I’m sitting at home writing this around 4 and a half hours after the birth of second daughter.
Seems a weird thing to be doing right now, but now that the wife is out of recovery, due to covid I’m only allowed 2 hours visiting per day until they get discharged…
So yea, may as well do something and doing this along with telling the world about the birth of my child seems as good as anything…
Although I might keep it short.
Anyway, at the time of writing, gyms have been open for 2 weeks now and we’ve had a plethora of PB’s at Savage Strength…
As follows…
Dan - Log 102.5kg, Front Squat 160kg, Deadlift 270kg
George - Front Squat 150kg
Dean - Strict OHP 67.5kg
Lou - C&J 50kg
So yea, one every other day.
It’s a fantastic start back to the gym and a real testament to the hard work the guys put in during their home sessions.
Oh and Jen got heavier through lockdown but improved her body composition while doing so… So that’s a nice little PB too.
There’s a lesson there too.
Don’t just look at scale weight, if we had Jen would have probably just stress about weight gain and want to lose. I doubt any of you have access to a DEXA scan but the primitive techniques of taking measurements and progress pictures can be invaluable in building a more complete picture.
We also have a new Top Dogs board (or so I call it) at FSI and my guys have been getting on there in their various weight classes.
So again, as follows…
Lucy (u57kg) - Pullups x12, Push-ups x35, 1RM Deadlift 105kg
Dan (u120kg) - Pullups x4, 1RM Deadlift x270kg
George (120kg+) - Pullups x4
Lou (u63kg) - Pullups x6, Push-ups x22
Paul (u105kg) - Pull-ups x10
Notice all the pull-ups on there?
Aside from the obvious that i’ve had my guys hammer pull-ups through lockdown it tells you something…
That I value the pull-up.
Whether you’re a 57kg female or a 125kg male, you should be able to do them and if you can’t you should start learning.
They’re a huge bang for your buck exercise that requires minimal equipment. And ontop of the obvious benefits in back strength and size, they’re also a great indicator of general fitness, great for your posture and will hugely improve your grip strength!
They’re also a nice way to decompress the spine after a big barbell session.
So do them and do them often as they’re pretty hard to overtrain.
I’ve got other notes written down that I wanted to speak about…
Mainly on the early arm bend i’ve managed to develop in the snatch as a by product of my movement selection to correct another error… Along with notes on how I plan to get rid of it…
But childbirths got me ready for bed so that’ll have to wait.
The title of this post is what my first daughter Astrid said when she woke up this morning and knew she’d have a little sister by the end of the day.
Until next time
Adam
