them. So, if I get to do them my shoulders should be healthy. QED.

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Tuesday 2/2
Deads - Conventional, 'cause I'm no savage
315 x 3
405 x 3
495 x 3
585 x 4
605 x 2 x 2 sets
585
495 x 4 x 2 sets
Would have been better, but I got a looong phone call in the middle and everything cooled off. Oh well, what can you do.

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Wednesday 2/3
RDL
225 x 5
315 x 5 x 3 sets

Bent Rows
315 x 3 x 3 sets

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Friday 2/5
Clean and Press
135 x 2 x 2 sets
185 x 3 x 2 sets
225 x 1
225 x 3 x 4 sets

That's it. Screwed up schedule tonight.

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Wednesday 2/10
Overhead Squat
95 x 4 x 6 sets
It took 3 sets with a broom handle and some stretching to get loose enough to squat. Dang, I am too tight. It still is no weight, but getting that bar back far enough to actually sink a squat with it overhead is doing me in. I probably need to do these more often just for agility, like 3 times a week just to stay loose. I may throw some empty bar stuff in at the end of other sessions.

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Friday 2/12
Floor Press
135 x 10
225 x 8 x 4 sets

Clean and Press Away
135 x 5 x 4 sets

Snatch (Okay, Muscle Snatch to be honest)
135 x 3 x 3 sets

Front Squat
135 x 3 x 2 sets - Clean Grip
I am so locked up tight. Everywhere. I need a massage, my quads especially. They just hurt, especially the right one on the outside.

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Sunday 2/14
Front Raises - Barbell
135 x 8 x 4 sets

Bent Rows
135 x 10
225 x 10 x 3 sets

Side Raises
45 x 10 x 3 sets

Yes, this is last night's workout and I'm just adding it now.

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Wednesday 2/17
Barbell Hack Squats - did 'em flat footed with a grip in the pretend knurling so they aren't "Hackenschmidt" Squats
225 x 1 - ouch, this lit up stuff I didn't realize was going to be involved
225 x 3 x 6 sets
315 x 1 x 3 sets
These are different and interesting. I think that I like them better than the belt squats that I've been doing. Hitting the hamstrings is an issue though, I'm relying on an ability to slide and it doesn't always happen. Some of them it just sank in and didn't want to go, which gets awkward.

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Friday 2/19
Clean and Press - clean once and press away
135 x 3
185 x 3 x 2 sets
225 x 3 x 4 sets
245 x 1
225 x 3