Das Zurechthämmern von Karl: An Attempt at Block Periodization

[Sean Herbison]

Post festive lifting, while the relatives were in the house. Does that make me antisocial?

Did you ban them from your gym area? Because if you didn't, and they didn't come lift with you, it's clearly your relatives who are antisocial.

[Rob Israel]

Did you ban them from your gym area? Because if you didn't, and they didn't come lift with you, it's clearly your relatives who are antisocial.

Truth.

[Karl Schudt]

Truth.

Did you ban them from your gym area? Because if you didn't, and they didn't come lift with you, it's clearly your relatives who are antisocial.

Exactly.

Today, R. Santana was in town. He watched my squats and yelled at me appropriately. Then we drank bourbon and watched The Big Lebowski. Oh, I did 410x5x5. Pretty well, too. I only knee-slid (slood?) on 2 of the 25 reps.

[Karl Schudt]

Halting Deadlift: 460x5
SLDL 350x5x3
Pin Press overhead: 230x3x5
CGBP 320x6x3
Weighted pulls 37.5x8x3

[idlehands]

Exactly.

Today, R. Santana was in town. He watched my squats and yelled at me appropriately. Then we drank bourbon and watched The Big Lebowski. Oh, I did 410x5x5. Pretty well, too. I only knee-slid (slood?) on 2 of the 25 reps.

I'm jelly

[Karl Schudt]

I'm a bit late with this.

Box squats, 315x4x5
TNG bench 364x5x3 or 4. Can't remember.
Push press 185x7x3
Pullovers 140x10x3.

My wife is out of town, leaving me with all the kid duties. Training is being stuck in where I can.

[Karl Schudt]

I've been splitting workouts apart, since the wife is away.

Power Cleans, various, working on form, nobody needs to see these. I don't even want to see them. My coach saw them.
RDLs. 390x6x3


Next day (today):
Board press: 390x5x3
Slingshot bench: 427.5x2x7
AMRAP pullups, 4 sets: 21, 12, 12, 12.

[Karl Schudt]

Rack pulls: 525x5
SLDL 355x5x3
Pin press overhead, focusing on lockout: 185x5x3
CGBP 322.5x6x3
Pullups BW+40x8x3



Youtube muted my Zeppelin.

[Sean Herbison]

Youtube muted my Zeppelin.

Don't worry, I heard it on Facebook already.

[Karl Schudt]

Still training, just a little busy and forgetting to log.

I've been busy with finals and the Christmas rush, but I have still been training.

Squats 427.5x5x5. It was supposed to be 430, but I forgot a plate. The video is up on instagram @karlssc. I thought these were decent, even though Steve Hill yelled at me. I'm working on the knees, Steve! Really! They're better than they were!
Bench: 345x5x3, then migraine, then did 4s. 345x4x3.
Press: 185x5x4, 185x4. Cuts kill presses. Fortunately, I'm eating again.
Chins, BW+42.5. 6x5.

Not bad.

That was for Friday.