PtReyesGreg's Workout Journal

[PtReyesGreg]

7:26 am - Untamed Strength

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 1B) as follows:

Volume Bench Press 3-45, 3-135, 3-165, 3-195, 5x5 @ 210

Superset:
Intensity OHP 3-45, 3-65, 3-75, 3-85, 8-95 (3+)
Dips 4x8

Superset:
KB French Press 3x12 @ 53
DB Cross Body Hammer Curls 12-20, 12-25, 12-30

DB Hammer Curls 2x12 @ 25, 15-25

Bodyweight: 211.8 Pounds (Down 10.4 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:41:25.33 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Great workout this morning at Untamed Strength. I had to take the day off to take my son to a Doctor's appointment near Sacramento so I went ahead and hit up Alan's gym while I was down there. The OHP are still feeling good. They feel light but I think it's bes to keep them that way and take it easy while I'm getting my shoulders used to them again.

I finished up with some arm work, including some Cross Body hammer curls. I saw them in a "MountainDog" video on YouTube and they sure felt good. I think I'll keep them in the mix.

[shaneinga]

Good workout Greg. I like the 5 x 5 rep schemes on your big sets. Nice volume there. I will have to give tho cross body hammers a try sometime.

Good to hear the shoulders are still liking the OHPs

[PtReyesGreg]

Good workout Greg. I like the 5 x 5 rep schemes on your big sets. Nice volume there. I will have to give tho cross body hammers a try sometime.

Good to hear the shoulders are still liking the OHPs

Thanks Shane. Yeah so far the weight isn't too bad on the 5x5 sets. In looking through the plan for the next 10 weeks, though, that'll change as they start ramping up. I think I'll gain some strength and size if I make it through though.

Definitely give the cross body hammers a try sometime. The "gun show" results look like they'll be good.

Yeah I'm happy about the OHP. I'm still sore afterwards but it's nice to be doing them with no real pain.

[PtReyesGreg]

5:43 am - Home

This morning I completed 21 Day Kettlebell Challenge (Day 6) as follows:

Airdyne Bike Warmup - 3 minutes

Circuit 4 Rounds (50 lb KB Swings alternated w/ planks for 30 seconds / Rest 60 seconds):
Round 1 - 17 swings, 10 Decline Situps, 10 Weighted Back Raises w/ 35 Pound KB
Round 2 - Plank for 30 seconds, 10 Decline Situps, 10 Weighted Back Raises w/ 35 Pound KB
Round 3 - 17 swings, 10 Decline Situps, 10 Weighted Back Raises w/ 35 Pound KB
Round 4 - Plank for 30 seconds, 10 Decline Situps, 10 Weighted Back Raises w/ 35 Pound KB
Total Time: 0:8:14.00 h:mm:ss.ms
Total Swings: 34
Total Situps: 40
Total Back Raises: 40

Airdyne Bike Cool Down - 3 minutes

Bodyweight: 209.8 Pounds (Down 12.4 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:16:53.45 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

OK kettlebell workout this morning. Starting with today the plan has me alternating sets of KB Swings with Pushup-position planks. I'm not a huge fan of these and they didn't feel very effective. I might give them one more try but if they don't feel better then I'll just go back to doing swings for all sets.

[TM79]

Still loving the KB work and 10x250 on bench?!?!? Thought it was a typo... Glad to hear that OHP is getting back in the mix too Greg. That's gotta feel good after taking that much time off. Great work man!

[PtReyesGreg]

Still loving the KB work and 10x250 on bench?!?!? Thought it was a typo... Glad to hear that OHP is getting back in the mix too Greg. That's gotta feel good after taking that much time off. Great work man!

Thanks Trent. Yeah I'm enjoying the kettlebells too. Walmart had a great deal on Cap Kettlebells so I picked up a 70 pounder and another 35 pounder (now I have a pair of those). I plan to start incorporating them into my workouts as much as possible. I'll have to build up to the 70 but I can use the extra 35 to do double KB exercises which will be something fun and challenging to try.

