Sunday, August 31, 2025

48 kg swings 20 x 5 (28 min) 48 kg belt squats 3 x 8,band rear delts 4 x15

 These were hard but went ok. Decent height, decent power, cardio was fine

But it's too close to maximum effort.At first I thought  I needed to do these weekly in some fashion as they don't seem to be getting easier  just hitting it once a month

Then, I realized I really need to go lighter and focus more on power and less on max strength with this move

So I decided to use the 40kg each week and ladder the volume instead of the weight each week

Something like this

week one 40 kg 10 x 5/5

week two 40 x 12 x  5/5

week three 40 x 14 x 5/5

week three 40 x 16 x 5/5

lets see  how that goes

the 40 has always  been my 'perfect' heavy bell

lets see if that's still true

170.0

12.2 (bath)


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