TGUs

Not a very exciting workout today. It was tough for me but doesn't look like much.

mobility
TGU LR 12kg
TGU LR 16kg
TGU LR 10kg 22sec hold at each station (12 stations)

Sore calves defeated!

After my run Sunday, my calves got very, very sore. I've been limping around looking silly. I could have let that keep me from lifting today, but I didn't. Surprisingly, it wasn't bad at all. Foam rolling was a no-go, but even squatting was fine.

Overhead Squat - 5x15#, 3x5x30#
Bench Press - 5x45#, 4x60#, 3x70#, 3x5x85#
Power Clean - 5x45#, 3x5x55#
Pull-up - 1 w/ red band

I guess I forgot to mention my 2.5 mile run on Sunday. I threw in a few walking parts. It was so much warmer and more humid than I like. Ugh. As said, my calves got very sore afterward. Ouch! I was wearing my VFFs. I need to run more often so I'm ready for a run I have scheduled next month!

Pressing more!

I thought this was as much as I've pressed, but it ends up I've been up to 65# before. For more reps, too. Oh well. I am pressing more than last time, though!

4 Sun Salutations
BB Squat - 5x45#, 3x60#, 3x75#, 3x5x87#
BB OH Press - 5x45#, 2x55#, 3x5x60#
Deadlift - 3x135#, 2x150#, 5x160#
Chin-up - 1 (right before 1st OH Press working set)

My new favorite TGU variant

This morning, I started off with 5 sun salutations. After my workshop on sun salutations a couple weeks ago, I feel much more comfortable with going about them without any guide. So, I did three different variations this morning. I still have to refer to a paper to remember what to do. I'm going to work on memorizing the flow. Reading a paper takes me out of the zone. I'm thinking this is a nice warm up to a workout!

After the sun salutations, I went on kettlebells:

2xTGU LR 12kg
TGU LR 20sec per position 10kg
2H swing 4x20rep done at 30/30 20kg
foam roll

The 20sec per position TGU was awesome. It was a very hard move. It caused me to keep a strong focus on my form. In case you are wondering, this turns a TGU into a 4minute move! After that, I knew I didn't have a whole lot left in me. I was hoping for more than 4 sets of swings, but my body told me it was enough. Phew!

A new lifting phase

I toyed with the idea of not starting the next phase and just keeping on what I was doing, but I decided to go ahead and start the new phase with my last workout. Today is when the differences showed up. I haven't overhead squatted in a long time and I've never really done power cleans. So, it was interesting. It's good to do something new every now and then!

Pull-up - 2x1 assisted by red band
Overhead BB squat - 3x5x15#
Bench Press - 5x45#, 5x60#, 3x5x80#
Power Clean - 2x15x15#, 3x5x45#