Year: 2023

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Log Press 2 x 60 Second AMRAP @ 42.5

Resting until recovered.
11/10.
Felt ok on the back.
Misread and nearly loaded 60kg.

Squat 3 x 5 @ 100

Resting 3 minutes.
Felt pretty good.
Going cautiously and feeling everything out where I can.
No initial discomfort.

Axle Clean and Press 5 x 3 @ 50

Resting 3 minutes.
Single clean and repping the press on these as suggested.
Set 1 felt ok. No tightness.
Set 2 clean felt spot on and managed to transition to the rack position efficiently.
Set 3 was the opposite of set 2!
Set 4 also not so clean.
Set 5 felt much better but set 2 still felt the best.

Summary

All good so far.
Hips and back feeling ok but will continue to monitor.

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Squat 3 x 5 @ 127.5

Resting 4 minutes.
Set 1 – Butt back, keep braced (Matt).
Set 2 – Slower in the descent then power out (Matt).
Set 3 – In the sweet spot here. Stay tight.
Felt heavy but moved nicely!

Press 3 x 5 @ 52.5

Resting 3 minutes.
Set 1 – Looking good (Chrissy)
Set 2 – Great job, get the head and chest through quicker (Matt).
Set 3 – Elbows forward on the way down (Mac).
Feeling really good and smooth here today.

Power Clean 3 x 3 @ 45 then 1 x 3 @ 50

Resting 3 minutes.
Lean over more for longer. Heavy toes. Ski jump!
Go smooth rather than slow.
Narrower stance than Deadlift.
Faster off the floor.
Wider feet when receiving the bar on the delts. Think NFL catcher.
Explode up with the hips.
Use a wider grip than Deadlift.

Deadlift 2 x 5 @ 130

Resting 3 minutes.
Set 1 – Great set. Nice and fast. Move hips and head at the same time (Chrissy).
Set 2 – Keep your knees straighter on the way down.

Summary

All good.
Well worth travelling the 3.5 hours to Norwich.
In person still works better than online.
Got back fine thanks to Lynette. She gave me a whole bunch of reading homework to do on the way back. It’s not often I get a couple of hours, unrestricted, with someone of that background.
Need to bring a van full of strongman kit next time.

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Block Pull 1 x 5 @ 125

Resting 2 minutes.
All good.
Moving smooth.

Log Clean and Press 5 x 3 @ 54

Resting 3 minutes.
One breath on these for the full rep.
Trying to get the press off quickly as the longer the log stays on the chest the greyer and closer the world gets around the edges.
All moved nicely though.

Summary

No problems today.

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Axle Press 2 x 60 Second AMRAP @ 42.5

Resting until recovered.
11/8.
Feeling heavy today.

Sandbag Over Shoulder 1 x 10 Minutes @ 60

60 seconds on 60 seconds off.
30 reps total.
Didn’t feel too bad overall.
Trying to get more legs involved in the initial pick off the floor.

Summary

Afternoon work today.
Physio update: Next check in will be in October so sessions are getting less frequent.
Will update you with my homework once its been sent over.

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Squat 3 x 5 @ 125

Resting 3 minutes.
Feeling pretty good here.
Feeling heavy but moving quite nicely.

Press 3 x 5 @ 50

Resting 3 minutes.
Same as squats…
Feeling heavy but moving quite nicely.

Summary

All good today…
Feeling heavy but moving quite nicely.
Physio ab work to finish. Have a reassessment on Wednesday afternoon.

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