Breinhardt's Star Complex Log

other quad

Rear dbl bi

Read lat spread

For some comparison this is from 12/11/2010

Went with just a 3 exercise OHP complex today plus the prowler with the emphasis being on the strength lifts.

OHP COMPLEX

Top 1/2 seat OHP 185 x 5

Standing OHP 105 x 5 (OHPing strength has gone to shit :confused: )

Push Press 105 x 5

Prowler OHP Pattern x 30ft.

8 Rounds

ASSISTANCE

DONE IN SEQUENCE W/ NO REST

A1. Cable front raise 8 - 10
A2. Cable lat. raise 8 - 10
A3. Cable read delt 8 -10
X3

B1. Rhomboid emphasis fly machine x 8 w/ 2 sec hold
B2. Wgt wide neutral pull-up x 7,7,7,6
X4

C1. DB row x 8
C2. DB shrug x 8
X4

HIIT BATTLING CHAINS… (cause my gym uses chains :slight_smile: )

ABDOMINALS

AB wheel 2 x 15
Oblique V-ups 2 x 15 each side

Still working with 3 exercises and prowler for my complexes
ABDOMINALS

Dead Bug w/ wall press 2 x 28
Pilaf Press 2 x :25

DL COMPLEX

Top 1/2 SUMO DL 405 x 5 Set the bar at a better high on the pins for this lift so the weight had to come down

DL floor 285 x 5

Depth drop to broad jump x 5

Sled push 30 yds.

8 rounds

no assistance hams and glutes smoked

25 min. treadmill @ 3.0 mph w/ 10% grade

Some measurements this morning

Wgt: 209.5 (-15)
Neck: 16.5 (-0)
Chest: 42 (-.5)
Waist: 33 (-3)
HIps: 40 (-3)
Thigh: R - 24 (-2) L - 24 (-2)
Calves: R - 15 (-.75) L - 15.25 (-.75)
Biceps: R - 15 (-0) L - 14.5 (-.25)

Net lost since July 18th: 12.25 inches. The end of this week will be 10 week of cutting and to be honest I am pretty pleased with the results I am getting. This is the first time I’ve tried to cut weight sparing as much lean muscle. I’ve gone on diets to lose weight before, but they were a “lose weight at all cost” approach. I am pleased, but I could do better. We all could do better.

I am “hungry” for more

NEURAL CHARGE

A1. Speed goblet squat x 3
A2. Incline bench x 3
A3. Explosive Concentric pull-up x 5
A4. Dead stop KB swings x 3
A5. MB slams x 5
4 or 5 rounds

BICEPS

Been having trouble activating the short biceps head so I used a pre-exhaust exercise the straight into the next curl exercise

B1. Barbell curl x 8 - 10 light weight very hard squeeze at the peak
B2. DB supination curl x 8 - 10
AR. French press x 8 - 10

C1. Rev. EZ curl 4 x 8-10
AR. Bench dip x 10

D1. EZ wide elbow 4 x 8 - 10
AR. Tri. press down x 10

MINI SQUAT COMPLEX

Top 1/2 Squat 405 x 5 pins still down one hole

Front Squat 175 x 5

Box jump to depth drop x 3

30 yd. Tire pull

6 rounds This was pretty brutal on the quads

ASSISTANCE

A1. RFESS 3 x 12 each leg (ouch!)

B1. Wide Neutral lat pull down x 12
B2. Single arm pull down x 12 each side
B3. Hack squat x 12
^ X 3

25 min. treadmill @ 3.1 mph w/ 10% grade

SATURDAY’S BENCH PRESS COMPLEX

Rev. Band Bench 275 x 5
AR. Rev. curl w/chains x 12

Bench press 225 x 5
AR. Hammer curl w/ chains x 12

Drop push ups x 5
AR. Narrow grip curl w/ chains x 12

Prowler bench press pattern x 30ft.
AR. Supination curl w/ chains x 12

ASSISTANCE

A1. Incline bench 3 x 10
A2. Medium width seated row 3 x 12

B1. Incline DB fly x 10-12 straight into in incline DB press x max < x 3
B2. T-bar row 3 x 12

C1. Face pulls 3 x 12
C2. Prone DB swings 3 x 30
C3. DB shrugs 3 x 10

Ramped wgts

SQUAT COMPLEX

Top 1/2 Squat 435 x 3

Front Squat 195 x 3

Box jump to depth jump x 3

30 yd. Tire pull

7 Rounds

ASSISTANCE

A1. RFESS 4 X 10 each leg
A2. Wide neutral pull up 4 x 10,10, 8,8

B1. Single arm lat pull down 3 x 10 each arm
B2. Hack squat 3 x 10
B3. Wide neutral lat pull-down 3 x 10
B4. Top 1/2 leg ext. 3 x 10

2 round of some HIIT circuit

Ramped up

OHP COMPLEX

Top 1/2 seat OHP 195 x 3

Standing OHP 115 x 3

Push Press 115 x 3

Prowler OHP Pattern x 30ft.

