Throwing Around Cylinders of Metal: May 2021

May 30, 2021

May 30, 2021 Full Body

I was a bit full for this one too...I think I had too much water in my coffee this morning, just kind of sat in my stomach...had to retry 150 on hanging power snatches, fortunately worked out. Felt really good on the deadlifts...I was way stronger on snatch-grip pullups...probably because I'm a few pounds lighter now as the cut progresses. Speaking of which I think I have 3-5 more lbs to go, should settle in the mid 190s.

Hanging Power Snatches: 115*3 130*3 140*3 150*X FUCK. 150*1 Much better.
BB DL: 315*1 405*1 435*1 455*1
BB Incline: 205*3 215*3 225*2 235*1
Snatch-Grip Pullups: 8, 8, 7
Snatch-Grip Overhead Carries: 130*5
Rollouts: 10

May 29, 2021 Track

Welcome to Memorial Day Weekend, with temperatures around 40, cold rain, and nothing but clouds! wheeeee! Track was soaked, and I couldn't stay warmed up...

110*4

May 28, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Birdwatching: 1.5 hours

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 27, 2021 Upper Body

I was a bit too full for this one, benching at higher weights was tough, felt like I had a cannon ball sitting in my stomach....

BB Flat: 225*3 240*3 250*2 265*.5
BB Rows: 235*5 255*5 275*3
Guillotine Press: 155*10, 10
Pullups: 10, 10
Band Laterals: 10, 10
Dead Bugs: 10, 10

May 26, 2021

May 26, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Lower Body

Good session...I realized part way through that I should really be doing the pin squats last, to make it more of a challenge with some fatigue on my legs...

Birdwatching: 1.5 hours

Front Squats: 185*2 205*1 225*1 245*1 265*1 280*1
1/4 Pin Squats: 365*3
Split Jerk: 170*1, 1
Snatch-Grip RDL: 285*5 315*5 335*5
1/4 Pin Squats: 405*3 435*3 455*3
Suitcase Carries: 45*10

May 25, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Track

Gorgeous day out, perfect for the track...

Birdwatching: 2 hours

50*7

May 24, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Birdwatching: 1 hour

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 23, 2021 Full Body

laaate workout after being at the beach all day. Really had no energy..

BB DL: 315*1 405*1 445*1
HPS: 115*3 130*3 140*1
BB Incline: 205*3 215*3 225*1
Chinups: 10

May 22, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Track

Tried some broad jumping...legs are just too tired from the hiking lately, I'll wait a couple more weeks and I should be good to go.

Birdwatching: 1.5 hours

110*5
Broad Jumping: 9' 0.5" 9' 2" 9' 2"

May 21, 2021 AM: Incline Walking PM: Treadmill

Incline Walking: 4% / 40 minutes / 2 miles

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 20, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Upper Body

Good session, I felt pretty strong here...I was cutting on slightly higher calories for first couple months. I've reduced them some now (to 2400-2500 calories) for the past couple weeks, and for maybe two weeks more. At the end of those 4 weeks I'll see how things look. I may do a couple days of 3500 calories or something, and then cut back to 2400-2500 again through mid-June when I'm taking a vacation to California. When I get back from that I'll probably do 2400-2500 again, or if I'm satisfied with where I am bump it back to the 2650-2750 range where I'll maintain. I'm trying to hold on to some extra muscle this cutting cycle, we'll see how it goes.

Birdwatching: 2 hours

BB Flat: 225*3 240*3 250*3 265*1 275*1
BB Rows: 235*5 255*5 275*3
Guillotine Press: 155*10, 10
Chinups: 10, 10
Band Laterals: 10, 10
Dead Bugs: 10, 10

May 19, 2021 Lower Body

Good session, no hiking this morning so legs were fresh.

