That's rough man; sorry to hear it. Are these sorts of sleep issues typically short duration for her, or can you expect this to continue for a non-trivial length of time?

Well never any certainty. The last time this particular issue happened to this degree, it went on for about a month and then another ~2 months at half/quarter frequency. But, that was like 9 months ago and lately she shakes things off a bit faster.

As mentioned in Rexx's log, I take Glycine and Theanine specifically to help me get restful sleep in the face of multiple wakeups, but there are limits to the effectiveness.

I'd recommend forgetting about the yoga when the caretaker comes and just try and get some sleep. I really feel for you, when my dad was sick he used to wake multiple times during the night and I had to get up and check on him. It was seriously brutal and I only got through it by taking naps during the day when he was napping, even then it was extremely hard.

Take care.

Wound up going to doctor as symptoms worsened and then caretaker came later. Tried and failed to nap so went to yoga where I nearly puked up my 3 CFA lunch all over the superhot gloriously tattooed one beside me, but held it back like a hero. I mean, I suppose I could have puked on the guy on the other side of me, but doubt I would have been looking that way.

It is amazing how little can be learned by going to the doctor.

True, but they still need to sign off on certain things, legally - plus you want it on your record in case you end up in a hospital.

Well 2 nights of decent sleep mean OK to lift again. Went for a bit of a bridge day and about 45 minutes with some warmups of bar snatches & OH squats:

5-20

Front Squat 5x225
HBB Squat 5x275, 2x305, 2x315, 2x325 (RPE 7.5?)
Bench Press 5x185, 5x195, 6x205 (RPE 8)
Pullups 2x8
Chinups 2x8
Mixed Grip Pullups 4x6
Rows 6x185

Great to hear you got a couple of good nights sleep in!

Thanks! Not quite feeling fully rested or energetic yet, but the stress relief of working out will hopefully help get the brain back in gear. I *could* have worked out yesterday but have learned through experience that if last night was then troubled I'd be totally, totally screwed.

5-21

Hot Yoga

Disc (frisbee) Golf:
1st outing of the year, includes 1st time throwing anything. 6 holes left handed 2-disc scramble with the dog after rain but before dark. My spinning tee throws were rusty and I couldn't do anything beyond just a straight low path so distance was pretty lol. Regular standing mid-range throws were pretty great, actually. Power to burn now. Need a new set of heavier discs--not a single wobble even today. Putting weak but that's to be expected. I may...be able to make par over the summer if I can just string together multiple times of actually playing. It really helps that the course is set up to be tough on righties.

Hot yoga back to feeling in rhythm and easy breathing.

5-22

wu Bar Split Snatch 4x3
Pullups: 2x6, 3x5x+30
1-arm Arnold Press 5x25, 5x40, 5x55, 3x65
Overhead Squat 3x8x45, 5x105
Front Squats 6x155, 5x225, 3x245, 3x255, 3x265
Fat Bar OHP 4x170, 4x180, 2x190 (F3), 1x190 (F2), 3x4x175 to RPE 10
1-leg RDLs 2x5x155
Sumo Deadlift 6x275, 5x335
Deadlift SSPTs (~20 second rest) 3x1x385, 4x1x395, 3x1x405 (F4)
1-arm Kettlebell swings 2x24x55

I guess today felt reasonably good except I sporadically got lightheaded after the heavy deadlift singles. Did SSPT style to reduce time. I may have been able to power through the last one (was probably over halfway there) but thought there was a reasonable chance I could pass out if I did so as I was feeling slightly worse than the most lightheaded rep and didn't feel like I could release any breath. I was drinking Downtown's recommended Sivation Extend BCAA so I assume that's what did it. That 335 felt challenging for sumo, especially the first rep. Used straps for everything until the heavy singles--getting used to them.

OHP was maybe a bit aggressive to aim for a top set of 4x190 and I actually had a pretty bad grip position for the first attempt, but I feel good about the drop sets. Think I found a form problem where I'm trying to push straight up instead of up and slightly back--the weight moves easier and faster when I do it right, but also have to be a bit careful to avoid pushing too far back.

I just forgot to circle back around for heavy pullups.

