Mobility Prep
Deadlifts
45x10
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x3
315x2
365x1
405x1
455x1
Added Straps
495x1
525x3
Precor Angled Leg Presses w/lb’s doubled (+219lbs)
136x10
226x10
316x10
406x10
496x10
586x10
676x15
Hanging Knee Raises
bwx46
bwx46
Side Planks
bw+50x60/60 seconds
Stretching
Comments: This was not a good day. I didn’t die but it
wasn’t great. Lot of stress. I’ve been anxious about lower body workouts.
Deadlifts feeling heavy and not moving event sessions twice. There is a fear in
missing weights or underperforming on things that I tend to tie to my self-worth.
Maybe committing to a show has now added to that? I thought I was getting better at not letting
it be a thing. My entire upper back just ached. I felt tired. Like I had flu
but none of the other stuff that goes with it. It didn’t hit me until I was
already at work for a bit. I got things so I could go to the gym right after
work. I told myself if foam rolling at the gym didn’t make things feel somewhat
better, I was going to train the next day. Literally felt like I had bubble
wrap in my spine with how much things were aching and popping while rolling
out. I felt a tad drained. I was hoping it wasn’t illness. Warm-ups felt ok, no
really issues there. Deadlift to start again. Plan again being to work up to a
top set of 1-5 reps depending on how the weight felt. Pretty much written as do
it for five reps. 10lbs more than last time. Knees were achy with the bar. The
bars with good knurling were in use but I figured it didn’t matter as I’d be
using straps for th top set anyways. Stuff felt heavy and grip was feeling
things. I’d have liked to go for 495lbs with DOH but my grip was not going to
hold up on that and I didn’t need a missed lift to mess with my head. That rep
felt really hard. Like, how the hell is 525lbs going to budge? I did notice on
that pull with the straps that I had my hands in a bit more than usual. The
markings on the bar were in more than the bar I usually use so I widened my
grip slightly. I got set and pulled. Got a rep and that was tough. No idea how
I got a second rep, let alone a third rep. Got the leg shake going on that
third one. No hitching but I was done. Didn’t bother for a fourth rep. A triple
was the bare minimum I was willing to accept from myself without going into a
full on spiral of shame meltdown. I got
to not be like that and set ultimatums. It’s my body, not a machine. I was kind
of a zombie after that, just doing the leg pressing to keep some focus. Plan
was same as last time as far as weights and jumps but to do 12-15 reps with the
top weight. This was a lot rougher than last time. Kept checking to make sure I
wasn’t doing 90lbs more than I was with how it was feeling. I was definitely
thinking about calling it a day. Getting upper ab cramps on the last two sets.
Ended up putting on the copper knee sleeves for the last set. Abs after that.
Hanging knee raises I wasn’t sure what to expect, so aimed for just an extra
rep each set. This was easy enough the first set. Second set was a bit tougher
but more that my grip was tired. Felt good on my back after the deadlifts. Side
planks are getting better with this weight. Only issue was my feet were sliding
on the second set. Got ton early enough and did taco stuff for dinner and then
stretched and did recovery stuff. I felt like achy crap going to be and had a
very strong feeling I was going to be calling in sick the next day.
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