Year: 2021

#BLOC #Lifting

Bench 1×5 @ 96

Resting 3 minutes.
Top set failed on the final rep.
Back set slow but solid.

Strict Press 5×4 @ 52

Resting 3 minutes.
Set 4 Rep 4 was a fight.
Set 5 failed on last rep. Bar went forwards.

Circuit 10 minute max

20m pinch carry @ 10kg, 3 tyre flips, 3 Power Cleans @ 40kg
6 laps total.
Pleasantly unpleasant here!

Summary

Couple of failures this morning.
Felt decent overall though.

#BLOC #Lifting

Squat 1×1 @ 160

Warmups good. Resting 3 minutes.
Top set felt like a long grind! Not sure on depth.
Back sets felt tough but moved fine.

Deadlift 10×1 @ 105

Warmups good. Resting 30 seconds.
All good here.

Summary

Felt tougher than it probably should have this morning.
Squats feeling super heavy even during warmups.
Deadlifts feeling fine.

#BLOC #Lifting

Bench 1×5 @ 95

Resting 2 minutes.
Top set flared on the last rep but manage to grind through it.
Back set all good. Slow on the last 2 reps.

Press 5×4 @ 52

All good.
Last rep was a fight!

Tyre 5 minute Max Flips

23 total.

Summary

No issues today.

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Deadlift 1×1 @ 172.5

Resting 3 minutes.
Top set felt slow but smooth.
Back sets all ok

Squat 10×2 @ 105

Resting 90 seconds.
All good.

Power Clean 6×2 @ 52

Not too bad here.
Legs feeling tired.

Summary

All good for a first session back in the real world.
No issues today.

Lower back/hips a little sore still from the weekend.
Ended up hiking around 32km over 2 days with around a 30kg pack.
Would have preferred a BLOC camp but I’ll get the next one.

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Bench 4×5 @ 85

Resting 2 minutes.
No issues here.

Z Press 4×5 @ 40

Resting 2 minutes.
All good. Quite like these!
Definitely could have gone heavier but wanted a decent starting point.

Row 3×5 @ 85

Resting 2 minutes.
Feeling heavy on the last few.
Lower back a little tight.

Push Press 3×5 @ 50

Resting 2 minutes.
No problems.

Summary

Everything moving pretty smooth this morning.
No overall issues.