Stairs

Just did the whole building, up to the roof, in the Five Fingers. I can't remember what floor that is, forty something. Felt pretty good, only had to stop and catch my breath a couple of times and then not for a particularly long time. I haven't gone back through the archives to look at how I handled this sort of climb around this time last year, but this felt easy.

Some stair sprints are in my future. I want to do Rock Center at a run this year.

More Circuits

4 x

 

10 pullups

10 30# thrusters

10 pushups

 

10 OH squats

 

10 60# goblet squats

 

10 dips

 

As promised, I tried to mix in a lot more grip-out pullups, to my detriment.  I need to do some sessions of sets of 2-3 of those fuckers.  The pullups were awful - lots of breaks and shaky form after round 2 if not earlier.  I don't know why they've gotten so hard. 

BF run

Ran .7 miles, at a good quick pace.  Weather was 28 degrees and windy.  Got some looks from passerby. 

I didn't feel particularly cold, but the second and third toes on my left foot went numb

Fran Less Lite

21 - 17 (should have been 15) - 9 of

pullups (various grips, 50% underhand, 35% parallel, 15% overhand)

thrusters (40#)

 

19 minutes

 

Compare to last time.  While I did go up on weight on the thrusters (supposed to be 95#), and I did do an extra two reps on the middle set, I also went up in time, probably because I haven't been doing a lot of pullups lately.  I also came closer to blacking out than I usually do, which was kind of fun, and got a heavy HGH flush. 

 

I need to do way more overhand pullups.  They are really slipping. 

 

40# on the thrusters is hard enough.  My form is shitty, so I should master that weight before going up.

 

Geniunely distracted today.  I didn't get anything done, and I was totally compulsive about procrastinating.  Not a good feeling at all.  I do feel pretty good after the workout though. 

BF run

0.7 miles. 

The ground is wet, and it's just under 50 degrees (10 pm).  My feet felt a little rough, and right now I'm getting a feeling on my soles like my hands feel after clapping for too long at the hockey game.  I kind of like it.  Off to the shower!

Unhungover Circuits

6 x:

6 pushups

10 straight-leg deadlifts (40#)

4 pullups

10 squats (alternating 40# goblet and 20# overhead)

5 40# swings / side

 

27 minutes

 

Steam, hot shower, long and very cold cold shower

 

For some reason, this felt a lot harder than when I did it hung over. 

 

OH squats are fucking killing me.  I need to look for tips on YouTube. 

BBS, back on the wagon

It's been a while.

 

Warmup was three nice, slow parallel grip pullups, 5 20# swings per side, and 10 40# goblet squats. 

 

pulldown 140# 13

overhead press 80# 8

leg press 300# 5

seated row 90# 9

chest press 100# 13

 

steam, hot shower, cold rinse

 

I got sick as shit over Thanksgiving.  It's good to be back.  Pulldowns at the new, higher weight were a snap.  I wrote down the wrong weight for OHP and ended up doing the same amount of reps at a weight that was 20# higher.  Leg press was a "fail".  I am almost there with chest press, maybe I'll get 15 one of these days. 

 

I am pretty spent now but I feel fantastic.  Really nice to get some good hard exercise in.