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WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: hamstrings a little
ACHES/INJURIES: none, right calf was there when i first started jumping rope but went away
MENTAL STATE: okay

- warm up

- depth jump @12" x 5,5

- superset x 2
-- DB jump squat 15s x 3
-- one-step RVJ x 4

- one-step RVJ x 4

- superset x 3
-- BB hip thrust 40 x 12; 80 x 10,10
-- L-sit x 10s

thursday night is friday night in afghanistan.

 

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right hip, right calf
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up
right calf started acting up immediately after i started jumping rope although it hadn't bothered me before today. right hip was wonky off and on throughout the day, especially going up stairs. rode the stationary bike for a bit instead.

- dead lift singles up to 165
that pretty much ties my all-time PR (365 lbs) although i haven't DL'd in literally years. it was not a terribly stressful rep, double overhand grip with no problem. decided discretion was the better part of valor and the gym was closing anyway.

was working until too late to get much of a longer workout in, and the calf thing put a cramp in the planned jumping workout. oh well, this was fun

 

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right hip during beginning of jog but it went away
MENTAL STATE: good

- easy-to-moderate hill workout on treadmill x 20 mins
HR 155-165

- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 50s x 5
-- neutral chin x 5

- dip x 5

- neutral chin x 5

- dip position leg raise x 10,10

- stretch

ETA: someone reminded me tonight that kabul is 6000 feet (1800m) above sea level. does make a difference.

fwiw, with jumping practice, i've found that even just doing some drop-steps or one-step approaches (as i did last night) can be an okay substitute for real running jumps at the rim. helps to groove the pattern at least, and it's not like you're going to be able to do real max/PR-attempt jumps with all the other volume you're doing.

major, major props on finally putting up some video, even if it's a little wobbly. i'll let acole or somebody else comment on it but  for getting it up here.

weird they didn't knock you out for your wisdom tooth removal. i got all four out about 6-7 years ago, i was definitely fully anesthetized.

thanks man. gotta keep just doing something.

tonight:

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: left shoulder a little
MENTAL STATE: okay

- warm up

- depth jump 16" x 4,4,4

- superset x 3
-- DB jump squat 8s x 2
-- SVJ x 2
flying on the SVJs. felt high.

- pogo x 8,8,8

- stretch

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: hamstrings a little
ACHES/INJURIES: left shoulder a little
MENTAL STATE: okay

- warm up

- DB OHP 16s x 10+3+3+3+3+3

- neutral chin up x 10+3+3+3+3+3

- stretch

today was the biggest day of the whole trip, so i didn't finish working until about 9:30. got back to my room, threw on some shorts, and the above was what i had time for (minus the stretching, which i did in my room) before the gym closed at 10. better than nothing.