Was doing mat pulls with 500 lbs when something in my lower back snapped on the 4th or 5th rep. Damn, I guess my winning streak had to end somewhere. Haven't had a back injury in a long time. Hurts really bad but oh well, I know the drill. Should take about a week or so I'm guessing.

Currently (the only one) wide awake at 1:09pm after partying at George's. Don't know how I'm doing this, I had no more than 1 Red Bull overnight. Am home now. Gonna make a weightgainer since eating is hard on a lack of sleep and try to make it to evening to crash early for work.

Axle strict press
155x5
180x5
205x5
Crushed this. Was probably good for one more.
All sets super-set with band pulldowns x 10-15

Axle strict press against bands
140x10
Super-set with band pulldowns x 15

Decline bench press
180x10
200x10
220x10
Super-set with band pulldowns x 15

Squats

350x5
395x5
450x5

Drop-down immediately to 405x4, 315x10, 225x10, 135x10, 45x10

Banded leg curls

Really happy with this, I'm usually not able to muster repping 405 after doing 5 reps at my top-set. Feeling rejuvenated after the deload. Also trained only 30 minutes after eating, definitely going to make this a habit for lower-body day at least. Feeling bloated made me feel strong.

Looking forward to cutting weight for my meet in November. I'll probably start in mid-August. Getting sick of weightgainers already.

About 30 minutes of fasted cardio on the exercise bike this morning while watching Tiger King. I tried to watch actual good content like Demon Slayer previously but I find myself unable to get fully immersed and appreciate anything that deserves full attention.

Been doing a lot of stretching. I've found myself feeling a lot stiffer without Muay Thai so I'm stepping it up at home.

Weighed 206 the other morning.

Finished the deload week with bench pressing 225x5 today. Have been doing decline benching for my assist work this deload cycle, am quite liking it.

Been having a much-needed deload. Already finished squat and press days. Did TNG mat pulls up to 500x5 off 5 mats. Just before that I was able to double overhand 405 * 3 before grip gave out. No chalk. Used the direct sun and sweaty palms as an autoregulator as well as a grip training tool.

Did narrow stance atg squats with the SSB bar for 240x10, 290x8, and 290x7.

Found this in my log but I never hit upload. Final day before my deload week. Incomplete but I don't remember the rest.

Bench press
275 x 5
310 x 3
355 x 1
-
Last 2 sets super-set with dumbbell rows
50s x 10
100 x 10

Dumbbell press
115s x 10, 9
-
Super-set with dumbbell rows
115s

Did 3.5 hill sprints today, followed by a 12-minute jog afterwards. 

Progress pic from 2017 to 2020. Getting a bigger chest was a goal of mine.

Yesterday

Mat pulls (4)
565x1
Had no power today. Feel like I could use a deload. 

SSB lunges
Various sets up to 170 x 15

Came back in the evening to work on traps with SSB hise shrugs (up to 380x20), neck bridges, rear-delts, and abs.

Axle strict-pressed 210x3 yesterday on a basically-empty stomach. When I'm in that state and hopped up on caffeine I'm explosive for 1 or 2 reps and then just run out of gas. Thankfully my training has been effective up to now and I was able to grind out the third, which definitely wouldn't have happened a month ago.

Just found out my powerlifting meet has been delayed a second time due to COVID-19, this time from August to November. I picked a helluva comp to return to, damn. I'm so hungry.

Somehow I fucked up a week somewhere and my squat cycle got ahead of everything else, so while I hit my squat single last week I'm still on triples for everything else. Gives me an opportunity to do something different for squat day.

Squats
Up to 405 x 7, 9, 8
First set was weird because my belt was too tight. I'd like to reach 3 sets of 10 next time.

Good mornings
155 x 15
185 x 12, 15

Bench press
255 x 3
290 x 3
330 x 3
-
Super-set with bent-over dumbbell rows of 50s x 15

Dumbbell press
50s x 12
115s x 8, 10, 10
-
Super-set with dumbbell rows with same weight for 10

Curls

After 3 sweaty hours of starting my PC building process yesterday I called it a day out of frustration (everything has been easy until dealing with my case) and hit the heavy bag for around 10 minutes, then went on a 20 minute night jog. 

Woke up today and did 15 minutes of fasted indoor biking, then went on a 15 minute walk. Amazon Fresh delivery came just in time to make an omelette. Was getting tired of scrambled eggs for breakfast protein. Also took a break from weightgainers for a few days there but I made one today for work.

Weighed 199.3 today, weird. Means I lost 4 lbs.

Mat pulls (5)
565 x 5
I'm pleased but man, I've lost the ability to rest pause. after I set the weight down I just don't have it in me to move it again.

Belt squats
Up to 8 plates x 12
8 plates + 25 x 12, 14

Dumbbell lunges
50s x 16, 25

Abs

Partied ridiculously hard Saturday night/Sunday morning at George's place for his birthday. Still feeling funny from it but I'm looking forward to getting back to training today after work. Slept for 9 hours last night and still feel like I could have used more. Also feeling a little blue/depressed for some reason, feels like every little thing I'm doing is a chore that requires extra effort.

25 minutes of fasted cardio in the morning. Majority was on the exercise bike while watching Demon Slayer, the rest was some light shadowkickboxing.

After breakfast went and trained traps and neck. Hise shrugs of 330 x 20, 30, 20, neck crunches with the Iron Woody band, and finishing off with neck bridges.

Also, yesterday evening after work I fit in a 30 minute workout for chest and biceps. 

Wow, weighed 203 this morning. Total gain of 10 lbs in a little over a month.

Axle strict press
152 x 5
175 x 5
200 x 5
Blitzing through barriers. I would never reveal my industry secret but if I did it would be from eating a lot.

All three sets supersetted with band pulldowns and last set saw in addition of eight close grip pull-ups right after the pulldowns. Sad to say I am warming up to chins and pull ups lately, left tricep has felt a little pain for about a year now at the start of vertical pulls.

Axle strict press against bands
140 x 8
Super-set with pull-ups x 12

Incline axle bench press
200 x 8, 10
Super-set with pull-ups x 15, 17

Went to work after this, will probably do isolation work in the evening. Weather was nearing 100 again today.

Squatted up to 505x1.

Dropped down to 405x5 and 315x7 before I had to call it, unfortunately. Heat was really getting to me. It was only 92 but I felt dehydrated. Took a break and did 315x10, then RDL'd the 50 lb kettlebell 80 times.