CL: Tall Muscle
20 kg x 4
25 kg x 3, 3, 3 - 1st reps are best.
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FSQ:
bar x 2
40 kg x 3
50 x 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 - per Faleev, 4 reps x 5 set at 80% of heavy day weight
Evil Wheel: 3rd step (20" = 4th step is 27") , 3 reps x 4 sets - improving
From "Enter The Kettlebell" by Pavel Tsatsouline, Page 82: "A passing-by jarhead buddy of his joked, “Are those your legs, or are you riding a chicken?!” Fighting men ride chickens - got a problem with that?" I am not a fighting man but I choose to ride chickens, to be strong and thin. A few months shy of my 57th birthday, I also want to be healthy in every way possible.
CL: Tall Muscle
20 kg x 4
25 kg x 3, 3, 3 - 1st reps are best.
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FSQ:
bar x 2
40 kg x 3
50 x 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 - per Faleev, 4 reps x 5 set at 80% of heavy day weight
Evil Wheel: 3rd step (20" = 4th step is 27") , 3 reps x 4 sets - improving
Same or very similar numbers as 4 days ago but was warm, muggy weather. Felt better overall, felt a little easier.
lots of errands, walk some, etc.
CL: Tall Muscle
bar (20 kg) x 3
25 kg x 3, 3, 3
FSQ:
40 kg x 2
50 x 2
60 x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 - 5 x 5 = very good, focus on knees forward on the descent and straight up on the ascent. Now able to keep pinkies under the bar - flexibility is improving. Like gripping right up to the inside edge of the knurling.
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BP:
62.5 kg x 5 - j-hook's too low (were for Bronwen), moved them for next set
65 x 5 - reset j-hooks for Bronwen and stripped the bar
I did exactly the same run as Monday. Average heart rate was down 3 bpm and peak heart rate was down one beat per minute. Max = 156, Avg = 123
walk 1.7 miles early AM
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another walk - total now 4 miles
BW WM in the park
BW GU to elbow on thick mats x 7 each side
CL: Tall Muscle Clean
15 kg bar x 8
20 kg x 5, 5, short break, 5
22.5 kg x 3 - this is the upper limit of me performing this movement reasonably well
NB: Maybe more reps @ 22.5 and fewer @ 20 next time
FSQ:
40 kg x 5
50 x 4
60 x 3
70 x 2
80 x 1 - PR
70 x 6 - PR
60 x 5 - NL = 26 for today and 2 PR's
Wheel: 3rd step x 5
Yesterday, played in church, nap, repair refrigerator (yeah!) - no exercise other than a short AM walk
Today, walk-run as 5-1/2 min walk, 2-1/2 min run. Weather warm - ran at 12:30 pm was 71F.
CL: Tall Muscle, using lighter bars, like it w/ 15 kg bar empty
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FSQ:
45 kg x 5
52.5 kg x 5
62.5 x 5, 5, 5 - 5 x 5 today
BP: 60 kg x 5, 65 x 3, 70 x 2 - very good for no regular bench training.