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