Front Squats: 185*2 205*1 225*1 245*1 265*1 280*1
1/4 Pin Squats: 365*3 405*3 435*3 455*3
Split Jerk: 170*1, 1
Snatch-Grip RDL: 285*5 315*5 335*5
Suitcase Carries: 45*10

May 18, 2021 Track

Felt good, Achille's is still sore, but legs were a bit fresher since I didn't go birdwatching first this morning.

50*8

May 17, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Treaded for 2 miles here to preserve my legs a bit.

Birdwatching: 3 hours

Treadmill: 17:09 / 2 miles

May 16, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Full Body

I'm tired. achilles tendons are starting to get sore when I hit the track from all the hiking volume. Probably getting to the point of the birdwatching season where we're almost past peak. At that point I'll cut back on the volume there, which should help things. In the meantime my legs are fatigued. I'm trying something with deadlifting where I skip some of the intermediary sets as I ramp up. Just to temporarily cut back on volume as long as I'm hiking around so much.

Birdwatching: 3 hours

BB DL: 315*1 405*1 445*1 465*1
HPS: 115*3 130*3 140*2 150*X blah
BB Incline: 205*3 215*3 225*2 235*2
Pullups (Snatch-Grip): 8, 7, 5
Snatch-Grip OH Carries: 120*5 round trips
Rollouts: 10

May 15, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Track

Birdwatching: 3 hours

110*4

May 14, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Birdwatching: 3 hours

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 13, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Upper Body

I was pretty full for this workout, didn't wait long enough before hitting the weights.

Birdwatching: 2 hours

BB Flat: 225*3 240*3 250*3 260*1 265*1
BB Rows: 225*5 250*5 275*3
Guillotine Press: 155*10, 10
1.5 Pullups: 4 too ful
Band Laterals: 10, 10,
Dead Bugs: 10, 10

May 12, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Lower Body

I was pretty hungry here, and legs were tired from all the hiking the last few days.

Birdwatching

Front Squats: 185*2 205*1 225*1 245*1 265*1 280*1
1/4 Pin Squats: 365*3 405*3 435*1
Split Jerk: 170*1, 1
Snatch-Grip RDL: 28585 315*5 335*5
Suitcase Carries: 45*10

May 11, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Track

Birdwatching: 2 hours

50*8

May 10, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Birdwatching: 2.5 hours

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 19, 2021

May 9, 2021 AM: BIrdwatching PM: Full Body

Was pretty tired for the full body workout, definitely feeling the impacts of all the early morning hiking...Also, rather than counting steps, I'm counting round trips across my cellar for the carries.

Birdwatching: 2.5 hours

BB DL: 315*1 365*1 405*1 435*1 455*1
HPS: 115*3 130*3 140*2 150*2
BB Incline: 205*3 215*3 225*3 235*1, X blah
Pullups: 45*3, 2 exhausted
Snatch-Grip OH Carries: 115*5 round trips.
Rollouts: 10

May 8, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Sprinting

Long hike / birdwatching this morning at Parker River for 5 hours, was tapped for the 110s...

Birdwatching: 5 hours

110*4

May 7, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Birdwatching: 2.5 hours

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 6, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Upper Body

Long birdwatching session earlier....later on focused on form with guillotine pressing. I feel like I was starting to cheat a bit on them, moving the bar down my chest as opposed to going off my throat.

Birdwatching: 3 hours

BB Flat: 225*3 240*3 250*3 260*1 265*1
BB Rows: 225*5 250*5 275*3
Guillotine Press: 155*10, 10
20 second pullups: 1, 1
JM Presses: 135*9
Band Laterals: 10, 10

May 5, 2021 Lower Body

Good stuff here, feel like front squats are proceeding well....sprinting season should really take off next couple weeks. I'm hoping that doing the 1/4 squats instead of full ones will help keep my legs fresh as well as give me a really strong burst off the starting line.