I'm glad to be able to do OHP again. The weights are light right now. When I'm at Untamed I have to admit I'm a little embarrassed by it. I was over there warming up with the bar and a 5 on each side while the guy a couple of racks down had 2 45s plus on each side. I have to remind myself, though, that it doesn't matter what anyone else is doing, and that for me I've got to take it slow and steady. The weight is irrelevant, it's more about doing the exercise with good form and building my shoulders backup.

[TM79]

Thanks Trent. Yeah I'm enjoying the kettlebells too. Walmart had a great deal on Cap Kettlebells so I picked up a 70 pounder and another 35 pounder (now I have a pair of those). I plan to start incorporating them into my workouts as much as possible. I'll have to build up to the 70 but I can use the extra 35 to do double KB exercises which will be something fun and challenging to try.

I'm glad to be able to do OHP again. The weights are light right now. When I'm at Untamed I have to admit I'm a little embarrassed by it. I was over there warming up with the bar and a 5 on each side while the guy a couple of racks down had 2 45s plus on each side. I have to remind myself, though, that it doesn't matter what anyone else is doing, and that for me I've got to take it slow and steady. The weight is irrelevant, it's more about doing the exercise with good form and building my shoulders backup.

Yeah man, saw your post on IG. Definitely can't compare yourself to others. Shoot, yesterday I was doing hex bar deads at the Y and topped out with 2x285 or something like that. And the guy next to me was squatting 4PPS for a triple or something. I went looking for 10 lb plates to add and got them off of his rack. I said, "don't think you'll be needing these man. I won't steel any 45's from you though." He just started laughing and that was that.

It's funny. I guess I ended up the same way with weightlifting as I did with basketball. I'm not the tallest, strongest, quickest, etc. and I can't jump that well, but I'll out hustle you a$$ all day long. LOL! Moral of the story: You don't have to be the best, but no matter what, if people see you working hard, they respect that.

Ultimately, as long as we aren't in a formal competition, then we have only ourselves to compete against.

[PtReyesGreg]

Yeah man, saw your post on IG. Definitely can't compare yourself to others. Shoot, yesterday I was doing hex bar deads at the Y and topped out with 2x285 or something like that. And the guy next to me was squatting 4PPS for a triple or something. I went looking for 10 lb plates to add and got them off of his rack. I said, "don't think you'll be needing these man. I won't steel any 45's from you though." He just started laughing and that was that.

It's funny. I guess I ended up the same way with weightlifting as I did with basketball. I'm not the tallest, strongest, quickest, etc. and I can't jump that well, but I'll out hustle you a$$ all day long. LOL! Moral of the story: You don't have to be the best, but no matter what, if people see you working hard, they respect that.

Ultimately, as long as we aren't in a formal competition, then we have only ourselves to compete against.

That's the truth. I laughed out load when I saw that poster, though, because I had just posted that similar message on here in the reply to you. Yeah I have to remind myself not to worry about what others are doing in the gym. Heck there are guys there at Untamed who are squatting 600+ pounds in their workouts and benching over 400, so I can't even entertain the idea of competing with that.

[PtReyesGreg]

8:20 am - Untamed Strength

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 1A) as follows:

Intensity Deadlifts 3-135, 3-225, 3-275, 3-315, 3-365

Superset:
Volume SSB Squats (18" Box) 3-65, 3-135, 3-185, 5x5 @ 225
Multi-Grip Chins 6x7, 1x8

KB Swings 3x20 @ 44 Pounds

Bodyweight: 209.8 Pounds (Down 12.4 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:47:30.11 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Excellent workout at Untamed Strength this morning. The deads felt good but I was feeling a little beat up so I didn't push my last set for any + reps. I got the called for 3 and stopped there.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvEz0S3gsYa/

[PtReyesGreg]

Today I took my dog for a run on the Tech Trail in Nevada City. We ran 5.36 miles in 1h:17m:11s. We climbed a total of 245 ft, reached a max elevation of 2687 ft, and burned an estimated 909 kcal. It was a good run and is another step on ramping up my mileage to get ready for the race in April.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHdtSxAc5Y/

