06-28-22 02:52 PM - Post#920169    

June 28, 2022 -- just the daily minimum

AM

Farmer walk -- 250 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

Farmer walk -- 250 steps (24k)
2-h swing -- 5 x 10 (24k)

06-28-22 03:56 PM - Post#920173    

Never underestimate daily minimums.

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

06-29-22 09:36 AM - Post#920190    

• pink.pixie Said:

True, true, PP -- my whole training life (and really my whole life in general) is based around daily minimums!

Good to hear from you as always. :-)

06-29-22 12:43 PM - Post#920195    

June 29, 2022

AM

Farmer walk -- 250 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

Farmer walk -- 250 steps (24k)
KB snatch x 8 OTM x 6 minutes (24k)

06-30-22 01:44 PM - Post#920208    

June 30, 2022

AM

Farmer walk -- 250 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

Farmer walk -- 250 steps (24k)
Modified armor-building complex -- 3-2-5 (clean, press squat) -- double 24k -- 10 rounds in 20 minutes

About to have a lot of people staying here for a bit to celebrate my daughter's birthday, so maybe some rest days coming!

07-01-22 12:55 PM - Post#920230    

July 1, 2022 -- alternative daily minimum

AM

Farmer walk -- 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

KB snatch x 10 OTM x 6 minutes (alternating hands, 20k)

07-04-22 07:38 PM - Post#920287    

July 2, 2022 -- my daughter's seventh birthday, so I didn't get much done.

AM

Farmer walk -- 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

July 3, 2022

AM

Farmer walk -- 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

KB snatch x 8 OTM x 6 minutes (24k)

July 4, 2022

AM

Farmer walk -- 200 steps (24k)
2-kb C&P -- 10 sets of 3 (EOMOM, 24k). My press strength ain't what it once was.

PM

Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

07-06-22 01:39 PM - Post#920319    

July 5, 2022 -- off except pushups, pullups and abs; some changes coming to the daily minimum

July 6, 2022

AM

Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (24k)

PM

Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (24k)
KB snatch x 10 OTM x 6 minutes (24k, alternating hands)

Later PM

Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

07-07-22 01:49 PM - Post#920338    

July 7, 2022

AM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k KBs)
2-kb C&P -- 9 sets of 3, one set of 4 (24k, EOMOM)

PM

Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

07-08-22 01:26 PM - Post#920345    

July 8, 2022

Off except BW stuff and front squats (165 x 3 x 3)

07-09-22 07:13 PM - Post#920360    

July 9, 2022

AM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k KBs)
2-kb C&P -- 8 sets of 3, two sets of 4 (24k, EOMOM)

PM

Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

I've been enjoying the C&P workouts in the morning. Much easier to do early in the morning than C&J, as grinds always are for me.

07-11-22 12:04 PM - Post#920375    

July 10, 2022

AM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

Later AM

Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (24k)
KB snatch x 10 OTM x 6 minutes (24k, alternating hands each minute)
Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (24k)

07-11-22 12:04 PM - Post#920376    

July 11, 2022

AM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k)
2-kb LCCJ -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
07-12-22 03:56 AM - Post#920397    

Where is that farm? Will you ever get there? And what is in that suitcase?
Keep going!

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

Re: BrianBinVAchr(chr('039')039chr('039'))s 2013 Training Log
07-12-22 12:00 PM - Post#920407    

• pink.pixie Said:

Ha! at only a couple hundred steps a day, i'm not getting much of anywhere fast. :-D

07-12-22 12:00 PM - Post#920408    

July 12, 2022

Off except for BW stuff and front squats (still 165 x 3 x 3)

07-13-22 12:51 PM - Post#920437    

July 13, 2022

AM

Farmer x 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 165 x 3 x 3

PM

Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (24k)
KB snatch x 10 OTM x 6 minutes (24k)

07-14-22 02:21 PM - Post#920473    

July 14, 2022

Off except for BW stuff and front squats (165 x 3 x 3)

07-15-22 01:48 PM - Post#920497    

July 15, 2022

It's my birthday (45) so bodyweight check. 162.0. Ugh. I checked back to last year, and I don't think I took a measurement on my birthday, but 162.8 and 162.6 the two days either side, so weight unchanged over the past year. On the plus side, hopefully that means I have reset my body from its old setpoint of high 170s-low 180s to low 160s. On the minus side, I had hoped to be about five pounds lighter by this time. Oh well.

