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 […]

Wanted to do too much so cut out core work. Hit glutes and shoulders. Sumo Deadlifts: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 250lbs. Hip Extension Press (Seclectorized): 5 sets of 10 reps ea. leg @ 150lbs. Step ups: 3 sets of 10 reps each leg @ 60lbs (pre-loaded straight barbell) Overhead Shoulder Press: 4 sets […]

Front Squat & Bench Press day. Note: today I noticed some horrible deficiencies in squat form. Will fix. Front Squat: 1) 5 reps @ 150lbs. 2) 5 reps @ 150lbs. 3) 5 reps @ 160lbs. Flat Dumbbell Bench Press: These felt awful on my shoulders and set them back quite a bit. Abandoning heavy flat […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day. First cycle again of the new 6 week cycle. Uncustomary short logs because I’m playing catch up. Decline Bench Press: 1) 5 reps @ 150lbs. 2) 5 reps @ 150lbs. 3) 5 reps @ 160lbs. Deadlift: 1) 3 reps @ 260lbs. 2) 3 reps @ 260lbs. 3) 2 reps @ […]

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. […]

I’m counting today as the end of this training cycle, aside from bouldering and the failed Rachel Carson hike, I also helped a friend move all weekend so I’m counting all three of those things as an informal “dev day”. So all I need to do is this workout to finish up. It went well […]

Flunked out of the Rachel Carson Challenge this year, had poor choice in footwear (used an old pair of boots I never used for hiking before due to concerns with mud and traction and their worn out soles were like hiking on sandpaper) and my feet were bloody and spent by the second checkpoint, after […]

Today I had no real workout, just hit the indoor rock climbing gym for two hours and did my best to challenge myself. Felt real good afterwards, like I got a good workout in. Didn’t have all the energy in the world to hit it, just a lot going on lately.

Speeding up my logs at this point so expect this to be a little shorter. Bench Press & Deadlift Day, on my final workout cycle. Decline Bench Press: Used 175lbs as my estimated max, felt it was a little low after assessing it. Only serious issue was liftoff, pressing the bar was fine. Feel like […]

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 […]