[PtReyesGreg]

6:01 am - Home

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 2A) as follows:

Intensity Bench Press 3-135, 3-175, 3-205, 3-235, 9-265 (2+)

Volume Fat Bar OHP 5-45, 5-65, 5x5 @ 85

Incline DB BP 15-35, 2x15 @ 40

Superset:
Incline DB Tate Press 3x10 @ 30
DB Cross Body Hammer Curls 8-35, 7-35, 10-30

Bodyweight: 210.4 Pounds (Down 11.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:46:10.71 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Good workout today. I managed to get 9 reps on my 2+ set so that set a good tone to the workout. I intended to do chins today, too, but forgot about it until I was doing my post-workout walk with the dogs. Oh well I'll do them next time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvJrGRJAJfa/

[shaneinga]

Killing some workouts in here Greg. That 9 x 265 on BP today was ridiculous. You are crushing the BP right now. That triple at 365 on deads looked nice and smooth as well.

Awesome run with over 5 miles knocked down and over 900 calories torched. Really strong Greg.

Kicking ass in here!

[PtReyesGreg]

Killing some workouts in here Greg. That 9 x 265 on BP today was ridiculous. You are crushing the BP right now. That triple at 365 on deads looked nice and smooth as well.

Awesome run with over 5 miles knocked down and over 900 calories torched. Really strong Greg.

Kicking ass in here!

Thanks Shane. Those 9 reps came as a bit of a pleasant surprise. Things were feeling tough and heavy during my warmups. That last set felt good though, and my body really seemed to come alive for it.

That 5 mile run was tough man. I've gotten pretty used to lifting on IF and actually seem to do well with it now. Those longer runs are challenging though. Once I get going it's OK, but those first couple of miles have me thinking about eating.

[PtReyesGreg]

5:55 am - Home

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 2B) as follows:

Intensity Bison Bar Squats 3-45, 3-135, 3-175, 3-225, 1-255, 3-280 (2+)

Volume Trap Bar DL 3-135, 3-225, 5x5 @ 315

Supserset:
T-Bar Rows 5x8 @ 145
Weighted Hypers 5x8 @ 50

Bodyweight: 209.4 Pounds (Down 12.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:47:34.47 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Great workout today. I used the Bison Bar for squats today as I'm trying to slowly migrate back towards being able to use a power bar for squats. Since I injured my shoulder I've mainly been using the SSB. Things felt good. I got a little out of my groove on rep 3 at 280 so I stopped there instead of pushing for more reps.

Trap Bar deads felt great today. My strength is increasing there.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMRIqKgEk2/

[shaneinga]

I like that workout Greg. Nice volume on those Hex Bar deads. Great triple with the bison bar.

5 mile runs are about as far as I want to run. LoL.

I did one last summer and I was wore out by the end of it. That 14 miler you are doing is damn impressive!

[PtReyesGreg]

I like that workout Greg. Nice volume on those Hex Bar deads. Great triple with the bison bar.

5 mile runs are about as far as I want to run. LoL.

I did one last summer and I was wore out by the end of it. That 14 miler you are doing is damn impressive!

Thanks Shane. Yeah I'm digging the hex bar deads. I've started wearing gloves to protect my hands from the knurl on those sets lol...but aside from that they're feeling good.

5 miles is a good distance. I was thinking that on my run the other day. 14 miles sounds rougher every day as 4/27 approaches.

[TM79]

So much good work going on in here Greg. All the reps just look solid but man, those bench sets are just unreal... Loved the IG pic from your trail run too. Hope you're getting a few miles in for me here and there.

[PtReyesGreg]

So much good work going on in here Greg. All the reps just look solid but man, those bench sets are just unreal... Loved the IG pic from your trail run too. Hope you're getting a few miles in for me here and there.

Thanks Trent. The lifts have been progressing lately which is nice. The runs are starting to ramp up too. I'm going for longer runs each Sunday to build up gradually to 4/27. This Sunday I'm due for a 7 miler.

