Vanity is not a sin...

Squatting this morning was gross... not enough sleep or food over the weekend, meaning recovery from Friday's exuberance wasn't really on the cards.

Still...

SNATCH BALANCE (3s) BAR-BAR Oh, so tight... :(
BACK SQUAT (2s) 60-100-130-150-150(1) Not quite the RSR pre-1RM day, but for some reason I couldn't not get my head in gear this morning.

Felt tired when I got up and right up until I stepped under the bar. I took a video of the 150 set and noticed that the tightness in my legs had transitioned nicely into a butt that winked out at below parallel, which was disappointing.

Still, the 150*2 didn't feel too bad, so I reckon I'm still on for 160kg this Friday... assuming I can wait that long. :o
 
SNATCH COMPLEX: FROM FLOOR*1 + HIGH HANG *4 BAR-40-40-50-50 A bit slow, but this sort of weight is never fast...
OHP ss/w SUPINATED CHINS (10s) BAR(BW)-BAR(BW)-40(BW)-40(BW) Both were hard, but the press made my left shoulder feel very weak. Coracobrachialis is still a bit sore, but subscapularis is nice and click-y. :eek:
CANDLESTICKS (5s) ss/w O'HEAD TRICEP EXTENSIONS (12) 3 sets Das pump.

Resumption of normal activity on course... :)
 
Both my home and work gyms are undergoing refurbishment, so missed yesterday's session (did some squatting on Wednesday, but nothing particularly interesting)...

So. RSR (sort of) 1RM day.

BACK SQUATS
60*5
90*3
110*1
130*1
140*1
155*1 (BOOM! PB!)
165*1 (BOOM!! PB!!)
170*1 (BOOM!!! PB!!!111) This. Was. A. Griiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind. I shall refer to this as my Manifold Pause Squat. :D


Pretty chuffed with that - should probably have stopped at 160, but pffffft. The issue now is that my next round of RSR has me starting at a control weight of... 135kg. :eek: :( :cool:

Also did 2 sets of CLEAN -> 3* PP @ 70kg, but nervous system wasn't thrilled.
 
Cheers, guys! :)

It was odd because 155kg was pretty good, 165kg moved pretty quickly, so figured 170kg would at least budge...

the size of the PR was probably an artifact of my lack of true 1RM testing for squats: I've never done a taper before, even if this one was a bit muddled, so the results are probably a reflection of my low starting 1RM.

I must say RSR is very enjoyable and seems to work nicely for me. We'll see how it goes when combined with Olympic lifting, however. :eek:
 
Urgh. My legs are already hurting and it has only been an hour since RSR pulled me back into its clutches...

OVERHEAD SQUAT (3s) BAR-40-40
SNATCH BALANCE (5s) BAR-40-40-40
HANG SNATCH (3s) BAR-40-40
RSR W1 D1 (135kg @ 6*2) Ouch. Nearly bailed on the second set because the weight came forward...

Ok... This stuff is a lot heavier than I am used to... Particularly after a week of no lifting. :eek:
 
OVERHEAD SQUAT (3s) BAR-40-40
SNATCH BALANCE (5s) BAR-40
RSR W1D2 (6*3 @ 135kg) These felt pretty good. Clearly my central nervous system has now come off holiday, too. Still hard, though. :D
 
Hehehehe - cheers. And it only took me three years. :D

And you not doing any training.:o :(

How are your various ailments treating you?
 
mrthingyx said:
Hehehehe - cheers. And it only took me three years. :D

And you not doing any training.:o :(

How are your various ailments treating you?
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Well kind of hard to judge. I have been on holiday and havent trained since 21st May. My knee over holiday was really sore, likely a combination of many steps and much walking, and very hard beds didnt help. The hamstring issue is definietly improving. I need to get back in the gym and train again to see how the knee is.

Aside from that I am balancing things out to reduce some quite large imbalances between my right and left sides. Another physio appoint is required to assess how things are going as far as thats concerned.

Once the knee stops hurting then i will be full steam ahead again, so lets see if i can start to catch up with you once that happens.
 
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OHP (8s) BAR-40-40-45-45(7) Well, that was hard! :(
DB BENCH (10s) ss/w WG CHINS (8s) 20-22.5-22.5-22.5 Shoulder hurt. Pecs hurt. Awesome. :)
SAR ss/w CABLE PUSHDOWN (10s) 32.5-32.5-32.5 So that is how TRICEP pump feels... :cool:

Bucketload of rotator cuff work using a band...
 
SNATCH BALANCE (5s) BAR-40-40
HANG SNATCH (5s) 40-50
RSR W1D3 (6*2 @135kg) No drama. Some reps a little slow, but...
21s 25-25
DBSS (10s) 10-16-16 *Idiot*
 
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OVERHEAD SQUAT (5s) BAR-40
SNATCH BALANCE (5s) 40-50-60 Easy. Which was odd...
HANG SNATCH (3s) 50-60-60-60
RSR W2D1 (6*4 @ 140kg) That feeling when squatting 5kg more than the routine requires and steaminhgthrough the entire workout. And then realising you'd misloaded with 5kg less than you should :(

Nevermind. Snatch was awesome, however. :)

In other news, a new physio has diagnosed (wait for it...!) scapular dyskinesia! Humeral head transfers forwards due to a combination of tight pecs and non-functional rotator cuff. So have a bucketload of rotator cuff stuff to do and some fun myofascial release in those pecs.

Pain comimg! :)
 
WARMUP: OVERHEAD SQUAT (5s) -> SNATCH BALANCE (5s) BAR-40
SNATCH BALANCE (5s) 50
HANG SNATCH (5s) 60-60
SNATCH FIRST PULL (3s) 80
SNATCH (5s) 70

EDIT: Managed to work out how to use the Video Editor...


EDIT #2: RSR W2D2 (6*2 @ 140kg) Yeah - three plates properly this time. Half because I screwed up on Monday, half because I want moar gainz than the RSR progression provides. :cool: I will probably pay for this later... but it felt awesome. :D
 
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