Dead in the gym today, but it was an oven. The Y has a tough time regulating the temps when the seasons change and it starts to get Fall’ish. There was a guy in the weight room doing some funky, I don’t know what you’d really call them, movements where he would hold a pair of dumbbells and then round his back completely, look down at the floor, and bend over and stand back up again super fast, while keeping his back rounded horribly the entire time. He wasn’t bending over far, but enough for me to cringe. I wanted to say something, or at least ask what he was trying to accomplish with that jerky back-wrenching movement…maybe next time.
Moving on to the workout - no more leg soreness, but they are still pretty fatigued. ATG squats were tough due to the fact my core felt like it wanted to give out at any moment. Those strict GM’s must be more demanding than I realize. I hit the target numbers for today and called it good. The “5’s” workouts are nice because they are less demanding than the 3’s and 5/3/1 sessions and kind of give you a chance to recover a little more. I only did step ups for assistance since I will be doing the final kettlebell swing workout tonight. Step ups are a tough movement and get me breathing harder than most anything else I do during the week. After step ups I did some ab rollouts. These are getting easier and easier and soon I will start doing them standing.
My bodyweight is increasing a bit (234 the other night), but I am looking leaner. Intake is a tad higher. I think I need to start eating more, though, to keep my recovery rate up with the additional KB work. I feel like it is starting to compound and catch up, but that might just be the first heavy deadlift session from the floor in 6 months + super strict GM’s talking. Time will tell.
ATG Squats:
135x12x1
225x5x1
305x5x1
350x5x1
405x5x1
BB Step Ups (12″ box):
225x10x1
245x10x1
265x10x1
290x10x1 (PR)
265x10x1
Ab Rollouts:
bw x6x4
bw x15x1 (PR)
+ stretching
Duration: 60 minutes