we are back to dogma

Whatever.

• Deadlift: 5x8 205 ->225
• DB Shoulder Press: 4x12 35
• Seated Row: 4x12 120 -> 130
• DB Neutral Bench: 4x12 50
• X-Palloff: 5x8 TF100
• Face Pull: 4x12 TF130

Yep, that's all i got for today. Workout track of the evening: Proteus Prayers - PreEmptive Strike 0.1. Nice and ravey...like me.

do you believe in rock and roll?

Yeah third workout in a row, i dunno what's going on, just not much to say. I'll be honest, i'm a little burnt out, not on training, but there's been some really weird personal shit that popped up about the time i left seattle that just keeps getting weirder and doesn't seem to want to settle out. I'm sorta using it as a driver, but i'm noticing that emotional training is just really draining now. Mind over matter is fucking tiring:

• Squat: 5x8 185
• Uni DB Shoulder: 4x12 40
• Bent Lateral: 4x12 40
• DB Floor Press: 4x12 45
• Lat Raise: 4x12 20
• Good Morning: 5x8 135

Workout track of the evening: I Believe In Blood - Nachtmahr. The synth break starting at about 2:12 is FUCKING MASSIVE. Hands in the air, jerks.

Freedom Squats! Or Something.

Today was ME Squat day.

A1. Prehab/Mobility

B1. Squat

8 x 135#
5 x 225#
1 x 275#
2 x 1 x 325#
0 x 365# just plain got stuck.
1 x 335#

I don't know why I tried the 365#. wait, yes I do- I felt good and thought I could get it, but I didn't have it in there I guess. I should have stuck with the plan of 3 singles. Oh well. After the 365# bomb I threw 335# on there just to get some decent work in.

C1. 1-Leg BB Deadlift

3 x 8 x 105#

I made this mistake of saying "those can't be too hard!" after Jess did them the other day. I was dead wrong- these things were killer.

D1. 1-Arm Row

5 x 5 x 115#

D2. AbTrunkCoreTwists

3 x 8 x 85#

Man, after a couple of hours of yardwork I almost didn't train. I'm glad I did- aside from the one crappy squat, I got some decent work in ahead of gorging myself with food and beer tomorrow.                    

filtering the masses

Yeah same deal, not alot of words, was a good lift. Going to attribute it to the coffee i drank before training. Also, i think i'm going to call hang deadlifts hangmans from now on. Deadlift -> deathlift -> hang deadlift -> hang deathlift -> hang death -> etc...yeah ok anyway that's dumb but i'm still gonna do it. Anyway, another one of those workouts where i hit the bottom about one set into the last station:

• Hangmans 5x8 185
• Face Pull: 4x12 57.5
• Palloff: 4x12 30
• Seated Row: 4x12 115
• DB Neutral Bench: 4x12 45

...and that was about it. Lots of big dudes at the new gym, pretty cool...

we are only alive

Another kind of nothing special workout just something fun to keep everything moving. Not much to say this morning, i'm just kinda floating right now. Not to say this was an easy workout, it definitely hit me solidly enough. Looking forward to being able to do these splits with some real weight, the 5x5 uni-lateral overhead felt awesome. I can definitely see the advantage of supersetting all this too, doing this linear took about an hour, of course i spent a lot of time warming up.

• Dragon Punch: 5x5 45 -> 50
• Strict DB Snatch: 5x5 45 -> 50
• EZ Curl: 5x5 85
• EZ French: 5x5 75
• Lat Raise: 4x8 25
• Fr Raise: 4x8 30
• A1. Cable Curl: 4x8 130
• A2. Stiff Pushdown: 4x8 130

Deadlift should be fun tonight...wonder what the new gym looks like.

lie in wait for the offering

Nothing crazy today, just some easy shit to keep the body warm and the systems running until tomorrow night. No more 72 hour fasts, that was fucking brutal, but i think i can get away with...36? That's not too bad. Gotta say I want to work some of these lifts into my next couple of cycles, some REALLY good shit here. This was fun, altho my shoulders did start scream a little bit once i started trying do real presses, as the numbers tell. I haven't been particularly diligent about my wall slides, dislocates, and no moneys, seems like i have a living breathing (hurting) reason to get back to that stuff:

• Goblet Squat: 5x5 70
• Strict DB Snatch: 5x5 40
• DB Renegade Row: 5x5 40
• NG Alter Bench: 4x10 35
• Bent Flye: 4x10 20
• NG Standing Alter: 4x10 20
• Rope Extension: 4x10 110
• Band Curl: 4x10

Yeah kinda feel like i'm starting to hit a crash point soon, but i think as long as i can keep sleeping I'll be fine. Train as hard as your recovery allows.

long for the storm

Numbers are even more steadily declining, means it's time to eat again. I can hold off till sunday as planned i think. If i can have a good chill day tomorrow moving provided PODs doesn't continue to fuck me and send my blood pressure through the roof i'll be fine. I was really fucking cold today for some reason, and i'm not talking like 5 hours later i realize, hey, i'm fucking cold, it was more like, get to work, take my jacket off, sit down, FUCK ME I'M COLD. Not sure but whatever. Don't care, i worked out today. Overload is overload:

• Bench Press: 5x8 135
• DB Incline: 4x12 40
• TBar Row: 4x12 90
• DB Decline: 4x12 40
• 2Pt DBR 4x12 65
• TRX Back: 4x12
• TRX Chest: 4x12

I think i can, i think i can. You know...The numbers may not make sense, but hey at the end of the day, i'm the one doing the work and seeing the results. That's about all there is to that. Down to the details.