APRIL 3, 2026

DAY 93 — THIS IS WHERE IT COUNTS

Kia ora whānau — Jamie here.

Day 93.

Seven days left.

This is it.

Not the beginning.

Not the middle.

This is where it counts.

Because everything up to now has built the system.

But these final days?

They show whether you can hold it together when the finish is close.

Fatigue is there.

Repetition is there.

The mind is starting to look ahead.

Today was about staying exactly where I needed to be:

In the work.

TRAINING LOG – DAY 93: HOLD UNDER PRESSURE

SIMULATION

Date: April 3, 2026

Location: Home base / commercial gym + outdoors

Equipment: Barbell, heavy dumbbells, weighted vest, heavy ruck

SESSION OVERVIEW

Warm-up (15 min)

5 min easy row or bike

Full mobility flow (hips, ankles, shoulders, thoracic spine)

Dead hangs x 45 sec

Glute bridges x 20

Empty bar complex x 2 rounds

(Deadlift → Front Squat → Push Press)

1 min nasal breathing reset

MAIN BLOCK — STRUCTURAL STRENGTH

A. Barbell Front Squat

5 sets x 3 reps

Moderate-heavy (RPE 8)

Stay upright. No rushed reps.

B. Barbell Strict Press

4 sets x 5 reps

Full-body tension, controlled lockout.

C. Barbell Romanian Deadlift

4 sets x 6 reps

Slow hinge, strong finish.

Rest 2 minutes between sets.

SECOND BLOCK — CARRY COMPLEX (5 ROUNDS)

Heavy Farmer Carry — 100 meters

Front Rack Carry — 50 meters

Weighted Vest Walking Lunges — 20 steps

Rest 90 seconds.

Grip fatigue showed up early — composure stayed.

FINAL BLOCK — 90 MINUTE RUCK

Ruck March

Moderate-to-heavy load

Steady pace

Posture checks every 10 minutes

Nasal breathing priority

Same distance.

Same discipline.

COOLDOWN (10–15 min)

Slow walk

Posterior chain stretch

Hip flexors and calves

Supine breathing x 8 minutes

NOTES / REFLECTION

Front squats demanded full focus under fatigue

Press remained consistent

Carries tested grip immediately

Ruck required patience in the final stretch

Day 93 reinforced something important:

It’s not about how you start.

It’s not even about how you build.

It’s about how you hold it together at the end.

Seven days left.

Stay in the work.

Don’t look ahead.

Endure.

Jamie Te Huia

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