[PtReyesGreg]

6:11 am - Home

Wednesday morning I completed 21 Day Kettlebell Challenge (Day 7) as follows:

Airdyne Bike Warmup - 3 minutes

Circuit 5 Rounds (50 lb KB Swings):
Round 1 - 17 swings, 7 Chins
Round 2 - 17 swings, 6 Chins
Round 3 - 17 swings, 5 Chins
Round 4 - 17 swings, 4 Chins
Round 5 - 17 swings, 4 Chins
Total Time: 0:6:59.56 h:mm:ss.ms
Total Swings: 85
Total Chins: 26

Airdyne Bike Cool Down - 3 minutes

Bodyweight: 209.8 Pounds (Down 12.4 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:17:57.19 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

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4:49 pm - Ironworks Gym Grass Valley

Last night I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 2C) as follows:

Volume Bench Press 5-45, 3-135, 3-185, 5x5 @ 215

Intensity OHP 5-45, 5-70, 5-90, 8-100 (2+)

Dips 12, 10, 8, 6, 8, 6

DB French Press 15-40, 2x12 @ 50

DB Cross Body Hammer Curls 10-30, 9-30, 8-30

Bodyweight: 207.2 Pounds (Down 15 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:44:59.80 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Excellent workout last night. Bench felt pretty good although my left shoulder has been a little sore. OHP felt good too so that's definitely a positive.

[shaneinga]

Nice couple of workouts Greg. Good volume on that BP.

Dips, bench and OHP might be tough on the shoulder all in one session.

Great to hear the OHP felt good and 8 reps there after those bench numbers is damn impressive.

Strong work man!

[PtReyesGreg]

Nice couple of workouts Greg. Good volume on that BP.

Dips, bench and OHP might be tough on the shoulder all in one session.

Great to hear the OHP felt good and 8 reps there after those bench numbers is damn impressive.

Strong work man!

Thanks Shane. Yeah the bench volume felt good. After the 2nd set of the 5x5's I kind of shift to auto-pilot and things just seem to go up by themselves.

You called it on the shoulder. Those 3 were tough on it. Actually I realized yesterday that the OHP has been aggravating my shoulder again. I was ignoring it before but the pain got to the point yesterday where I had to face the truth there. I actually exchanged a post about it with Jim Wendler on his forum where he talked about avoiding lifts that give you problems. He mentioned how your mind will fool you into thinking it's OK to do a problem lift again and you have to suppress that urge. LOL He hit the nail on the head. My mind fooled me into going down the OHP road again. I've got a Dr appointment on Monday to get the shoulder looked at again to see if he has any ideas about how to fix it.

[PtReyesGreg]

7:09 am - Home

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 2D) as follows:

Intensity Deadlifts 3-135, 3-205, 3-245, 3-295, 3-335, 3-385 (2+)

Volume SSB Squats (16" Box) 3-45, 3-135, 3-185, 5-230, 3-230, 3x5 @ 225, 5-190

Superset:
Weighted Hypers 5x10 @ 50
Multi-Grip Chins (Recon Ron Wk 2) 7, 6, 5, 4, 4

Bodyweight: 208.6 Pounds (Down 13.6 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:53:13.69 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Good workout today. I stayed home, which has become a rarity on Saturdays and enjoyed lifting here for a change. I love Untamed, but there's something really satisfying about knocking out a good workout at home.

Everything felt tough today for some reason. The deads felt a little heavy and the SSB Squats felt very heavy. I actually dropped my squats down 5 pounds on set 3 of the 5x5.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvWtJFsgOoO/

[TM79]

Looks like the manly numbers continue in here. Just unreal to me, and being down 15 pounds too. Saw that you just posted some monster bench video on IG too. Great work! Glad you are getting some longer runs in and enjoyed the session at home. I felt the same this morning st 5:00AM. It feels good to grind it out on the solo with no one around.