7 Rounds

ASSISTANCE

A1. Shoulder finisher - Seated lateral raise x 10 - 12 into seated front raise x 10 - 12 into seated military press x fatigue
^ x4

B1. Medium width seated row x 12 w/ 2 sec pause
B2. Rhomboid fly x 12 w/ 2 sec pause
B3. Low pulley rear delt fly x 10
B4. Snatch grip shrug x 10
^ x 3

BR15 @ 4.0 mph w/ 10% grade HOLY ASS KICKER!!

I’ve sort of switched up my training schedule for the moment. For the time being, I am only training 5 day a week. I am now training Tuesday through Saturday with the middle day (Thursday) being my lats and biceps day and Sunday and Monday as off days. Kind of been feeling like I need/like having an extra day of rest. I’ll see how it goes. It’s in my curious nature to tinker.

LATS

A1. Lat pull over machine 4 x 10-12
AR. Rope tri press down 4 x 10-12

Finished one exercise then started the next immediately
B1. Rope straight arm pull-down x 8-10 fatigue
B2. Kneeling forward lean rope pull-down x fatigue
B3. Kneeling backward lean rope row (to navel) x fatigue
^ x 4

C1. Standing neutral pull-down (to navel) 3 x 8-10

BICEPS

Today I wanted to crush my biceps in a short amount off time. I feel like if I do this I get an better overall training segment, so I pre-fatigued with a barbell curl because of the overall biceps stimulation and because I have trouble stimulating the short heads of my biceps. I did this segment as a circuit resting only as much as I needed to and used the same weight for every movement.

Prefatigue - Barbell drag curl x 8 - 10 hard squeeze at peak contraction
A1. Rev. DB Curl x 12
A2. DB Hammer Curl x 12
A3. DB Narrow Grip Curl x 12
A4. DB Supination Curl x 12
AR. Bench Dips w/ feet elevated x 10
^ x 4

The fatigue from this circuit was excruciating and by the time I was at supination curls I was praying for the dips as soon as possible. Overall good session. DL tomorrow… :wink:

DL COMPLEX

Ramped wgt

Top 1/2 SUMO DL 435 x 3

DL floor 295 x 3

Depth drop to broad jump x 3

Sled push 30 yds.

8 rounds

ASSISTANCE

A1. RDL 3 X 12
A2. Swiss ball leg curls 3 x 12

SATURDAY’S BENCH COMPLEX

Top 1/2 Bench 295 x 3
AR. Rev. curl low pulley x 12

Bench press 225 x 3
AR. Hammer curl low pulley x 12

Drop push ups x 3
AR. DB Narrow grip curl x 12

Prowler bench press pattern x 30ft.
AR. DB Supination curl x 12

Change AR exercise after 4 rounds to structural based muscle groups don’t really remember now

8 Rounds

Ramped up

OHP COMPLEX

Top 1/2 seat OHP 195 x 4

Standing OHP 115 x 4

Push Press 115 x 4

Prowler OHP Pattern x 30ft.

8 Rounds

Flew through this today. Felt amazing. Should have done more rounds probably…

ASSISTANCE

A1. Seated DB military 4 x 12
A2. Rhomboid fly 4 x 10 w/ 2 sec pause

B1. Wgt pull up 4 x 8, 7,7, 6 no wgt the chains I used are about 20 or 25lbs.
B2. Hvy partial lateral raise x 10-12 into lateral raise x as many as i could muster round 8-10 into lateral raise OH x again the amount I could do. these are hellllllllllllllllllll…

C1. Front raise 4 x 10
C2. Face pull 4 x 10

25 min. treadmill @ 3.2 mph w/ 10% grade

Ramped wgts

SQUAT COMPLEX

Top 1/2 Squat 435 x 4 Could only use this wgt for 4 rounds then dropped it to 405

Front Squat 185 x 4 Couldn’t even ramp to 195 today also had to drop this wgt after 4 rounds to 165

Box jump to depth jump x 3

30 yd. Tire pull

8 Rounds

ASSISTANCE

A1. RFESS 4 X 10 each leg

B1. Hack squat machine 4 x 10 straight to the leg ext after
B2. Toes in top partial leg ext. 4 x 10 hard squeeze at top

30 min. of posing practice hitting 3 reps of every mandatory pose. This is way harder than it seems haha.