Arien's weightlifting log

[Arien Malec]

Sunday:
Feeling of crap.
sn: up to 135#x1x2
cl: up to 175#x1
sq: up to 225x2x5
pullups: bunches

[Arien Malec]

Travel Mon/Tues
Wed:
BW down to 183#
sn: up to 135x1x6
c&j: 155x1x5
sq: up to 225x2, x2, x1, x1, 235#x1

[Arien Malec]

Thurs:
bouldering, 2 V3s
dips
kb presses (shoulders dead, so did 20kg doubles)
lotsa pullups and hangboard work

Still sub 193#

[Arien Malec]

Must eat more.
went into the gym dead today. Made the losses up in volume.
sn: bunch of 115# & 125# singles, failed to hit 135#
c&j: 135#x3x3
sq: up to 195#x5, x3, x2, x2, x2, x1
hip thrust: 275x13, x13
kb 1 arm swing: 24kg x10, x10, x20, x20, x15 (h2h last sets)
pullup: +12.5# x5, x3, x2, x2, x2, x2, x2

[Arien Malec]

Having a very bad day. Tired, sore, have no table tennis game. Shot.

I'm going to take the day off today, then establish a few weeks of "tonic" workouts at 80%.
120# snatch, 135# c&j....

Hopefully, this gets things back in gear.

[Arien Malec]

Didn't exactly take the day off; did heavy yardwork and then pullups.

Today:
So tired.
sn: 120#x1x10
Gave up after.

[Derek Simonds]

Hmm, methinks you might be looking into the breach of under-recovery. Whatever you do please make sure you don't Weaver yourself...

Hope you get some rest and plenty of food. As I am fond of saying "yard work can wait!"

[Arien Malec]

Yes. Lack of eating and daily working out = under-recovery.

Bouldered today on real rock bolders. Hard as hell.

[Derek Simonds]

This is a serious not smart assed question is the difference in the grips? I have never bouldered or climbed at a gym and always wondered what it is like.

[Arien Malec]

Biggest difference between gym climbing and outdoor climbing is that in the gym, hand and foot holds are neatly labeled and very obvious; outdoors, it's just a bunch of rock. Also, real rock is much sharper and harder on the hands than gym holds.

In addition, the rocks I was climbing have been continuously climbed since the 50s, so many of the foot holds and some of the hands have been worn down slick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rock_Park

Here's one of the problems I was working on (not me climbing):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P46zfz9WwLs

This is what my daughter is working on (not her climbing obviously):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfBuxuI-Xew

She has most of the problem except for the last move; since she is about 5' 3", she has to work that much harder to get up there...