Bench Press & Deadlift day, cycle 5. Bench Press: 1) 4 @ 155lbs. 2) 4 @ 165lbs. 3) 3 @ 170lbs. 4) 2 @ 175lbs. Then did 4 reps of 30s static holds with my training max of 190lbs. Deadlift: 1) 3 @ 280lbs. 2) 3 @ 300lbs. 3) 2 @ 310lbs. 4) 1 @ […]

Deadlift & Squat day, cycle 5. Deadlift: 1) 4 @ 280lbs. 2) 4 @ 300lbs. 3) 3 @ 310lbs. 4) 2 @ 315lbs. Last rep was rough. Then did static holds for 30s with my training max weight, 350lbs for 5 reps. I almost felt like passing out after holding the weight the 5th time, […]

Dev day, cycle 4. Had to catch up on biceps, and had to get shoulder work in since I did so much benching this week (4 days of benching with extra sets). Dumbbell Bicep Curls: 3 sets of 8 reps @ 35lbs. Spider Curls: 4 sets of 8 reps @ 50lbs. Seated Bicep Preacher Curls: […]

Squat & Bench Press Day, cycle 4. Squat: 1) 4 reps @ 175lbs. 2) 4 reps @ 175lbs. 3) 4 reps @ 190lbs. 6 sets of speed reps for doubles: 2 @ 135lbs. Last rep was a grinder here. Bench Press: 1) 3 reps @ 155lbs. 2) 3 reps @ 155lbs. 3) 2 reps @ […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day part 2, finishing up what I had before then doing a good run after. Low Incline Chest Press: 4 sets of 6 reps @ 60lbs (last set was a split set). Pause Bench Press: 5 sets of 3 reps @ 145lbs. French Press: 4 sets of 6 reps @ 70lbs. […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 4. I had overate had bad meal planning today, and it was late with a time limit. So felt a bit tired. Bench Press: 1) 4 reps @ 155lbs. 2) 4 reps @ 155lbs. 3) 4 reps @ 165lbs (form was good but took my time, did 1 rep, […]

Deadlift & Squat Day, cycle 4. Noted I had a limited amount of time to get to work, but needed to get this in as I had two days off. Celebrated my 6 month anniversary with my girlfriend the day before, which was a nice way to recouperate. Deadlift: 1) 4 reps @ 280lbs. 2) […]

Dev Day with a friend of mine (Jeff), cycle 3. Did all the main three lifts since I had a partner. Very low energy day though, for some reason. Bench Press: 1) 5 reps @ 155lbs. 2) 8 reps @ 135lbs. 3) 3 reps @ 165lbs. Drop set of 10 reps @ 95lbs just to […]

Squat & Bench Press day, cycle 3. Pause Squats: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 155lbs. Climbing doubles: 2 @ 165lbs, 2 @ 175lbs, 2 @ 190lbs, 2 @ 200lbs. Pause Bench Press: 2 sets of 8 reps @ 115lbs. Two bonus round sets to failure, 12 reps. Clock Lunges: 4 sets of 2 rotations […]

Basic 3.1 mile run on the treadmill, down to very minimal running time just due to the winter weather setting in. It’s actually been a good winter I could probably go outside more if it wasn’t always more gloomy than I care to run in.