Deadlift & Front Squat day, cycle 4. Rough day. Was recovering from a strained right glute, so tried to take it easy. Deadlift: Set 1) 4 @ 265lbs. Set 2) 4 @ 265lbs. Set 3) 4 @ 285lbs (rough final set). 5 sets of doubles for speed, 2 @ 200lbs. Front Squat: Set 1) 3 […]

Deadlift & Front Squat day for cycle 3. This is the new period for stability and control. Deadlift (Pause): 3 sets of 5 @ 235lbs. Climbing sets of double reps at normal speed: 2 @ 250lbs (plain grip), 2 @ 265lbs (plain grip), 2 @ 285lbs (pinch grip), 2 @ 300lbs (switch grip – split […]

Started cycle 2, hectic stuff going on at work due to Back to School and our store prepping for closure, so there’s that. Again, short log since I have a backlog. Deadlift: Set 1) 5 @ 200lbs. Set 2) 5 @ 200lbs. Set 3) 4 @ 250lbs. Set 4) 4 @ 250lbs. Set 5) 3 […]

Alright, this is the first log of my third mesocycle of my Phase 2 lifting program. I’ve made some major changes to the program, so referring it to Phase 2.1. I’ll separate the summary of the changes in a different log, keeping my actual workout logs more for my personal records for now. Deadlifts: These […]

I started a deload due to a lot of personal life stress (job situation) and just found it hard to focus, so felt like the best thing was just deloading. I also needed time to completely rework my plan, which I’ll detail in it’s own log. Deadlift/Front Squat day deloaded… Deadlift: Set 1) 5 reps […]

Deadlift & Front Squat day, cycle 6. Today I had an awful energy level, was dehydrated and in general felt like crap. Excuses aside, my deadlifting was poor enough that I’m only increasing my training max 5lbs. Deadlift: Set 1) 5 reps @ 260lbs. Set 2) 3 reps @ 275lbs. Set 3) 2 reps @ […]

Alright, finally starting cycle 5 with Deadlift & Front Squat Day. This training cycle is a lot of pause reps, lower levels of momentum and slower actions – higher intensity. Pause Deadlifts: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 230lbs. Climbing 2’s (dual reps of weights increasing 5%): 2 @ 245lbs. 2 @ 260lbs. 2 @ […]

Deadlift & Front Squat day is back again, for a new workout cycle. Cycle 4 is speed work, which I really feel is fun. Starting to feel better too. Deadlifts: 4 sets of 1 normal rep @ 260lbs + 3 speed reps @ 230lbs. Drop set of speed pulls continued until pulling speed levels out […]

Deadlift and Front Squat day, but I was still feeling sick so the workout was shorter than I’d prefer. Start of cycle 3, hypertrophy plus, where I do a little bit more than I did last week. Deadlifts: Set 1) 11 reps @ 195lbs. Set 2) 9 reps @ 230lbs. Set 3) 9 reps @ […]

Deadlift & Front Squat Day. Beginning cycle 2, basic hypertrophy. Deadlifts: 1) 10 reps @ 195lbs. 2) 8 reps @ 230lbs. 3) 8 reps @ 245lbs. 4) 5 reps @ 260lbs. Front Squat: 1) 12 reps @ 115lbs. 2) 10 reps @ 130lbs. 3) 8 reps @ 140lbs. 4) 3 reps @ 150lbs. Noticed the […]