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Originally Posted by Melkerson
Those are two of the most important things. Add in proximity to where you live and ability to use chalk at will and you've hit the gym jackpot.
Yeah they don't care about chalk. I'm not a huge fan of iron plates, though. They feel heavier, especially to squat. I do love their benches though. I can self unrack a 1RM load. Problem is that the gym is often so dead that there's nobody to spot that single. Luckily I'm on a program where failing reps is ~impossible.
Tuesday 10 March 2020 Training
Sheiko #29 W3D3
1ct Bench Press: 45x5, 95x5, 115x4, 135x3 x2 sets, 150x3 x7 sets, LS @8.5
Squat w/belt: 45x5, 135x5, 185x4, 205x3,
225x3 x6 sets, LS @7
Goodmorning: 135x5 x5 sets
DB Fly: 25s x10 x5 sets
Machine OH Press: 45s x4, 45s+10s x4 x4 sets
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Okay there's some good and bad here to discuss.
The good: I'm approaching the end of the first sheiko cycle and basically haven't missed a training session. I almost missed today, when this morning I woke up at 5:30am (2.5 hours before work) and ended up getting to the gym and realizing I didn't have my key. I managed to make it in for an evening session.
Today was my first workout since starting the program that I had zero back pain, which is pretty awesome considering that squats aggravate my lower back even more than deads. I feel like I can finally consider increasing the weights, though I probably won't. The #30 template comes with an across-the-board volume increase of like 1/3 so it will be tougher even if the weights stay the same.
The bad: I haven't been making it to the gym on Sheiko off-days for gpp/cardio sessions. I haven't been waking up at the same time every day, with times ranging over the last week between 5:15 and 10:00. I know it's terrible for me but it's just so tough to resist my natural inclination toward nocturnal patterns. Not to mention that work and life have been especially inconsistent lately. I really need to begin prioritizing getting my circadian rhythm in order because it's part of a bunch of negative feedback loops that are ruining my life right now.
Today was an okay session. Bench press was kinda heavy but that's probably to be expected considering its a 6:30pm session with no caffeine and I did some relatively hard work all day beforehand. Squats were the best they've felt since before xmas. The filmed set was the last set and I managed to bury the last two reps. No excuse not to do perfect reps with the submax nature of this program.