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    Mon., 9/22. 214.25#.

    Whole lotta foam rolling going on - The Knobby One abides.

    Power Cleans: 52kg x 1, Fsqtx5, PCx3, 56.5 x 3, 61 x 3, 66 x 3, 70 x 1,1,1. Still considering the 4-week cycle.

    Deadlifts: 225 x 3, 315 x 2, (first rep DOH grip - ugly, but kinda worked, second rep hook grip - infallible), 380 x 5. Wooo! Considering my form degradation on 4 & 5, plus the time it takes for me to recover my higher brain function, I might call that a 5RM. But, there's more work to do.

    Rack Pulls: 225 x 3, 315 x 2 (1 DOH, 1 hook, same story as above), 405 x 3,3,3,3,3. Still pulling from the lower half of the kneecap, with straps, belt, rayge.

    Rows: 145 x 8, wait, that didn't feel like 145 - too easy. Lemme take this belt off: x8, okay, that feels like 145. Belt back on: x 8,8,8.

    Deadlift Day = Double Dinner Monday! Tenderloin au poivre, jumbo shrimp & hashbrowns for the first dinner (leftovers), roasted chicken stew for the second dinner.

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    Thurs., 9/25. 215.25#.

    The left ITB & hip flexors have been acting up, pulling on my knee. Stupid desk job doesn't help. Also, there's a tiny muscle in my left calf that got pulled about two months ago (walking the dog), and it's taking its damn time, and it's hard to get to with a roller.

    Con: squatting with loose form HURTS. Pro: Built-in squat form correction. Let's go squat!

    Squats: 45x..., 135 x 5, 185 x 3, 225 x 5, 275 x 3, 305 x 5,5, (quick pvc roller break), 315 x 5. Only slight GM'ing, pretty smooth out of the hole until the final 2 reps. I slowly flop to the floor to catch my breath. Aaaand, another roller break.

    OHP: 45x..., 95 x 5, 115 x 5, 120 x 5,5,5, 95 x 8,8,8. must. have. volume.


    Cheezy Pig Burgers (1/2 beef, 1/2 pork, with jack, cheddar & swiss cheezus) and a whole load of sweet corn. Probably the last sweet corn of the season.

    Don't know what it is about my left leg, but later that night, I manage to Norden Bombsight a trivet onto my second toe, splitting it open just behind the nail.


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    Eh, I was gonna update my log, but it's post-second dinner on deadlift day, and I need my recovery sleep. Later.

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    Sat. 9/27, 217#. Therapy day.

    Squats: 45..., 95x10, 135 x 20. these are all paused at the bottom, nice and sloow.

    OHP: 45.., 95 x 5, 115 x 3,3,3,3,3,8.

    Wrist Roller: 50# for 3.5 minutes. ohh, yeah.

    Sledge swings - a bunch

    KB lat raises: 4kg x 15, 15, 15.

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    Sun., 9/28. Paddleboarding! maybe the last outing of the season. the lake was smooth as yesterday's squats.
    My legs are feeling way better, partly due to the squat therapy, partly due to the sweet, sweet love I'm making to my pvc roller, but also from standing up more than usual - went to a birthday party Saturday, and of course, everyone crowds into the kitchen (pork tacos & mead!).

    True Detective Workout: Mostly just some wrist curls & KB snatches. Episode 4: Holy Shit! Things are happening now. The scene of the raid was done all in one take! I love that stuff. I was holding my breath until the end, and then we all said "woo!"

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    Sun., 9/28. Paddleboarding! maybe the last outing of the season. the lake was smooth as yesterday's squats.
    My legs are feeling way better, partly due to the squat therapy, partly due to the sweet, sweet love I'm making to my pvc roller, but also from standing up more than usual - went to a birthday party Saturday, and of course, everyone crowds into the kitchen (pork tacos & mead!).

    True Detective Workout: Mostly just some wrist curls & KB snatches. Episode 4: Holy Shit! Things are happening now. The scene of the raid was done all in one take! I love that stuff. I was holding my breath until the end, and then we all said "woo!"

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    Mon., 9/29. 215.5#.

    Power Cleans - iron plates: 115 X 1 (Fsqtx5), 3, 135 x 3 - arms! I was high-pulling that last rep.

    Deadlift: 225 x 4, 315 x 2, 420 x 1,1. Yeah, so it wasn't a double, but I attained Nirvana each time. These were slow, rounded-back, vision-red-outing reps, but I got my shoulders back and locked those bastards out.

    Deficit DL: The board I find is either 4.5" or 5" tall. either way, my feet barely fit under the bar. 225 x 3,3. very awkward.

    Baker Rows: 145 x 8,8,8,8,8,8. Just to get myself through it, I time my breaks: 60 seconds, then 90, 90, then 120, 120.

    Double Dinner Monday: two Big Macs (hey, I had a coupon!) and what appears to be a pint of milk - we got some new drinking glasses. Then, a bowl of mei fun with pork, chicken, shrimp, egg, with leftover cheeseburger & extra eggs, all fried up with butter and served with sriracha and sambal oelek, washed down with what appears to be another pint of milk. Not till later do I find out that what I thought were pint glasses are actually closer to 20 ounces. Milk Bonus!

    Big Macs are not as big, nor as macacious, as I remember them being. Culver's triple burgers have ruined me for other burgers. I love Wisquatson.

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    Sat., 10/11. 217# Ah, now THAT was a vacation.

    Bone in Steak 10-06-14_19-24.jpg
    Somewhere at the other end of that rib-bone is a 20-ounce steak.

    Squats: 45x..., 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 3, 250 x 5,5,5,5,5. Welcome back.

    OHP: 45x..., 95 x 5, 115 x 5, 135 x 2, 140 x 1, 145 x 1, 150 x 1, 135 x 5, 115 x 8,8.

    True Detective: Episodes 5 & 6. Holy wow, there's just so much to take in at this point. The 'shootout', the wife's instigation, the daughter's 3-way (followed by the father's different kind of 3-way), the Yellow King interrogation, jeez. I don't know how they're going to wrap this up in just two more episodes.

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    Default Chicken in a Pot

    You will need:

    - a lot of chicken - I got a whole fryer, plus a pack of drumsticks.
    - at least three onions
    - a head of garlic
    - celery
    - carrots
    - moar veggies - I had a head of cabbage, a bunch of parsnips, and a couple sprigs of thyme. Potatoes would also work well.
    - a big-ass pot to put it all in.

    1. Start by browning the chicken on all sides - I used a lot of my pancetta grease, for that added porkyness.

    2. Take the chicken out, and fry the onions (I'm assuming you know enough to chop the damn vegetables), garlic, and parsnips for just a little bit.

    3. Atop your bed of veggies (add more if you need to), carefully nestle the chicken in the pot, making sure it doesn't touch the sides. Fill in the spaces with the veggies & herbs, and use the cabbage to cover it to the top. You could add a little wine or vinegar if you want to be fancy, but it doesn't need much more liquid.

    4. Seal the lid up good (use some foil) and bake in a 325 oven for about two hours.

    5. Eat that stuff. Stir in some miso paste & butter. Watch for bones - chew off the ends.

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    Sun., 10/12. 216.5#.

    Squat: 45x..., 95 x 5, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 5,5. I try to pause these as much as I can, but they're hard. I can't possibly imagine why. It's almost as if I squatted just yesterday.

    OHP: 45x..., 95 x 5, 120 x 5,5,5. Must. Press. Moar. Presses!

    Bench: 45 x 10, 95 x 8, 135 x 5,5,5.

    DB Incline Bench: 15 x 10, 25 x 10, 10, 20. Cuz why the heck not?

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