Paul's log - Staying strong past 50

[irongeek]

Pullups - BW x 10 x 3
Treadmill - 20 minutes @5deg, various speeds, 1.25 miles.

[irongeek]

Today's work - moar LP...

SSB squat (beltless) - 330 x 5 x 3
Press (beltless) - 155 x 5 x 3
DL (beltless, w/ straps) - 400 x 5

Nothing special. Stuff's starting to get heavy, but not awful.

[irongeek]

Circuit - Curls/pushups/90 s plate swing - 3 each.
15 minutes treadmill - 3.5mph @5deg - 15 minutes.

Wow. The 90s plate swings really worked my mid-back. My mid back was really tired after I completed this - it maybe better than rows...

[irongeek]

SSB squat - beltless - 335 x 5 x 3
Bench - 255 x 5 x 3
DL - beltless w/straps - 405 x 5

Going to add belt to DL and squat next week to keep the LP rolling. Also may do a light back workout next Wed instead of heavy 5s - power cleans or rows.

[irongeek]

Yesterday's work (1/30/22):

Power cleans -
no belt - 185 x 3 x 5
add belt - 205 x 2 x 5
Technique on these is improving. Last couple of sets I started to run out of gas - power production drops off precipitously. I'm just freaking old, I guess.

Pullups
BW x 10, 9, 8

This morning (1/31/22)
SSB squat - beltless - 340 x 5 x 3
Press - beltless - 157.5 x 5 x 3
DL - w/belt and straps - 410 x 5

So, I'm kinda doing an experiment with the belt. I've done lots of beltless stuff the last few weeks. I noticed that, for the first time in years, I can sleep on my belly without low-back pain.
I thought I was just old. I'm wondering if the belt is causing this. I'll end up adding the belt back, but I'll try to figure this out to see if there is a connection.

[irongeek]

2/1/22
Super sets of:
Pullups (7 reps), Dips (12 reps), Plate Swings (60s)
x 5 sets

Good cardio...
Trying to stay true to my goal of doing a little something, most days of the week. This took me about 20 minutes total - including turning on the radio, setup, etc.

[irongeek]

2/2/22 LP continues...

SSB (beltless) - 345 x 5 x 3
Bench - 257.5 x 5 x 3
DL (beltless w/straps) - 365 x 3 x 5 (EMOM)

Good workout. May get one more squat day before I add belt.

[irongeek]

2/3/2022

Shoveling snow - 45 minutes.

Was hot, sweaty and tired after this...

[T_M]

2/3/2022

Shoveling snow - 45 minutes.

Was hot, sweaty and tired after this...

Hey, real chores count for conditioning!

[irongeek]

Hey, real chores count for conditioning!

You're right - real work that actually did something useful - instead of laboring with weights! I must say, the weights are more fun...