[PtReyesGreg]

Looks like the manly numbers continue in here. Just unreal to me, and being down 15 pounds too. Saw that you just posted some monster bench video on IG too. Great work! Glad you are getting some longer runs in and enjoyed the session at home. I felt the same this morning st 5:00AM. It feels good to grind it out on the solo with no one around.

Thanks Trent. The lifting and runs are both feeling good lately so that's a real gift. I love it when things go well like that. The run was tough yesterday but it was nice (and not raining) and it was a great day to be out running in the woods.

It is nice to grind it out solo at home like you say. Every once in a while it dawns on me how fortunate I am to have a home gym. At those moments I always thank my wife and son for putting up with my hobby and allowing me to have the space in my house to set up a gym.

[PtReyesGreg]

Sunday morning I took the dogs for a run at Providence Mine in Nevada City. We ran 7.03 miles in 1h:49m:28s, climbed a total of 280 ft to a max elevation of 2673 ft and burned 1,139 kcal. It was a good run but was looooong and sloooow.


https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZi-HpAeKa/

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1:08 pm - Ironworks Gym Grass Valley

Sunday afternoon I completed a supplemental Back Workout as follows:

Lat Pulldowns 10-115, 10-130, 10-145, 10-130

Low Cable Rows 12-120, 12-135, 12-150

Hammer Strength Iso Lateral Rows 15-50, 15-70, 15-120

T-Bar Rows 4x10 @ 135

Upright Rows 12-60, 2x12 @ 70

Bodyweight: 208.6 Pounds (Down 13.6 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:29:55.24 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

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6:17 am - Home

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 3A) as follows:

Intensity Bench Press 3-45, 2-135, 2-185, 2-225, 1-265, 5-280 (1+)

Superset:
Volume Incline BP 5x5 @ 140
Volume Football Bar OHP 5x5 @ 85

Superset:
Std. DB OHP 3x12 @ 30
EZ Curls 3x10 @ 65

Bodyweight: 209.4 Pounds (Down 12.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:42:45.28 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvbvGTvgooe/

Very good workout today. I really hit things hard yesterday and woke up sore and tired today. Once I got out to the garage things felt good though. On bench I managed to get 5 reps at 280 which was nice.

I was all set to give up the OHP but decided to try one last week with the football bar. So far so good as that didn't seem to cause any new pain.

After working out I went to my doctor to have my shoulder checked out. He diagnosed it as tendonitis of my rotator cuff (infraspinatus) and prescribed physical therapy for me. Hopefully that will take care of it and heal it up.

[PtReyesGreg]

6:06 am - Home

This morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 3B) as follows:

Intensity SSB Squats 18" Bench 3-45, 3-135, 3-185, 3-225, 2-265, 3-295 (1+)

Volume Trap Bar DL 3-135, 3-225, 5x5 @ 320

Supserset:
T-Bar Rows 4x9 @ 145
Weighted Hypers 4x10 @ 50

Bodyweight: 209.4 Pounds (Down 12.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:47:41.57 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Great workout this morning. I woke up sore from my run on Sunday so I briefly thought about postponing this workout. Once I had a few cups of coffee I was ready to go. It wound up feeling good so I'm glad I did it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BveTeyngKUE/

[TM79]

Good last couple of sessions Greg. 5x280 on bench?!?!? Glad you were able to get some OHP in with the football bar. From looking at it on google it seems you would be doing more of an incline bench press so maybe that helps. Also the (more of a) hammer grip might put less stress on the shoulders. Hopefully the PT helps you out. Then there is that squat workout. Great job getting 3x295! And your volume trap bar deads absolutely smoked my real trap bar deads... Also, LOL'd about how you felt better after a few cups of coffee. I usually drink one while I'm working out if in the garage first thing in the morning.

