Saturday

A) Snatch-grip deadlift

5 x 3-4, 31X1; :60 rest

B) Seated 1-arm DB shoulder press

5 x 4-5/arm starting w/R and matching w/L, 21X1; :30 between arms, :60 rest

C) 35:00 Assault Bike @ Z2

off every 5:00 for 5 glute-ham raises

A. 123, 133, 138(3), 138(3), 138(3)

B. 20(5), 25(3), 20(5), 25(2), 25(5)

C. complete, 53-55 RPMs / 280 calories

Saturday

A) Snatch-grip deadlift
5 x 4-6, 31X1; 2:30 rest
B) Seated 1-arm DB shoulder press
3 x 5-6/arm starting w/R and matching w/L, 21X1; :60 between arms
C) 30:00 Assault Bike @ Z2
off every 5:00 for 5 glute-ham raises

A. 83, 93, 103, 113(4), 113(4) - can't hang on to a hok grip at 113
B. 15, 20(6), 20(6)
C. complete, 53-55 RPMs / 240 calories

As a warm-up: 

3 sets: 

Crossover symmetry 

Z-press, PVC 

0:30 active hang from bar 

In between B&C: 

3 sets, 10 each: 

hammer curl, 12, 15, 15 

bicep curl, 12 

floor press, 30/hand 

tricep pull-down, red band 

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 3 sets: 

4 perfect and very slow pull-ups, with purple band 

10 dip progressions

Thursday

A1. Seated L-arm DB shoulder press, 3 x 4-5, 21X1; :60 rest
A2. Bent-over L-arm DB row, 3 x 4-5, 20X1; :60 rest
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For time:
400m sled drag, body weight on sled
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3 sets:
30/side light lying 1-leg banded curls
30/side light seated banded leg extensions

A1. 35, 40(4), 40(3)

A2. 65, 70(4), 70(4)

+

15:57 with 160, from waist 

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skipped

Sled drag was so incredibly tough. I think I moved the weight slightly better than last time, but I took so many breaks that my total time was a full minute slower than before. It was freaking muggy, which didn't help.

Got to the gym super late and still had 89 things on my to-do list for tomorrow, so skipped the last piece. Sorry, not sorry. 

Peace out. 

Friday

A. Safety bar squat, 12 x 3 @ 70 bar + chains, 10X1; begin a set every :60
B1. Seated L-arm DB shoulder press, 3 x 5-6, 21X1; :60 rest
B2. Bent-over L-arm DB row, 3 x 5-6, 20X1; :60 rest
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3 rounds for time:
.4 mile legless Assault Bike
30 air squats
20 DB anchored sit-ups
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3 sets:
20/side light lying 1-leg banded curls
20/side light seated banded leg extensions

A. complete 

B1. 30, 35(5), 35(5)

B2. 45, 55, 65(5)

+

7:57 (armless)

+

complete with thin black band 

Fully intended to blow off training today after having 2 beers at work, but then found myself at the gym anyway. Didn't feel like doing anything, then convinced myself to sit on a bike and watch regionals, then got really sad that after this week all I'll be doing for weeks is sitting on a bike and wanted to squat while I still can. And then I just ended up doing everything. 

Squats felt better than last week, but still heavy. Felt like I was recruiting my hamstrings more than I ever have, which was kind of weird but not in a bad way. 

Everything else was fine. 

Friday

AM @ MobilityFit
22:00 Assault bike
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dry needling (less death)
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2 sets:
crossover symmetry, rows, As, subscap, pec minor 
banded tricep pull-downs
isometric lower trap hold
isometric subscap hold

PM
A. Safety bar squat, 10 x 3 @ 70 bar + chains, 10X1; begin a set every :60
B1. Seated L-arm DB shoulder press, 3 x 6-8, 21X1; :60 rest
B2. Bent-over L-arm DB row, 3 x 6-8, 20X1; :60 rest
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For time @ 90% effort:
50 air squats
50 arm-less Assault Bike calories
50 air squats
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3 sets:
20/side light lying 1-leg banded curls
20/side light seated banded leg extensions
:30 hollow rock

A. complete 

B1. 25, 30(7), 30(6)

B2. 25, 30, 40

+

7:02

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complete with purple band

Tested out some stuff very, very gingerly at MobilityFit. The broken glass pain is gone, but the anterior capsule still feels "off" and all the muscles are angry.  Drew dry needled literally everything, a couple of rough spots but overall much, much better than Wednesday. The plan for the time being is to keep scaps activated and engaged, strengthen internal rotators to improve stability, and not piss off the joint. Everything else is on hold for the time being. 

