Arm started hurting again from log pressing yesterday. Only made it up to 195x4 (no leg drive, strict pressing) despite cleaning only the first rep. To be clear, though, I got the log up, just couldn't press past 4 reps. I'm astonished that my performance on the log matches or is even a bit worse than my axle press. It does feel like I need to keep repositioning the thing on me constantly, and that kills momentum compared to the up and down automation of a straight bar. 

Came back at night in the rain to axle press 160x3x8 along with some band-resisted dumbbell pressing for my chest. 

Today was crazy. Never gotten so many calls from my boss before, and I was pretty much coordinating and filling things out the whole afternoon while trying to make a max squat session work. It did, but between working on my phone between sets, talking to my boss, and then eating because shit was taking long and I wanted enough fuel, merely building up to the money set took over 2 hours. But hey, the real work was done in a compact-enough amount of time to be challenging.

Squats
Up to 510x2
Drop-set down to 405x6

Got interrupted with a work call, took care of that and then restarted the strip sets.

405x6
315x10
225x10
135x10
45x10

I could have gotten 510x3 but my right shoe felt unstable from the wet patio paver due to rain. Going to workout a safety catch mechanism for next session, probably using the kegs if I can't find anything to buy. 

Gonna return at night (probably in the rain) to do good mornings and abs. Sucks to have more lifting waiting for me after spending so long in the trenches today but I get to have everything I want done thanks to a home gym, I should be grateful for that. 

After pulling teeth to get the last two Sundays off for these birthday excursions I'm probably going to have to settle for having picked my battles and just not do friend stuff this weekend because of work. They're planning an early hike on Sunday about 2 hours from me and I work in-person until 12. I don't have a day off and while I'm not fatigued I want at least one break during the week to do fun crap.

Crazy fun weekend ski and birthday trip to Reno and a ski lodge, extending into Monday. I'll start with Friday night. I combined two days into one to free up the weekend and did SSB squats at night after log and axle pressing during the day (which I already recorded back then).

SSB squats were 400x3x5, which was pretty easy, followed by banded-resisted good mornings. Finished this up in an hour by about 9:00pm and then went straight to my car in a t-shirt and sweats despite the rain (I was hot) and picked up a Thai food order for the birthday celebrations, which was delicious.

For the trip I had ordered another entire case of Orgain protein shakes, which I once again nearly finished for the second weekend in a row. Ate really good food at restaurants too, but in-between that I had jerky strips, RX protein bars, and various flavored pistachios and peanuts (buffalo wing flavor was my favorite).

Skiing kicked ass. It was my first time but since I've done board sports for much of my life balancing was really easy. I fell three times and was leery about my legs getting twisted and my knees feeling some strain, but it was no worse than a BJJ practice match. I was careful about falling properly. Kept getting told I'd be really sore in the morning - I wasn't, at all. Since it wasn't all downhill skiing my conditioning was liable to be to be tested and I was prepared to tough it out, but it was a walk in the park. This is good, since my cardio sessions have fallen in frequency.

Really sucked having to work remotely on two days of the trip from the hotel though but I made it work.