This is a major positive. Nice work
1 Like
11/19/19 - bw 219. Had no plans, but I felt something heavy going up on log today…
Log Clean & Press
110x5,5
160x3,3
210x1
250x1
280x1
300x1 easy!
300x1 e a s y
250x8 cleans and 8 presses this set took about 4 minutes so it isn’t a legit AMRAP, but pretty close.
Counting my blessings atm. Feeling VERY strong right now. Reminding myself to be responsible.
Overhead Rack Lockouts w/ band Tension
135x6
135x6
135x6
135x6
drop set (removing one of three bands each time)
135xfailure all 3
135xfailure two
135xfailure one
135x8ish
Band Pull Aparts
x10-12
x10-12
x10-12
x10-12
5 Likes
Amazing session. This has to be close to your all time best, no?
1 Like
Thanks friend. I’ve never clean and pressed over 300 on the log, but I have taken 340 out of the rack when I weighed 240.
I’m due for a PR atm on the clean and press. Could probably hit 320, maybe a little more with some more time under 300ish weights.
4 Likes
11/22/19
Back Squat
135x8
225x8
275x8
315x3
Lunge
40x10
40x10
40x10
All around kinda shit day. Felt look crap, but took it easy.
11/24/19 - BW 220
Deadlift
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x2
belt on
495x3
545x3
Worked up to 545 in like 10 minutes. Fastest I ever worked up. I was just so angry at the bar today…jesus.
Stiff Leg Snatch Grip Deadlift (no belt)
315x8
315x8
315x8
315x8 ok these are hard! Wow. Especially when you try to really hook your feet into the ground and push the floor away. Super good activator of the posterior chain.
Nordic HS curl
x8
x5
x5
Awesome work man
1 Like
12/1/19 - Impromptu took the Thanksgiving week off. Very strange for me. I don’t remember the last time I did that, but it felt kinda nice. I came back this week refreshed (not so much physically, surprisingly, mostly mentally).
Log Clean & Press
110x5,5
160x3,3
200x3
200x3
250x3
250x5
250x5
250x5
Absolutely the most powerful I have been with log. Everything felt so fast and powerful. The cardio was BRUTAL though. Likely due to eating like ass all week and coming into a pretty intense sesh.
All I ended up doing. Excited for the rest of the months training.
5 Likes
12/4/19 - bw 222
Front Squat (no belt)
135x3,3
225x3,3
275x3
345x3
375x6, planned for 5, did 6. Felt good, had more.
Running off little sleep and felt super bloated and gross. Sandbag was shit…i was sandbagging 
Sandbag carry
260x100ft
260x100ft
260x190ft, called it, no PR’s today.
Getting stronger.
3 Likes
12/6/19 - good old volume/posterior chain hypertrophy day.
Snatch Grip Stiff legs
135x12
185x12
225x12
325x8
325x8
325x8
325x8
drop set
275x8
225x8
Nordic HS Curl
x10
x8
x8
x8
Hip Thrusts (single leg, 2 sec pause at top)
x12
x12
x12
x12
x12
still really sore from my single squat set the other day, so todays sesh was a bit rough.
1 Like
How do you find these? I am doing regular snatch grip deadlifts atm and absolutely hate them. These sound even worse.
1 Like
they suck ass. I like to think they’re going to make me deadlift 750lbs overnight though.
3 Likes
Calming thought. I am sure it’ll help you get through them, haha
12/9/19
Log Clean & Press (clean each rep)
110x3,3
160x3
200x3
250x2 oh god so easy
280x3
280x3
280x3 solid
Banded Overhead Pin Press (bar at forehead)
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x4 had green and blue band for these sets, very hard
Band Pull Aparts
x15
x15
x15
x10
x10
Jesus Christ Vinny… That press is getting monstrous.
1 Like
Thanks fella. I’m feeling very strong, and not even close to capped out. I’m excited for things to start ramping back up for you.
12/14/19
Bent Over Row
135x10,10,8
225x8
275x5
315x5
365x5 this needs some work, but happy to have done
315x8
315x8
315x8
275x8
DB Row (no straps)
100x20
100x20
100x20 Pain, pain, pain. Managed all sets of 20 without dropping the DB.
Nordic HS Curl
x8
x8
+40lbs x 6-8
+40lbs x 6-8, never added weight before. Holy SHIT this was hard.
Single Leg SLRDL (Dumbbell)
40x alot
40x alot
40x alot
40x alot
1 Like
Took me too long, but here’s mine. Mat is about 35’ long, gave myself 25-30’ per lap with the rounding/turning. Puts me about 250’ minimum. YouTube’s mobile uploader isn’t working currently, but I’ll put up a video when I can sort that out.
4 Likes
Nice man! I’ll be sure to post a fresh one soon myself.
12/20/19 - Conventional was feeling like crap so I opted for sumo. First time in a very long time. I have decided I’m gonna train sumo solely for a while and push it a bit.
Sumo deads
135x8,8
225x3,3
315x3,3
405x3
belt on
455x2
500x3
500x3
500x8 (double over, no hook!) niiiiice, felt pretty solid, but also pretty fkin hard by the last rep.
405x20 all TnG,
absolutely ignited my posterior chain in ways conventional simply cannot. THIS is why my conventional got strong. Sumo deadlifts.
My logic is in that due to my lack of positional integrity in conventional deadlifts, I can’t really utilize my posterior chain. I can lift decent amounts of weight when peaked, but it’s very sloppy, and feels like I’m not using muscles to lift the weight, just my skeleton.
Last time I trained sumo, conventional went up. Lets do it.
Hip Thrust
135x15
135x10
185x8
185x8
185x8
185x8
6 Likes