9/21/23
Whether today was summer or fall, at ~245pm it sure felt like summer 🙂
Lifting outside, barefoot and shirtless in the sun it sure felt like summer, in fact warm enough that performance suffered a tad…however it felt good to lift.
My mindset wasn’t exactly right/where it should be, but it was going in the right direction….
For that I’m happy.
I’m on the up.
State is a conscious decision.
And I can go outside, lift with what equipment I have, and give myself that daily win.
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I sit here sipping an arizona iced tea, чай in russian – I’ve been doing russian on duolingo the past few days, more than usual and exclusive – giving my brain a break from spanish, sometime short time I’ll rotate back to spanish.
These rotations have been working better for me than just doing one language exclusively and straight through.
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Today’s session was a tad under a half hour, call it twenty to twenty five minutes.
Power Snatch
1x135lbs
Press
5x185lbs
Front Squat
2×10 w/95lbs
Snatch Grip SLDL
2×5 w/185lbs
Curl
5x95lbs
Of all things the front squats gave me a slight glute pump. I’ve long felt better overall muscular activation from front squats vs the back squat.
It actually wasn’t a strong feeling day at all.
The snatch, press, and snatch sldl all felt far heavier than the bar weight should’ve.
The curl on the other hand felt pretty dang light, and half an hour later I still feel it euphorically in my biceps.
The front squat?
I’m going to get into training thought here…
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Now you know I write lots, easily 5x more than I publish, and earlier I had one with a point that I fell asleep on, woke up to, and took as a universal hint to act on…
Squat!
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I was verily obsessing over the front squat and noted that I’m not nearly so fat when I do a handful of things, including ;
•squat regularly
•jump rope regularly
So with the intention of using this to get back in shape, and honestly this fat I am not…I front squatted.
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I’ll be putting on legs, thickening my abs, and getting fit in the most fun weight’s way.
Yes, that’s how I view the front squat.
And honestly ; I do better mentally with high frequency lifting.
I think I’ll be bastardizing something, and doing frequent high rep front squats for a time – getting myself back into shape, but more importantly setting my mind right.
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If you won’t run consistently, skip rope or barring that do your jumping jacks.
Burpees can always be done for more and harder.
Incorporate pullups til you’ve wings and rep out pullups like a beast.
Make squat every day a habit, and play with all the variables until you’re using the approach which clicks.
Fairly strong and out of shape?
Fuck that, stronger and in shape.
Persistence & Tenacity