How long can I last can is a question with a lot of different answers. Now before you let your mind wander, I'll cut you off right there. I'm talking about how long can I get all four "planned" training days a week in? I have been getting pretty good runs of training in, however, there's been a hiccup here or there that's prevented me from getting all my squat, deadlift, bench, and overhead days in for each month. Anyone who has trained with me knows, I have a propensity for screwing myself up. When things are going well, I lose my mind and do something just completely unnecessary. For instance, I had a solid June in to July until I decided to squat with something other than the safety bar. Meanwhile I have not squatted with anything but a safety bar in well over a decade. Heck, there have been meets in the past where I have decided to box jump the week before. Meanwhile I had never box jumped in my life. It's like my mind goes haywire and I can't control it. So in order to keep myself from being stupid, I am challenging myself online. Perhaps this will hold me accountable to myself. Now as long as I don't go changing anything you would think I should be able to go a while. Yeah, but I just don't trust myself. My goal right now is to hit double digits. Presently I have two weeks under my belt. Regarding this past week's training, it went well. I hit all my AMRAP sets for 10 which is the cap I put on them. I did have to make one small change though. I'm having trouble recovering from ohp days. I think the 5/3/1 sets and 5 fsl (down sets) are beating me up. So for now I'm just sticking with the main 5/3/1 work and am dropping the down sets. This is not carved in stone. If I feel great, I will do the extra sets. It's good to be flexible as long as you are not being lazy and I know I am not lazy when it comes to training. I did slack a little on conditioning. I have to pick that up a bit. It would be funny if there was some type of Elitefts pool to bet on how long I will make it. Knowing myself, if I was allowed to bet, I'd say three weeks. I just don't have that much faith in myself. It is said however, that admitting your problem is the first step in solving it. We'll see. MONDAY -Seated OHP with football bar 165x5, 190x3, 215x10 -One arm dbl rows 50/60/70/70/70 x10 -Dips bw 3x10 -Cable curl 20/40/45/50 x10 -Pullups 3x5 -Grip stick 3x10 *Foam roll/stretch TUESDAY *Treadmill 60 minutes *Foam roll/stretch WEDNESDAY -SSB Box Squat 275x5, 315x3, 350x10, 275 5x8 -Back raises 10 5x10 -Ab wheel rollouts 3x10 -Bulgarian split squats 3x10 -Calf raises 3x15 *Foam roll/stretch THURSDAY *1 hr deep tissue massage FRIDAY -Bench 260x5, 300x5, 335x10 -Close grip shoulder saver with legs up 260 5x8 -Fat bar pulldowns to sternum 90/115/140/160/180 x10 -Fat bar pushdowns 90 3x10 -Cable rope curl 45 3x10 *Foam roll/stretch SATURDAY -Trap bar deadlift 275x5, 315x3, 350x10, 275 5x8 -Back raises 10 5x10 -Trap bar shrug 255 3x15 -Ab wheel rollouts 3x10 -Bulgarian split squats 3x10 *Stand up paddleboard 90 minutes SUNDAY *Treadmill 40 minutes *Foam roll/stretch
HOW LONG CAN I LAST?
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