5-23

Hot yoga

5-24

Overhead Squat 10x45
Zercher squat (fat bar DL from floor) 6x90, 6x180, 6x230
HBB Squat 5x275, 5x305, 5x315, 6x325 (RPE 9?)
Bench Press 3x195, 3x205, 3x215 (RPE 8)
Round Back Chinups 2x6, 2x5x+30
Back extensions 2x12

Easy run 15 minutes
Uphill Sprints 6x40

Quite a rush session. Didn't have a rack available so essentially wind up using my thighs as the rack, if that makes sense. Actually feels kinda cool deadlifting the fat bar. Squats felt a lot better than I expected--should have gone for more weight, if I had time would have gone for another set at 335, but gym was closing. At least I felt like my form was good. Went for some quick sprints to make up for lack of drop sets or "heavy walkouts". Bench press was painless, which is nice with a little uptick in weight.

5-25

Missed the yoga class so dropped by gym for some STRONGMAN:

Hammer curls 2x16x35
OH Tricep extensions 2x12x65

Yoke walk x 100ft 2x330, 7x430
Farmer carry x 100 ft 2x310

That felt a lot better today. Not expecting to utter those words tomorrow. Next time: ATLAS STONES!

5-26

Hot yoga

5-27

Easy Run 4 miles in 50 minutes (hills)

Missed gym hours. Already 90 degrees with high humidity here. Could've been a miserable run, but luckily I've been doing hot yoga 3x per week

5-28

wu Bar Split Snatch 4x3
wu Bar snatch
wu SOTTs press (BTN snatch grip) 2x6x45
wu OH squat 2x8x45
Split snatch 4x3x75
Snatch 2x3x75, 2x3x95
Power clean 3x75, 3x95, 3x135, 3x155
Front Squats 12x155, 10x205, 8x215 (RPE 8.5?)
Fat Bar OHP 5x140, 4x170, 4x180 (RPE 10), 3x190 (F4), 3x180 (RPE 10)
Pullups 3x6x+30, 2x8
Trap Bar Deadlift 8x225, 6x315, 6x365, 6x375, 6x385 (RPE 9.5)
Dips 2x8

Weird day in the gym as new equipment was arriving and most things being re-arranged. Luckily it wasn't bench press day but I wound up doing some strange circuits. Had not been planning on doing heavy-ish trap bar deadlifts but it seemed easier by that time. Also spontaneously decided to do more than just warmup snatches & cleans and switch frontsquats from heavy to higher reps, which was fun. Not sure where to put the RPE at the end of the front squats just because I'm really not used to being winded and feeling a burn in my legs. Been worried about dips due to the lingering shoulder-area pains and they did indeed feel lousy during warmups but then totally fine for the actual worksets.

5-30

The Program:
Actual:

wu Hammer Curls 24x25, 16x35
wu Bar snatch 2x3
wu SOTTS Press 2x6x45
wu Overhead Squat (5 sec descent, 3 sec pause) 2x5x45
Snatch 2x3x95
Bench Press 9x155, 6x205, 6x215, 6x225 (RPE 9?), 2x6x210 (to RPE 9)
Front Squats (3 sec pause) 5x155, 2x225, 2x245
Safety Bar Back Squat 5x155, 3x245, 2x315 (RPE 10), 2x325, 2x335 (RPE 7.5), 2x2x315 (RPE 8?)
Round Back Chinups 5x8
Pendlay Rows 12x135, 2x8x185
Cheater Rows 8x135, 8x155, 8x165, 8x175, 8x185
Power Cleans 3x135, 3x155, 3x165
BTN Push Press (wide grip) 5x135, 4x155, 3x165, 2x175
Push Press (wide grip) 2x175, 2x185

Walked in feeling like dog ****. Felt good during the lifts but wheezy stumblebum in between. Finally tried the safety squat bar (just for variety) and that thing is pretty difficult to mount due to the rotation involved--this is the reason I nearly tapped out on my first set of 315, better unracks made the subsequent sets easier. The actual lift felt more like a low bar squat with a sort of upright upper body.

Bench press felt fine but it's been a while since I've done sets of 6 and didn't feel like pushing until RPE 10.

Tried some of those maniac cheating rows suggested by that freak with the 900 lb deadlift and the bony legs. Felt alright though I wasn't trying for a challenging weight.

Push presses, I'm just slightly afraid of lowering the weight in BTN position though everything has actually gone fine so far. I'm not afraid of it in regular position, but it does *hurt* a bit. I'm quickly growing to hate the SOTTs press.

