Tracy got the flu last night so todays schedule was all over the place but it got done!
172.5"And in those simple beautiful movements I remembered what was really important in training; that consistency trumps intensity; all the time. That intensity is born from consistency. That one cannot force it, one has to lay in wait for it, patiently, instinctively, calmly and be ready to grab it when Grace lays it down in front of you."
Monday, June 30, 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025
35 lb ruck 2 miles in 30.5, 3 miles in 45.5!
Hot one and fast one. Quads were super sore from the squats yesterday but it didn't seem to bother my speed
35 lbs
3.52 miles
2 miles in 30.5!
3 miles in under 46!
ave pace 15:16
ave HR 129!
15:29
15:16
15:03
15:01!
172.2
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
165 X 1 X 3, 175 X 1 X 3, 185 X 1 X 4,BW squats 10 x 12, laterals 4 x 10 12 lbs
Moved the bar up an inch again
Set my feet directly under the bar then moved them just slightly in front of the bar
kept hips in front on unracking
IT WORKED PERFECTLY
When I fall back I think it's been because I set the feet too far in front on the setup
If they're not in front enough I'm too vertical and the bar gets pushed forward
squats were way stronger and more accessible. the groove felt very natural and smooth
Monday, June 23, 2025
195 x 1 x 2, 205 x 1 x 3, 195 x 1 floor pushups 4 x 20, rev bar curls
Pretty strong day. found out some important point too
Slightly wider grip is better to get elbows up
Slightly narrower foot stance is better to get hips in front of bar
Sunday, June 22, 2025
35lb ruck
Strong one, legs not too sore or tired at all
35 lbs
9 laps
1:18:02
5.01 miles
15:31 ave pace
111 ave BPM
171.6
13.5
40 kg swings 25 x 5 28 min (pr), BWsquats 5 x 10, pullaparts
Very strong day. This bell seems to be my 'goldilocks' weight- just right
Seriously good height and power
BW squats were good Very slow deep and precise. surprisingly harder than belt squats170.6 !
13.5
Friday, June 20, 2025
Thursday Ruck
Started out slow and soggy, ended up pretty fast
35 lb ruck
3.56 miles
54:38
3 miles in 46:25!
15:19 ave pace
15:48
15:19
15:12
14:24!!
171 BW
Monday, June 16, 2025
Chin Press 205 x 1 x 4 (+ 2 misses), floor pushups 3 x 20, rev bar curls 3 x8
I little sloppy but not bad. Just ran out of tightness and triceps for the last two sets
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Sunday Ruck
Legs a bit tired from yesterdays( pathetic) leg work but I can definitely feel the quad and it tells me how much I need it
35 lb ruck
1:20:19
5.10 miles
15:24 Ave pace
9 laps
172.6
13.8 no bath
Saturday, June 14, 2025
32 kg swings 20 x 10 ( 30 Min) BW squats 4 x 12, kickstand squats 3 x 5/5, pullaparts 3 x 30
Slept well last night so this wasn't too bad
Really focused on legs, locking out and trying to say flexed at the top. also some toe gripping
Want to start focusing back on quads more, belt squat are not getting enough lower quad and I've lost a lot of knee mobility and knee over toe dorsiflexion
171.6
13.7
food rightnow
meal one
Space milk protein
Vit C
Creatine
Macademia nuts
Almonds
PNB
meal two
beyond meat burger with cashew cheese
or
Mung bean scramble eggs/onions mushrooms vegan cheese/nutritional yeast
myocellular bacon
soy or oat yoghurt/ hemp seeds/ wheat germ
noodles and tofu
or
Rice and tofu
Soy or Oat milk
feeling great on this. and for some reason stomach is definitely flatter?!
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Thursday ruck
Fast one! Great nights sleep really helps
35 lbs ruck
6 laps
3.63 miles
55:51
( 3 miles in 46.25!
