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[Euqinom]

Lat Pull Down.

Yay is exactly how I'm feeling. Also hunting down my Heart Rate Monitor. I want to start using it again, to be more precise.

Found out today that 2 of my boys make international rugby benchmarks!

[Euqinom]

Workout 2: completed!

Same workout

Oh Squat with wooden bar only 10/5
Deadlifts 60kgs 10/10
Dips 5/4 (super sore, hard to do dips deep enough)
LPD 40kgs 10/10
KB Swings 16kgs 20/20
Halo's, TRX Rollouts, deadbugs.

Not happy with the roll outs completely, but definitely dropping deadbugs. Will do that Dean Somerset-drill and woodchops I think next time. Dreading planking, vbut it has to happen at some point.

I was sore this morning. Even my hands were a bit sore! YAY! Mega thirsty, not enough food intake right before I go to bed, but I'm definitely looking forward to workout 3.

[Euqinom]

Missed a workout today, because the chairperson of my rugbyclub came by to talk things over (there's been a lot of discussion about me in the ladies team, which I have NO part in), and since I'm way sorer than I should be I figured I'd let it slide.
Oh well.

Upside, get to develop a sort of strength enhancing program for Second Team.

[dreahere]

Glad to see you journaling again, chickie!

[Euqinom]

Thanks everyone! Feels good to be back again. It´s my me/time.

´nother workout:

Deadlifts, again. Dips substituted for tricep push downs (megasore chest), lat pull down felt deceptively easy, swings were easy-ish, and ab work was a combination of things (push down Dean Somerset Style, hardrolls, halo's.

Humidity was almost 60% downstairs, wich made me breathe heavy all the time. Terrible.

[pastorpritch]

Good seeing you back! Good work too

[Euqinom]

No workout today: knackered.

[Euqinom]

Yay! Workout 4 workout on day 6 out of 40.

60kg deads, 2x10
Dips BW, 2x5
LPD 40kgs 2x10
Swings 2x20 @ 16kgs
Ab work: push backs.

Same lifts, but they felt MUCH easier. Starting to get my workout routine together as well.

Simultaneously: brainstorming for conditioning for Second Team. I feel so much more alert and generally more relaxed this week. Must be the iron working!

[ilovethe80s]

I feel so much more alert and generally more relaxed this week. Must be the iron working!

Endorphins are kicking in

[pastorpritch]

Sounds good!
Routines sure are nice to get back into

[Euqinom]

Yup, yup yup.

Plus, gym time is my bubble time. It's where I focus on me, and am in the moment. Swimming is the same. That moment makes me zen-er.

[Euqinom]

Workout 5, in the bag!

Same same but different.

Deads, 60kgs, 2x10 - Forgot my OH squats during my warming up, and struck up a conversation about what the scope of practice is for a PT.
Dips 2x5
LPD 40kgs 2x10 (easy!)
KB Swings 2x25, quick recovery! And upped volume.
Cable Chops: hate 'm. Left hand chops harder than right hand!

[Euqinom]

Honey Mask! Whootwhoot!

It's Rwanda Honey, quite different in flavour from the Hungarian honey I got from a neighbour (delicious!!!) and way stronger than the stuff I buy at t he supermarket. I should find a local beekeeper.

update: can't believe how well this works.

Looking forward to tomorrow: lifting + festival!

Still wondering about how to organize team conditioning. Big problem as well: the team has a habit of showing up only once a week, instead of the regular twice.

[Euqinom]

Workout 6, day 8/40

I weighed in well over 80kgs (almost 82, but usually don't weigh with my allstars -0.8kgs, and sweater). Must be water weight. Period starts soon and I'm crazy thirsty! But it's a lot heavier than I felt.

Anyway.
Skipped my warm up for no reason but wanting to finish early
Deads: 60kgs 2x10
Dips 2x5 range is getting bigger!!
LPD 47.5kgs 2x8
Swings 2x20 16kg KB, was in doubt about upping the weight to 20kgs
Ab Work: mostly awareness stuff, glute bridges, and deadbugs. Harder than I expected. Meh.

It's Liberation Day over here, so I'm going to visit a festival this afternoon. Looking forward to that.

[Euqinom]

Workout 7, day 10/40

Whewt. Skipped yesterday´s workout, as I´m supposed to do max. 5 per week, and was supersore.

Howsomdever, I did pretty well today:

Proper warm ups, but need to devote more time on bowler squats

Upped deads: 80kgs 2x5 (left leg is stiffer on internal rotation, and glute seems harder to activate. It's the leg I tend to lean into, so i guess it's not that weird. )
Dips 2x5, getting easy!
LPD 47kgs, 2x8
Swings upped to 20kgs, figured I'd just try and see if I could get to 20 twice, and I could didn't even have to catch my breath as much as I expected.
Ab work: glute bridges focussing on proper activation, and planks. Hate 'm.
And upped the dose on my asthma meds, since I got sloppy about that.

Can't wait to start seeing results, and g et back to my old, comfortable strength levels.

[pastorpritch]

Slow and steady! Smart taking the day off and then getting in and getting work done today

[Euqinom]

Thanks Pastor!

A lady in my group class said:" kids going through puberty are aliens. They look like us and sound like us, but we cant understand them and they dont understand us.".

[Euqinom]

Workout 8, day 11/40:

WArming up was okay, bowler squats suck, but trying to stick with it as I NEEDZ them.

