All posts tagged "mebb"
Warmed up with my official TWBS warmup, which always gets the sweat pumping. Then tried my second attempt at ME deadlifts, with a better strategy:
Still not near my PR, but that was at the end of my Texas Method cycle and I haven’t been doing a lot of heavy deadlifting. We’ll see where I stand after a few more weeks of MEBB.
A few rounds of Cindy to get the blood pumping, then right to the bench:
I actually completed the three reps in the last set, but when I asked the spotter he said he helped a little on the last 2 reps. I still feel ok with this since I never bench heavy. Curious to see what my 1RM will be next week.
Didn’t have too much time for warmup, so just went through some joint rotations and air squats before working the one legged squat (OLS) aka pistol:
I’ve never attempted to go heavier than the 45lb plate with these before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. They really fatigue the quadriceps, way more than any two legged squat I’ve ever tried. Holding a dumbbell was pretty ungainly and the last few heavy sets were ugly, but this ain’t a beauty pageant.
Update: My back was pretty sore the next day and not in a good way. I’ll opt for other single leg weighted options the next time I want to go heavy and keep the pistols relatively light.
Warmed up with some pushups, pullups, and squats before testing my wrist with some light power cleans. They sure didn’t feel good in the rack position, but rather than waiting around forever while my body atrophies, I decided to change it up and pick new exercises that aren’t so wristy. Starting a new cycle with deadlifts today (which counts as a full body lift):
Fuck that shit. Nowhere near my PR but I can’t blame my wrist, I think I just overdid it on the warmups and triples so I had nothing left in my tank for the singles. I’ll be smarter next time.
Warmed up with three rounds of Cindy and then some light back squats (worked up to 3 x 5 x 225lb). Then the max effort:
I hate failing. I like PRs.
Started with my official TWBS warmup, then onto the weights:
Wow, I failed hard and loud with my last set. Bailing from a front squat with iron plates is not pleasant and not easy on the wrists, so I skipped the last set. Next time I’ll have to try these in the squat cage.
Using Coach Rut’s Max Effort Black Box (MEBB) concept, which I’m digging:
195 came up so easy and I was so GD close to pulling 205. I think I psyched myself out knowing it was such a huge PR, but I should have nailed it. Next time.
I also warmed up with three rounds of Cindy and some light Turkish Get Ups (5 x 35lb, 3 x 55lb).
