My 25-minute warm-up streak is still alive!

Today’s Workout Log

Warm-up

25 minutes of dynamic stretching and soft-tissue work

Workout

Box Squats – 105 pounds – Sets: 5/5/5/5/5 (2m rest)
Elevated Trap Bar Deadlifts – 175 pounds – Sets: 5/5/5/5 (2m rest)
Dumbbell Reverse Lunges – 27.5-pound Dumbbells – Sets: 6/6/6
Hanging Straight-Leg Raises – Bodyweight – 7/5/5

Cool-down

Dead Hang (elongates spine) – 67 seconds

Workout Journal Notes

I got a late start again today, and I was tempted to shorten the warm-up, but I stuck it out and completed all 25 minutes of it.

I really wanted to keep my streak going, and plus, Thursday’s are the shortest workouts of Phase 2, and they are completely cluster-less!

I felt great on squats and concentrated on really exploding up on each rep. I can feel my glutes activating and working a lot more than I used to, which is great.

Deadlifts are finally getting pretty challenging, and I’m really feeling those working as well.

My grip felt a little stronger than usual on the Dead Hang too, and I lasted for one of my longest times.

I’m thinking about getting some wrist straps, so I can hang for much longer (3-5 minutes), because it’s a great exercise for spinal decompression, especially after load-bearing exercises like squats and deadlifts.

Tomorrow is the last day of “Medium” load week, which means next week is “Very High” load week, with clusters — yikes!