Performance-Adjusted Excellence

[Eric K]

BW - 220, waist: 38"

TT - 1 hr, 6 min

Squat:

w/u - 45 x 5 x 2, 135 x 3, 225 x 3 x 2, 315 x 2, 375 x 1 (BL), 415 x 1, 445 x 1

work sets - 430 x 5@8.5 (~30 min TT)

Press:

w/u - 135 x 3, 165 x 2, 185 x 1

work sets - 200 x 5@8.5, 185 x 5 x 3 (~3 min rest, ~20 min)

DOH Deadlift:

(PC) 185 x 2, (DL) 225 x 3, 315 x 1, 405 x 3 (F), (mixed) 405 x 2

Notes:

Squat warmup felt like shit. Thought the set at 430 was gonna crush me, but I think I was just a little stiff and didn't brace properly during warmup. The set itself felt surprisingly easy. Brace makes all the difference, it's like the difference between a belted and unbelted set.

Press was also pretty easy, but I wanted clean reps so I went for drop sets over grindy sets across.

DOH deadlift is my light deadlift accessory for the time being. I think I'll try to alternate that with a heavy deadlift 5RM every other Monday. I should be able to do 405 x 5 by now, but I think the one tactic I've neglected is using a DOH overload.

[Eric K]

That's one of my favorite poems.

Here's another I've always liked. The last stanza is memorable.

Spell of the Yukon Robert Service Hank Snow - YouTube
Spell of the Yukon Robert Service Hank Snow - YouTube

I've been deficient lately. Let's class it up a little.

[JakeN]

I've been deficient lately. Let's class it up a little.

Don't go into the woods Eric, stay with us.

[Eric K]

Don't go into the woods Eric, stay with us.

I still got promises to keep and many miles to go before I sleep!

How have you been feeling lately?

[JakeN]

I still got promises to keep and many miles to go before I sleep!

How have you been feeling lately?

Good! I haven't power cleaned all week - gonna give it a go tonight. I'm thinking of ditching 3s and trying doubles and singles EMOM or something like that. I've hit 275, think I'm good for a bit more nowadays.

Did you start school yet? If so, hope you're enjoying it.

[Eric K]

Good! I haven't power cleaned all week - gonna give it a go tonight. I'm thinking of ditching 3s and trying doubles and singles EMOM or something like that. I've hit 275, think I'm good for a bit more nowadays.

Did you start school yet? If so, hope you're enjoying it.

Glad you're doing well! I start school in a couple weeks. I've been trying to make the transition to singles/doubles and a little more frequency for power cleans, but I'm being a little indecisive. Plus I'm really trying to keep my workouts as short as possible. They're consistently over an hour, and I'd love if I could cut that down a bit. I'm still not sure how school will affect that, and I have more business trips coming up soon. Should continue to be a fun rat race!

[Eric K]

BW - 219.2

Devil's Tricycle:

5 min w/u, 7 x :20/1:40, 5 min c/d

Notes:

Love that metallic taste.

[Eric K]

Thanks to Farback for introducing me to Robert Service:

[Chris McCarthy]

Or even Robert Service.

"Sam McGee" and "Dan McGrew" are real classics to me.

[Eric K]

Or even Robert Service.

"Sam McGee" and "Dan McGrew" are real classics to me.

Thanks. Fixed. What the hell was I thinking??