10/14 18:15
Mobility warmup
SQT 3x5 205#
OP 95# 3x5
Pull-ups 6,6,5,4,3
Grip work
Jump rope (x50) + push-up (x10) circuit x4
Being slightly hurt is really doing bad things to my motivation. There's no reason I didn't go get in a short run this morning, aside from a general feeling of being "lost" because I wasn't on my planned program (i.e. being able to do what I really wanted to do).
I've been mulling over what I want to do when I'm able get back on the horse. This article on T-nation caught my attention this week:
by Christian Thibaudeau Extend Your Life and Look Better Sadly, getting as huge as possible won't lead to a long life. Here's how to maximize both your muscular potential and your lifespan. I've been involved in resistance training for 27 years and have recently seen a new phenomenon emerge...
www.t-nation.com
The bottom line: if you're "old" (40+), don't bother chasing max strength, work your strength/power endurance. Which is the conclusion that many of the experienced folks around the forum (
@Bret S. and
@Alan Mackey come to mind, guys I've got a lot of respect for) seem to have come to as well. Even Jim Wendler, the 5/3/1 guy, seems to have come to that conclusion. It's funny... I did exactly that in my 30s - I gave up on trying to being the strongest guy in the room. Where I'm at now, I wouldn't recommend that... at least not in your 30s. I think chasing max strength while you have the capacity to do so is the right thing to do (as I recommended to young Mr.
@Pave recently). Maybe I just gave it up too early. Right now, if I'm honest... I want to keep chasing max strength, despite recognizing that my recovery rate is well below what is needed for the typical programs out there. I want to learn how to do it as a 40+ lifter. If I figure out how to do so, I guess I should write a book.
I'm hopeful to next week be feeling good enough to start a new plan - a mix of Tactical Barbell and some A+A work.
On top of all that... at this point, we're about 2 weeks out from a TSC. And I am nowhere near in shape for a TSC. Is what it is, I guess. I do believe there's value in putting yourself to the hazard even when you aren't quite ready for it - in my mind, that's kind of the key to having a warrior spirit; you don't always have the luxury of feelling prepared for battle. Hopefully
@LoriLifts will cut me some slack when I don't blow the roof off at the TSC at the end of the month.
PS. as long as I'm tagging people...
@offwidth , I've got a lot of respect for you too... but I suspect that at no point in your life were you a max-strength junky.