AM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k)

Front squat -- 135 x 3, 185 x 3 x 3

PM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k)

2-kb LCCJ -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

07-16-22 10:11 PM - Post#920519    

July 16, 2022

AM

Farmer walk x 200 steps (24k)

Front squat -- 135 x 3, 185 x 3 x 3

PM

Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (28k)
Snatch x 5 OTM x 10 minutes (28k)

07-18-22 10:43 AM - Post#920540    

July 17, 2022

AM

Farmer 200 steps (24k)
Front squat -- 135 x 3, 165 x 5, 5

PM

Farmer 200 steps (24k)
2-kb LCCJ - 9 sets of 5, one set of 6 (24k, EOMOM)

07-18-22 10:45 AM - Post#920541    

July 18, 2022

Off except for BW stuff and front squats -- 135 x 3, 165 x 5, 5

07-19-22 02:00 PM - Post#920565    

July 19, 2022

AM

Front squat -- 135 x 5, 165 x 5, 5

PM

Farmer x 200 steps (24k)

2-kb LCCJ -- 8 sets of 5, 2 sets of 6 (24k, EOMOM)

Back squat -- 165 x 5, 5, 5

Perhaps I've been doing too much with the training every day. Perhaps it's time for a little progressive back squat cycle.

07-20-22 03:29 PM - Post#920577    

July 20, 2022

Noon-ish

Suitcase carry x 100 steps each hand (24k)

Goblet squat x 5, 5 (24k)

KB snatch x 10 OTM x 6 minutes (alternating hands) (24k)

07-21-22 01:16 PM - Post#920600    

July 21, 2022

Simplify

Front squat -- 135 x 3
Back squat -- 165 x 10 sets of 5 (EOMOM)

I look forward to having difficulty walking tomorrow, despite the light weight.

New daily minimum is reduced:

2 x 5 pullup
2 x 5 ab wheel
2 x 5 goblet squat
2 x 20 pushup
2 x 100 steps each hand suitcase carry
15,000 steps

07-25-22 03:34 PM - Post#920670    

July 22, 2022 -- off

July 23, 2022

2-kb LCCJ -- 7 sets of 5, 3 sets of 6 (24k, EOMOM)

July 24, 2022

Front squat -- 135 x 3
Back squat -- 165 x 10 sets of 5

July 25, 2022

2-kb LCCJ -- 6 sets of 5, 4 sets of 6 (24k, EOMOM)

Today (7/25) would normally have been an off day, but my schedule on TUE and THUR (usual training days) is nuts this week

07-27-22 12:54 PM - Post#920713    

July 26, 2022 -- off but for daily minimum

July 27, 2022

Front squat 135 x 3

Back squat -- 185 x 10 sets of 5 (EOMOM)

07-29-22 01:14 PM - Post#920781    

July 28, 2022 -- off but for daily minimum

July 29, 2022

2-kb LCCJ -- 5 sets of 5, 5 sets of 6 (24k, EOMOM)

08-01-22 10:44 AM - Post#920820    

July 30, 2022

Front squat 135 x 3
Back squat 185 x 10 sets of 5 (EOMOM)

July 31, 2022 -- off but for daily minimum

08-01-22 02:48 PM - Post#920827    

August 1, 2022

2-kb C&P -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

2-h swing -- 5 x 10 (24k, EMOM)

Maybe a little press block, even though I much prefer C&J

08-01-22 07:40 PM - Post#920835    

Gosh, I missed your birthday. Belated congratulations.
What is your optimal weight goal?

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

08-02-22 08:58 AM - Post#920848    

• pink.pixie Said:

Ha -- thanks PP!

Probably want to settle somewhere between 155-160, or my highly scientific goal of "as heavy as I can be while still seeing at least four abs" :-D

08-02-22 01:30 PM - Post#920856    

August 2, 2022

Front squat -- 135 x 3, 165 x 3 sets of 5, seven sets of 4

LOLOLOLOL this workout is way different with front squats; I usually re-learn this at least once a year. Shoulda prolly just started with 4s and stayed there. Getting outta bed tomorrow should be fun.

BrianBinVAs 2013 Training Log
08-03-22 03:45 AM - Post#920862    

Da front squat takes it all, the looser has to faaallll--- ABBA- sing along...in the shower and the rest of the day will be a walk in the park.

Stellar WO. Back squat is missing and side squat is not yet invented. Only front squat rules. The ominous August.

That is a noble weight goal -worth all suffering.

In perspective: it is like saving for the retirement. It just needs to be done however unfathomable it seems that time will come. And when lucky and one is still dancing, then, looking back one can be thankful for all time& effort invested.
In a macro perspective nothing matters, in a micro perspective all matters.The art is to live in the void in between.

Let's visit uni and rehearse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kls95w2jFA

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

BrianBinVAchr(chr('039')039chr('039'))s 2013 Training Log
08-03-22 08:53 AM - Post#920878    

• BrianBinVA Said:

Me too, Brian. Under 155, I'm weak and look emaciated. Over 160, the abs are blurred.

