I’m in process of updating last few days. I forgot to post last few workouts. Thanks for visiting and commenting. Every year in October a strength coach posts workouts for the entire month of October. It’s basically an international squat party. He posts the workouts the day before at noon. Everyone gets the workout at the same time but it’s up to you when you perform it the next day.
In theory everyone participating is squatting for 31 days, rest on weekends. You figure out your maxes before day 1 and based on the workout, you calculate your weight for each day as it posts. They post on instagram @penandpaperstrengthapp.
Also in December similar to October but it’s focused on deadlift hence the term Deadcember. These are the only two months everyone Is doing the program together. It’s grueling and people drop out. I’ve been doing it for last few years with exception of 2020.
Of course, I was strong and lost all my strength and atrophied badly while fighting for my life from Covid. This has helped regain my muscle and strength. Last year my numbers were extremely low as I had no strength. This year it’s propelled me through after a year of rehabilitation to near where I left off. I still have. Ways to go. Anyways, at the end of the 30 days, everyone PRs. This workout builds your entire body as I leave out some exercises based on covid fatigue. To get the full gist of what I’m doing look it up, including the hashtag
#squatober #deadcember
You’ll also see people who posts their workouts specifically for those two months of you look up the hashtags. Throughout the year he’ll throw examples out there randomly until it’s time to start again. He has tons of plans on his actual website which is tagged under his screen name on IG. Honestly I screenshot all the workouts every year and save them. Then I use them as templates and break up the workouts. I just don’t squat each time until October. FYI, every year the workouts are different. Not one is identical, that’s why I save them. He has been doing it since 2016.
Thank you for the detailed reply.
I actually just checked out @penandpaperstrengthapp on Insta and wow, that's an intensive routine! I took a few screen shots as well, as the work outs, like the "see-saw" stuff would be a nice mix up to do for a week or so. I'm actually in the process of cutting some weight, and that volume and frequency of squats would be my undoing lol!
I get the whole COVID fatigue thing. I'm actually just coming out of a 2 + plus week COVID infection. My experience was no where near yours (I'm glad that you're relatively okay), but it's still been taxing nonetheless.
I haven't actually jumped back into any lifting whatsoever, short of some kettlebell stuff, as I've been reading/researching that symptoms of so-called long COVID can occur because of putting too much extraneous physiological stress on the body too quickly after the infection and recovery period.
I didn't actually require any treatments, short of self-medicating with OTC stuff, but I did run and am still running a number of the OTC supplements to help, and/or potentially mitigate the potential for longer lasting symptoms.
I'm currently running 1000mg of Quercetin, 1200mg of N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), 50mg of elemntal Zinc, 600 mg of of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), & 2000 FUs of Nattokinase. I'm hoping that this will mitigate any potential long-term symptoms while I recover. My stamina and endurance is noticebly down, as I've been getting a bit winded even going up and down the steps. I was actually supposed to start TRT tommorrow, but may hold of for a bit while my body recovers and shoots to hit some type of homeostasis.
I actually just saw that your in York, PA. I'm actually based in Lancaster County, and go to the Restore Hyperwellness in Lancaster as well! Small world! Take care and good lifting!!
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