Legs were pretty sore today from yesterdays 10,000lbs worth of squatting. So what do you do when your body is sore? You tell it to shut up and do work!
Back Squat
405 x 1 (v belt)
415 x 1 (belt)
Felt really solid today. 415 was even smoother than yesterday. I should have and could have went to 420 or 425, but I didn't like squatting with so many people around so I called it a day. Terrible excuse I know.
Deadlift
225 x 2, 3, 3, 3 (snatch grip)
275 x 2, 2, 2
315 x 1, 1
335 x 1, 1, 1
100 Sit Ups. Army Standard
TIME: 3:22
Conditioning
1/4 mile run - speed: 8.0, incline: 0 focus on form and fluidity
1/4 mile run - speed: 8.0, incline: 0 focus on form and fluidity
1 mile run - speed: 9.3, incline: 2
TIME: 6:23
I have to talk about this mile run a little. First, that 2 % incline makes a HUGE difference. Some of the difficulty might have been my legs already being sore, but it burned my hamstrings and my lungs were fried by the end. This is one of the most challenging runs I've done in a while. It is also one of the best mental training runs I've ever had. That is on thing that is great about running on a treadmill (and there aren't many). Once you decide on a setting all you have to do is prevent yourself from touching the controls until you're done. You don't have to focus on pushing your body faster or wonder if you're going hard enough because you're either going to keep up or fly off the back. The fight becomes more about not pushing a button than it does pushing yourself, which is a slightly easier task to focus on mentally. I fought like hell with myself, but I was able to resist.
As difficult as it was I felt like my form was very solid and I was able to maintain a consistent pace and a very consistent stride when fatigued. Even at the end I don't feel like I got sloppy with my form so I'm happy about that.
Protein Total: 216
Inspiring image of the day:
Don't get too close or you might fall over the edge of that canyon. Shit!
Dat back 'do.
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