“A 40oz to freedom is the only chance I have to feel good...” – Sublime

“...two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds.” – Henry Rollins

“Adult males > 200lbs” – 70’s Big

Monday, May 14, 2012


- Press: 49/108 x 5, 57/125 x 5, 64/141 x 6
- Close Grip Bench: 55/121 x 10, 65/143 x 10, 75/165 x 10
- Weighted Chin: 30/66 x 8
- Bi/Tri: 5 x 10

We ended up hiking about 70km over 3 days, so I took it real easy today, only hitting the prescribed reps +1 on the final set of the press. In all reality I probably lost a bit of bodyweight and strength over the weekend, so I wasn’t going to be setting any records anyway. I also intend to follow this piece of advice from Wendler:

“Sometimes I think people get a little too nuts on the last set and I think many people would be best served if they did the last set for the set reps…or just a few over and call it a day. This is not a license to be a pussy; just understand that we are training for something bigger than today.”

On day 2 of the hike I sustained some kind of injury to my left knee (not my problem knee, the other one, the one I thought was bulletproof). I had to walk over 30km, with a 35lb pack, on a swollen knee to get back to the car. At the moment, I can’t walk without pain (although I think I can squat/dead), so I’m just hoping it’s not too serious.

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