Posts Tagged ‘Suck’
Heavy Squatting and a Simple Primal Recipe
I have a love hate relationship with squat day. Maybe it’s because I absolutely love crushing my lower body unlike a lot of folks out there. Maybe I’m just too hard on myself but I think I suck at squatting. My squat strength just isn’t where I want it to be. Progress is being made but patience isn’t one of my best virtues!
Squats will blow you up like no other exercise. That’s why they call them the king and just because I’m not as good as I think, doesn’t mean I won’t stop trying to dethrone the king!
Today’s training session was short, sweet, and intense
1 – Squat 5×3
2 – RDL 3×6
3 – Sled Drag – 5×250′
I pushed the pace on this one and rested no more than 1:30 between sets. Squatting is all about mindset. Before I started I put my frustrations aside and crushed it!
If you’re looking for a huge muscle building primal meal after heavy squatting check out this one I threw together.
2lbs lean ground beef
1/4 onion, or more if you desire
1 cup salsa
1 can Trader Joe’s refried beans (optional) I know, I know, legumes aren’t exactly primal but I couldn’t resist. I need something a little extra.
Cook up the ground beef in a grill pan then drain it. Saute the onions with the ground beef then add the salsa and beans. I heated the beans before I added them to the beef, onions, and salsa. Let everything cook together until you reach your desired consistency and enjoy.
I also grilled tons of zucchini, squash, and more onions on the side. It only took me about 20 minutes to put everything together.
Give it a shot, add other seasonings if you so desire and enjoy.
Focus, Focus, Focus!
Today was not my greatest training session in the world. In actuality it probably was a pretty good one by normal standards but hey, I’m not trying to be normal. My numbers were up from last week but I just wasn’t feeling it.
I felt like my focus wasn’t where it should’ve been. I can’t put my finger on it but it definitely wasn’t up to snuff. Why am I tell you this?
Bad training session suck. There are no two ways about it. However, you cannot dwell on it. You’re going to have your good days and your bad days. It’s all about pushing through those bad days and doing some work. Don’t kill yourself (like I usually d0, it’s one of my many faults) because of a tough session. Just tell yourself you’re going to bring the pain to the iron the next time you get a chance. Use your recovery time to refuel and refocus for the next session.
Train hard and keep killing out there!
Minimalist Training Wk 3 Day 2
1 – Clean/Press 5×5,5,3,3,3
2a – Barbell Walking Lunge 3x16ea.
2b – DB Floor Press 3×10,10,8
3a – Pullups 3xsubmax
3b – Dips 3xsubmax
Squats and Handstand Pushups – My Kind of Friday Training
Today was the last heavy session of this 8 week training cycle. Next week I’ll take it down a notch, deload, work on some stuff I suck at, and have a little bit of fun with my training. I cannot stress how important these types of weeks are for your training. Whether it’s once every 4 weeks, 6 weeks, or whatever, recovery and restoration will go a long way in helping you reach your long term training goals.
I’m enjoying this lean and mean training cycle and I may continue it but with different lifts and sequences. I might get back to the high rep squats after watching this video below by my buddy Matt Wichlinksi. If you haven’t checked out his youtube channel or visited his blog, do it now!
Below is how today’s session turned out.
Full Body Training Wk 7 – Day 3
1 – Squat 5×5,5,5,3,3
2a – DB Reverse Lunge 3x7ea.
2b – Handstand Pushups 3×10,8,8
3a – Ring Pushups 3xsubmax
3b – Weighted Chins 3×7
3c – KB Thrusters 3×15
I’m pretty happy with my gains during the past few weeks but I am by no means satisfied. I have to get my strength levels up big time. I trained like a jackass for far too long, so I’m trying to make up for it! The squat and handstand pushups keep coming up so I must be doing a little something right.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend.
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