Tuesday Evening
1 hour Jodo
1 ½ hours Iaido

These are overly physically demanding but about a couple of hours I know if done something and am aching in different places to normal, it’s only my second week so body is adjusting

Wednesday
Tried out hotel gym, gave up it sucks, plan is to hit the gym at the different site I’m working from.  Been told I should be able to use it but we’ll see.


As with food journal am writing these offline, to be posted at the weekend probably

Thursday
Well that was better, got to use the gym at work which at least has free weights, which is all ya really need for most things anyway

Deadlift
2 x 2 \ 60 kg (132 lbs)
1 x 4 \ 152.5 kg (335 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 130 kg (286 lbs)

Due to lack of chalk and the battered old bar I lots my grip before no 5.   Will try again tomorrow, and may try to sneak my chalk in.

Dumbbell Overhead Press
1 x 5\ 10 kg (22 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 20 kg (44 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 18 kg (40 lbs)

Rowing sprints
5 x 100 m
21.2 s, 21.6 s, 21.6 s, 41.6 s, 21.4 s
I kinda drifted off during 1 of the 1 minute rest periods and missed the start of the 4th sprint

Also did about 90mins of walking today, split in to 2 pieces

Friday
Rest day today, basically woke up with muscles feeling pretty stiff so decided not avoid the gym today, think it might be all the extra walking

If you can't use chalk try using a hook grip.

Walking should reduce stiffness and soreness do to circulation advancement without developing lactic acid.

Not used hook grip before, think my plan is just to sneak chalk in however if that fails then will give it a try.  Trying to avoid going back to lifting straps, which i've left at home so can't get to them until after next week anyway, and by then i'll be back in my normal gym for a bit (hopefully) and can go back to using lots of chalk.   Other option is just to reduce the weight a little and that may end up giving some increases in grip strength for when i get back to normal gym

With the walking, i've kinda been a bit lazy lately so walking lots is a bit of a shock to my body, similar thing happen last summer when the GF and i spent lots of the weekends walking to beach, it'll pass and then like you say should act to reduce stiffness

The hook grip doesn't take long to get used to and does help.

I do use chalk as well though.  It makes a lot of difference in the Aussie heat 

You could use a chalk ball in a bag without anyone really noticing.  You can buy them from climbing shops, or make one yourself.

Monday

Deadlift
2 x 2 \ 60 kg (132 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 152.5 kg (335 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 137.5 kg (302.5 lbs)

Ok I caved in a got the lifting straps out, but I’m pretty sure this is the most I’ve deadlifted for reps in over a year.

Dumbbell Overhead Press
1 x 5\ 10 kg (22 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 24 kg (52 lbs)
1 x 5 \ 22 kg (48 lbs)

Pull ups
1 x 3 \ BW
1 x 2 \ BW
Rowing sprints
5 x 100 m
Don’t have the times to hand, but quicker than last session

Also did about 30mins of low intensity cardio, which sucked


(as with last week can’t get online so writing this offline to post later)

Tuesday

Martial arts
1 hour Jodo
1 ½ hours Iaido

From a health and fitness professional perspective (with regard to injury prevention) if you can't lift it with just your grip alone (w/chalk,gloves) you can't lift it.

Yes that is 1 perspective, but from a me keeping myself motivated and making progress perspective using straps keeps my progressing.

I am only 1 or 2 workouts from having to reset my deadlift weight down and working back up to hopefully beyond where i am now, the aim of the PTTP program is that you don't train to failure, so when failure does occur you reduce the weight and then begin ramping it back up again.   When i do reset i'll lose the straps and have the confidence when i approach these weights that i can focus on gripping them, knowing that the rest of my body is capable of making the lift

Friday

Deadlift
2 x 2 \ 60kg
1 x 1 \ 157.5 kg
1 x 1 \ 142.5kg

As predicted i failed, felt weak today, probably from yesterdays lack of calories.  Back to 140 kg on Monday

Dumbbell Shoulder Press
1 x 5 \ 10kg
1 x 5 \ 28kg
1 x 5 \ 26kg

Am liking these, and curious to see how it will read across to my more usual barbell pressing

Pull ups
1 x 4 \ BW
1 x 3 \ BW

These felt pretty easy, suspect that's more down to weight loss than strength gain

Rowing machine sprints
10 x 100m
Average time: 22.09 s

Upped the volume of these, was hard work.

Swimming

So it's clearly been a while since i really pushed in the pool, maybe 20 years :S

400 m - took about 12 minutes, didn't have my watch with me so had to really on wall clock.  I seriously need to improve condition and upper body stamina, but overall it wasn't too bad.  I'd like to get under 10 minutes by the time April rolls around, although this is going to be a challenge i know it should be possible, i took a number of short breaks during this so if i can get through without any breaks i should drop under that.

finished off with another steady 150 m