Thanks Cripp. Apparently, I’m on the Volume Train right now
Feels good.
Thurs., 10/19
Warm: 4 sets of Abs, calf, Pec deck. Higher reps.
BE: 5@ 135, 185, 205, 225
Speed (?) bench: 10x3@ 185. 3" block pad, 30-45 sec rest. Being explosive/ fast. Super pumped.
Pull-ups: 5x5 mixed in with warm up sets.
Circuit of: Pec deck- 5x10@ 100
Calf- 5x5@ 325
Band face pulls@ 5x10, quite hard.
Leg press: 3x20@ 500
Hex bar OHP: 3x20@ 75 (empty bar, just to try it out)
Standing cable crunch: 5x10
Friday, with a buddy
Warm; 3 sets of Abs, face pulls.
Football bar BE: Up to 3x3@ 225, 6@ 225.
low incline DB’s: 12@ 50
3x12@ 60’s
DB 1 arm rows: 5@ 70, 80, 2x5@ 100.
Drop set to finish: 5@ 100, 80+ 10@ 70.
Hex bar OHP: 2x5@ 75 (bar)
3x3@ 125
Sand bag carries; super sets, and solo laps.
6x50" @ 100
4x50" @ 150. Pretty intense; was barely making it with the 150 bag ![]()
It looks like your buddy works at Jurassic Park. He’s wearing the staff shirt. Lucky.
He sure is a BIG fan. I’d ask about the shirt, but I’m afraid he might tell me ![]()
Still working on a bit of padding. My lady described this as “gross, creepy, scary and disgusting”.
Typical woman, right guys??..Vague ![]()
Ha. Awesome
Mon., 10/23
warm: 2x20 of hams, abs, face pulls.
DL’s off 4" blocks; multiple sets of sumo/con.
Worked up to: Conv. 8x3@ 375 (88%)
Box DL: 3x6@ 265
Bench, straight bar: Up to; 3" pad, 5@ 225, 235.
3" pad, 3@ 235, 225.
Heavy band pulls in between: 5x10
DB low incline: 8@60/ 3x6@ 80’s
Did some band flies on bench, and odd banded tri-extensions I saw on an old Westside vid.
Tuesday, leg pump day at Rec. Center.
Extensions: 4x40
AB/ AD machine: 2x40, going back and forth.
Smith close SQ: 6x6@ 235
Calf: 5x15@ 135 mixed in.
Leg press : 4x20@ 480.
Seated Smith OHP: 5@ 135, 155, 185/ top 1/2 from pins: 5@ 205, 3x5@ 225
Plenty of pull-aparts during.
Over and backs: 2x50 after everything.
Thursday, 10/26.
Warms: 3 sets of Abs, peck deck, calf.
High pressing volume this week; caught up to me today.
Football BE: Worked 5’s up to 10x3@ 205. Going for speed, w/short rest.
Pull ups; Mixed into early BE sets: 2x3@ +25
2x3@ +45
5x1@ +70
Belt SQ pull through: 3x10@ 200
Rev. hyper: 3x10@ 135
Standing crunch: 3x10@ 100
Trying pull throughs, and Rev. hypers; both felt good.
Friday; finishing the week strong.
Big squat PR today!!!..Spoiler Alert; it’s with a SSB, top 1/4 squat, from pins…![]()
Just jumped right in.
Belt SQ: 10’s @ 300, 400, 500.
4x8@ 600
SSB squats; to parallel box: 2x3@ 135, 185
3@ 225, 275
Very high pins: 3@ 275, 315, 365, 405…435.
Seated extensions: 2x25 each leg.
That is all.
For what it’s worth:
After full rep Belt SQs, I was wanting feel the heavier weight, and quad drive…for that very short ROM.
By bedtime, I felt sore/ achy in my hips, nowhere else.
This is my desk at work today; soaking up some pre-training calories …
It’s surprising (not really) how oblivious people can be. I’m wearing a " Hungry- Anything helps" sign on my back; another similar one right under my name tag.
One person did tell me, “your really getting big; it doesn’t look good on you”
Thanks Lady !!!
Well, I took everything off (too much, too hot!)…back to normal. After 6 hours in that stuff, it looks very weird without it ::))
Funny how quick you get used to something like that I guess. I bet it’s (looks) like a 40-50 lbs. weight loss; no kidding.
Btw- I walked 6 blocks, to the grocery store, wearing the ‘muscle suit’ above. In my neighborhood, it’s 50/50 that anyone would notice ![]()
I did startle one girl in the checkout line, who turned to look when I walked up behind her…



