Author: G Meredith

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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.

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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

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Block Pull 1 x 5 @ 120

Resting 2 minutes.
Warmup sets 60×5 and 100×5.
Switched to mix grip after 2 reps on the top set.
All felt nice and smooth.

Log Clean and Press 5 x 3 @ 50

Resting 2 minutes.
Feeling good here.
Going to need to work on breathing here. Breathed out with the log on the chest makes it almost impossible to get a breath in for the press.
Got a tip for this at the seminar with Mitch and Loz where you can lift the elbows more to make some space to breathe so will keep working on that.
Also need to keep an eye out on some crash pads or old tyres to rest the log on.

Summary

All good today.
Block Pulls feeling nice and smooth and Log also moving nicely.

Feeling some mild hamstring cramp on the later log reps.
Started yesterday afternoon after physio.
I’m putting it down to the humidity the last couple of days. Need to hydrate better!
Next up… 1000m farmers carry back from Lidl.

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Axle Press 2 x AMRAP in 60s @ 35

Resting 4 minutes.
16/14.
Triceps really burning on this one.
Trying to pace out the minute evenly but going out of the blocks too quickly.
Second set was more even but fatigued more quickly.

Sandbag Carry 10min x AMRAP @ 60

Did 1 length with the bag at the chest. Felt left hip/glute complaining after the second turn.
Stopped to stretch out a few minutes.
Second attempt got bag to shoulder but i think the unevenness of the load on the body exacerbated the hip/glute issue.
Left it there for the day. 
Have physio call this afternoon so will bring it up to see if we can address it there but I imagine I’ll be given more work.
In the mean time, next sandbag carry its doo from the chest to ensure a more even load and focus extra on bracing throughout the run.

Summary

Good start today on the pressing.
More to address with physio this afternoon after the sandbag run.

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Squat 3 x 5 @ 110

Resting 2 minutes.
All moved ok.
Maybe at an RPE8 here but all felt ok.

Press 4 x 5 @ 45

Resting 2 minutes.
All good here.
No problems.

Summary

Solid start today.
Did physio ab work after pressing.

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