Suited Deadlift (Loose) - With Belt - x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Upgraded my loose suit category to a Metal Viking - Really liked the Metal Viking, wonder why I never bothered to use it before - First rep is very fast - Lower back gets very engorged with blood - Lots of pressure in my nose using this suit 550 x4 @8 600 x4 @9 (PR) 585 x4 @9 (3%)
Time: 15 Min
3 Board Press - x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 - This was good today 355 x4 @8 375 x4 @9 (PR) 365 x4 @9 (3%)
Time: 8 Min
Manta Ray Olympic Squat - No Belt - x6 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Abs tired today 350 x6 @8 365 x6 @9 355 x6 @9 (3%)
Bodyweight: - 279 - Still hovering around the same area for last three weeks, still down overall which is good. - When I even out at 278 in the afternoon I will maintain there for a good while.
Static Stretching: 15 min static stretching + mobility Passive Recovery: - Deep Tissue: Rolling on Hockey Balls for lower back, upper Glutes, mid Glutes, and Pecs Prehab/Rehab: - Scapular Pushups 3 sets x 20 - External Rotation Stretching - Side Lying External Rotation 10 lbs 3 sets x10 each - Infraspinatus Activation With Mini Band 2 sets x10 Neglected Muscles: - Leg Raises 2 x 10 - Dumbell Rows 80lbs 3 x 10 Conditioning: 135-152 bpm 5% in recovery time - Max Heart Rate of 154 BPM - Hit 152 BPM approximately 4-5 times - Did a hard time stop at 21:10 Min - Did not hit much more than 30 sec to recover - Combination of shadow boxing, running in place, and jumping
Paused Shirted Bench (Loose) - x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Am now classifying a used Titan F6 as my loose shirt - Do not know if it is because the shirt is used and really well broken in, or that the F6 really suits me but this went really well! - I had a really easy time touching today, and the groove suits me perfectly 385 x4 @8 405 x4 @9 (PR) 390 x4 @9 (3%)
Time: 11 Min
Rack Pull - Mid Shin (no Belt) - x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Went well - Flexing the glutes hard in this movement really seems to also tighten up the abdomen just right 580 x4 @8 605 x4 @9 (PR) 585 x4 @9 (3%)
Time: 10 Min
DB Military Press - Neutral Grip - x8 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Please do not ask me what my reasoning was for the weird ass decisions I made today for choosing my numbers in this exercise. 80 x8 @8 (not accepting this as a PR) 80 x6 @9 80 x7 @10
Accumulation Block Week 1 - Day 5 Squat - No Belt - x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Feeling the effects of this weeks training today in this - Was hoping I would wiz or crap in my pants during my warm-ups so I would have a good excuse to skip this exercise today - Depth was really good - Everything moved slow 445 x4 @8 470 x4 @9 (PR) 455 x4 @8 (3%)
Time: 10 Min Paused Bench + 90mm (double Mini) - x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 - Upper body is tired today - Triceps were tired afterwards 260 x4 @8 270 x4 @9 (PR) 260 x4 @8 (3%)
Suited Squat (Medium) - With Belt - No Wraps - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - This was a squat workout I wish never happened - I tried new approaches to breaking depth and ended up dumping the bar twice - I really need to learn how to squat in a suit properly - Really sucks unloading and reloading the bar after you have dumped it - Squatted more weight for more reps, in a suit one size bigger last week - Going to try sitting back more in the suit next week, and trying to get a noticeable dip to break 555 x1 (dumped the bar on the second rep) 555 x3 @8 590 x1 (dumped the bar on the second rep) 560 x3 @8 (5%) 560 x3 @9
Time: 37 Min
Paused Competition Raw Bench - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Went ok. A lot better than I thought it would after such a poor squat workout - No PR but decent 325 x3 @8 345 x3 @9 330 x3 @8 (5%) 330 x3 @9
Time: 14 Min
J.M. Press - x4 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Trying to keep more over upper chest, throat area 280 x4 @8 290 x4 @9 275 x4 @8 (5%) 275 x4 @8 275 x4 @9
- Feeling a bit under the weather today, very tired - Did not do most of my work - Going to skip my GPP tomorrow and try to come back strong on Thursday
Suited Deadlift (Medium) With Belt - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Discovered that I wore my Mediums suit this week, and my loose one today by accident - Not feeling very well today 600 x3 @8.5 640 x2 @10 610 x2 @10
Time: 14 Min
3 Board Press - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 -Skipped today as not feeling very well
Manta Ray Olympic Squat No Belt - x4 \ 5% \ 8-9 -Skipped today as not feeling very well
Paused Shirted Bench (Medium) - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Using a brand new Katana A/S as my medium shirt now - Really find the groove of the angled sleeves to be very natural for me - Did not touch anything today, but feel the potential is there very soon 420 x3 @8 455 x3 @9 (PR) 435 x3 @8 (5%) 435 x3 @8 435 x3 @9
Time: 19 Min
Rack Pull - Mid Shin (no Belt) - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Took it nice and slow today - Lower back was very wonky even today at work, but the bench pressing really worked the kinks out 605 x3 @8 645 x3 @9 (PR) 615 x3 @8 (5%) 615 x3 @9
Time: 14 Min
Incline (pinkie on ring) - x6 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Setting a baseline today on this exercise 230 x6 @8 250 x6 @9 240 x6 @9 (5%)
Squat - No Belt - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - Not terribly explosive - Good and deep 410 x3 @7 470 x3 @8 505 x3 @9 (PR) 480 x3 @8 (5%) 480 x3 @9 (had my feet a touch too close on this set)
Time: 20 Min
Paused Bench + 90mm (double Mini) - x3 \ 5% \ 8-9 - This was hard today - Forearms are very sore from dumping the bar a bunch of times in squat on Monday and doing shirted bench yesterday 270 x3 @8 290 x3 @10 (just not good enough to be a 9) 275 x3 @8 (5%) 275 x3 @9
Accumulation Block Week 3 - Day 1 Suited Squat (Loose) - With Belt - No Wraps - x4 \ 7% \ 8-9 - Threw in a set of squats to a box at the very end to gauge my depth - I am going to squat to a box every second set in attempt to accustomize myself to breaking in a suit - Could someone please view my video and tell me if I need to drop my box height???? I think I could take it down an inch if I need to
Suited Deadlift (Loose) - With Belt - x4 \ 7% \ 8-9 - Had to adjust my max from a few weeks ago as I have been wearing the wrong suits. This is really my loose suit as opposed to what I called it the last time. - This was a destroyer, especially my abs at the end 555 x4 @8 585 x4 @9 (PR) 545 x4 @8 (7%) 545 x4 @8 545 x4 @8.5 545 x4 @9