180 x 1 x 8, floor pushups 35, 32, 27, long head band ext 4 x 15

 Not great sleep but 104 HRV! Felt ok strength wise but poor concentration and bad connection to my body

Misssed sets 4 and 6 just not arched enough at start so bar went out front

Once a week is better for my body I think but harder on the lift

Next week 170 for 12 sets

164.5

35 kg five mile ruck 1:12;59, 14:35 ave pace

 Second fastest ever.Off of 5 hours sleep. Good sleep but sciatica woke me up at 1 and couldnt get comfortable again. I think I'll try no pillow under knees tonight

Felt fine from the Beast swings and squats so that is good. Less sore than with the 32 but I thinks thats from everything re aligning again.

I hope

164.5

48 kg swings 10 x 5, 40 kg swings 10 x 5, 48 kg belt squats 4 x 7, pullaparts 3 x 30 3 angles

 This went great better than expected. Everything was fine, my back, hips, grip, technique, mind set. All solid for the first 48 kg swings since January

Dont know yet how I'm going to cycle the weights but this big bell did its job of focusing my mind

Sleep was good again. Didnt use the pillow for the first half of the night then put it under for the rest

Bell height was low but that fine

164.5

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 a strong ruck nonetheless

GREAT  sleep last night 6:44 min 47 HRV 40+ deep and 1.5 REM

164.5

Parallette wt pushups, 20 kg swings 20 x 5, band pushdowns 4 x 15

This went well, better than expected
Shoulders and elbows behaved
Felt stronger than I thought but I'm used to doing then after max effort presses in the past

bw x 8 x 2

25 lbs x 6

32 lbs x 5 x 7

swings went well if I really focused on not losing inside right heel contact

Didnt realize how much I lost connection til just recently

164.4

44 kg swings 10 x 5, 40 kg swings 10 x 5, 44 kg belt squats 5 x 8, pullaparts 3 x 30

Decent sleep just not enough (5.5) back was ok but havent swung this bell in 6 months so a little worried

But it was solid! as was the 40 after  Very pleased especially so light

 

163.6

35 lb three mile ruck 44:39 14:52 ave pace

 

CB arm casts 20 lbs 6 x 6/6 20 kg swings 20 x 5 ( fast pace) , band pushdowns 5 x 12

No video as these are  just boring. Going to try weighted pushups next week for the main course on Wed and if they dont work go back to light presses.Need something to force me to focus

164.3 

165 x 1 x 10, floor pushups 25 x 3 ring tricep ext bw,

 This actually went well. Slept ok, no sciatica thank G-d but very nervous

the squat technique standing on yoga blocks from Gabby Venus really seems to instanly unwind the back and balance the hips

This all pushing workout makes sense now. Pushups felt strong and really glad I put them back in

My new wobble board arrives today

164.6

35 lb five mile ruck 1:15:14,15:02 ave pace

First time back in 15 min mile category in awhile. Despite not great sleep once I got going I thought I would register better numbers but no go.

Still its more than fine when a bad day is just 15 min miles

 

163.4

the sciatic pain and not being able to fully relax really  revs the engine

35 lb three mile ruck 44:22, 14:46 ave pace

 

Chin Press 155 x 1 x 7, 20 kg max vo 2 swings 15 x 5, floor pushups 3 x 15

 Thought this might actually help and I think it did but wont know for sure til tomorrow ( or late tonight) Sciatica was back a bit at 1 am but not bad just general tightness. Enough that I couldnt just lie there and relax

Started McKenzie extensions and elevated split squat stretches and some broomstick lay back press positions that seemed to make a difference

It seems I just did too much total volume and broke down but dont think it was the press that did it

These felt easy and just made really sure to lock knees before starting

164.4 bw

16 kg press 5 x 5/5 20kg x 1 x 3, 40 kg belt squat 5 x 8, floor pushups 25, 25 15

 

164.4

10.1 !

35 lb ruck 5 miles 1:13:56 14:47 ave pace

 This went well, obviously good sleep , sciatica almost zero. took an apigenin at midnight after waking up and it helped
Legs did not feel light and it was work to keep the pace but I could

137 HRV!

164..4

36 kg swings 25 x 5 ( 27 min) 16 kg kb front squats 4 x 5, 3 way pullapart 3 x 30

  Decent sleep but still sciatic tibial nerve woke me up at 12, pillow under knees helped

This is getting old but swings felt strong and safe

Next week 40 kg for 20 sets , back to cycling weights and volume

164.8

11.3

35 lb ruck three miles 44:25 14:44 ( second fastest/tie)

 Slept ok, not great but I got some good speed early and my legs held. Got to start at 11 instead of noon and that helped. No body issues from yesterday

20 lb CB Casts 5/5, 1/15 with 15#, 20 kg swings 25 x 5 in 20 min, Floor pushups 3 x 20

 Decent sleep, sciatica 90%+ gone  thank G-d

Arm casts were solid and pushups were fine

166.8 !

11.1

16 kg press 10 x 3/3, 36 kg belt squat 5 x 8, floor pushups 3 x 15 1 x 112 , band tri ext 3 x12

 Sleep best in week.Sciatica much better. Right now feel normal

workout felt ok

165.4

11.1

35 lb ruck 3 miles 1:14:28 14:53 ave pace

 This was hard. Sciatic woke me up at 1 am and although I ended up with 6:18 sleep my HRV was 12!!! and I feel it

Tried to use the quicker steps to get some early speed but the first mile sucked 15:36 but then I went back to Lean, Fall, Push and things got better just took me two miles to warmup. 

165.0

11.5

32 kg swings 30 x 5 in 30 min, floor pushups 3 x 15 , rev pullaparts 4 x 20

This went way better than expected. slept well last time til sciatica woke me at 1, pretty strong line but that was the first night in 4 with no alleve or ibuprofen just one aspirin

But sleep numbers were good and I felt ok

I think not doing enough  hip opening squats was the base of the problem,knee and ankle mobility are good but hips I ignored

A few sets of flat footed, wide stance supported squat stretches seems to have made a big difference

But at least I'm not panicked now and have been able to sit still and relax. First time in awhile not feeling inner torque

Also did the pushups ( partials with power like before) and 8 kg kb press to see

felt ok on both

164.8