Camel's Log

[Cameltowtruck]

13-Feb-2016
Active recovery, 2 mile walk at 3.5mph
Including 4 x 60M "slow sprints" @RPE 8.5

I want to add some sprints into my training for conditioning instead of doing stuff indoors all the time, so I am slowly going to introduce them. Didn't do an all out effort, but just fast enough to be running in sprinting form. Will slowly add more rounds and go at full effort during the next 2 or 3 weeks.

Slightly pulled a muscle in the front of my thigh but fairly minor.

[Cameltowtruck]

Past few days ankles/shins bit stiff due to first attempt sprints on Saturday, but almost back to normal today.

16-Feb-2016 Abbreviated session due to poor recovery
BW 92.5KG

Squat 3x5 162.5KG
5 min rests

Bench press 3x5 104.5KG
4,4,5
50mm axlebar, 4.5 min rests

Weighted chin-ups 3x5
+23.5KG, 116KG total
3.5 min rests

C2 Rower HIIT
4 x 20 sec sprints, 1m40s rests
Avg 1:18/500M


So Monday was meant to be TM volume day, but the past few days have been bad, my mind is racing on the manic side of things, I'm overly irritable and distracted - decided today I just need to nail a peg in the form of an abbreviated 'holding session'. 6 hours' sleep in the past 2 nights plus under-eating does not make for good recovery. Felt really weak, angry and emotional today, hence missed some bench press reps I should have got easily (4,4,5 FFS!). Increased medication dosage slightly this morning, as previous week have actually been feeling pretty normal and happy.

[Cameltowtruck]

23-Feb-2016
BW 91.5KG

I have been on holiday for past 5 days and as the week before was a disaster in terms of sleep and only training once, today will just be to ease myself back into the groove. Will resume TM programming next week or maybe week after depending how this week goes.

Squat 3x5 155KG
4.5 min rests

Bench press 3x5 101KG
Axle bar, 4 min rests

Weighted chin-ups 5x5
+23KG, 115KG total
3.5 min rests

LTE 2x10 48KG
x12, x11
3.5 mins rest

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24-Feb-2016
C2 Rower HIIT
8 x 20 sec sprints
1m30s rests
Overall avg. 1m20s/500M

90 mins table tennis

[Cameltowtruck]

29-Feb-2016
BW 91KG

Squat 5x5 150KG
4.5 mins rest

Bench press 5x5 101KG
Axle bar, 4.5 min rests

LTE 3x10 48KG
3.5 min rests

Kind of did a split volume day today, tomorrow (Tuesday) I will do various pulls for volume, as I found out this Wednesday my office gym will be closed for 12 weeks!!!

Will have to find a new gym this week, not looking forward to it as the main prospects seem to be cardio cathedrals where people go to worship the great hamster ball in the sky, by sacrificing themselves on walky-ski-type-thingy machines.


Trying to get back on track still, although will be content with minor gains over the next few months, as I am looking to get active in other ways and put my humble strength levels to use. I am thinking about starting indoor climbing, so I might drop training to twice a week and just maintain or gain very slowly so I can have some fun on the walls.

[Cameltowtruck]

1-Mar-2016
BW 91.5KG

Weighted Chin-ups 5x5
+23.75KG, 115.25KG total
3.5 min rests

Barbell Rows 3x5 90KG
Axle bar, 4.5 min rests

Romanian Deadlifts 3x10 130KG
4.5 min rests

DB Curls 2x10 22.5KG
3.5 min rests


Need to find a new gym for the ~12 weeks now

[Cameltowtruck]

7-Mar-2016 TM Volume day
BW 91.5KG

SQ 5x5 152.5KG
4.5 min rests

Press 5x5 70KG
Axle bar, 4.5 min rests

Weighted chin-ups 5x5
+23.75KG 115.25KG total
3.5 min rests


8-Mar-2016
Active recovery
C2 Rower 2k warmup @8mins

40 mins table tennis

C2 Rower HIIT
8 x 20 secs, 1m40s rests
1m20s Avg/500M


Good news is that it seems the powers that be have decided my office gym can stay open for another 6 weeks now, but will be closed for 6 weeks after that. Have lowered the weights slightly on my squats, one because of the slight lay-off, and two I felt a bit of poor form creeping in previously (wasn't staying tight enough at the bottom). They feel pretty solid at this weight so will just work my way back from here.

[Cameltowtruck]

9-Mar-2016 TM Light day
BW 91.5 KG

Front Squat 3x3 120KG
4 min rests

Bench Press 3x5 101KG (@100% of 5x5 last week as still getting up to speed again)
Axle bar, 4 min rests

Barbell Row 3x8 85KG
Axle bar, 3.5 min rests

Lying Tricep Extensions 3x10 48KG
10,10,12
3.5 min rests