I need to! When do the temps start dropping?

November-March are the best months for bouldering temps. Ideal weather is highs in the 40s. Can of course climb when it is much warmer as well.

October is hit or miss. It could easily be in the 60s or 90s.

Yup, got lucky last year when some friends from Toronto came down mid October, decent temps, but the day before they arrived it was like 85+. November to be safe.

But I'm sure me and cottonseed will be out there for some degenerate night sessions come September.


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6/26

BP 2sec P
5x185 @6/7
5x190 @7
2x195 @7.5, 8

Inc BP (4 sec eccentric)
4x5x145 (@7,7,7,8)

Chest DB flys (straight arm)
3x10x20

face pulls
3x12x7

cable cross shoulder side raises
3x10x10lb

Standing plate shoulder raises
3x10x15lb

JM press (learning)
8x65
8x75
8x85


Feeling pretty strong. Weight has jumped a notch I think.
Some of the lean markers/striations still visible so I've got a decent bit of room to play with.

7/4
Horizontal machine rows
4x10x115

NG Chins (3ct bottom stretch)
4x6

Chest sup cable rows
3x12x63

Lat PD ind arm
2x10x90

Back support leg raises (full ext)
4x15

Climbed for 20 min

Will finish biceps on Sat.

Well yesterday I woke up and my back/sciatic was tweaked.
Kinda was noticeable all day. Didn't feel any better today. Sleeping on it seemed to make it worse. Oddly I was getting pain both in extension and flexion. Just practice swinging OHP I was feeling some pain, which is pretty weird, like it's the same injury as before but has a bit different characteristics. I'm gonna go try to OHP and see what happens but yeah this sucks. Was finally getting on a role I felt like. No idea what triggered this tbh.

7/5

Well back wasn't too bad I don't think it affected much although I was a bit apprehensive and didn't quite attack the weights like normal. Core was a little wobbly at first pressing.

Yeah so pretty sure I was good for 6x150 which is e1rm 180. I should be a lock after a peaking cycle.

OHP
5x145 @8
5x150 @9
3x5x135 @7,7,8-

TNG BP
5x205 @6/7
3x6x205 @ 7,7,8

Dips (trying to stay more in triceps here)
10xbw+10 @6
3x10xbw+15 @7,8,9

7/7
Climbed

7/8
BW:176.9
Ffs not sure how I’m not really gaining on 3k cals. Guess I’ll bump another 100-200

TNG BP
3x6x215 @7,7.5,8
3x5x225 @8.5,9,9

Seated OHP
3x6x125 @7,8,8

Floor press
2x8x160 @7,7
8x165x8?
8x170@8?
Hard to tell on these tbh

Arnold press
30lb x 10,10,12

Seated inc DB T.EXT 45 deg
4x10x25

1 arm rope T.EXT angled
4x12

7/9

Med grip PU

6x 10,10,10,10,10,10 x bw

1 arm seated cable row(?)
10x43
10x47
2x10x50

45 deg. BB row
10x155
3x10x160

EZ bar curls & ss chest supp rear delt
4x12xBar+30lb & 4x10x3lb

Hammer curls & ss face pulls
4x11x25lb & 3x15x7lb

7/10

BP 2sec P
5x185 @6/7
5x190 @7
2x195 @7.5, 8

Inc BP (4 sec eccentric)
3x5x145 (@7,7,7,8)
5x150 @8


JM press
6x85
8x75 (realized I forgot to go thumbless that's why it was feeling weird)
3x8x85


I cut some **** out, have been feeling a little less psyched this week, and potentially a hair weaker than last. Maybe crossed MRV. I also may have too much junk accessory, idk. Will prob either deload a bit, and or pivot into lower reps and run a peak block.

7/11

Climbed, pretty well.

7/12

Aight i think my weight has officially bumped up a bit. 180 this morning. I lifted fasted this morning because Rogan and Robert Orbest were talking about it on the podcast the other day. Dislike. I went for a max on OHP because I felt like it, weighed 180 and will prob need 185 to go next time for the BW. Oh well.

OHP
170x1 @9.5
175x1 @10
2x5x135

TNG BP
3x5x205 @6/7/7

Dips
3x10xbw+15 @6,7,8

7/15

TNG
4x3x235 @7/7/7/8 (I’ll upload vid of set #2 when I get WiFi, curious of thoughts on rpe given bar speed)

Pin press OHP
4x115 @6
4x120 @6
2x4x125 @7

PU
10xbw @7
3x5xbw+25 @7,8,8

Facepulls
4x12x10lb

Going to have less accessory work this block and see how it goes.

7/16

climbed, good!

7/17

Felt strong today!

Wide grip TNG (+3in)
5x205 @5
5x210 @6
5x215 @6/7

Push press
4x145@5
4x155@6/7
2x4x160 @7

BB rows 45deg
8x165 @6
8x170 @6/7
2x8x175 @7/8

CG BP TNG (inside knurlings)
5x145
5x155
5x165@7

7/18

Climbed. So we are gonna get outside on ropes for the first time on Sunday.

Bowfished. It was my 5th time going with my buddy. I shot pretty well this time. Anyone ever done this? Very fun.

7/19

OHP
3x145 @7
3x150 @8
2x3x155 @8.5

I was sorta not attacking this I noticed on last set 1st rep, so the 2nd rep I tried to blast it up as hard as I could and hey it moved quicker. I think that's a general leak of mine that I can improve on.

