Back...Into the Deep End

Thurs/7/8

Abs, low back, rev. hypers, upper back: 2x20 each.

Box SQ/ wide stance:
warm-ups= 10x2/ speed sets= 10x2@ 295, 30 sec. or less rest.

Speed pulls/medium band: 12x1@ 275
Pendlay rows: 5x10@ 185
Seated Hams: 1x50 pumps, then 5x5 very hard.
Seat calf: 1x50/ 5x5, same as above.

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Sat/7/10.

Pec deck + reverse fly: 4x15 each, plus band stuff.

Flat BE/ close and wide grips= 4x8 each.
High pin press: 3@ 185, 225, 35, 55, 75, 285.
Power shrugs:
5@ 135, 55, 85, 205
3@ 225, 245, 275
Inc. Tri’s extensions: 5x10

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Tues/7/13

Warms: 8x15

Squats (like, real Sq’s) 6x5
Anderson/pins at 1/2: 1@ 315, 65, 85, 405/ 3x1@ 385
Speed pulls: 6x3/ 8x1@ 315

3x10 for all:
-handing leg raise
-back raise
-rev. hypers

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Weds/7/14

Warms: 8x25

Decline Db’s: 2x15/ 2x8/ 8@ 70, 80, 90, 80, 80
Floor press: 3x8/ 3@ 185, 205, 225, 45, 255./
Floor/close grip: 2 cluster sets of 3x5@ 185.
CAlf: 2x25
FAce pull: 2x25

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Thursday/7/ 15

2 wisdom teeth pulled=…4 days off work, who knows how much off training.

Super… :unamused:

Tues/7/20

Dentist + 6 days off= 5-6lbs leaner and dehydrated a bit.

Did some pumping tonight.

Hams and calf: 2x20 each.
Seat leg press: 4x20
Calf then Hams again: 2x20 each
ABduct and ADduct machines: 2x20.
Leg extensions: 2x20
Tri’s and Bi’s: 1x50, rest/pause set for each.

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Weds/7/21- Another pumping party.

Misc. Upper cables and Barbell= 8x15/ 6x10.

Hammer Inc.: 6x10.
Hammer pulldown: 6x10
Rear delt rows: 3x15
Tri’s pushdowns: 3x15

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Sat/ 7/24.

Warm-up pumping stuff: 10x15

Bench: speed sets= 8x3/ then 8x3@ 185.
Hammer Inc.: 6x6
Overhead Tri’s machine: 6x10

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Sunday-

Messed around/ did some lower body stuff in my buddy shed.
Didn’t amount to much, for me.

Mon/7/26

Standing, single Hams: 5x10 alternating/ 5x5 same
Leg extension: 2x30.
Calf: 2x20
Seat leg press: 1x50
(different) Seated leg press: 5x10 + 50 bodyweight Sq to finish.

Cable pulldowns: 1x50, changing grips/ 1 arm stretch/side crunch= 3x10 each.

Slow, grinding negatives, all over this workout.

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Tues/7/27

Misc. warms: 10x15.

Incline/close grip: 8x8
Floor press/comp. grip: 3@ 185, 225, 250, 2@ 270/ 3x3@ 245
Wide grip: 2x20@ 135.

V-bar pulldowns: 15/ 10/ 6x6
Seated wide rows: 5x15

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Thurs/7/29.

Warms: 8x10

Rack pull/4" below knee:
-4x1@ 275/ 315.
-1@ 365, 405, 435, 465, 435.

Deficit pulls@ 2": 6@ 225, 275, 315, 315.
Snatch grip/Power shrugs: 2x3@ 185, 225/ 3@ 275, 295, 315.
Bent rows: 5x5@ 225.

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Sunday.
Shred Shed Training…at my buddies.

Rev. hypers, RDL and Squat= warm ups.

SQ/close stance:
5@ 135, 185, 225, 245/ 5x1 cluster @ 275

SB split Sq: 3x10

Messed around, otherwise helping him with Squats-he’s about 7 weeks out.

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Tues/8/3

Warms: 5x25/ 5x10
Cable Fly: 3x15
Inc. DB: 4x10

Floor press: 3x5/ 3@ 225, 250, 265.
JM press: 2x10/ 5x5 @ 135. Not great on the elbows today.
Cable pulldowns: 5x10

*too much before floor press= not very strong.

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Weds/8/4

Hams and calf: 5x10 each
Abs and back raise: 3x10 each.

Speed pulls/ medium band:
-Sumo and Conven.= 8x3 each, working up.
-Conven.- 6x3@ 275, 60 sec. rest.

  • Sumo- 12x1@ 315, 30 sec. rest

Pendlay rows: 10@ 135, 185/ 3x10@ 225

1 DB rows: 15 @ 60, 80, 100
–super set with DB pullovers: 3x15@ 30.

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Last few days off- lifted a bit Sunday, at my buddies shed.

Sun/8/8

Rev. hypers (on a Real machine): 5-6x 15 or so, mixed in

2 board press: 5x5/ 3x3/ 5x2 cluster @ 245

4 board/close grip Tri’s: 5x6

Misc. other band and DB stuff.

R.I.P John Meadows.

I had been talking about him with my buddy, just yesterday while we lifted: general Mountain Dog stuff, and a couple variations I picked up from him.
A real bummer man.

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A true legend.

He sure is.

Mon/8/9

Lower/Abs/back raise: 8x25/ 8x10

Box Sq.+ 2":
-Speed sets 12x2, to 315.
-1 @ 365, 385, 405, 425, 445

Close stance: 4x6

3 rounds of 20 each, swiss ball:
-Back raise, rev. hyper, crunch

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Tues/8/10

-Tri’s + facepulls: 3x10+10
-Peck deck + reverse: 3x10+10

Spoto BE: 3x3/ 3x6/ 6x6@ 185
Dip machine: 4x15, hard sets
DB floor flys: 4x15, same
Seat rows: 4x15

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