Monday, March 18, 2024

On Friday night, I squatted up to 350x5 and then walked away. Back was hurting and I was just totally spent from the week. 

Went to a pool party on Saturday at the invitation of a coworker. Brought along some bison patties, but there was already tons of food and they didn't get made, so I brought them back for myself. The pool was unheated, which I welcomed as a cold plunge but ended up being 1 of 2 people even staying in at all. 

On Sunday night, I went to bed early and woke up at 6:15 Monday morning to train before work. After a quick mini meal of a little oatmeal, coffee, and sips from a protein shake:

Bench press
290 x 4
275 x 4
225 x 3 x 7

Dumbbell rows
115s x 3 x 10

Rested 2 minutes or less between all sets. That factor, coupled with this being first thing in the morning, yielded numbers that I wasn't surprised by, but the effort was there. It was really interesting: the weight felt like normal at first, but upon repping it out I found little in my tank. I do plan on making this a habit, but I'll also lift in the afternoon sometimes as well. Flexible enough that no schedule can defeat me. 

Came back in the same evening to do:

Squats
450 x 4 before stripping down to 410x3, 320x7, 230x7

20 single-leg curls with 3 plates

Kept some reps in reserve and trimmed the fat by ending the drop-down set at 230 in order to reduce muscle soreness affecting my boxing on Tuesday.