🎶This is the only time I really. feel. alive.🎶 #MaxEffort #SLDL for 365, 385, and the goddamn 405 PR. Then it's a 320x5 backdown for good measure. Really loving the new rotation on my #deadlift maxing (conventional, submax conventional, SLDL, then snatch-grip) keeps the two heaviest well-separated

#deadPreachers here for the 95x9 PR, but then I couldn't quite bring it home on 85 and only managed 12. Mind you, this is after 2 rep pull-up PRs with both BW+55x9 and BW+25x16. Then I tried something new I call #deadPilgrims, which is just reverse dead preachers with elbows at the kneecaps for 45x7

This #MaxEffort #ringHSPU session seemed unreasonably difficult at first: my warmup single at -0.5" almost didn't even start, and -1.5 actually didn't until I thought to move rings out, presumably to where they had been before. We'll see if that ring position helps to get things moving again.

One of these days soon I'll walk into a heavy session ready to bring it, but not today. Not all bad though. #MaxEffort #squats for 320, 340, and a failed 360; still, proud to have gotten under a weight not touched in a year and a half with no knee issues. Then #goodMornings and #reverseNordics.

Lately back to fucking around with generative patches. Here we have a #vcvRack patch making good use of polyphony and phase-based clock/trigger sources. Then I've got some Bitwig automation with an LFO controlling a couple of knobs.

#MaxEffort #closeGripBench here was tenuous affair: after 220 and 230, the 245 PR got a bit iffy toward lockout, possibly because I wasn't sufficiently "rooted" for the leg drive and misgrooved a bit until after a little adjustment. Then it was 195x2x5 backdowns.

Ugh, kinda suspected this #MaxEffort #deadlift session wouldn't go quite as planned, but I just had to try it anyhow. So, here's 405, 425, and the failed 445. Then it was just 325x5 backdown. Lost sight of the goal this time, but fairest January will surely see it done.

Down in the dumps with all my pressing work (bench and OHP) which I think comes down to "shouldering" too much volume, owing to my anthropometry. This #MaxEffort #BTNpress wasn't so bad though, here for 95, 105, a failed 115 PR, and then a 110 salvage. Backdowns for 85x2x10 was at least improvement

Here's a melancholy little #ORCλ sequence (running on #uxn) and applied to the polyphony channel of #mGB (channel 5 through #ArduinoBoy, etc.) to run the #DMG ( #gameboy). All this is happening through the #NerdSEQ which is handling #MIDI CC values with a patch. #chipmusic #chiptune

#MaxEffort #AndersonFrontSquat, here for 205, 215, and the 225 PR, and backdowns of 175x2x5. Then we've got snatch-grip #highPulls for 175x10 and 11. Following this up with Nordic curls and reverse Nordic mobility (trying to get used to seiza/hero-pose positioning in order to do the full shebang).

#RepsForMishima on these #deadPreachers, here for the 85x12 PR and then a 9.

Happy #MishimaDay to all those who celebrate. #Mishima #YukioMishima

Happy motherfucking #MishimaDay.

Yeah, I'm thinking I'm back.

Third #MaxEffort session on #snatchGripDeadlift, here for 325, 345, and the 365 PR, which moved easily enough that I may just go for 375 next time. Then 295x5 for the backdown. I've also included the first set of my jump to 95x2x7 on #weightedSitUps and then also one set of #sideBends with 15x10.

Dealing with golfer's elbow on #deadPreachers so I've opted to put some reps on my lower intensity work until I'm back up to repping 95, after which I'll resume max effort work, micro-loading my way to 135. Here I've managed a 75x16 PR and then 12. 65x16 was my previous best nine days back.

Continuous hang #powerCleans after building up to a #MaxEffort mid-thigh single of 160, and then worked off that in the continuous fashion for backdowns of 125x2x8.

#MaxEffort #HackenschmidtSquats here for 70, 80, and the 90 PR. Not sure quite what was going on with these backdowns of 70x3, then 6, and then, since I could not leave it that way, I pulled myself together and managed to at least match my last best of 70x8.

#MaxEffort #LarsenDeadBench for 205, 215, and a failed 230 PR, then 170x2x5 backdowns.

monday comin'

#MaxEffort #SLDL here for 365, 385, and finally that 400 PR (wasn't such a chore now, was it?). Probably could have done 405 without too much trouble having spaced this out from from my regular #deadlift in the rotation, but we'll see how 405 moves next time before such a jump. Backdowns for 315x5.

What is needful? To ascend but by no mean feat to one's greatest vantage. To plunge unharried into one's depths.

THE THING (1982)

ALIENS (1986)

Never seen #AuroraBorealis near this clearly, hereabouts. Especially in town.

Re: VHS-C

#MaxEffort #squats here for 325, 335, and only 345 since I wasn't so thrilled with my rep speeds. Probably sandbagging a bit, but I'm trying to be extra patient with bringing these back up to an advanced level. Backdowns felt reasonably productive at 270x2x5, then 270x2x10 #goodMornings.

#MaxEffort #closeGripBench here for 215, 225, a failed PR of 245, and successful salvage rep of 235. I'll get that 245 next time for sure. Then it was backdowns of 185x2x5 with a really decent clip, especially on the second set.

#MaxEffort #pinSquats today for 295, 315, and finally got to that 330 PR, though it was pretty iffy from 315's slowdown and 330 getting a bit rattled on the pins. Then it was 250x2x5 for the backdowns.

#hypertrophies chuggin' along just fine. Pumped the brakes a bit on weight-gain, bit starting to let off a bit as wintery conditions set in.

monday comin'

This #MaxEffort #seatedPress has been one tough nut to crack (particularly with sore traps from those high pulls a couple days ago), so I've decided upon the more patient approach by making the backdowns more specific to driving up that max. Now it's submax sets of 5 with each rep dead from the pins

#doubleTapRepEffort #deadPreachers here for the 90x9 PR and then a 7. Pretty good considering my traps are toast from those high pulls yesterday.

Back on track with the #MaxEffort #AndersonFrontSquat, here for 195, 205, and the 220 PR. Then it was backdowns of 170x2x5. This is just some brutal effort, right here.

Love #NordicCurls. Been getting pretty decent at them just using my flat bench propped up on a plate with a squat belt to strap my ankles to the bench.

Screwed up this #MaxEffort paused #benchPress session by accidentally jumping to 225 when I meant to do a 205 warmup single, then 245 went a bit slow, and then I failed the 260 PR. Backdowns of 195x2x5 had a great rep tempo, though.

Some good momentum building on this #MaxEffort #deadlift work. So damned glad added an extra variation to the rotation. Here we've got 395, 415, and the 435 PR. Then it's a 345x5 backdown. Thinking 445 is well within my grasp for next time (after Thanksgiving).

Phill Norwood, 1989

THE TERMINATOR (1984)

来週の秋葉原でのイベントに向けて斜行エレベータを再調整しました。 #mecha #afol #moc #lego #LegoMOC #サクラグABC2025

Here's a little novelty overhead #tricepsExtensions variation I just cooked up. This style I refer to as ring-loaded, which just means that I find a comfortable way of gripping a ring with a loading strap attached. If you try this, be sure to keep your feet back and near to the plates for balance.