Back...Into the Deep End

Weds/8/12.

Right to a power rack for warm-up and Squats.
Misc. stuff getting going.

Regular/wide BoxSQ @ parallel: many sets of 3’s going up.
2x1 of both stance @ 315.
Above Para.= 6x3@ 315, close stance/quad

Tri’s pushdown/ extensions: 1x50

Dips: 3 sets of 5’s, 8’s and 10’s.

I want high end BBQ for lunch!! I need to have a super pump party at some point too. Just bodybuild the shit out of a workout. Get all swoll.

It really hit the spot man; always does.

Friday night, speed pulls.

Many, many sets…RDL, good mornings, misc. pulls and rows…

Pulls w/ Med-heavy band:
6x1 @ 275 and 295

Bent rows: 3x5, then 3x5@ 225

Sat/8/15

Smith Inc. press: 4x8/ 4x8@ 185
Standing Abs: 8x10, superset with pressing.
Tri’s pressdowns; 5x15, mixed in also.

Close grip Bench: 3x6/ 3x6@ 185
Pullaparts: 6x10, superset with above.

Decline DB’s: 25@ 40’s/ 20@ 50’s
Tate press, 3x20 + 10 curls superset.
Shrug machine: 1x50 @ 135

Sunday/8/16: Backyard lifting…no tire today.

Trap bar @ 135lbs.: 8-10 sets of 10, misc. row, shrug, RDL…

5 rounds of-

15 DL/Quad focused + 15 goblet SQ @ 45lbs.

Just fine for a Sunday.

Well shit…

Lost a resident at my work. Found her on a wellness check (not me), sitting in her recliner with a book in her lap; sudden heart attack it would seem. 74yrs. generally healthy, definitely a character.
Onward and Upward Miss K.

Tues/8/18.

Quad extensions: 2x30/ 3x15.
Misc. back raise: 1x50.

Smith machine/ close stance SQ: doing ‘1.5’ reps, down slooowly.
4x6/ 4x6@ 185
3x10, normal reps, but slow

More about pumping/pain, than the weights; screw you John Meadows.

Box SQ/ parallel +2":
6x3 @ 275
12x1@ 315, EMOM style. Sped up at the end; heavier next time.

Shoulder DB Trio; 3x30, right side only.

Wens/8/19

Upper warms; 6x25
Standing Abs: 2x25

2 board press/low incline:
6x3/ 2x2/ 3x1@ 245/ 3x1 cluster @ 230

Spoto/close grip: 2x6/ 4x6@ 185
Rolling tri’s: 20@ 30’s/ 50@ 35’s. Did 20, then sets of 5’s w/quick breaks. Super pumped.
Cable face pulls: 1x50

Friday/8/21

Misc warms; 6x20

Sumo pulls/ 3" below knees:
Warms: 8-10x 3/ 3x1
1@ 405, 435, 465…all mixed grip
500= missed, lost grip.
500= strapped in, pulled it pretty solid.

Saturday.

Presses and Tri’s: 4x30

DB’s w/band, speed sets:
warms: 6x3
6x3@ 40’s then 30’s

OHP: 3x5/ 2x3/ 6x3@ 135.

Tate press + Hammer curls: 3x15@ 40’s + 3x10@ 30’s
Drop set, curls: 10@ 30, 20, 10’s

Sunday/8/23. Backyard lifting at a friends place.

5x5 @ 135 of the following, doing these in rounds.
-Pendlay rows
-Power shrugs
-High pulls

Pendlay+ shrugs+ pulls: 5x3each @ 185

Plate raise finisher: 2 sets of 20@25 + 30@ 10, bumper plates.

Tues/8/25.

Leg press: 4x40+ reps, misc. stance and calf work.
Seat Hams: 3x20

Paused SQ: 3x5/ 2x5@ 135 & 185
Box @ parallel:
Speed sets: 6x2
Regular: 3x3 up to 315.
1@ 335, 55, 75, 385

1x20@ 225.

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Thursday:

Misc. 6x25

Sumo/speed pulls, light-heavy band: worked up to-
6x1@ 275 and 315

2" deficit/ conventional: 4x5 to 365.

Power shrugs, from hang and floor: Yes, weightlifting vids on the YouTubeing.
4x2 each @ 185, 225, 245
3x1 each @ 275

Sat/8/29

Upper warms: 8x25, plus a couple abs and back raise.

Floor press:
3x5/ 3x3/ 3’s @ 225, 235/ 5x1 cluster @ 225

JM press: 2x6 @ 135/ 155

High Inc. DB’s: 9@ 40’s, 50, 60, 65’s
Bi’s + Tri’s: 50 reps at 20’s, 1 big set.
Seat rows: 3x20

Sunday.

Back raise-3x20
Hanging leg- 3x8

Leg press machine: 2x50,

Front SQ/ low box:
5x5/ 2x3/ 2x1@ 275=crappy/ 6x1@ 245

Good morning: 5x10@ 135

Thursday, Power shrugs= neck/trap aching Sat through Sunday; still feel it a bit today.

Sure, I’ll keep doing them.

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Tues/9/1.

Leg extensions + standing Hams curl: 3x 20 each, one giant set.
ABD/ ADD machines: 3x15 alternating, no breaks.
Leg Press: 3x30 + deep stretch between sets.
V-Squat machine: 3x10, pause at the bottom.

3 rounds of 20 each/ swiss ball: Back raise+ Abs+ Rev hypers.

Misc. high rows, pressing, curls…1 set of 100 reps…just finishing my time slot :+1:

Thurs/9/3.

Upper warms; 8x20

Inc. BE: 8x3
Low Inc. DB’s: 4x6 up to 80’s
Hammer Inc. machine: 3x20,
Seat shoulder press: 6x6
All the above with slow eccentrics, hard flexing all over.

Standing Arm Trifecta (kinda like a Gauntlet)…2x30
Arm + Shoulder Super DB 100: 1x100 @ 10’s…burning whatever was left.

Standing Abs: 5x10
Cable Tri’s: 1x50

Thurs/Friday: left ankle/foot issues, from overuse lifting and patio project. Nothing else makes sense. High rep, hard stretching…sitting and crawling around, all added up. Stiff and sore, limping a bit, what a pain.

Sat: Max Effort Sq planned…no thanks.

Warms: 8x25

SQ @ parallel box: several X3, up to 315; to much for the ankle.

Box + 4": worked up to 1@ 365, 85, 405, 425.