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Awesome, great completion ratios.

So: 10 handstand pushups -- done. Think I need to add more 'pulling' movements to maintain shoulder health. These were a bit painful at times35:00 stationary bike -- totally neglected this one! Doing other things and didn't retest. Should have a crack at it tomorrow.4 x 140kg squat -- nope, managed 2 x 2 x 140, but didn't gain enough strength to do them in a single set. I went back to a 5x5x120kg workout yesterday, I probably need higher volume to get towards that goal.Didn't hit the squat goal, but having it did make me train them a lot more consistently.

Well done! Glad you got some good habits underway

Thank you. Not sure if I will hit my goal though.

Vastus Medialis is my favorite painful muscle. Amazing the tension it can hold onto

If you just need to win arguments saying "Do the maths" if often enough, even if you haven't done the maths yourself. I've also heard good things about the Mind for Numbers book Jakkals recommended.

Bananas are overrated for potassium. They do have some, but tomatoes & tomato juice are richer. As IncredibleH said it could be other (or combo of) electrolytes too, as well as hydration & fatigue.

Squat progress: 2 x 140kg, 2 x 140, 5 x 120. Inching towards slightly more 140 reps...

Blazing! I'm trying to get to a 20:00. I like numbers that are divisible by 4 and 5.

Well done. The simplest way to post a video is probably an 'unlisted' one on YouTube. It's in between public/private in that people need to have a link to it to view.

I doubt you failed the last rep for that reason. I think 5x5 squats with the last set close to failure like that is damn hard. I know Starting Strength programs 3x5 for the squat. My novice hunch is that if you're going for strength you're less likely to stall with fewer sets; and if you're going more for hypertrophy the weight might be too much if you can barely complete the sets. Personally I would err on the side of a deload. I find it frustrating to lift one weight, get tired, then not be able to repeat it again for weeks. Or worse, you force yourself to get it up (because you know you can) and get lax with the form and strain your back. My whole squat 'programming' right now is about doing the same weight (140kg) fairly often & letting it become easier. I'll add more weight later, but for now I'm wiping it out as as mental and physical barrier. I've done 152.5kg in the past, but I need to get lower weights nicely squared away.

Like sarakingdom said...rowing machine!

Good stuff. For the push ups you could try doing 20 as soon as you get out of bed. You'll have done ~2/3 your daily quota first thing.

Well, I introduced that link as an interesting 'idea', so hypothesis pretty much synonymous. I've got another hypothesis too – you're posting on a fat loss thread with a 6 pack avatar, saying refined sugar is interchangeable with other forms of carbs in food to troll people. Fair play, I fell for it

Most native speakers get it wrong anyway

Well there are some interesting ideas about cellular vs acellular carbohydrates (e.g. those bound up in whole foods like sweet potato vs. muesli with refined sugar). It's an over simplification to say that because all carbs in the diet become glucose or fructose in the body that there's no difference between them. Muesli is not the worst thing you could eat, but it's far from the best. As Turtle said, lead with protein, especially in the morning. Leave the sweet breakfast deserts for some other sucker.

Anima – are you concerned that if you ate according to appetite you'd under, rather than over eat? Maybe a more intuitive approach of following your appetite (assuming you're eating nutritious food) and energy levels would be better than a calorie count. All that data entry and their inherent approximations makes it seem hard to maintain. If it's not forced, then I think very low calorie days can be safe for obese people. There's a lot of supplemental energy that can come from fat oxidization. On the other hand someone who's 120 pounds and doing CrossFit all the time would put themselves in a bad spot if they ate 1000 a day. (btw it's 'lose weight', not 'loose weight' )

Ha, great. Sometimes a little frustration or aggression can be very helpful.

Squats today – (warm up sets), 2 x 140kg, 1 x 140kg, 8x100kg, 8x100kg I was brain-weary from work, so glad I went.

Great work; good habits developing it seems

Thanks CJ. Radical Ed – yes squash is a mix of different intensities, a lot of short powerful movements and punctuated recovery. On the stationary bike I do ad-hoc intervals. No timer, or audio track, I'll just peddle much harder for a while then recover at a lower pace on & off. Average power was 154w, but I had peaks of 480w or so. My interval fitness in squash is decent, it's actually the aerobic base and steady state strength endurance I think I need to bring up a bit. They work together though. Cheers.

Goal #3 done — Squeezed out 10 Handstand push ups for the first time (feet against wall at top & bottom of movement).

Get a new girlfriend. This one's bad for your health.

I'm interested in the different ratios you're targeting for deadlift vs squat (2x : 1x). Do you prefer the DL a lot more to be targeting a much higher weight? I've got a double BW squat goal, currently able to do about 1.8x

Well done, that's great. What are your times out of curiosity?