September 18th, Monday - Almost completely drained, pushup warmup and accessory work for stability

 18.09.2023

Nice day. Slept well, but still feel sleepy. Nutrition slightly above average. I realised I haven't been feeling any anxiety for a long time. A surprise.

Had a caffeine pill when I woke up. Some time later I had two coffees. I think the pill goes through the system very quickly. Makes my face sleepy. Strange. I'm not falling asleep, but something is unusual.

I wanna do my pushpresses today. Again, 80% for 4 sets of 4. I'd like to get up to 125. Should be easy? Perhaps.

Not that late yet. I've started my gentle stretches. I'd like to have completely loose shoulders. I feel like just hanging on the bar might not be enough.

Workout

Warmup - long

Push press

20 and 40 for a lot of reps

70 for 4

93 for 3 forcing the proper front rack. Wrist tight, otherwise no pain

I think 4 sets of 4 might not be the best choice today. We'll see...

113 for 1 - the movement was okay, easy enough. But my CNS told there's only pain past this point, not enough reward. My recovery is in requirement of bettering. So, let's do something else.

I unloaded the bar and went back upstairs. Not sure what to do now. Didn't take off the weightlifting shoes. Perhaps I could do some conventional squats, without overstretching anything this time.

Some oblique work, side turns

One arm press

16 kg kettlebell for10 reps, just feeling it. Left obliques are pretty stiff.

4 sets of 10 - bottoms up, never really done this exercise quite seriously. Should be good for my obliques.

Bottoms up windmill dumbbell press

6 kg dumbbells for 15 reps per hand - 2 sets

Some calf raises.

My overall training pacing needs adjestment. That does not actually mean I have to stop training every day. I just don't want to be a foolish stimulation addict, not working towards meaningful achievable goals.




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