Shoulder actually complained a LOT on the squats. I almost called it two sets in, but then kept talking myself into "just one more minute." It's been a couple of hours and it calmed down, so that's encouraging. Weight felt fucking heavy after the week off. To be honest, that's why I didn't quit - I can't lose the squatting progress on top of everything else. 

Felt super weird to only do the dumbbell stuff on one side.

Hit pretty much exactly where I thought I would on the for time piece. First 50 squats were super fast with no pauses. Biked at ~58 RPMs, a little over 10 cal/minute. I didn't realize how helpful arms were on the bike. Second round of squats was so hard, my quads were completely toasted. Paused a few times but still pretty fast. Yuck. 

The banded stuff really sucked today. Maybe purple isn't "light," or maybe it was the squat/bike thing. Either way, tough. 

Trying to get my head right for a long road ahead with the shoulder. I just thought the hard part would have been over by now. Drew admitted that the next few months are going to be long, slow, and frustrating, and even after months of therapy I may still have problems with it. It's hard to accept. 

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a tough-and-go 3RM
B. Double overhand Romanian deadlift w/straps, 3-3-3-3, 4010; 2:30 rest
C. DB shoulder press from seated on floor position, build to a 6-8RM
D. 1-arm DB row w/straps, build to a 5RM/side
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10:00 @ 80%:
250m ski erg
:30 top of axle deadlift hold, tough

AM

42:00 complete with AirDyne, mobility, FLR and side plank

PM

A. 165(2)

B. 185, 195, 205, 215

C. 35(8), 40(6)

D. 70

+

4 rounds + 66m

with 90, 100, 100, 100 

+

bonus 800m sled drag with Chels, 45


Today was the worst.  Nothing felt good.

Power cleans were not nearly as crisp as they were last week, but figured I could get the triple at 165 since I did 5 at 160 last week.  On the second rep, my feet slipped on the platform and I ate it pretty bad, which scared the shit out of me.  Moved to the rubber mats and attempted 165 again a few minutes later, but I psyched myself out and had a hard time being aggressive - missed the 3rd rep forward, but the first two reps were pretty ugly.  I don't think I'll be lifting on a platform again, I tend to sustain enough injuries without additionally using dangerous equipment.  Chelsea and Matt both said that they've slipped recently as well... can we sand down the wood, or something?  This was not cool.

Romanian deadlifts are getting heavy.  The last rep on the last two sets may have been slower than a 0:01 ascent.

Surprised myself on the seated dumbbell press - probably could have gotten 10 reps at 35, so figured I'd give 40 a shot.  Much easier without a tempo, and much easier using a bench as a rack.

I'm getting so bored with dumbbell rows.  I feel like I'm never improving at them, and it's all limited by grip strength, even with the straps.

Speaking of grip strength, the axle holds were awful.  (Sidebar - pretty sure last week I had 140 on the axle (so 160 total), and did the final 0:20 hold with 110 - as I was loading the axle this week, I'm 99% certain that I had 45s and 25s on the axle, and stripped the 25s to do the final hold last week, so my results didn't account for the 20lb axle).  Started with 90 (35s + 20lb axle), and didn't really have an issue holding the 0:30, so bumped it up for the remaining sets, and then started to really struggle around 0:25 or so with 100.  Skiing was fine.

Gorgeous day for a sled drag, didn't want to waste it.

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a tough-and-go 5RM
B. Double overhand Romanian deadlift w/straps, 4-4-4, 4010; 2:30 rest
C1. DB shoulder press from seated on floor position, 3 x 3-4, 20X1; :60 rest
C2. 1-arm DB row w/straps, 3 x 3-4/arm, no tempo but still ensure a high elbow @ the top; :60 between arms, :60 rest
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2000m row @ Z1, off every 500m for 2 touch-and-go double-overhand axle deadlifts + :20 top of deadlift hold after the rest rep

AM

30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off once for a few minutes of stretching and once for a 0:60 handstand hold against the wall

PM

A. 160 (PR +20) - with olys, belt, and hook grip! video

B. 175, 185, 195

C1. 40(4), 45F, 40(2), 40(3)

C2. 70, 75(3), 75(3)

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with 140, but only 0:20, 0:15, 0:10, 0:12 holds

bonus set at 90 with the full 0:20 hold

Saturdays are so chill. Love it. 

