Week 4
Aug 3, 2025 — Block 2 (Current)
Week Schedule
Day
AM
PM
MON
🚴 Bike 2 - Easy/Moderate/Easy
🏋️ Workout 1
TUE
🚴 Bike 1 - Intervals
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WED
🧗 Climb indoors (this was an easy session); Workout 2 at the climbing gym
🚴 Bike 4
THU
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🏋️ Workout 3
FRI
● Mountain Biking
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SAT
● Mountain Biking
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SUN
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🏋️ Workout 4
not done at the time of this writing but will finish it before bed tonight
Logged Results
Workout 1 - Lower Body Squatting
| Exercise | Sets | Reps | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Squat | 4 | 8 | 63/68/68/68 | 1st set at 63lbs; 68lbs for subsequent rounds. Probably should have been heavier. |
| Bulgarian Split Squat | 3 | 10 | 25/20/20 | 25lbs for first round and 20lbs for subsequent rounds. Quite hard. Last week did these setting my knee down on a yoga block. Did not use the block this week so I think I was going lower. |
| Deadbug Movement | 3 | 30 sec | unweighted | Did 30 sec per side. I had been cheating on these; was not lifting my head off the ground. They are much harder that way! |
| Anti-Rotation Plank | 3 | 30 sec | unweighted | Rested 30 seconds. |
| Pinch Grip with 10lbs DB | 5 | 40 sec | 10 | Rested 1 min between rounds. |
Workout 3 - Pulling with Lower body
| Exercise | Sets | Reps | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanian Deadlift | 4 | 14-12-10-8 | 110/100/100/100 | Round 1 - 110lbs; Subsequent rounds 2 100lbs. |
| Plate Hold | 4 | as long as possible | 35 | Round 1 - 2:15; Round 2 - 1:50; Round 3 - 1:40; Round 4 - 2:00 |
| Bar Hang | 4 | 65 sec | unweighted | Can progress this. This was some work but not "tough". |
| Dumbbell Bent Over Rows to External Rotation | 3 | 10 | 5 | Did this with 5lb plates. |
Workout 4 - Upper Body Pulling
| Exercise | Sets | Reps | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supinated Pull-Ups | 3 | AMRAP | unweighted | Only did 4. Felt weak. :( |
| Pendlay Row | 4 | 8-6-4-2 | 74 | 8-6-4-2 with 44+30 = 74lbs - This weight is a tad too heavy; form not amazing. |
| Dumbbell Row | 3 | 8 | 35/25/25 | 1st round used 35lb plates and that was way too heavy. Moved to 25lb plates for subsequent rounds. |
| Dumbbell Rear Delt Fly | 3 | 8 | 10 | Used 10lb dumbbells. |
| Single Leg Good Mornings | 3 | 6 | 44 | Used 44lb bar. Did 6 each side. |
| Bird Dogs | 3 | 12 | unweighted | These were a hot mess! Tricky!! |