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This entry was posted on 6/21/2007 8:25 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

Sleep deprived today.  I didn't get to bed until after 1am last night, then I was woken at 7am by my wife's alarm and the cats.  Too tired to be mad, I got up and went to work, already resolved to go home on time and train.

I promptly walked out of work at 5:15pm, ready to train.  By 5:45 I was in the garage, enjoying the heat.  I did:

2 Hand Swings: 8 x 12k, 16k
2 Hand Swings + Deadlift: 8+8 x 20, 24k, 28k, 32k
Rest Pause Deadlifts (had to break out the new 45's): 3 x 135, 185, 225, 225, 225, 225
Kettlebell Squats: 5 x 16k, 24k; 3 x 16k's, 16k's, 16k's, 20k's; 5x16k's
V-bar (between sets): 5/5x100lbs
Turkish Get Ups: 1/1x16k; Fail/Fail x 16k

When I failed on the turkish get ups, I knew for sure I was done.  This is stating the obvious, but deadlifts from the ground are hard.  They take a lot more out of me than the Romanian deadlifts do.  All the 45's I have laying around make it seem like slapping another pair on the side shouldn't be a big deal, but I know to bide my time.  I'll only do these from the ground once in awhile, as I know my form isn't great.

V-bar is slowly coming around.  I am not limited by hand strength right now.  My skin simply slides across my hand, bunches, and then pinches.  It hurts and limits my weights.  I'm doing 5 reps with each hand every workout to tighten and toughen the skin.  Until I approach limit lifts, I'll add 10lbs every other workout.  Since it is my skin holding me back, I'm not sure where that will take me.  At least now with the extra 45's, I can leave the bar loaded.  Sure makes it easier to train the lift.

 
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    • 6/22/2007 6:28 AM Mike wrote:
      I commend you on the effort of getting in there and training when you feel beat up. It seems to be very soothing for me.
      I hate fighting the work overload versus all the other things you want to do in life.
    • 6/23/2007 2:25 AM Scott Styles wrote:
      Thanks Mike. I'm definitely just treading water right now. At least I'm not regressing.

      The training is a must to balance things out. Otherwise, I end up with days like today, where my brain is exhausted, but my body is just not ready to sleep. After sitting at my desk from 9am to 10:30pm, laying in bed is the last thing I want to do.

      Needless to say, the extra work is getting pretty old. Short of retirement, money won't buy the things I want. I am looking forward to the end of July.
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