Onwards with tectonic swiftness.

[chrisd]

LBBS w/u 112.5x2 102.5x5
BN w/u 80x1 60x5x5
DL w/u 140x3 125x5
Pendlay row 60x5x5

[chrisd]

Hmm, a week went by
Tues w/u lbbs 102.5x5 paused 92.5x5 bench 80x1 62.5x5x5 DL 127.5x5 115.5x5 row {100,90,80,70}x5 60x10

Thursday
LBBS w/u 102.5x5 92.5x5
bench w/u 80x1 62.5x4 62.5x7
dl 127.5x5 115x5
SGDL 80x5 70x5 60x5

[chrisd]

LBBS w/u 105x5 95x5

Bench w/u 80x1 62.5x5x4 62.5x10
PCl to 67.5
DL w/u 130x5 117.5x5
Pendlay row 60x5x5

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LBBS w/u 105x5 95x5
Bnch w/u 80x1 65x5x5
DL (power clean to 67.5 w/u) 130x5 117.5x5
row {100,90,80,70}x5 60x10

[chrisd]

LBBS w/u 107.5x5 97.5x5
Bench w/u 80x1 65x5x4 65x7
power clean to 67.5 dl w/u 132.5x5 120x5

[chrisd]

Fairly quiet, except the racks were occupied. I wouldn't mind but after got my deadlift warmed up, one of the rack blockers turned out to be doing one set of presses and then buggered off, leaving the bar covered in chalk. Chalk for 30kg!

It's an odd mix. The ladies get on with the workout and look athletic along with moving some pretty fearsome weights (3 plate hip thrust, anyone?) SOme of the men look like a ton of suet in a half ton sack and walk about in belts' knee wraps. wrist wraps, gloves and other paraphenalia while doing toning exercises with weedy weights. There was some old guy who spent a good twenty minutes wrapping his hands before putting on boxing gloves and then basically pushing the punch bag around for a bit. I hope for his sake he never gets in an actual fight because he will be dead in seconds, possibly from exhaustion.

Anyway
Powerclean to 67.5x1
deadlift w/u 132.5x5 120x5
Bench w/u 80x1 65x5x4, x8
LBBS w/u 107.5x5 97.5x5
Row {100,90,80,70}x5 60x10
Kettlebell press up to 24x2
Candlestick lever x 2

The candlestick lever:

Here's a rubbish example from a fat crossfitter

I reckon I'm better than that.

[DCR]

Fairly quiet, except the racks were occupied. I wouldn't mind but after got my deadlift warmed up, one of the rack blockers turned out to be doing one set of presses and then buggered off, leaving the bar covered in chalk. Chalk for 30kg!

Chalk for presses at all. I mean is that a thing?

[chrisd]

Chalk for presses ? If the bar is chromed and feels a bit slippy, then yes. Chalk goes on the hands, it's not for decorating the bar.

Anyway: T'was Christmas day for a workout... Not as quiet as I hoped.

LBBS w/u 110x4 100x5 beltless
Bench w/u 80x1 65x5x4 65x9
Powerclean to 70x1
DL w/u 135x5 122.5x5
Pendlay row, wider grip 60x5x5 EMOM
KB press, up to 24, failed 26
Candlestick lever x2, still got DOMS from the last lot.

[DCR]

Chalk for presses ? If the bar is chromed and feels a bit slippy, then yes. Chalk goes on the hands, it's not for decorating the bar.

You don't say.

I've simply never used it for any push movement, as I've never once felt there was any possibility of losing a press or bench press even with the least knurling (other than during my brief and idiotic experiments with suicide grip).

[chrisd]

busier,

LBBS w/u 112.5x3 100x5
Bench up to 90x1 TNG
Power clean up to 70x1
DL w/u 137.5x5 125x5

I heard a lot of howling and crashing from the machine room upstoirs. Then Noisy, Sweary Bloke turned up. Set for a 2 plate squat, put knee wraps on (wrongly) set the safeties way high, pulled bench in, bent his knees a bit and never touched the bench. Then he put 120 on and spent his time cursing "Oh, @££@ it's so heavy" and the like. Dude, nobody cares about your quarter squat.

