October 05-06, Thursday and Friday - OHP, pullups, messy

 05.10.2023

Nice day. Not much. I was mentally exhausted yesterday, not tired, but feelign empty. The more neutral kind of empty, if you will. Slept kind of too little, woke up at 15:30. Food? Somewhat decent, 6/10 right now.

Had one coffee so far. Feels smooth. I kinda wish to have warmer coffee sometimes. I'd like it if it was possible.

Week 5, Session 2 - 5 sets of 4 with 80%. I think I'll just do exactly 100, maybe slightly more.

Workout

No warmup - silly

Clean and press

20 - 50 - 70 went smooth

90 - 1 clean, 3 presses - smooth, although I got close to losing consciousness

100 - 3 attempts at a clean, one of them succesful, although I was pinching the bar, the weight on my thumb muscle (between thumb and index finger). I only really have problems with my front rack and catching the bar. Should have warmed up better!

Overhead press

100 - 5 sets of 4 - very strict. Shorter break between last three sets - just stood in the garage, doing a few stretches and talking about the stories and characters in them.

Well, to conclude I'm very glad I had enough energy for all this. Simulatenously, I sort of have been going too soft on some of my lifts, always picking the minimax. Might want to change that for a while, provided my recovery is good and disciplined.

06.10.2023

Very nice day. Sleep and nutrition slightly above average. Feeling smooth, nostalgic, enjoying the cold weather. Images from the past.

Had one caffeine pill when I woke up, now one moka. I wanna drink it fast, so I never have any cold left.

I really wanted to kick my own ass properly, but I reckon it's better to chill. Tomorrow we shall squat, and maybe even PP right away. So, it's light accessory work today.

It might have gone down to 91. The desire to end it was palpable, I felt like I was gonna turn around and grab the tool. A little scary how real it felt. But it didn't happen.

Workout

Light rubber pulls, rubber one arm curls from the high position. I really like the rubber curls actually.

Pullups, underhand grip

Sets from 1 to 6 - you know, I can actually touch the ceiling with my head 😁

Then, much longer breaks, losing my shit a little more, but ultimately calming down.

7 - 8 - 9 - 10

Alright, I got to ten, that's a round number. All was easy, we'll get further next time.

Honestly, a horribly messy day. All the shit from the past came and layered itself, like a load of junk falling over when you remove one element from the pile, and I had to dig myself out from under there. Tomorrow will be a nice chill day.



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