5/25/23
Easy Strength - W5/D4
Those DB over head carries were rugged. I probably overshot how much weight I needed to use, considering I did them with an axle a couple weeks ago loaded with 100. 10 more pounds and more unstable implements, yeah that’s going to be harder.
5/26/23
Easy Strength - W5/D5
KB swings: 32kg x50, 25
Axle press: 100x2x5
Over hand chin: +15x2x5
Axle dead lift: 230x2x5
Ab wheel: 2x5
Burpees: x25
Shoulder is barking today. My front delt is just a mess, everything else seems to have calmed down around it though which is a good sign.
5/31/23
Easy Strength - W6/D1
KB swings: 32kg x75
Axle press: 100x2x5
Over hand chin: +20x2x5
Axle dead lift: 240x2x5
Ab wheel: 2x5
Well, that felt like something that was missing. Softball tonight, so should hopefully get some sprints and throws in.
Had myself a little long-weekend bender and felt absolutely railroaded by it. @flappinit You mentioned it the other day when you started your new log. It was way too easy to slip back into my mid-20s form and get to boozin’. It was a fun time but it’s hard to believe I was okay with that being the usual for so long.
Haha yeah, those all-weekend drinkfests can put you off your game for 3-4 days. No way am I ever thinking of my 30’s as “old” but I swear the SECOND I hit 30 my body was like “hope you enjoyed the ability to recover seamlessly after a night of drinking and/or crappy sleep because that shit’s over with.”
Got my sprints in, I can still haul ass when I need to. Little bit of heel pain afterwards, but if I do have a heel spur, I suppose that’s just life now and it’ll probably feel normal eventually.
I did however absolutely detonate my buggy shoulder during my second swing at bat. Rear delt is smoked and I’d be surprised if I can move my arm properly tomorrow.
@flappinit I made the decision at 27 to back it off when I decided that a) I was sick of being hungover all the time, and b) I met my fiancee and decided I wanted the relationship to work out haha. All in all I’d call it a winning trade.
6/1/23
Easy Strength - W6/D2
Well, what a strange day. Started off rough when I woke up in pain. I knew my shoulder was gonna be hurting, but damn did it still take me by surprise when I put some weight down. Heel was also pissed off, but that’s far more manageable.
Had a fine morning otherwise, then about the worst day possible at work. Between everything going wrong, and then everyone donning their dunce cap for the ride home I was seething.
Then my dog greeted me SUPER stoked and we played fetch for a while and everything seemed to melt away. Aside from this damn shoulder pain. God bless her.
Decided that I needed to go see what was possible from a lifting perspective, and it turns out, everything. I had some really uncomfortable pinching in my rear delt area when I locked out the presses or fully hung from the bar, and getting the press into position initially wasn’t too fun on the front delt area. Strength was not inhibited at all though, so that’s reassuring from a structural standpoint. I almost came the closest to passing out from a press as I ever have today. Had a full on world spin, volume change, cold sweat experience.
I’ll be able to finish out this program thankfully so I can give it a proper write up.
6/2/23
Easy Strength - W6/D3
Dropped a set of 15 swings between each set of lifts and got this done in about 10 minutes. Training isn’t much these days, but it’s a great mindless reset.
6/3/23
Easy Strength - W6/D4
KB swings: 32kg x75
Axle press: 100x2x5
Over hand chin: +20x2x5
Axle dead lift: 240x2x5
Ab wheel: 2x5
Penultimate workout of this initial run of the program. Body is feeling halfway decent today which was sweet. Felt strong on everything.