15:21 ave pace
15:48
15:12
15:11
14:58
121 Ave HR
172.2
Chin press 175 x 1 x 10, 20 kg swings 5 x 5/5, leaning band tri ext
My hip was acting up from the layback press arching. Right Rec Fem overstretched. Ive had this before but it was distracting and keeping me from getting under the bar as well but no worries
Surprised I lost the groove so fast, only a week off BUT I did re introduce a similar but very different motor pattern to screw things up
165 x 1 x 2
175 x 1 x 10
thought about going to 180 for the last five sets but then thought better
172.0
Monday, June 09, 2025
Layback press 200 x 1 x 4 attempts, band pushdowns band reverse curls, laterals rear delt
All over the place, as it the way it seems. switch to something new/ old, it works great for a few workouts then the searching begins
Slept well, mentally ready just not all there
135x1
155x1
165x1
175x1
185x1
195x1 ( out in front)
200 x 1 kinda
200 x 3/4 out in front
200 x 1
100 x 3/4
185 x 1 x 3 ( just so so)
back to the chin press
172.4
Sunday, June 08, 2025
5 mile ruck 35 lbs
Started a bit slow but picked up well
Pretty strong and fast
35 lbs
9 laps
1:19
5:17
15:24 ave pace
16:03
15:42
15:21
14:51
14:48
116 BPM
173.1
13.1
48 kg swings 20 x 5 22 min (pr), 48 kg belt squats 3 x 8, pistol practice 3 x 4/4, pullaparts
This kicked my ass and I think mainly it's because we were going so fast. Just Nick and me and it was I go you go. man that was hard to try to maintain height ( which I did pretty well)
Next week starting the cycle with the new, lower heel Do Wins and see how that works. It's been fine ( no neg feedback) on wednesdays and it's definitely a more stable shoe
then back to pistol practice and MAN am I OFF! Looking at the video my knee barely moves over the toe compared to when I was decent at these a few years agoThursday, June 05, 2025
Thursday Ruck
solid one but not fast. legs felt heavy
35 lb ruck
6 laps
3.55 mi
56.47
15:57 ave pace
15:14 last mile pace
123 bpm ave
Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Layback press 175 x 1 x 6, 185 x 1 x 5 190 x 1, 20 kg swings 4 x5/5 24 kg swings 4 x 5/5,floor pushups, 20, 20, 15
Layback press felt much more normal today. No shouler bicep tendon or elbow stress at all
Cues are :
1) get hip in front of bar
2) Elbow under the bar
3) Unrack with legs
4) Layback until I see the X
5) Press To the X
Do Win shoes seemed fine
173.6Monday, June 02, 2025
Layback Press pyramid 155-190-180, kb press 24 kg 2 x 3/3,
Well this was a very weird day. All kinds of shit this am and glenn and nick out so I decided to play around a bit
Which I haven't in forever
Tried kb clean and press and man, once again, it's so awkward anymore
16 kg x 3/3
20 kg x 3/3 x 2
24 kg x 3/3 x 2
Decided it isn't going to be a main course
Then went back to my old press from the chest. Was pretty upright til 165 when I realized shit was just going to push forward again so layed back a bit and it wasn't too bad
165 x1
175 x1
185 x1
190 x1 x 2
180 x 1
172.0
Sunday, June 01, 2025
Sunday ruck 35 lbs 5.09 miles
Legs were heavy and slow today
35 lbs
5.09 miles
1:21
15:57 ave pace
16:18
16:11
16:05
16:01
15:02
171.8
44 kg swings 22 x 5, 30 min, 44 kg belt squat 3 x8, pullaparts 3 x 30
Was light today ( 171.8) and even though I slept well and nothing hurt I didn't find the same groove as last week. it got done but not as smooth as I would have liked
35 lb three mile ruck 44:39 14: 52 ave pace
SO WEIRD exactly the same overall time and ave pace as last week despite different mile splits Obviously this watch is NOT that accurate But...
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