TRAINING LOG: Andy Crowley

Bench testing 8+@220. Got 10. I only got 200 for 11 three weeks ago, so that's encouraging. I had some bad shoulder pain on my warm-up sets, but that worked its way out thankfully. After the test I did more bench 2x20@135, pullovers 2x20@60, curls 2x8@95(theae hurt my right forearm. Feels like poop) I dropped the weight to 55lbs and did drag curls, and finished with tempo curls 5 seconda up, five seconds down for 4 reps. Vert burny but in an okay way.

I forgot to mention, today was the first time I belted up in the last month or so. I like going beltless. I can see potential benefits, but with maxing out and the potential for getting fatigued, the belt gives me peace of mind. I'm not sure what the next few days will hold as far as lifting goes. One more twelve hour over night shift followed by eleven days off of work. Nine off which will be spent in a tree stand. My hope is to get my deadlift and pushpress test outs in whenever I can in between intermittent delicious woodland creature slaughter. I will pick the workout back up as normal the following week. That's the plan for now.

Getting back into the swing of things. Deadlift 3x8@375. Got 12. Woot. Full disclosure, after rep 8, I had to stop about fifteen seconds to retighten my straps (yes I use straps for my tiny baby hands). It kind of threw off my nice touch and go rhythm I had crappenin' so I consider it a set of twleve. It felt great. I'm happy my deadlift is finally starting to come around again. I finished up with shrugs 10,10,10,20,20 @315,315,315,225,135. Lots of top pausing. Then TRX rows with feet up on a bench 3x8@one grown ass man of average size.

Today was squat day, and it was awful. 6x5@295 felt like a billion x a billion @ a billion. I considered stopping after set four, but I didn't because, balls. I think I spent too much time on the ice and not enough time in bed yesterday. I did RDLs too. 3x5@275,295,295. I foam rolled before and between squat sets for the first time ever. It made me hips and glutes feel goods.