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I feel like I used to be really good at air squats for high reps and good speed. Not so much any more. My body got very used to the low bar back squat and it is having trouble adjusting. But as much as I complain, it could be worse.
WOD
Bench: 12×185, 11×185, 8×185
Weighted pull-up: 3×53, 3×72, 3×77, 3×77, 3×77
50-40-30-20-10
Air Squat
Sit-up
9:38
Pretty happy with all of these. I think I used to be better at weighted pull-ups, but that was when I weighed 15lbs less. My max used to be about 110lbs. Haven’t tested in a while. This is also better for bench at 185, though again, I weigh more now. Still, absolute strength gains are nice. Sometimes 185 is 185 and it doesn’t ask you how much you weigh before you have to move it.
The metcon went pretty well, though I think I used to be faster. I am still bad at sit-ups (nothing new). I am not debilitated by the squats today, so that’s good.
Food wise:
Three eggs, a little ham, and 2 clementines for breakfast.
Tortilla soup for lunch
Chicken and asparagus for a snack
Jerky and sweet potatoes post WOD
Chicken sausage and cabbage for dinner
I am trying to keep my meal sizes smaller since I listened to the Barry Sears interview and he discussed how even IDEAL foods can cause inflammation when eaten in large quantities. Doesn’t mean I eat less, just less at one time. I eat a little more often to make up for it. If I plugged everything in I would guess I am between 2500-3000 calories. That is more than a sedentary person, less then many active people. I am trying to make such great food choices that I can squeeze every bit of energy out of each bite of food. Stick to meats, veggies, nuts, seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar and I should be ok. Food quality starts to slip and I would probably need to eat MORE. You know grains hinder the absorption of nutrients into the body.