August 8th, Monday - Exercises that I'm not forgetting about 💀

 08.08.2022

Nice day. I've been sleeping well for two days in a row. Undisturbed. Not being disturbed during sleep is underrated. Hmm. Not being disturbed while awake is great too.

I'm having a medium-light workout today. I'd like to do bench and squat. Maybe light deadlift, too? Ultimately, I wish to take as little time as possible, because I believe that one of the major factors for CNS fatigue is the length of the training session.

I'm saving money by drinking the robusta I had for almost a year. I think you can find all the mentions of it in this blog. Coffee is one of those "micro hobbies" I imagine I have. I'm interested in it, in theory of when and how and what for you should consume it. For me it's a PE additive, he he. A simple drink.

Robusta caffeine seems to affect me differently. There's also a possibility that it's low in this coffee. But i can feel it. I'm only finishing my second one right now. Hmm. And it is really late.

Last monday I also did bench. I imagine I'll be in better shape today, despite fatigue and the fact that it's been a whole week for my pecs. Well, OHPs work pecs a little bit too. And I also feel like I have a bteer technique in my head now. I may want to try something for low reps today. Maybe I'll try working up to something like 150 for 3
That should be a light weight, if my imagination regarding my capabilities has any ground in reality at all, ha ha. Well, I did do 120 for 18, didn't I? And it didn't even look that bad, it was pretty smooth iirc.

Workout

Bench press

20 and 50 - feels really smooth and good

90 for I don't remember how many, at least 5 - kinda squeaky

110 for 8 might easier, warmup working

If my hypothetical max is 180, then 60% is 108, and 70% is 126. Interesting.

120 for 5 nice and easy

125 for 5 same

130 for 3 - decided to stop at three. Good acceleration

132 for 3 - same, satisfying. Energy accumulated!


Squat - changed from crocs into my WL shoes (WL - weightlifting, aka olympic weightlifting)

Stick for 10 reps

50 for 10

90 for 10 okay

110 for 10 feels good, making pauses around the bottom

That's it. The air stunk massively today - gas  from the car, and paint coming from somewhere. Awful. And so far away from urban lands. I will do something to fix this.

Random picture of the day - Exchange Hotel, Cardiff



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