Reply With QuoteThanks, Tom.Originally Posted by tdood
I bet if I'd done sumo, I'd've gotten that last pull.
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Solid performance, Sean. Great work!
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Thanks, Tom.
I bet if I'd done sumo, I'd've gotten that last pull.
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Good work, Sean!
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Great lifting man!
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Thanks, all.
Yeah, it wasn't ideal, but it was either that or use a rack where we'd have to take out the bar and adjust the hooks for each lifter. I was more worried about the bar, and I was actually wondering whether it would snap at one point.
Monday, 28 August
T&G Bench: 242x8@7, 242x8@9, 220x8@10, 176x8@9.5
CG Bench: 176x3@6, 198x3@7, 220x3x2@8, 8.5
Barbell Row: 176x5x3@6-7
Hanging Knee Raise: BWx20x3
Today was supposed to be a light day, but the RPEs went up a lot faster than expected due to short rest periods. For the most part, I'll be keeping things in the 2-3 minute range. I'll lay out my plan and the thoughts behind it a bit later, but it'll take some getting used.
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Wednesday, 30 August
Deadlift: 440x2x4@7, 7.5, 8, 8
Sumo Deadlift: 308x8x4@6?, 7?, 7?, 8?
Incline Press: 176x5@7.5, 165x5x2@7, 7
Chinup: 44x10 total reps
Ab Wheel: 5x3
Sumo! Shocking I know, but let me explain why: to mess with Vince.
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Not really, but that's an added benefit. No, actually I don't have one main reason, just a bunch of smaller ones. First, aside from a period last year where I wasn't allowed to squat (not that it fixed anything, thanks military Docs!), I've never really tried it, and I'd like to know what I'm talking about from experience rather than theory alone. Second, it's an additional pull that places less stress on my lower back, which is usually the first thing to go when I'm pressing hard, while still allowing me to accumulate some volume. Second and a half, I can rep out sumo much more easily than conventional. And third, I'm treating it almost as an accessory squat, and we'll see whether it actually has carryover there. My stance is just a few inches wider than my squat stance, with about the same toe angle.
Too bad I have no idea how to judge the RPE just yet, but this is just a light week following the meet anyway. I'll bump up the weight on conventional moving forward, assuming I can keep my back flat and stop SLDLing it, but sumo will go up more slowly and stay higher volume, at least for now. For better or worse, it's a bit of conditioning work, actually, since I'm keeping the rest periods down here too.
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You're making me question everything I know. . .
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I do what I can.
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Friday, 1 August
Press: 110x8x2@7, 8, 105x8x2@8, 8 (yes, lbs, not kg, shut up)
Push Press: 176x3@7, 187x3@7.5, 198x3x2@8ish, 9ish
Assault Bike: 0:20/1:40x4
We had a going away celebration type thing (deployment ends soon), so I was up until about midnight on Wednesday and played about 5 hours of volleyball, which made me quite stiff/sore, so I lifted on Friday instead of Thursday.
I was going to put down some thoughts on presses, but after replying to the two large ongoing threads about that, I'm done with that topic for now.
Saturday, 2 August
Squat: 308x8x4, 264x8, 220x8 @?
Front Squat: 132x3, 143x3, 154x3, 165x3, 176x3 @<6
DB Bench: 75sx10x3@7, 8, 8.5
Chinup: BWx6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4
I don't really know how to judge RPE when you're limited by sucking wind, and that's exactly what me squatting sets of 8 with 2-3 minute rest periods causes. I am glad I held off on adding ab work on Friday though. I haven't done much direct ab work in about 5 years, and I was feeling it enough already.
Front squats weren't heavy, but were all buried and briefly paused. Between that, the bar on knees stretch, and using the calf machine to stretch (though I won't have that back in my garage), I'm hitting my (ankle) mobility pretty hard. Hopefully it helps.
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Hey buddy. It's been a while, hope you've been well. Congrats on coming back from deployment
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I know what you mean. The last time I made that mistake getting up from the prone was a Significant Emotional Event for about a week lolI am glad I held off on adding ab work on Friday though. I haven't done much direct ab work in about 5 years, and I was feeling it enough already.
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