Very short logs because I’m backlogged again. Deadlift and Front Squat day for new cycle 1 of the second 6-week mesocycle. Yay. Deadlift: 1) 5 reps @ 260lbs 2) 5 reps @ 260lbs 3) 5 reps @ 280lbs. Front Squat: 1) 3 reps @ 150lbs. 2) 3 reps @ 150lbs. 3) 2 reps @ 160lbs. […]

So begins the 6th and final cycle of my 6 week/cycle program. I’m really enjoying the progress of the program so far and feel like I’m making steady gains. The structure of the program is fun, and I love that as I go I get to tweak and make it better. One chronic issue of […]

Alright, another Deadlift/Front Squat day begins cycle 5, a higher intensity training cycle. For this cycle I’ll be focused on applying some of the high intensity principles to make the reps mean more. Some of that will be slowing the cadence, some of that will be pausing the reps and some of that will be […]

Quick log for Deadlift/Front Squat Day for cycle 4. This cycle is a speed training cycle, to improve the ability to apply explosive force in lifts. It was rough simply because training for explosiveness is new to me, and I was not satisfied with the speed of most of my lifts, but that’s okay – […]

Alright today was a new day of my third cycle of my fitness program… the next four workouts will be focused on hypertrophy adding rep ranges (8-12 reps) with a little extra than what I did last cycle. I’m also testing out new splits on the lifting to see where I’m at. This workout was […]

Alright short log for the first day of my first hypertrophy cycle. Higher volume, lower weight is the theme. Keeping the log short as I’m a few days behind in recording, I have a video to share though so it’ll get to the front page (boo!). Today is Deadlifts/Front Squats. Put a lot of work […]

Today was the first day of my phase 2 workout plan, which I detailed extensively in my long video blog that I linked in the previous post. It was a real great workout and let me tell you, you take a week off from extensive training like I had last year and you notice right […]