Deads: 80kgs 2x5 (need to pay more attention to core control before getting in the hole)
Dips: 2x5
LPD: 47kgs 2x8
Swings 20kgs 20/20
And.... Kneeling holds for ab work with 2x16kg KB's. I was shaking like a leaf! Totally underestimated this.

And glutes already sore.

[Euqinom]

Workout 9, day 14/40

Warm ups were okay-ish, added Poliquin's waiting room. But forgot bowler squats. Meh.

Deads: 80kgs 2x5 (will bring them down to 2x10@60kgs
Dips 2x5
LPD 47kgs 2x10 (!) yay!
Swings 2x20 20kgs
Kneeling holds: 16kgs KBs (double), 2x 30 counts.

Judging by my heartrate I should either up the intensity or cut back on resting times. I think I'll be doing 2x10s for deads and dips next time.

NOT looking forward to that.

[gobbles23]

Did the honey mask make your skin really nice?? What keeps you from trying to lick it all off?

[Euqinom]

Yes it does! hands down the most effective skin enhancer ive tried and used for years! and all natural: pure honey.
What keeps me from licking it off is simply that my tongue's too short ;-)



workout today was really good, did 2x10 deads, 2x5 dips, lpds, and kb snatches. I really need to regroove those.

[Euqinom]

This is workout 14 or something?

80kg deads felt heavy-ish, 2x5, largely because of the lack of buildup

Dips were super easy. Lpd with narrow neutral grip were meh, 2x8.

And kb snatches! did twice ten per hand, and thats the intensity im looking for! hard to stay explosive enough hip-wise. Might have to do with 12kgs being too light.

Abwork: halos @ 16kgs, pushbacks, ten arm raises.. And then i was DONE

[Euqinom]

ACLboy is going full beast mode. Got him started on advanced german volume, and he wasnt complaining, but couldnt help but laugh when he noticed he was walking funny afterwards.

[Euqinom]

My workout today was quick and because I felt lazy I upped the weight so I could save on reps.

Deads: 80kgs, 2x5
Dips 2x6
LPD 57kgs 2x5
Snatches (form still kinda meh, but heavier weight makes it better) 16kgs 2x5 per arm
Push Backs + upperback rotation

I'm not being fair by saying form's kinda meh. I'm not as strong and explosive as I wa s, but upping the weight forces me to really drive from the hips like I should. Also found interesting stuff for warm ups, and started ACLguy on Advanced German Volume.

Got rejected from a coaching project (volunteer-intake) as they thought I might be too directive in my coaching and they wondered about my intrinsic motivation. I said I was surprised to hear this as none of this was covered in the (ill prepared) interviews.

[Euqinom]

Workout 12 day 21, ish?

We spent the day at a rugby tournament yesterday, and I was soooooo dehydrated.

Anyway,

DL 2x5, 80kgs
Dips 2x5
Lat Pull Down 2x10 40kgs
KB Snatches, 12 kg 10 per arm, 16kg 5 per arm
Ab Work: can't even remember!

Did a little research into the agility test I use (T-test) and the test the national team uses (Illinois). Pretty awesome. Illinois is basically a speedtest, whereas T-test is reliable for power and agility as well.

[Euqinom]

Skipped working out today:
Lowerback was sore and stiff, and I generally felt a bit woolly. Did take two of my boys to the gym. One's a forward with lust to lift, the other a wing that 's hopefully the toughest, roughest, badassest, analytically giftest-est wing when he starts in the competition. He's doing Advanced German Volume Training right now, and he's killing it. He's not cutting corners, and very much in tune with what he can handle and how he should move.

Also, did a strapping clinic for one of the second team players.

[Euqinom]

Computer broke down. Highlights: 2x5 100kg deadlifts, leftside core meh, ordered born to walk, excited to try pull ups soon and looking to add squats back in.

[Euqinom]

Found a computer:

So, on Monday i did my double fivelet with 100kgs (thought I'd try a triple, felt good, made it 5x, and figured I didn't want to unload the bar after 1 set, and did another. Needed tuesday off to get rid of the soreness )
Can't wait to try pull ups, as I said, as the LPD doesn't seem to be very motivating and I can't progress as much as I'd like. Dips easy. Swings: 32kgs, 2x15, struggling to get enough hip drive on my KB snatches, and I hate core work after all that work, which I think means that I'm putting in enough work.
Today I did 80kgs 2x8, lpd's, Landmine overhead presses (left side WAY weaker!!), 12kg snatches (2x10 per side) because the 16's were taken, and planking: once on hands with shoulder touches, once a t-plank.

Also have a few more rugby boys to work with, but Poliquin once said a 19yr old boy is the worst client ever, and it's true. They know everything, and are afraid to ask.

[Euqinom]

PFfff.. I'm the lamest person I know right now. I need to get back in the gym because I feel more active for days when I do workout. A few new things:

* I'm doing the 30/30 squat challenge with my boys. HARD!
* I haven't been in a gym since April. I haven't lifted serious weights for a year.
* I'm back in school
* GLuteal strength + Hip STability is terrible, upperback is too stiff, I now even sometimes get headaches!

Will give myself three weeks of easing back in, and then get back on Easy Strength, or One Lift a DAy, probably
Today's workout consisted of foam rolling, mobilizations (hip flexors! Flossing!), stabilization, soft rolls, a long ab drill, bowler squats, tuminello lunges, Pull Ups (3/3/) and went home. 35 minutes, I have no conditioning left.

[ilovethe80s]

Hey nice to see you back! What are you in school for?

Anything with '30' and 'squat' in the title sounds hard