I got a lot of feedback on yesterday’s post. Most folks agreed that the content was spot on. At least 3/4 of them thought it was too long, and potentially condescending. Long winded and condescending is the last thing I want to be, so I’m adjusting my approach. I chatted with the owner of my daughter’s school today, letting her know I had some concerns (no specifics yet) and that I’d like a chance to sit down with her to chat about the menu. She was open to it, so we set up a time to meet for late next week. This buys me a little more time to provide ideas and tools rather than just spew a bunch of facts at her. A conversation, at least, is a step in the right direction.

Almost lost my lunch with today’s workout in the ungodly midwest heat and humidity. I’ll get used to it, I’m sure, but I gotta stop training in the mid-afternoon.

Today’s Workout

Hang Power Clean: 5 x 3 - 95, 115, 130, 135, 135

Last week looked pretty much the same except I tried 140# on the final set and failed on the 3rd rep. I think I need to increase the loads in the early sets and decrease the amount I add to the bar each time. This will take me backwards a bit in the weight, but my form on sets 4 and 5 were spotty at best. At one point, I felt my left elbow give a bit and tweaked that shoulder as I tried to dip under the bar. No bueno.

Deadlift: 2 x 5, 1 x 13 @ 235#

Still 20# off my pre-break mark at the same reps. This is and will always be my favorite lift.

Conditioning:

3 rounds for time of:

400m run +
12 Front Squats @ 115#

I finished in 12:40. Not sure if it’s lack of sleep, or that I’m 1.5 weeks deep into a Whole30 and could be missing out on calories, or the oppressive heat (D. All of the above), but while I faired well in the strength component, I had to scale reps and rounds for the conditioning (rx was 5 rounds and 15 reps). I scaled on the fly, and wish I had scaled the load instead. Lesson learned.