Standing cable crunches
full stack for 5 sets of max reps
Beltless 10-15second pause squat
140kg for like 4 singles (felt pretty easy, this was more to stretch my legs)
Planks with 75kg, got 45s on first set than just over 30s on the other two.
like 3 sets of face pulls
A trainer got me to try 45 degree bench scapular presses, could barely get 10 with no weight lol. Going to try and get a few sets of these every day as my shoulders felt pretty good after doing them.
High bar squat
warmup 60kg-140kg
190kg for 4 sets of 3
190kg x 10 reps (this was really hard, set the bar just a little too high on my traps which put me off a little but had to get it done)
Snatch grip deadlift (no belt)
155kg for 4 sets of 4
Leg press (pause at the bottom)
4 working sets up to 310kg for 10 reps
Legs were dead after all this lol. The pace at which I do my squat sets has improved tho, the 190 for 10 took just over 1 minute unlike the 180 which was closer to 2. Also my back is staying a lot tighter now.
Am session
Mobility work and scapular/rotor cuff strengthening work
PM session
Pause bench press
warmup 60kg-100kg
120kg for 2 sets of 2 (felt pretty easy, probably good for 6 or 7)
Strict standing military press
Like 5 sets of 5 or 6 on 80kg
30 degree bench shrugs
4 sets of 12
face pulls
4 sets of 12
Reverse db curls
4 sets of max reps on 20kg
My overhead is feeling pretty good atm, didn’t have any chalk with me and my hands were sweaty as fuck but still got a decent amount of reps out on a smooth bar. Did a few push presses at the end which were really easy so excited to see how things go.
Pause bench press
warm ups 60kg - 100kg
125kg x 3 sets of 2
125kg x 5 reps (had 1 in the tank)
DB Larsen press
up to 37.5kg for a set of 15 reps with 1 or 2 in the tank
Close grip lat pulldown - 4 sets of 12
Reverse DB flyes - 4 sets of 15
Alternating DB curls - 5 sets of 10
20 minutes on the stair master to finish. Bench is feeling really good atm, the internal rotation on my right shoulder is almost fixed which seemed to have restored my range of motion. Also my right trap was really tight previously which made pressing feel weird, seems like that’s fixed as well after a ton of band work and tissue release with a lacrosse ball.
Played about with some pause squats yesterday and noticed that i’m tipping forward at the bottom position… think I need to stretch the crap out of my hips.
Squats
warmup 60kg - 180kg
205kg x 3 sets of 2
205kg x 1
For some reason I’ve gotten really immobile recently and keep loosing tightness at the bottom of my squats which brings the bar path almost over my toe line… been working on it since with a ton of band work and lighter squats (100kg) focusing on staying tight from a to b and not letting myself loosen at the bottom. Hopefully things go better next Saturday.
16.11.2015
Pause bench press
warmup 60kg - 110kg
130kg for 2 sets of 2 (felt like I had 5ish reps in me)
Standing military press
90kg x 4 sets of 4
90kg x 3
Than some rear delt work and 5 sets of curls to finish.
I’ll start posting on here again just been a little busy recently, recent PR’s are a 272.5kg deadlift with a hitch, 152.5kg pause bench, pulled my quad after hitting up a 200kg x 8 squat so haven’t been able to go for a 1rm on that yet. Made some pretty crazy gains so far with Pete Rubish doing my programming for the last 12 weeks, deadlift went from 240kg with really bad form to a pretty decent looking 272.5kg, put on around 17.5kg onto my bench, push-press has gone from a 100kg for a rep or 2 to around a 125kg/130kg single. Hoping for a crazy year next year in regards to getting stronger :).