Block Press (2inch)
3x225 @5
3x245 @7.5
3x250 @8.5 (think I kinda fumbled this one)
3x245 @7.5

PU NG
3xbw x 12,10,10

Machine horiz pulls
3x8x130


So this cool new thing is having muscle contractions (use that word because they're stronger than little twitches) on their own. It's been my left tricep for about 4/5 days now. It just rapidly contracts about 10x in a row every few minutes. Today I woke up and was laying in bed and both quads started doing it. Which I don't think is a caffeine or nicotine thing because I'd, well, been asleep for 7hrs.

My strategy this year has been ignore **** and see the doctor less, but this is pretty irritating and a bit concerning. But I have not noticed any weakness, atrophy, or pain associated with it.

I've also noticed random little single or double twitches every few minutes which occurs in random locations all over body in the past month.

Of course the calf twitches that happen non stop for the past year+.

No idea if any are related or whatever.

Have fun roping up! It is going to be hot AF, of course, but I think you will dig it. It is just bouldering with rest.

7/21

Climbed outside. The other guys set the trad gear and we (gf & I) followed and top ropped it. It was both our first time being outside on rope. We had fun! We did 3 routes, I think they were 2 5.9s and 1 5.10+ or 5.11-. Which top roping doesn't count for anything but we were getting our feet wet. Really enjoyed the 5.10 it had some unique features and a variety of holds/movements. I finally relaxed a bit on this one and could focus more on climbing. I guess I have a bit of a fear of heights, or just anxiety being high off the ground and trusting everything. Both the guys we climbed with were very experienced and did a good job teaching and reassuring us.

I'm excited to see the climber Krista turns into in the next 3 years. She has a lot of finger strength to grow into and a high ceiling. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see her knock down some v8s within this time frame. She been getting in a lot of climbing volume without any injury issues, which is another good sign.


7/22

TNG
4x3x235 @7/7/7/7.5
3x240 @ 8.5

Pin press OHP (low)
5x125 @7
2x5x130 @8, 8.5
5x125 @7.5

PU
2x5xbw+25 @7,7
2x5xbw+30 @8, 8.5

Facepulls
4x15x10lb

Curls EZ bar, wrist down
3xBar+20 @ RPE8

Sick! Awesome to have someone else who shares the passion in the same household. Will be cool to see her progress.

7/23

Climbed. Soso, forearms were pumped like crazy. Wonder if training biceps after climbing sessions could be a good idea. The other day I did some curls with my wrists cocked down to limit forearm help. I feel like forearms are a big helper for anything biceps for me. I also notice my forearms getting worked a lot on pullups or lat PDs.

7/24

Wide grip TNG (+3in)
5x210 @6
3x5x215 @7

Push press
5x155@6/7
2x5x160@7.5
3x170 @8.5

BB rows 45deg
8x170 @6
8x175 @7
2x8x180 @8,8.5

CG BP TNG (inside knurlings)
3x6x165@7,7,8

Pre-exhaustion seems to have a couple places in hypertrophy.

1. Fatigue the target muscle so it fails first. This would be doing cable flys then bench so your chest is the limiting group, not the triceps.

2. Fatigue non target muscles which contribute too much. Sounds like your forearms in the curls. Could also see maybe the traps in side raises? Think the first point has more useful applications.

Pretty sure pre exhaustion is fake.

Actually, almost anything natty is fake (except getting stronger and adequate protein). And anything on the sauce is real, including nothing.

Philosoraptor

7/26

OHP
1x165 @8.5
3x145 @6
3x150 @7
2x3x155 @8,8.5


Block Press (2inch)

2x3x245 @7,7
2x3x255 @8,8.5


Machine horiz pulls
1x8x130
2x8x135

Facepulls
3x12

PU NG
3xbw x 13,10,8

Stretched cable curls
3x12
Actually felt these way better in my biceps

7/29

TNG

260x1 @8? https://youtu.be/tzXBEYF4h7Q
4x3x235 @7/7/7/7.5
3x240 @ 8.5
225x8 @9.5 (man I was gonna do a 5 repper but self control went out the door). It’s like pulling a bluff you know you shouldn’t.


Pin press OHP (high)
5x115@6
5x120@7
3x5x125 @7,7.5,8


PU
3x5xbw+25 @7,7.5
2x5xbw+30 @8, 8.5

Facepulls
4x20x7lb

Curls Cable shoulders back
3x12

One of the better looking bench techniques around here, but still, No Lift. Ass comes off.

Yeah maybe I need to address something there. It feels like when my upper hamstring/lower glutes area get tight it lifts my upper ass off. There is still contact there in between my feet and upper back.

I've read make sure knees are below hips and mine are well below so not sure what to do about it.

Yeah so messing with it today its my inner thighs that maintain contact and when flex push my upper glutes up. Not sure how to fix it or if I need to even.


7/31

Wide grip TNG (+3in)
5x210 @6
5x215 @7
2x5x220 @7.5,7.5

Push press
5x162.5 @6/7
5x165 @7.5
3x3x175 @8

BB rows 45deg

2x8x175 @7
3x8x180 @8,8.5

CG BP TNG (inside knurlings)
6x165 @6
2x6x175 @7,8