[PtReyesGreg]

Good last couple of sessions Greg. 5x280 on bench?!?!? Glad you were able to get some OHP in with the football bar. From looking at it on google it seems you would be doing more of an incline bench press so maybe that helps. Also the (more of a) hammer grip might put less stress on the shoulders. Hopefully the PT helps you out. Then there is that squat workout. Great job getting 3x295! And your volume trap bar deads absolutely smoked my real trap bar deads... Also, LOL'd about how you felt better after a few cups of coffee. I usually drink one while I'm working out if in the garage first thing in the morning.

Thanks Trent. Yeah doing OHP with the football bar is definitely similar positioning to an incline press. That combined with the neutral grip definitely feels better on my shoulder. I finally was able to make an appointment with the PT for this upcoming Wednesday so I'm hoping they're able to help me sort it all out.

Coffee is definitely a miracle "drug"! I'm drinking several cups now and getting ready to take the dogs for a trail run. Hopefully it provides enough bang to get me through my planned 9 miles...lol!

[PtReyesGreg]

4:43 pm - Ironworks Gym Grass Valley

Thursday night I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 3C) as follows:

Volume Bench Press 3-135, 2-185, 5x5 @ 205

Intensity Incline BP 3-115, 3-165, 5-180 (1+)

Dips 3x10

Triceps Push Downs 20-70, 20-80, 20-90

DB Cross Body Hammer Curls 3x10 @ 30

Bodyweight: 209.4 Pounds (Down 12.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:47:10.26 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)


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8:25 am - Untamed Strength

Saturday morning I completed Baker Barbell 5x5 (Wk 3D) as follows:

Intensity 3" Block Pulls 3-135, 3-225, 3-275, 1-315, 1-365, 1-405 (1+)

Volume Duffalo Bar Squats 3-55, 3-145, 3-195, 2x3 @ 235

45 deg Weighted Hypers 2x8 @ 44, 2x10 @ 44

Bodyweight: 208.4 Pounds (Down 13.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:48:02.62 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Tough workout yesterday at Untamed Strength. My low back felt sore from the time I woke up all the way through my workout. I managed to work up to a heavy single at 405 but didn't get any + reps. That's OK...some days you just have to go with the minimum required reps. On the squats my low back was really barking so I called it at two sets of 3 instead of the 5x5 I had planned.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvo31oXgT7P/

[PtReyesGreg]

Yesterday morning I took the dogs for a trail run at Providence Mine in Nevada City. We ran 7.1 miles in 1h:46m:06s, climbed a total of 439 ft to a max elevation of 2680 ft, and burned 1,182 kcal. It was a nice sunny day and the run felt pretty good. Originally I planned to do 9 miles but at 7 the dogs were pretty tired. I might have to leave them behind next week but they always looked so tortured when I do that...I'm a sucker with a soft heart so I usually bring them along.

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1:21 pm - Home

Yesterday afternoon I completed 531 BBB Challenge (C38_1A) as follows:

Incline BP 5-45, 5-95, 5-105, 3-120, 5-135, 5-150, 5-170

BBB Decline Bench Press 5x10 @ 165

Multi-Grip Chins 5x8

Tri-set:
EZ Curls 3x10 @ 65
Triceps Push Downs 3x10 @ 72
DB BOLR 3x10 @ 15

Bodyweight: 208.4 Pounds (Down 13.8 pounds from 222.2 on 7/9)

Workout Duration: 0:43:55.53 h:mm:ss.ms (with 1:00 rest between sets)

Great workout yesterday. I was gassed after the run but once I got to lifting everything felt good. My wife and mother in law bought some plants they want to place around the yard, so dfter working out I had to dig 5 holes. No rest for the wicked I guess.

I was all set to tackle the next few cycles of the BBB Challenge but last night I saw a message from my local gym (Ironworks) on Instagram. They are hosting a powerlifting meet on 5/25. In previous years I've always had a scheduling conflict with their meets and haven't been able to support them. This year there is no conflict so I decided to go for it and do a push/pull. As part of that I'm going to delay the BBB Challenge and start either Wendler's Concurrent/Conjugate program or a 3-Day Strength program from his Forever book. I'm leaing towards the 3-Day with a 4th day of Mark Bell's STronger in 30 Days bench program. We shall see.