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got back late last night. awesome vacation, so relaxing. beautiful weather for the most part, warm water, lots of sleep.

in terms of exercise, i played tennis every day at the beach except one, when it rained all morning. did some random jumps here and there. swam every day. back on the horse tonight, gonna take it easy. need to set up a program for the next 6 weeks or so, try to peak again in late sep/early oct.

isn't dupuy french or something? that would explain the incomprehensible english.

get 5kg and 10kg if you can get two. if only one, get 10kg. less-bouncy are easier to use, IME.

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe a little
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up

- DLRVJ submax x 15-20

- squat 295 x 1,1,1,1,1,1; 185 x 20
the 20-rep set was easier than i hoped it'd be.

- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 45s x 10,8,6
-- inverted row x 15,15,14
weak pressing.

- stretch

and now, la playa. i might journal at some point mid-week because i have to take my work comp -- concurrent emergency situations in pakistan and tajikistan will do that -- but not holding myself to it. vacay, brah.

^^^kelly baggett has been an advocate for those in the past.

you're probably right about not getting CNS ramped up enough. the workout you quoted is a bad example, though, it's probably the worst i've felt going into a workout in at least the last three months.

two things that i did a good job of at the beginning of the year and then fell off in late spring and summer are getting enough sleep and limiting alcohol intake, especially during the week. after my gf and i broke up at the end of may i've felt driven to be a lot more social. fill the void, i guess. and friends visiting from far away compounds that. the drinking has gone down -- didn't have a drop between sunday and today -- but this fall i need to recommit to sleeping enough, consistently. no screens after 11 PM and lights out by midnight, sunday-thursday.

i haven't read anything about weighted vests in a while, but IIRC they're most useful for stim if you just wear them around all day. contraindicated for plyos and bounds and stuff because you're already overloading the joints, the vest is superfluous for training effect and, as you said, can worsen movement efficiency.

the vest might be causing you more pain just by making you heavier.

yesterday:

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe a little
MENTAL STATE: great

- squash x an hour
basketball court was in use by the fucking krav maga children. so my best friend and i played squash for the first time since college. we're evenly matched in most things but back in the day he beat me more often than not in squash. but i had my revenge yesterday: 16-14, 15-13, 17-15, 13-15. winning is good. 

made me want to play more, such a fun game.

today:

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: right shin, left lat, glutes
ACHES/INJURIES: right toe
MENTAL STATE: tired, zero motivation, had to drag myself to the gym

- jump rope and joint circles x 20 mins

- stretch

better than nothing.