Mobility Prep
Axle Cleans + Strict Presses + Push Presses
PVC
22x1+10+5
Axle
72x1+5+3
97x1+2+1
117x1+2+1
137x1+2+1
157x1+2+1
177x1+2+1
Axle Strict Presses + Push Presses
197x2+1
217x2+1
237x2+1
Axle Strict Presses
257x2
Axle Push Presses
257x1
267x8
Pulldowns
70x10
110x10
150x5
190x5
230x5
270x21
Precor Pec Flyes
110x10
150x10
190x5
230x5
270x22
Cybex Eagle NX Rows
150x10
200x8
250x5
300x22 PR+5 reps
Safety Squat Bar JM Presses
60x10
90x10
120x10
150x10
165x23
Stretching
Comments: Did not end the previous cycle on a high note
haha. Lot of stress going on and I ended up getting sick. At least I think I
was sick. Just exhausted and all my joints hurt. Not as bad as when I had the
flu but still painful. None of the other symptoms. Still erred on the side of
caution and imposed self-isolation to not risk getting anyone sick (like my
grandmother and infant niece). So no last workout of that cycle. Felt like I
had to sweat out that week of bad emotions before I could move on with this
week. Contest specific prep now. Feeling tired and achy so not a great feeling
starting out haha. I was warm all day. I can take the weather when it is
consistent but not when it goes up 40 degrees over the day. I wanted to just
shave all my hair off I was that uncomfortably warm. Warm ups felt ok. Axle to
start things off. The big change here was working in the cleans. One clean and
then the required strict and push presses. I am super rusty. It didn’t help
that someone at the Y was using all the bumper plates for squats. I’d either
have to delay my workout by like 20 minutes or just do what I can with what I
had. So not the best circumstances to work the continental with the axle. Didn’t
help that my knees were really achy on the catch at the top. I was definitely
not dipping under like I should. Maybe just used to staying rigid for strict
pressed and push presses to protect my back? It was going to be a pain having
to swap the plates so I just kept it at the 10’s until I had enough weight to
actually use plates. The overhead stuff was easy. But man I got to work on my
continental again. In the past, I think I’ve just been eager to rush and just
pop it off the shoulders, rather than work the shoulders. Hopefully I’ll be
able to train each one from regular height next time. So after working up to
the top weight for the cleans, put the weight in the power rack for the rest of
it. Not much of a change but shoulders feel stiffer and not as ready to go
without a clean first to prime. I also had to wait for Mr. I’m Using ALL The
Bumper Plates To Squat to finish so I cooled off a little bit. I shouldn’t have
felt some satisfication seeing him get stapled twice during his squat session
but I was in need of letting off some stress. I was feeling like I was going
through the motions and thinking that I wasn’t ready to get back to this. I don’t
think I really got awake until the top set of the strict presses. Little bit of
cracking in the back as a bit of movement getting under the weight and getting
it overhead. Looking back at my records, this is the most I’ve done “reps” with
on axle strict. Still 20lbs under my best single. Another difference was the
next set. Just a single. See, the true push press top set would be another
10lbs on top of that weight. Got a bit amped for this one I think. Not wanting
to fail. Power felt good. Had to catch my balance at the top a few times. My
lockout power is good so I could push through. Ended up having to adjust a few
times and got a solid eight reps. More back cracking from this. No pain though.
I was keeping an eye on that since this was kind of what aggravated it when I
was doing the viking presses. Knees didn’t ache as much as they did after the
log press set last week. I thought I did well but the projected max went down
again. Not sure how but not worrying about. I feel good with what I got. One
rep more than what I got with 265lbs when I was doing jerks. This is still
working so still building. The usual accessory work for high reps followed.
Didn’t have to wait on the pulldowns. 5lbs more this time again. My upper back
felt like such crap the past feel days. My forearms were feeling sore from the
cleans (I think more from having to control the weight down using the metal
plates on the platform which is a no-no). These felt pretty darn heavy and
exhausting again. Been having some upper ab cramps so could feel that as I
pulled. My left hamstring didn’t cramp up this time. It was a struggle but I
got over 20 reps here again. Upstairs after that. As it usually does, I had to
let things take a break as the pec flye is always popular. I notice that the
air flow was better upstairs. I could breathe. Downstairs, it was stagnant and
smelled like gym bag. Only going up 5lbs here but that worked great as that
meant I could just put a 25lbs plate on it for the top set. Felt easy working
up but that darn friction is noticeable on the top set. I got stopped at 22
reps. I tried to restart but it wasn’t budging again safely. Rows next. No wait
thankfully. Big jumps in weight. Essentially maxing out the machine now on the
top set. I can safely add 5lbs more. Not like the other machines so plan is to
just keep pushing the reps with this weight. Have this be the reppage exercise
and other row be the one I keep pushing the weight on. For some reason, the
reps dropped off a lot last time I worked up to this weight. Still a decent
drop off but not as much this time. Still got above 20 reps which was the goal
here. But now I set a high mark to beat for next time haha. Last item of the day
was the ssb jms. Set weights this time for the work up sets. Idea being higher
reps to fatigue with higher weights and then try to get a lot of reps at the
top weight. Played out that way. I really wanted to match the reps but it wasn’t
happening haha. Arms were shaking to lockout that last rep. Would’ve needed a
spotter to get another I think. Arms felt pumped to hell after that. Started
out feeling like crap and felt like a swoledier afterwards haha. I had way too
many dirty dishes so got burrito bowls to supplement my leftovers.
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