Deadlift & Squat Day, cycle 6. Deadlift: 1) 5 @ 280lbs. 2) 5 @ 300lbs. 3) 2 @ 315lbs. Then heavy singles above 90% to failure. Hit this fairly soon, attribute this in part to hitting the PR the day prior. 2 singles @ 325lbs. Squat: 1) 3 @ 190lbs. 2) 3 @ 195lbs. 3) […]

I felt off on the 23rd and woke up on the 24th (Christmas Eve) feeling awfully sick and that lasted over Christmas. So I did my best to rest up as best I could and fight off whatever was making me ill. So this workout was my comeback workout to get back into things and […]

Okay, cycle 5 ended on the week of Christmas. While I have more time, I know in this week that coming up there will be a big gap where the gyms will be closed and I’ll have plans. So I decided rather than jump into cycle 6, I’m going to do a few inbetween workouts […]

Developmental Day, cycle 5. Barbell Trap Shrugs: Started with these as the gym was busy and it was open. 5 sets of 5 reps @ 225lbs. Pause Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 145lbs. Chin-ups / Dips: 4 sets of 5 reps ea. @ bodyweight. Just not developed enough in these to add […]

Squat & Bench Press Day, cycle 5. Squat: 1) 4 @ 175lbs. 2) 4 @ 190lbs. 3) 3 @ 195lbs. 4) 2 @ 200lbs. 4 rep s of 30s static holds @ 220lbs. Bench Press: 1) 3 @ 155lbs. 2) 3 @ 165lbs. 3) 2 @ 170lbs. 4) 1 @ 175lbs. 3 reps of 30s […]

Skipping a lot of cardio these days, so did a 4 mile run today. Took yesterday as a rest day.

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 @ […]