The "Why The Hell Have I Not Been Keeping a Log for Months" Log

Heavy Bench

Wide Grip BP
245x10x1 EMOM
*just kept banging out singles until the bar speed dropped a lot and there was a lot of strain

Incline BP
115x3x10
115x7
*RPE 9 and 10 on set 3 and 4 respectively

Kroc Row
65lb for 20 reps
*RPE 10

Cuban Presses Face Down on an Incline Bench
5lb for 3 sets of 6

Incline Curls
15x2x15

DE Legs

DE Manta Ray Parallel Box Squat w/ 50lb chains
205x12x2

Glute Ham Raises with bosu ball and band assistance
-didn’t feel right, will try bw leg curls hanging from barbell next time

other stuff

DE Upper

Bench Press w/ Chains
135x12x3

Neutral Grip DB Press
-will go with push ups next time for shoulder health

DB Pull Over w/ Band
30x3x12
supersetted w/ DB Face Pull
10x3x12

ME Legs

Manta Ray Parallel Box Squat w/ Chains
285x1
315x1
335x3
-very explosive

Stiff Legged DL

Hip Health Stuff

Abs

ME Upper

Blue Slingshot BP
275x6x1
285x4x1
-next time I’m pretty sure I can use 285 the whole time

Incline BB Press
95x4x10
95x9 barely missed on 10
-pretty good pump in tris and upper chest. Just perfect.

Kroc Row
65x1x12
-just warm up sets and a little volume
65 for 22 reps
-I can see progression coming fast with this one

Seated DB Clean and ‘Arc’ Press
-no more than 10lb, but 5 could definitely be appropriate

Got stupid with some deadlifts and haven’t been using the right weights for DE work. Had to take a few days off because of that.

I’m just going to start the block over again and am going to do it right.

Last Night

DE Legs

Beltless Manta Ray 1-2in below Parallel Box Squat w/ 50lb Chains
185x12x2 35s rest before stepping under bar again
*since I’ve done some foam rolling and other stuff, I have way more shoulder mobility so I had to relearn where a stable position for my shoulder is. I found pulling the elbows into myself and then locking them by pulling them down to be my sweet spot. Back felt very solid and lats felt very tight and shoulders felt great.
*did ‘no moneys’ inbetween sets so my shoulder wouldn’t get tight and to improve stability during sets
*crazy pump in low back and glutes afterwards

Straight Legged Hip Thrust to Gliding Leg Curl
3x8
*Two separate movements that transition into each other perfectly
*Bar was at squatting height, feet on the ground
*grip was the limiting factor, If it doesn’t come around soon, I may wear straps

Beltless Speed Pulls w/ 50lb Chain w/ Stiff Bar
225x10x1 30-40s rest
*These flew up
*Best results came when I sucked in my breath, bent over to grab bar, ‘lengthen’ spine, this put me in deadlift starting position, shoot my hips up then pull back down and explode up

Belltless Reverse Grip BB Row Just Below the Knees
135x3x10 45s rest
*need more volume next time, wasn’t hard enough

DE Upper

BP w/ Chains
135x12x3 30s rest

Reverse Grip Wide Grip BP
95x5x10
Supersetted w/ Various Kinds of Band Pull Aparts

DB Pullover into Bench Press
30x3x6 90s rest

DB Shoulder Rotations
-Just messed around to learn the movement. Just did work for time to get a pump.