Punched the bag for a bit "cardio"
candlestick leverx2

[chrisd]

Chalk for presses ? If the bar is chromed and feels a bit slippy, then yes. Chalk goes on the hands, it's not for decorating the bar.

You don't say.

I've simply never used it for any push movement, as I've never once felt there was any possibility of losing a press or bench press even with the least knurling (other than during my brief and idiotic experiments with suicide grip).

I, on the other hand, have had a bench press slip as my hands rotated thumbwards and damn nearly dropped the bar on myself. I like to feel I have a tight grip on the bar and I don't if my hands are sliding about.

Not for a 30 kilo lift though, even one handed.

[DCR]

even one handed.

Ha! Agreed.

[chrisd]

Unpleasantly busy. Some wonks doing deadlifts in the studio area. Whacking the trip-grip on the floor. I pointed out the bumpers. "Nah, not heavy enough" I was told. Well, you failed your attempt with a belt and straps after resting for ten minutes, so...

LBBS w/u 115x2 @8 102.5x5 (beltless)
Bench w/u 80x1 65x5x4 65x10 move up.
Got the one 28mm bar back from the studio crew.
Power clean up to 70
Deadlift w/u 140x5 125x5
and then
candlestick lever x2
kettlebell w/u 24x1x5
punchbag jab/reverse punch 10x5

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Saturday 30/1/23 Not so busy.

LBBS w/u 117.5x1 105x5
Bench w/u 82.5x2 67.5x5x5
DL w/u 142.5x3 127.5x5
Power clean up to 70
cnadlestick lever x3
bag 5x10

[chrisd]

New year ? £$@$@£cks, it looks just like the old one, cold wet, world full of nincompoops. Luckily, the death rate now exceeds the birth rate, so the problem (i.e people) should solve itself.

LBBS w/u 105x5 95x6
interrupted by bratty child grabbing a plate, taking it to a cable machine and then standing on it after removing shoes ! then she tried to put it back while I was warming up. I suggested she use the sanitiser. She, wearing headphones, did not understand. I shoved the sanitiser and roll at her. She declared "There's no need to be so rude". I pointed out, at length, that it's rude to interrupt someone's set, grab weights when there are plenty more around, on unused stations and then try to return it in an insanitary condition.

I didn't fight through two world wars, I admit, but kids these days need a touch of the 2x4.

Bench w/u 82.5x1 67.5x5x4 x6x1
Power clean up to 70
DL w/u 127.5x5 WRONG! 130x5 117.5x7
kettlebell press 24x1x9 x2x1
bag 10x5
candlestick lever x3
turkish get up 8kgx1

[chrisd]

NOt too busy

LBBS w/u 107.5x6 97.5x6
Bench w/u 82.5x1 65x5x4 x8x1
Power clean up to 70
DL w/u 135x6 (wrong weight) 120x6
Pendlay row 67.5x5x5 EMOM
turkish get up {8,12,16}x1

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Yesteday 5/1/24
LBBS w/u 110x5 100x5
Bench w/u 82.5x1 67.5x4 67.5x9
Power clean 70x1
DL w/u 135x5 122.5x5

[chrisd]

LBBS w/u 110x5 100x5(-belt)
Bench w/u 85x1 67.5x5x4 x10x1
Power clean to 72.5 (poor)
DL w/u 135x5 122.5x5
Row 70x5x5

[chrisd]

Groan forgot Thursday I would like to forget Thursday
LBBS w/u 112.5x3 (pinned) 102.5x5
Bench w/u 87.5x1 70x5x5
DL w/u 137.5x5 125x5
some other stuff

today tired
LBBS w/u 115x1 (pinned, this is getting tedious, I got it for a double last time, first rep felt okay then I got stuck) 102.5x5
Bench w/u 87.5x1 70x5x4 x6x1
DL w/u 140x5 125x5
Row 100x5 90x5 80x10

[chrisd]

Still tired

LBBS w/u 117.5x1 107.5x5
Bench w/u 87.5x1 70x5x4 70x7x1
DL w/u 142.5x4 127.5x5
Clean and press up to 60x1
candlestick lever x3
KB tabata 20kgx5 rounds