IsoMax 6x6: Week 5 Log

4/20
1-rep Max Retest

MM Pike

While I'm in week 4 of 6x6, I'm also in week 3 of Strength Side's Master Mobility program. This week introduced the Jefferson Curl. I'd tried this exercise before with empty hands and a bag of soup cans. Thus, while there has been online debate over the safety of this exercise, I was confident the risk to my lower back was low, as long as I trained with light weight. For the first set, I used an 8kg kettlebell. For the next set I switched to a 12kg KB. I decided to use the 12kg for Jefferson curls going forward. The 12kg is heavy enough to pull my body into a decent stretch, but not so heavy as to cause my body to tighten up.

4/21
MM Horse Stance
MM Bridge

My right hip flexor or adductor - not sure which - was sore but I got through the Master Mobility Horse Stance superset. I didn't feel as much of a stretch in the pecs when I practiced the Low Bridge. Upon review of the instructions I realized I should have started with my heels of the floor. Anyway, to get a better stretch out of the pecs, I'll try pushing my head higher off the floor. Looks like the hips need to be pushed higher off the floor as well, so the load is not all on the arms.

4/22
Last-rep max force (lbs):

Zercher Squat 174.6
Overhead Press 87
Drag Curl 144.8

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4/23
MM Horse Stance
MM Bridge

I was able to stretch my left pec more without irritating my left shoulder. I was also able to stretch my right pec further compared to 4/21.

4/24
Last-rep max force (lbs):

Zercher Squat ??? - IsoMax reported 14.8, which is a glitch that occasionally happens
Overhead Press 87.8
Drag Curl 160.2

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