... And yet, it was then that the muscles played their most essential function, grinding up with their sturdy, invisible teeth that ambiguous, relative sense of existence and substituting for it an unqualified sense of transparent, peerless power that required no object at all." #YukioMishima
"Away from the steel, however, my muscles seemed to lapse into absolute isolation, their bulging shapes no more than cogs created to mesh with the steel. The cool breeze passed, the sweat evaporated - and with them the existence of the muscles vanished into thin air....
Followed this work up with Nordic curls for 2x7 at the same angle and standard as the last time (see below), as well as BW+10x7 and 8 reps on the reverse Nordics (also see below).
Finally back to progressing on #MaxEffort #HackenschmidtSquats, here for 75, 85, and the 92.5 PR, which seemed easy enough, but I still couldn't quite manage 95 after that. Then it was 70x2x9 backdowns, which matches my best set from December, but twice in this case.
Saturday's #MaxEffort #LarsenDeadBench for 205, 215, and the 225 only matching my best, but I feel better about resuming progression. Then 180x2x5 backdown, a 145x8 #JMpress PR any which way (they're all PRs as of last month), and finally, ascending #strictCurls up to the 90x5 PR.
MNSD002.07 - Tribes of Moonside Sessions Vol. VII
Moonside's foremost tribesmen bid farewell to the Magic Theater in the last of Tribes' interdomestic disturbances, on the threshold of nomadic wanderlust.
Originally released April 2, 2010, remastered as of March 8, 2026.
MNSD003.01 - Tribes of Moonside Sessions Vol. VIII
Another plunge into the abysmal prairie-side with your favorite moonshiners.
Originally released May 24, 2010. Remastered as of March, 2026.
Featuring the sonic stylings of @blardland.bsky.social and @rmblrx.mooonside.com among other noteworthies
Yesterday's #MaxEffort #ZercherSquats for 275, 285, and the 300 PR. Then 235x2x5 backdowns. My second session ever with Zercher squats.
MNSD014.21 -> "It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity! Or remorse or fear and it absolutely will not stop! ever... until you are dead!"
@rmblrx.mooonside.com
#4trackCassette #nerdseq #xaoc-zadar #IndustrialMusic #modularSynth #powerElectronics #throatsinging
MNSD014.20 -> โBombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world.โ
@rmblrx.mooonside.com
#4track #4trackCassette #cassette #nerdseq #xaoc-zadar #IndustrialMusic #modularSynth #powerElectronics #throatsinging
PRs on all fronts here with #deadPreachers for 105x7 and 90x14, as well as #deadPilgrims for 45x15.
#MaxEffort #Deadlift but only matching my best of 435 since it's been so long. It moved easily enough I probably could have managed at least 440, and I did try to follow up with an attempt, but no dice. Should go next time though, just had to touch base before moving on.
#MaxEffort #ringHSPU here. Still can't do this depth from the bottom up, but I did manage to add another 5lb (BW+10) going from top down. I also decided to start making sure to bring each backdown rep to a dead-stop, which did knock down the reps quite a bit but should help the dead single along.
#MaxEffort #snatchGripDeadlift for 345, 365, and the 385 PR. That's 20lb worth in two months. Then it was a 305x5 backdown.
#MaxEffort #deadPreachers for the 105x6 PR and 90x12 for no PR. Then a little demo of a unilateral row variation I cooked up, basically just a #ringPullAround, performed for 10 on both sides. This was all after pullup PRs for BW+60x6 and BW+35x13.
No PRs on the #MaxEffort #seatedPress but plenty of discernible progress, I think. Even recovered the misgroove at 140 pretty well. Backed down with submax 5s and backed off with a #BTNpress AMRAP.
Been a while, but here's the latest on the #hypertrophies front.
#deadPreachers here for the 100x8 PR and then 90x11 for no PR. I'll step the top set up to 105 next time to knock it down a few reps and probably manage to get past my best 90x13 after that. Then I backed off with #deadPilgrims for the 45x12 PR.
#MaxEffort #JMpress here for 155, 165, the 180 PR, and then a 185 PR. Then backdowns of 145x2x6.
And so proceed the #gains on this #MaxEffort #SLDL, here for 365, 385, and the 410 PR. Honestly wasn't even feeling that strong today, hence the hypeup. That's 15lb worth of PRs on this in the last three months. Then it was 325x5 on the backdowns. All of this was after submax pin squats as per usual
Going forward, I'm going to attempt this depth again from a dead bottom-up and I think should manage when more fresh. I'll likely alternate that work with adding weight in the top-down work. And when that work gets heavy enough, I'll progressively raise the rings for bodyweight work.
#MaxEffort #ringHSPU here, this time performing them top-down for a change of pace (like a pin press rather than dead): warmups from +1" and 0", then the PR of -2"x4. I did attempt that depth bottom-up but still couldn't quite manage, at least after that 4 rep set. I did manage a BW+5x1 PR, though.
Had to use the hands for a little boost on the first rep of the first set of Nordics, but I figured starting from the top wouldn't require that and, sure enough, was proved right on the second set.
For the reverse Nordics, I'm just glad to be able to do them now without debilitating foot cramps.
After max effort Hackenschmidt squats on this 'lower' day I decided to try #NordicCurls without hand support, and so I raised the bench angle up to 9.4ยฐ from my usual 4.2ยฐ.
I followed up with decline #reverseNordics for BWx2x12. Really loving the depth on the decline with less foot/ankle stress.
Ascending sets on #strictCurls for 75 and 85x5 and a PR of 90x4. Only my third session of these. Then #JMpress for 135x10 and 8.
This was all after max effort Larsen Dead Press and before front pulls and dips.
"Live, laugh, lay down a suppressing fire with the incinerators and fall back by squads to the APC."
Say again? All after incinerators.
