SHANE'S TRAINING – Week of January 6, 2025

SHANE'S TRAINING – Week of January 6, 2025

After a week essentially off, I dropped back to the same weight I did the week of December 16th. It feels easy but a little rusty due to the week of no practice. I did bodyweight stuff and band work, but it isn’t the same as the highly intricate O-lifts.

Still doing some easy strength for chins, dips and deads. I’ve dropped squats in favor of trying a new protocol. I made this choice largely for time purposes. I found myself running out of time to actually get the easy strength squats in. I have had great success with this setup in the past and wrote about it in the Box Squat Protocol.

Coming back to normal life has been tough. Waking up at 4am is hard. The training is hard. The hardest thing, by far, is getting back to eating. I took it easy the two weeks of Christmas and New Year and didn’t closely track my food. I was in a clear deficit since I lost 7 pounds and going back to 4500+ calories per day hasn’t been easy. I know my stomach will adjust, but it sucks in the meantime. I know, woe is me.