So yesterday, I managed to get out for a good 30 minute walk, which was a good thing since I wasn’t getting to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and my morning run was curtailed because of the snow/rain that was falling. I don’t really count walking as a “workout” for the purposes of my tally for the year, but I’m glad I did so regardless.
This morning’s lifting session went very well, with one minor exception.
I opted to reintroduce using a belt for my work sets with the squats and deficit deadlifts. I was starting to feel like I wasn’t getting a sufficient brace without the external feedback of the belt to push against. So I felt comfortable adding it back into my training now that I’m 6 weeks into this training block and the weights have gotten appreciably heavier.
I will continue to only use the belt for working sets, and keep going beltless with the warm-ups for the time being.
Here’s today’s workout:
SSB Squats – 65x5x2, 115x5x2, 155×3, 185×1, 205x10x3 (RPE 9 on the last set)
- I was feeling very gassed from these sets today, and I’m not entirely sure why. I’m guessing it’s just a conditioning issue, and nothing more than that. Just have to keep slogging away and see if my running starts to pay dividends on my recovery-ability.
Seated OHP – 45×10, 65×5, 85×3, 95×1, 110x5x2, 110×8 (RPE 8 on last set)
- On the AMRAP set I managed to tweak my trap/neck area, I know how it happened as I tried to use more moving parts than necessary to get the weight moving on the first rep. It didn’t bother me too much through the set and only started to really tighten up as the day went on. It’s going to be bothering me for a few days for sure.
1.5″ Deficit Deadlifts – 135×5, 185×3, 225×1, 265x5x2, 265×10 (RPE 8 on last set)
- The only real issue that I’m having here is that my grip was starting to go out by rep 5. This isn’t a huge concern as the volume overall will continue to strengthen my grip, but it is a little annoying given it’s still relatively light. Part of the problem is the bar, it’s slightly thicker than a normal power bar, plus the knurl is very smooth. I’m thinking that starting to use chalk next workout should fix this up for the time being. I need to decide moving forward if I’m going to start implementing a mixed grip or use straps as the weights get much heavier when I transition out of the current linear block.
Anyway, that’s it for now, that’s 2 good workouts this week, I’m planning on going for a run tomorrow. We’ll see how that works out.
Ramble on Fitness 