Mid week blues...

Ok so it isn't even mid week yet.. Maybe I'm getting the blues early coz I know I'd be very busy till the end of next week. I have a Project Law class throughout this weekend and I know I'd be burnt out.

On another note, I finally did use the sandbag, but being a very large one (capacity of 136kg), I only filled it with 40kg. I had a hard time moving it coz of the extra space inside, so I double folded the top. The result? I large, rounded solid bag of sand.

Not really what I was looking for, though. I was hoping that the bag would be longish with a lot of room for the sand to move in (too much room.. Imagine trying to grab the collar of a guy whose wearing an oversized shirt). Unfortunately, due to the diametre of the bag, it kinda all fell at the bottom, making it look like a round stone.

I have no complaints, though. For real sandbag workouts, like shoulderings, sumo squats, push press (haven't reach there yet. I can push press two 20kg kettlebells but can't do it with a 40kg sandbag.. Its all in technique), etc, it fits the bill. However seeing that I am really struggling with only 40kg of sand (which is 1/3 of the bags' intended weight), I should've gone for a Brute Force sandbag instead, since with the longish yet smaller diametre can handle lower weights like this better. But then again, I'd probably say the same thing of wanting an Ironmind sandbag for the extra weight capacity if I had a BF sandbag, lols..

So my training on Saturday was simple as I was trying to get my technique right:-

a) Shouldering - 2 x 6
b) Shoulder squats - 5 x 4
c) Zercher squat - 5 x 1 (NOTE: This IS hard if you don't have adequate ab strength, like me.. I can squat a 90kg barbell but can't do loads of this).

As mentioned, I tried push presses a few times, but couldn't nail it yet as the grip is totally different (having to compress and push the bag activates a whole loads of different muscles).

Monday training was full body weight, using my rings for the pulling exercise.
a) Pull ups - 6 x 5
b) Elevated push ups - 10 x 5
c) False grip rows - 10 x 5
d) Deep dips - 4~5 x 5

Didn't do well on the dips, maybe because I already fatigued my arms on the push ups. Do note that all of my body weight exercise are done at a very slow tempo (2 sec up, 1 sec hold, 2 sec down) to maximise strength building via time over tension.