Mon 8/8/22 - Squat

Garage Gym

(Squat)195x4,175x4,4,4

(Incline)125x10,135x10,140x10,10

(DefecitDeadlift)195x8,215x8,235x8,8

58 mins

Started with squat for 4@RPE 8-9, -10% for 3x4. Felt pretty good. Top set was @9. Back offs were @7.5-8.  Next was incline and deadlift superset. Incline was 10@RPE 6,7,8x2. Last top set was overshot @PRE 9-9.5.  Deadlifts were good, still really like the deficits. 8 reps @RPE 6,7,8x2. These were all a bit under RPE except maybe the last set.

Nutrition/Weight:

184.2

Sat/Sun 8/6 - 8/7 - Taking Hayden Home

Drove Hayden back to Nat's in Great Falls after his summer internship and living with us for part of that time (July 4th weekend until Aug 5th). It was such a gift having him with us for a couple of weeks and the weekends before that when he was living at UNCC.  Really going to miss him.  Taryn LOVED having him here and she's going to miss him a lot too "where's my Haden?" is a phrase I'm sure we'll hear for a while.

Got a chance to see Gregg and Elena on Satureday too.  We visited at the house for a bit, then we had lunch at Reston Kabob. Good time together and great gyro's!  Sad it was so little time, but Gregg and Elena had to work in the afternoon.  We left early Sunday morning to get back home to Charlotte. Much of the drive was spent talking about how/when we can move closer to family.  My heart is full for seeing the kids, but so empty with the distance now. It's hard and I'm finally understaning how my Mom has probably felt for so many years.

Fri 8/5/22 - Deadlift

Garage Gym

(Deadlift)275x4,300x2,325x4,280x4,4,4

(LowInc)170x8,135x8,8,8

(Squat)95x10,10,10,10

51 mins

Started with Deadlift for 4@RPE 8-9, -15% for 3x4. I supersetted low incline with deadlift for 8@RPE 8-9, -20% for 3x8. Both DL and incline were heavier than last week. Legs felt tired warming up on squat and I was pressed for time so I did 4x10 at a moderate weight on short rests.

Nutrition/Weight:

179.8

Wed 8/3/22 - OHP

Garage Gym

(OHP)95x4,105x4,110x4,115x4,6

(Squat)125x7,135x7,140x7,7

(BOR)135x10,145x10,150x10,12

45 mins

Started with OHP for 4@RPE 6,7,8x2. Did 6 reps on last sest @RPE9-9.5.  Next I supersetted Squat and Bent Over Row. Squat was 7@RPE 6,7,8x2, 5# heavier than last week.  BOR was 10@RPE 6,7,8x2, did 12 reps last set, 5# heavier than last week. Solid WO.

Nutrition/Weight:

181.2

Mon 8/1/22 - Squat

Garage Gym

(Squat)155x4,175x4,190x4,170x4,4,4

(Incline)155x10,125x10,10,10

(DeficitDeadlift)185x8,205x8,225x8,8

58 mins

Started with squat and worked up to a heavy set of 4, then backed off for 3x4.  Next was incline for 10@RPE 9, -10-15% for 3x10. Supersetted incline with deficit deadlift. Heavier and felt much easier than last week. All 4 lifts were up this week. Solid.

Nutrition/Weight:

182.6

Sat/Sun 7/30-31/22 - Pisgah National Forest, John Rock, Last Weekend w/ Hayden

 Last weekend w/ Hayden in Charlotte.  Drove to Pisgah National Forest and hiked John Rock 6.5 miles. Went into Brevard for dinner, back to Davidson River Campground to set up camp.

Then went out for ice cream.  Started getting really dark and thundering. Rained hard from 8:30-10pm.

Sunday morning while Hayden slept in a bit, Sarah, Taryn and I went for coffee and then played in the river.  Drove home next monring on BRP to Asheville. Great last weekend w/ Hayden.

Fri 7/29/22 - Deadlift

Garage Gym

(Deadlift)315x4,275x4,4,4

(LowInc)155x8,165x8,135x8,8,8

(Squat)95x10,105x10,115x10,10

58 mins

Started with DL for 4@8-9, -15% for 3x4. Same weight as last week. Was hoping to go heavier, but things felt heavy warming up. Supersetted deadlift with Low Incline. Wanted a heavy set of 8, then back off 15-20% for volume. "Top" set was lower RPE than I wanted, so I did another heavy set + 3 back offs. I knew we'd be hiking in the mountains this weekend, so I wasn't planning on pushing too hard on squats, but these felt like more work than I thought they would. Soldi WO.  Weight was down 5# this week.

Nutrition/Weight:

179.8