Deload lower body night

While taking 16 days off from work was great, it has thrown my sleep scheadule all out of wack. I have been only getting around 3-4 hours of sleep a night and really caught up with me today. And to top it off my knee decided to give me fits, I am gonna have to break down and see an ortho soon, and maybe check into PRP therapy and I really don't wanna have to get surgery right now. Anyway Corey came over and we were able to catch up and get some good laughs.

Squats
135 x 5 x 2 sets
These hurt like hell and that is when I really decided to deload.

KB snatches
70 x 5 x 2 sets each arm

Backwards sled pulls
300lbs x 60 feet x 4 sets, I gotta start doing this all the time.

DB slds
3 x 10

Band abs
3 x 20

Jesse

Upperbody

I was quite pleased with today's workout, to say I felt sluggish would be a huge understatement. My sleep scheadule is all screwed up and sleep last night was a bare minimum.

Close grip bench
135 x 5
185 x 5
235 x 3
275 x 3
300 x 1
These felt terrible.

Wide grip bench
185 x 8
205 x 8
225 x 10
This is starting to feel really good, it is probably time to do wide grip first  then use close grip for assistance. Not sure yet.

Dips
3 x 10

DB bench
3 x 10

Two hand plate pinches
5 sets up to 120lbs

Wrist curls
5 sets

Good day.

Jesse

Back work

It was a nice cool 98 degrees today, getting used the heat, but I was feeling sick towards the end of the workout.

Power cleans
135 x 3 x 2
185 x 3
220 x 1
220 x 10

Deads
245 x 3
335 x 3
425 x 3
500 x 4 decent starting point, I had more reps in me but I haven't hook gripped anything heavy in a long time and it killed my thumbs.

Bent over rows
245 x 8 x 4 sets
295 x 8 PR

Abs
4 sets.

Jesse

Sundays Training

Overall today was a decent workout. I know now what I really need to work on.

1st session
axle clean and press
110 x 5
160 x 3
200 x 1
220 x 1
240 x 1
Stopped here, this wasn't max effort but it gave me a gauge of where I am at. My continental was terrible.

3 board bench
225 x 3
275 x 3
295 x 3
315 x 3

Stones
230 x 1
310 x 1
330 x 1
360 x miss
Got a lot of work to do on stones, but I think they will come back quick.

Went to the circus with the family. It was a good time.

2nd session
Power Stairs
300lbs x 3 x 5 sets
I forgot how much using 100# plates sucks to do this.

Ez bar curls supersetted with DB hammer curls
3 x 10

Pulls to the face supersetted with Band pullaparts
3 x 15

Jesse

Trying to get that competitive feeling back.

I just realized that it has been forever since I competed, at least in something such as strongman or highland games. I don't really count powerlifting meets, as I am really just competing agains't myself half the time. Don't get me wrong getting a PR in a powerlifting meet is worth it, but it doesn't give me the same feeling as competing agains't 10 guys winning or losing. I am attempting to get back in shape and by getting getting back in shape, I mean competition shape.

I think I have figured out what I gotta do, now it is just a matter of getting that fire back. I haven't had it for well over a year, and it is starting to come back. My body is feeling healthy again, not so many aches and pains. Now you always have aches and pains, but I was feeling pain worse than I had ever felt. I never went to a doctor, just did my own research and figured some things to do. Thankfully it worked, still a have a few aches and pains but just the normal.

For right now I think I am not gonna worry about getting back down to 200lbs, if it happens it happens. But I have let my weight settle at 230ish and I am feeling good, and my strength is starting to come back. Hopefully in a about 6-8 weeks I will posting some big numbers I would like to be doing 360lb + stone loads, 300+ farmers walks, 700lb yoke walks, 550lb deads for reps, maybe overhead press 250 for reps. Who knows, I am just going with the flow.

Jesse

Lower body workout

Another decent workout, and the heat is starting to kick in. It got up to a nice crisp 92 degrees today with some decent humidity, great squattting weather. I will say I feel like a puss lowering the weights, but I know in the long run it is gonna pay off for me.

KB snatches
3 x 5 each arm

Back squats
140 x 5 x 2
190 x 5
230 x 5
240 x 4
250 x 3
260 x 2
270 x 5
Squats were actually feeling terrible until the last set and then it felt easy and light, as it should.

Leg extensions
4 x 10

DB Slds
3 x 10

Green Band Abs
3 x 20

Jesse

Upperbody workout

This actually turned out to be a good workout. I was rather suprised as I spent 4 hours working on a gate to cover our driveway and it was quite warm out. But once I got moving things went well.

Close grip bench
245 x 5 x 5

Wide grip bench with slingshot
225 x 5
245 x 5
275 x 5
295 x 3
Just wanted to get a feel, I like the slingshot for wide grip bench.

Tate Presses
50 x  8 x 3

DB flys
3 x 10

DB presses
2 x 10

Wrist curls
3 x 10

Jesse