So, so happy (and relieved) that I can hook grip again!! It still hurts, but I think I'm beyond the point where I'm doing additional damage. Power cleans felt great; did all 5 reps at 145, 155, 160. The last two reps at 160 were pretty ugly (wide), but I'll take the 20lb PR. 

Romanian deadlift was fine.  195 might be the limit to keep the 0:01 ascent tempo.

Figured out how to use a bench as a dumbbell rack for the shoulder press, which helped immensely.  Tried twice to get a rep at 45/hand, but it didn't go far.  DB rows were tough.

The axle holds were AWFUL.  I just couldn't do it.  Even the bonus set at 90 was very, very challenging to hold for the full 0:20.  Stupid child-sized hands.

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a heavy single
B. Double overhand Romanian deadlift w/straps, 5-5-5, 4010; 2:30 rest
C1. DB shoulder press from seated on floor position, 3 x 4-6, 20X1; :60 rest
C2. 1-arm DB row, 3 x 4-6/arm, no tempo but still ensure a high elbow @ the top; :60 between arms, :60 rest
+
2000m row @ Z1, off every 500m for 4-6 touch-and-go double-overhand axle deadlifts - add a little from last week

AM

@ home

30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for 10 perfect push-ups + 10 air squats

PM

A. 160, 165F - nanos, no belt, no hook grip

B. 145, 165, 175

C1. 35, 40(4), 40(3)

C2. 60, 65, 70(4)

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complete 

6 across with 120


Thumb is still broken.  I tried hook gripping an empty bar; this did not go well.  Getting annoyed.  Bar flew out of my hands on the pull at 165.  The 160 does not qualify as a heavy single.  The first pull of the ground feels ridiculously light, but as soon as I start to pick up speed I can't control the bar without a hook grip.

Romanian deadlifts felt good.

DB shoulder press was very challenging today - the actual pressing felt much more difficult than last week, and it was almost impossible to get the 40s to my shoulders from a seated position.  I don't know how I could get anything higher into the starting position, unless I recruit an assistant...

Dumbbell rows felt excellent!  

Axle deadlifts went better than last week - I changed my grip, and feel a little more secure with all my fingers and thumb wrapped the same way over the bar (so then I can rotate my wrists a bit to keep the bar in my fingers), as opposed to gripping the bar with the thumb wrapped one way and the fingers around the other way. 

Pleasant afternoon with my two best buds.  Really fun to watch Austin smash that workout.

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a moderate touch-and-go double
B. Barefoot single-leg Romanian deadlift, build to a very heavy triple/leg
C1. DB shoulder press from seated on floor position, 3 x 6-8, 20X1; :60 rest
C2. 1-arm DB row, 3 x 4-8, no tempo but still ensure a high elbow @ the top; :60 between arms, :60 rest
+
2000m row @ Z1, off every 500m for 5-10 touch-and-go double-overhand axle deadlifts - you pick the weight

AM

complete @ home

30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5 for 10 air squats + 5 perfect push-ups + 0:30 handstand hold against the wall

PM

A. 145, 155x1 - nanos, no belt, no hook grip

B. 145, 155x1/each leg

C1. 25, 30, 35(7)

C2. 55, 60(4), 60(5)

+

complete

6 across with 110


Picked up the cold that's going around... woke up feeling pretty shitty.  Grateful for a kind of chill day, and hoping to feel better by tomorrow.

I don't feel comfortable cleaning anything over 155 without a hook grip - the bar slipped out of my hands on the one rep at 155, so called it there.

The 145 single-leg RDL wasn't "very heavy", but I couldn't get a second rep at 155 (tried twice on the left, only once on the right). I think the issue was mostly balance, but my upper quad/hip flexors felt really tight at the heavier weight.  Pretty sure I was still doing a 31X1 tempo on these, even thought it wasn't specified.

DB press from a seated position was very strange, it was so hard to clean the 35lb dumbbells! I now have a much greater appreciation for the paraplegics who are cleaning barbells and shit.  That's hard.  Dumbbell rows were the same as usual.

As far as I can recall, that was my first time deadlifting the axle bar.  My child-sized hands were not amused.