Bench Press & Deadlift day, felt a bit better than the previous day. Pause Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 135lbs. Climbing sets of doubles: 2 @ 145lbs, 2 @ 155lbs, 2 @ 165lbs, failed a rep at 175, went down to 165 by accident instead of 170 so did another 2 @ […]

Bench Press & Deadlift day, cycle 2. I was particularly low energy due to having shoddy sleep. Bench Press: Sets 1 & 2) 5 reps @ 115lbs. Sets 3 & 4) 4 reps @ 145lbs. Sets 5 & 6) 3 reps @ 155lbs. Deadlift: Sets 1 & 2) 5 reps @ 210lbs. Set 3) 245lbs. […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 1. Bench Press: 1) 4 reps @ 155lbs. 2) 4 reps @ 155lbs. 3) 4 reps @ 165lbs, did this as a split set of 3 reps then 1. 4) 3 reps @ 170lbs, this was a rough set of a single, a miss, then two more singles to […]

Bench Press & Deadlift day, cycle 6. Testing did not go as desired this week. Bench Press: Set 1) 5 reps @ 155lbs. Set 2) 3 reps @ 165lbs. Set 3) 2 reps @ 170lbs. I failed to rep 175lbs a couple times, so forfeited the strength test this workout. Instead I did a few […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 5. Close Grip Bench Press: Set 1) 4 reps @ 155lbs. Set 2) 4 reps @ 165lbs. Set 3) 3 reps @ 170lbs. Set 4) 2 reps @ 175lbs, done as one single, a failure then another single. 1 set of 30s static holds – 5 reps. Deadlifts: Set […]

So I decided since work is bringing me closer to my first gym, LA Fitness, that I’d re-sign up for the winter. I like my current gym (Forward Fitness a.k.a. Fitness Factory 2) and intend to keep it, but during the winter I worry about road conditions being bad and LA Fitness is literally in […]

Pause Close Grip Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 135lbs. Climbing 2’s (two reps at increasing weights): 2 @ 145lbs, 2 @ 155lbs, 2 @ 165lbs, 1 @ 170lbs (failed the last rep). Deficit Deadlift: 2 sets of 8 reps @ 205lbs. Bonus Round (reps to failure): +12 reps. Iso-Lateral Incline Chest Press: […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 2. I was still sick with a cold, so this workout wasn’t as effective as it could’ve been. Close Grip Bench Press: Sets 1 & 2) 5 @ 115lbs. Sets 3 & 4) 4 @ 145lbs. Sets 5 & 6) 3 @ 155lbs. Deadlift: Sets 1 & 2) 5 […]

Bench Press & Deadlift day, cycle 1. Bench Press: Set 1) 4 @ 155lbs. Set 2) 4 @ 155lbs. Set 3) 4 @ 165lbs. Set 4) 3 @ 170lbs. Deadlift: Set 1) 3 @ 275lbs. Set 2) 3 @ 275lbs. Set 3) 2 @ 250lbs. Set 4) 1 @ 300lbs, several fails for second rep. […]

Bench Press & Deadlift day, cycle 6. First of all, did some cardio this morning of a 4.37ml run. Poor pace, but was nice to do some kind of run prior to the Great Race. Bench Press: Set 1) 5 @ 155lbs. Set 2) 3 @ 165lbs. Set 3) 2 @ 170lbs. Need to improve […]