5-31

Hot yoga

6-1

wu Bar Split Snatch 2x3
wu SOTTs press (BTN snatch grip) 2x3x45
wu BTN Split press 2x3x45
wu OH squat 2x6x45

Front Squats (5 sec descent 3 sec pause) 2x155, 2x225
Front Squats 3x255, 3x265, 3x275 (RPE 10)
1-Arm Arnold Press 5x35, 5x50, 4x60
Fat Bar OHP 3x175, 3x185 (RPE 10)
OHP 2x170 (F3), 4x155
Sumo Deadlift 6x225, 6x315, 6x335, 6x345 (RPE 9)

Uphill Sprints 6x40 yards


I'm a little annoyed at having to cram in a quick session again. For whatever reason, I just didn't have it on OHP today--could have been the rush/not enough warmup or it could be doing push presses last session and pretty good (if I do say so myself) handstands and wheels in yoga yesterday. Wound up calling Sumo my DL for the day just because time was getting short, but that was fine as the weight at least felt challenging, and glad I fit some sprints in on the way home. I'm more annoyed that I didn't get any pullups, dips, or shrugs in.

Front squats was a strange last set as the first rep was out of whack double-clutch out of the hole thing and a tremendous strain to finish, but then the second was fine and the third fine but excruciating (I mean excruciating but without a badly rounded back). Like the yips on a front squat?

I tried that roobios tea you recommended. Well the only one I could find at my supermarket had vanilla added. I really liked it! Had 4 cups today.

Well great, but I've never tried it with vanilla. I have had "red tea chai", which was also pretty good. Currently I get it loose at a little market.

Uh...where's your log?

MIA. I went to Gloomsville briefly but decided it was bad part of town so left. Will recommence log today.

6-2

Hot yoga

6-3

Run 5 miles (rain) in 60 minutes 909 calories (allegedly)


Gotta admit I was sort of hoping the rain would lighten up. Really had to get out & exercise, though, and missed gym hours.

6-4

wu Hammer Curls 24x25
wu Bar snatch 2x3
wu Overhead Squat (5 sec descent, 3 sec pause) 2x5x45
Snatch 2x3x75, 2x3x95
Bench Press 12x135, 9x185, 2x210, 2x220, 2x230 (RPE 7?), 3x2x215 (to RPE 7?)
Front Squats (3 sec pause) 5x155, 3x225
HBB Squat 3x275, 6x295, 6x305, 6x315 (RPE 9.5), 2x6x295 (RPE 9.5)
Round Back Chinups 2x8, 2x6x+30
Typewriters 2x6
Side-to-side (Archer) pullups 2x6

In a hurry, couldn't get to everything, blah, blah, blah. I may have been able to do more on squats, but after yesterday's long run and not having done sets of 6 in forever, figured a little on the light side was fine and I did feel pretty good about my form.

Snatch at 95 felt terribly stiff.

6-5

Hot yoga

6-6

wu Split Snatch 2x2x45, 2x2x65
wu SOTTs press (BTN snatch grip) 2x5x45
wu OH squat 6x45, 6x65
wu Hammer Curls 18x30

Front Squats (5 sec descent 3 sec pause) 5x155, 2x225
Front Squats 3x260, 3x270, 3x280 PR (RPE 10), 3x265
1-Arm Arnold Press 6x35, 6x45, 4x55
OHP 5x155, 5x160, 4x165 (F5), 2x3x165, 5x155
Wide Grip Pullups 2x5, 2x5x+30, 2x3x+60
1-Leg RDL 2x4x135, 2x5x155
Sumo Deadlift 8x225, 8x315
Deadlift 8x365
Shrugs 2x5x315

Pressed for time and felt a bit wiped after the front squats, press, and pullups so just did "speedy" deadlifts.

6-7

Hot yoga

6-8

wu Hammer Curls 20x30, 12x40
wu Arnold Press 2x6x35
Overhead Squat (5 sec descent, 3 sec pause) 6x45, 3x95, 2x3x105
Bench Press 12x135, 6x175, 6x215, 6x225, 6x235 (RPE 9.5), 2x6x220 (to RPE 10)
Zercher Squats (out of DL) 5x115, 4x205, 2x2x255 (RPE 10)
Safety-Bar Speed Box Squat 2x245, 2x255, 2x2x265
Round Back Chinups 3x8
Side-to-side (Archer) pullups 2x6
Triple shoulder extensions 2x8x15

Today's Overhead squats and Zercher squats were quite strenuous, so figured I'd take it a bit easier on squats and skip other back work (really deep Zerchers). Felt like trying another round of sets of 6 for benchpress...before doing it. Form feels like it's solidifying.

Forgot to note I got a cramp in my hamstring during the last two reps of 235 bench press. I sure as hell hope that means I'm doing it right.

6-9

Hot yoga

6-11

Running: 4.1 miles in 46:00 729 calories