BL-20220110

#BLOC #Lifting

Squat 1×1 @ 120

Resting 2 minutes.
Top set was uncomfortable at the bottom of the squat. Felt a bit of a ‘clunk’ in the lower back at around 85% down.
Back sets felt better but still not great.

Deadlift 12×1 @ 117.5

Back got super tight on second warmup set @ 100kg so binned it there.

Summary

No the best morning.
Squats felt ok.
Deadlifts didn’t get far beyond a 60kg warmup.

BL-20220107

#BLOC #Lifting

Press 1×1 @ 65

Resting 2 minutes.
3kg PR went flying up pretty smooth.
Back sets all good. Set 3 Rep 5 leaned back a little.

Bench 8×3 @ 62.5

Resting 30 seconds.
All good here.

Summary

Back is super stiff this morning.
Surprisingly didn’t affect todays lifts at all but was being very cautious.
Sitting/standing and picking things up are currently difficult.

BL-20220106

#BLOC #Lifting

Block Pull 1×1 @ 170

Resting 3 minutes.
Low back a little sore on the warmups.
Top set was a toughen getting past the knees.
Back set 2 low back getting super tight giving me about a 6/7 of discomfort. Reset and managed 2 reps but lower back didn’t seem too happy about it.

Squat 10×2 @ 112.5

Warmups not feeling great.
Resting 30 seconds.
Managed 1 rep… Back has had enough for the day!

Summary

Not great this morning. Not sure if its the frost.
Lower back at around the L3 – L5 area feeling super tight at the bottom of both Deadlift and Squat. Image attached.
Lockout of block pull this morning felt ok when glutes were fully activated.
Could be my anterior pelvic tilt being an issue again.

BL-20220104

#BLOC #Lifting

Tempo Squat 1×1 @ 140

Resting 3 minutes.
Set up an unpacked 160 but didn’t fancy it at all.
Dropped to 140 which felt better.
Back sets all ok.

Deadlift 12×1 @ 110

Resting 30 seconds.
All good here.

Summary

Doubling up workouts.

BL-20220103

#BLOC #Lifting

Bench 4×5 @ 81

Resting 2 minutes.
No issues.

Z Press 1×3 @ 50 (descending)

Resting 2 minutes.
All good.

Row 1×5 @ 90

Resting 2 minutes.
Top set felt pretty heavy today.
Back sets ok.

Push Press 5×3 @ 53

Resting 2 minutes.
A little wrist ache but all good here.

Summary

Another early one today.
No issues overall.