Strength day. Diary is light — a self-study block, gym/mindfulness, dinner, no live meetings. Today is yours: Strength A in the gym (upper + chin-ups), and the People Who Matter interview is still ready whenever you want it.
No live meetings, nothing needs prep. Protect the self-study and gym slots.
Today (Tue) — Week 3 Build · Strength A (upper + chin-ups), 3 sets. Back-safe upper-body strength, no pounding. Sandbag lunges, eccentric chin-up negatives, lat pulldown, cable rows, landmine OH press, DB chest/OH press, lat raises, curls + triceps @ 10–12; plank 60–90s. Full session on the WOD tab.
Tomorrow (Wed) — Strength B (lower/posterior) + conditioning. RDL, step-ups, hamstring curl, calf raises @ 10–12; farmers carry. Then 4×4min intervals — this block (Wk3–4) they move to the treadmill for run speed. Treadmill 4×4 ⇒ keep Fri/Sat easy (2 impact days).
Load rule: ~94kg, injury-free is the point. Heavy squats & deadlifts out. 3 sets, stop 1–2 reps short of failure. Race: Sun 9 Aug, ~65min (4:38/km) — 40 days out.
Quiet day. Yesterday's brief filed; Inbox swept clean. "The People Who Matter" interview (Round 4, prepped 28 Jun) still awaiting your answers — kids, Wanda, your dad, closest friends. Nothing new overnight.
Family & per-child dynamics + the Dad thread (Round 4 targets this) · what "a senior gig that doesn't consume me" looks like · body & mind.
Tuesday · Week 3 (Build) · Strength A — upper + chin-ups
Warm-up (8–10min) — 5min easy rower/bike; then band pull-aparts 2×15, scapular slides, cat-cow ×10, thoracic rotations ×8/side, a few dead hangs.
Main set — 3 sets each, @ 10–12 reps unless noted:
Cool-down (5–8min) — dead hang 2×20–30s (back relief), pigeon 45s/side, hip-flexor stretch 45s/side. Sauna if available.
Load cue: progress load or reps every 2 weeks; keep 1–2 reps in reserve. Back talking? Drop the sandbag lunges, add a second core set.
Strength B — lower/posterior, back-safe: RDL, step-ups, hamstring curl, calf raises @ 10–12; farmers carry. Then 4×4min conditioning — treadmill this block; keep Fri/Sat easy if so.
Weights logging coming soon.