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Axle Press 2 x 60 Sec AMRAP @ 37.5

Resting until recovered.
13/12.
No belt again. All feeling good.
Cooking the shoulders here!

"Stone" over Bar 10 x 60 Sec AMRAP @ 60

Resting 60 secs.
25 Reps Total.
All good here.
Both weight on the bag and height of the bar felt about right for a good steady RPE6 on the early reps through to RPE7/8 on the later reps.

Summary

Really good morning today.
Everything moving nicely.


BL-20230814

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Squat 3 x 5 @ 115

Resting 2 minutes.
Balance off on a couple of reps but spotted it in the moment and attempted to correct.
All reps feeling pretty good.

Press 4 x 5 @ 47.5

Resting 2 minutes.
All good here.
No belt as suggested and focusing on ab engagement.

Summary

All good today.
Only problem was the rain.


BL-20230810

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Squat 3 x 5 @ 112.5

Resting 2 minutes.
All good here.

Axle Clean and Press 5 x 3 @ 60

Resting 3 minutes.
Interesting stuff…
Uploading first and last sets for comparison. May need to adjust the camera angle for next time.
Missed the RPE target here I think but didn’t feel too bad.
Set 1 was tough. Still getting used to the movements.
Went double overhand from set 2. Found that I can, (kinda, sorta, strongman style), clean the bar to the rack position so stuck with that.
Set 4 managed to catch the bar on my belt on rep 1.
Interesting start. I can see myself utilising the continental clean more as weight and fatigue increase.

Summary

Solid morning today.
Both squats and axle all good but lots to learn on the latter.

Lois back again making some good progress.
Squat, Press and chins today. Main focus being on press form.


BL-20230809

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Log Press 2 x 60s AMRAP @ 35

Resting 3 minutes.
14/16.
Feeling good and solid here.
Second set was 14 then 2.
No issues.

Sand Bag Carry/Chin Up 1 x 10 minutes @ 60/BW

Only completed 7 minutes.
Surprised by how difficult it is getting a breath in with the bag on the chest.
Need to look into this and see how the bigger kids do it.
Felt ok despite that.
Switched to push ups on the break points as chins failed. Holding the bag in place seemed to take more out the biceps than I expected.

Summary

All good today.
No issues in the back/hips following the sandbag carry.
No physio ab work today. Prescription is 3x per week so attempting to offset from our training where possible.


BL-20230807

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Deadlift 2 x 5 @ 120

Resting 2 minutes.
Pulling from the floor feeling pretty good.
Taking plenty of time to feel it out though.
All moved pretty nicely.

Bench 4 x 5 @ 77.5

Resting 2 minutes.
All good here.

Summary

All good today.
Finishing off with my physio ab work for the week.
2×15 band pull tabletop hover 
2×12 pallof press + 12 wood chop + 30 sec ISO hold 
2×15 bulgarian split squat 
2×12 raised lateral lunge
2×15 clams + 10 straight leg lifts