1-31-24 fbct compromises and goal setting

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Warmup 1 round
3x atg tuck jump
3x Half tuck jump
3x tuck jump
Handstand practice
Held a good handstand in the small amount of time I had.

Squat
2x5, 1x7 @ 235
I'm still feeling tired after that last session, especially my back. At least my knees feel OK. My core needs a lot more time under a heavy barbell. I'm cursing my time away from intense squatting. 

Superset x 3
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Hip Thrust @315
(5,6,6)
Finally a breakthrough with this movement. I raised the Thruster Pad Bar by one peg on my rack and now it feels much more natural. Removing the deficit also makes the movement much more stable. I haven't felt my glutes sore like this in a long time. I was correct that "the burn" isn't enough for glutes. They need to strain against a heavy load. On that note, this is another lift I've become weak on.... I'm so tired of writing that.
Standing Pike Pushup
(11,8,8)
I usually do these with my knees on a bench. I don't know how much that affected my reps, but I didn't feel particularly strained in comparison. It was after my first set I realized that I'm very under-recovered still. 
chin up
(7,7,7)
The rep drop-off here compared to last session cemented the notion that I'm under-recovered. 
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I had to do a short session today. My real life had to come first and this was the compromise that was made. I set a timer for 35 minutes, did what was most important to me and called it a day. Since last session I have been consistently eating 2000kcal a day. My weight surprisingly dropped from 185 to 183. I don't feel like I'm withering away during my daily life anymore, but this very short session felt like a dud. 

My mind has been wandering towards goals that require me to bulk but I'm still not ready yet. I want to be lean first. I need to set conditioning and calisthenics goals to make myself happy for the time being. The first thing that comes to mind is rep goals for single leg squats and ab work, so maybe I'll try reorganizing my program for that.

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