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#workout

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✅ Why Dumbbell Preacher Curls Matter! 💪

1️⃣ Pick a moderate weight that allows controlled reps. Going too heavy leads to swinging or reduced range of motion, defeating the purpose of isolation.

2️⃣ Curl the dumbbell up slowly (~2 seconds), squeeze the bicep hard at the top.

3️⃣ Lower even slower (~3–4 seconds) to maximize time under tension and eccentrics for hypertrophy.

#workoutOfTheDay

First another 20 rep back squat, at 50-60^ 1RM + 2.5kg. Which ended for me at 55kg.

Then the #workout "Rolling Stones"

5 rounds for time
* 10 Right Arm Dumbbell Cleans (22.5/32.5)
* 10 Left Arm Dumbbell Cleans
* 20 Wall Balls (14/20)

I scaled this to dumbbell cleans @ 10kg, and wall balls with a 12lbs ball. I guess next time I can go a bit heavier, but my legs are jelly now...

Finished in 12'01"

Today's #Workout

Mobility:
- 20 90-90
- 20 90-90 into hip thrust
- 10 toe grab squats

Warm up: 8 min AMRAP
- 10 alternating Cossack squats
- 10 banded good mornings
- 10 deadbugs
- 5 back squats (empty)

Strength: 15 mins to do 20 rep #BackSquat
- 10 back squats (25 kg)
- 10 back squats (35 kg)
- 15 back squats (41 kg)
- 20 back squats (46 kg, 1 kg up from last time - somehow it was feeling heavier at 41 than it was the previous time, so I did not increase the prescribed 2.5-3 kg)

Workout prep: 2 rounds, to find workout weight
- 4 db cleans, right arm
- 4 db cleans, left arm
- 4 wall balls

Workout: ¨Rolling Stones" 5 RFT, time cap 14 mins
- 10 DB cleans, right arm (10 kg)
- 10 DB cleans, left arm (10 kg)
- 20 wall balls (3 kg)
Finished in 11:03, I did the first round with 4 kg wall ball but decided to go down to 3 kg for my wrists, it's been a while since I've done wall balls

The programmer(s) are frigging sadist, putting a 20 rep back squat and then another 100 squats (wall balls) in the wod.

Tuesday #Workout:
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
10 minutes of strength training.
10 minutes of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).
210 seconds of plank.
15.3 KM of #Running (3°C, 100% humidity, and 14 km/hr wind).

Moved plank to after the workouts to make it easier to do them with @TAV. Good run, got rained on for the last 4 KMs or so.

It's interesting seeing the progression over time (thanks, spreadsheet), with the slow but steady approach towards my current goal. It's still so hard.

Day 1 of 30 minutes. I didn't think I'd do it today because I only did 2 days of 25 minutes last week. I was so exhausted last week I only managed to work out on Monday and Tuesday. Hopefully this week goes much easier. I told myself I could stop at 25 minutes if I needed to, but other than being extremely sweaty I felt fine to do 30 minutes.

Monday #Workout:
210 seconds of plank.
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
10 minutes of strength training.
10 minutes of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).
16.2 KM of #Running (0°C, -2°C Windchill, 86% humidity, and 6 km/hr wind).

Pretty good workouts and run for the start of the week. Pleased the KMs are coming up smoothly so far. May opt to dial it back a bit compared to last week, just in case. We'll see as it's really great running weather.