Front Squats: 185*3 205*3 225*2 240*2 260*1 275*
1/4 Pin Squats: 365*3 405*3 435*3 455*3
Split Jerk: 170*1, 1
Snatch-Grip RDL: 285*5 315*5 335*5
Suitcase Plate Carries: 45*10

May 4, 2021 Sprinting

50*6

May 3, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

Birdwatching: 2.5 hours

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 2, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Full Body

I was pretty tired after birdwatching this morning, so the workout was a bit abbreviated...

Birdwatching: 2.5 hours

BB DL: 315*1 365*1 405*1 435*1
HPS: 115*2 130*2 140*2 150*2
BB Incline: 205*3 220*3 235*2
1.5 Pullups (Snatch-Grip): 4, 3

May 14, 2021

May 1, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Sprinting

Nice weather out...legs were definitely tired after hiking around this morning, kept sprinting to 5 110s

Birdwatching: 2.5 hours

110*5

April 30, 2021 AM: Birdwatching PM: Treadmill

It has begun....went birdwatching for 2 hours this morning, legs weren't too shot after...

Birdwatching: 2 hours

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

April 29, 2021 Upper Body

Good little bump up in flat benching there, I may reduce weight on guillotine pressing to focus on the form, I think I'm starting to cheat some on it and not go to my throat.

BB Flat: 225*3 240*3 250*3 260*1 265*1 270*1
BB Rows: 225*5 250*5 275*3
Guillotine Press: 175*10, 10
Snatch-Grip Pullups: 8, 6
JM Presses: 135*8
Band Laterals: 10, 10
Dead Bugs: 10, 10

April 28, 2021 Lower Body

Good session....birdwatching season is about to heat up so my legs are going to be pretty tired next 2-3 weeks, hopefully weights stay up.

Front Squats: 185*3 205*3 225*2 240*3 260*1 275*1
1/4 Pin Squats: 365*3 405*3 435*3 455*3
Split Jerk: 155*2 170*1
Snatch-Grip RDL: 285*5 315*5 335*5
Plate-Suitcase Carries: 45*10

April 27, 2021 Sprinting

50*6

April 26, 2021 AM: Incline Walking PM: Treadmill

IW: 4% / 60 minutes / 3 miles

Treadmill: 25:43 / 3 miles

May 11, 2021

April 25, 2021 Full Body

Bit flat here, missed 150 on hanging power snatches...although I did deadlifts first today. I'll do them first the next couple weeks, and then switch back to snatches first again...

BB DL: 315*1 365*1 405*1 435*1 455*1

HPS: 115*3 130*3 140*3 150*X Blah 130*4

BB Incline: 205*3 215*3 225*3 235*2, 1

1.5 Chinups: 5, 4

Snatch-Grip OH Carries: 130*142

Rollouts: 10

May 5, 2021

April 24, 2021 Sprinting

Gorgeous out...great sprinting weather

110*7

April 23, 2021 Incline Walking

Quick session, had to leave early this morning for a day trip...

Treadmill: 17:09 / 2 miles

April 22, 2021 PM1: Upper Body PM2: Treadmill

Good session, did the 260 as a cluster to make sure I got all 3 reps...I can't run tomorrow so did the treadmill after this workout

BB Flat: 225*3 240*3 250*3 260*1, 1, 1
BB Rows: 225*5 250*5 270*3
Guillotine Press: 175*10, 9
Snatch-Grip Pullups: 8, 6
Close-Grip Bench Press: 200*5, 3
Band Laterals: 10, 10
Dead Bugs:10, 10

Treadmill: 17:09 / 2 miles

April 21, 2021 AM: Incline Walking PM: Lower Body

Not bad, getting used to front squats...

Incline Walking: 4% / 20 minutes / 1 mile

Front Squats: 185*3 205*3 225*2, 2 255*1 275*1
1/4 Pin Squats: 365*3 405*3 435*3 455*3
Split Jerk: 165*3, 3
Snatch-Grip RDL: 285*5 315*5 335*5
Plate Suitcase Carries: 45*10

April 20, 2021 Sprinting

Beautiful out!

50*9