January 17th, Friday - OHP and PP

 17.01.2025

Been a little nervous since Wednesday due to an issue unrelated to pretty much anything. Well, you can make a connection, a long one, but frankly I just don't think I should bother myself. Old stuff surfacing. I found myself engaged in compulsive behavior as I struggled with VPNs and bad connection, resetting it all the time as I tried to play GTA Online. Is it true this is a game for particularly stupid young men? It would make sense, frankly. Not meaning to offend other players, as I am one of them and intend to continue playing it. But I do indeed not feel smart as I sometimes get caught in a cycle of saltiness and toxicity at no-skill stuff. Yesterday though I had fun, playing against two other super toxic salty sweaty tryhards in a public lobby... Nuff said. Didn't take it too seriously after all, thank God. Just wanna write about it, mention how un-intellectual I've been in that regard... But also I've been doing *some* good things. Bought a lot of groceries yesterday, they arrived today... Only really had some instant coffee. Just on time as I finished the old coffee bag I had, with the exact 40 grams over 400 something grams of water. That tasted nice. Jardin Cafe D'Eclair. Just recounting some of the details of my life... I feel like "detail", "a detail" and "details" are all differently used terms. Just like "advice", "an advice" and "to advise".

It's gonna be midnight soon. I have a peculiar spread when it comes to working weight today. I feel fresh, but not perfect. I need to gather myself and then it'll be perfect. Yesterday I postponed a session due to CNS load. It's not supposed to be like that. I don't like it this way.

I have another curious idea - do high rep bench today and the heavy OHP 5 sets of 2 tomorrow. Would make sense? Not really. OHP is in priority, due to weight as well as overall.

That conventional brew I made was pretty good.

Workout

Warmup - some, lifting a 17 kg ez bar and stretching upper back

Overhead press

20 for 20

40 for 15

60 for 10 bad

70 for 8 much better, breathing properly

90 for 5 lovely

103 for 2 sets of 2 surprisingly easy, strict

108 for 2 - not too easy, strict as well

110,5 for 1 and a partial rep - I stood for quite a few seconds, trying to lock it out until I ran out of oxygen. Breathing a little too stiff. I have to maintain a good balance between strictness and the power of the lift - this one ended up messy due to my attempt to stay strict and overcontrol it, possibly

110,5 for 3 compensated - better power, less "strictness". Although I gotta tell you, I loved how easy it felt pressing straight upwards on the first working set today...

Pushpress

70 for 2

110 for 2

133 for 1+1 - not bad. I remembered/re-learned something today - you gotta grip the bar tight when lowering it if you wanna do it smoothly and not strain your wrist.

Quarter squat in rack

133 - 2 sets of 10, keeping the wight on heels, enjoying the feeling of balance

I was about to be done making a little clip from today and one set from 11th, but Davinci Resolve crashed. Oh well, it was an old version. I might do it later.

Really enjoyed listening to Manowar there in the end. I really wish I could learn to work out before 8 PM again! Maybe tomorrow something can happen right (i.e. today, since it's almost 4 right now lol)

Benching this Saturday, i.e. today. High reps and high volume too.

Got in the tunnel today. Thank God for that and everything else too!

RPotD - very curious!



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