Lotsa front squats yesterday. Hope you're able to walk this morning.

Be strong. Be in shape. Be a man among men, regardless of your age or circumstances.

Edited by AAnnunz on 08-03-22 08:57 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
08-03-22 09:57 AM - Post#920880    

Thanks Al and PP -- surprisingly, no soreness this morning!

And the front squat does indeed rule, at least for me.

Finally, yeah, I had a scale goal of 150 for awhile but when I was down in the 155 and under range, I was just scrawny. I naturally carry a lot of weight below the waist, so if the scale weight gets too low, my upper body just sorta disappears and I get lost swimming around in shirts that should otherwise fit fine. :-D



Edited by BrianBinVA on 08-03-22 09:58 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

08-04-22 01:44 PM - Post#920908    

August 4, 2022

2-kb LCCJ -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

Pressing makes my shoulders creaky, but push presses and jerks do not (and neither do dips and pushups).

08-05-22 09:48 AM - Post#920933    

August 5, 2022

Front squat -- 165 x 10 sets of 4 (EOMOM)

I'm not writing down the warmup or daily minimum but am still doing them.

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
08-07-22 08:29 PM - Post#921000    

August 6, 2022 -- off/9 hours of driving

August 7, 2022

2-kb C&P -- 5 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM) (noon), 5 more sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM) (2pm)

Hey, I'm on vacation -- it's not gonna be much, and not gonna all be on a normal schedule



Edited by BrianBinVA on 08-07-22 08:30 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

08-08-22 07:59 AM - Post#921004    

Enjoy the "holy-days".

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

08-08-22 09:21 AM - Post#921010    

Thanks PP!

August 8, 2022

AM -- 5 x 10 2-h swing (24k, EMOM); 5 x 5 2-kb front squat (24k, EOMOM)

PM -- 5 x 5 2-kb front squat (24k, EOMOM)

08-10-22 08:30 AM - Post#921071    

August 9, 2022 -- off

August 10, 2022

AM -- 2-kb C&P -- 5 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)

Lunchtime -- 2-kb C&P -- 5 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)

I'm doing 5 x 5, 5 x 5 instead of 10 x 5 because it's easier to get two 10-minute workouts in than one 20-minute one, and it also seems quite a bit easier. Same volume, less effort. Wonder what the differences in effect are. . .

08-11-22 08:35 AM - Post#921103    

August 11, 2022

AM -- 2-kb front squat -- 5 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)

PM -- 2-kb front squat -- 5 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
08-15-22 09:09 AM - Post#921190    

August 12, 2022

AM -- 2-kb C&P -- 5 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)

PM -- 2-kb C&J -- 5 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)

August 13, 2022 -- off

August 14, 2022

2-kb C&J -- 10 x 5 (24k, EOMOM)




Edited by BrianBinVA on 08-15-22 09:32 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

08-16-22 01:35 PM - Post#921211    

August 15, 2022 -- off

August 16, 2022

Front squat -- 165 x 10 sets of 4 (EOMOM)

08-18-22 01:40 PM - Post#921270    

August 17, 2022 -- off

August 18, 2022

2-kb long cycle clean and jerk -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

08-19-22 01:51 PM - Post#921295    

August 19, 2022

Goblet squat x 5, 5 (24k)
Front squat -- 135 x 3
Front squat -- 165 x 10 sets of 4 (EOMOM)

Heading out of town for eight days this evening and won't have access to anything that I know of. Maybe some playground equipment...

08-29-22 09:43 AM - Post#921500    

A vacation! From training! LOL. It's been awhile since I went somewhere I didn't have access to anything in the way of weights (thanks COVID), but I restrained myself from booking a one-week membership at a gym in London, which was a good idea since there is no way I would have had time to use it. One great thing I noticed is that most kids' playgrounds have a nice little "adult play area" as my daughter called it, a/k/a a parcourse. So I did a few dips and pullups and slant board situps maybe three times, and one day I swam a mile or so in chilly waters (68 degrees) at my favorite spot in London -- the Hampstead Heath swimming ponds.

August 28, 2022

2-kb LCCJ -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

08-30-22 05:34 PM - Post#921537    

August 29, 2022 -- off

August 30, 2022

2-kb LCCJ -- 10 sets of 5 (24k, EOMOM)

schedule a bit off coming back from vacation but will actually squat this week, I swear. :-)

09-01-22 01:30 PM - Post#921584    

September 1, 2022

Goblet squat x 5 (24k)

Front squat x 3 (135)

Front squat x 10 sets of 3 (185)

That was tough; didn't squat much in August.

I'm giving a try to 100 pushups a day in September as part of a series of x for 30 days-type stuff to end the year.