Isometric SSB Squats- (2sec Isometric hold above parallel on the way up)
Bar x20
155lbs/70kg x4
205lbs/93kg x4
225lbs/102kg x4x4 (Had to slow myself down on the way up because bar hop on the SSB is making my upperback a little more tender than I’d like)
Isometric Strict Axle Press- (2sec Isometric hold at forehead during eccentric)
Bar x20
95lbs/43kg x2
125lbs/56kg x2
145lbs/65kg x9x2 (Last 3 sets were absolute fights, still smooth though)
Reverse Arnold Presses SS W/Isometric Band Rows-
50lbs/22kg x3x8 SS W/Isometric Band Row Holds x6sec
Deadlifts-
135lbs/62kg x5
225lbs/102kg x5
315lbs/143kg x3
365lbs/161kg x1
405lbs/183kg x1
435lbs/197kg x2
455lbs/206kg x2
(Speed was great on top doubles today, but most remarkable was how light they felt! Lever and lat tension is doing such an amazing job at breaking the bar off the ground and all I have to do is let my hips and upper back do it’s thing for lockout!)
Isometric SSB Squats- (2sec pause 1" out of hole)
Bar x10
155lbs/70kg x5
205lbs/93kg x3
255lbs/115kg x1
305lbs/138kg x5x1 (Crazy how even last year 305 on SSB alone was a scary number for me)
Isometric 1 Board Bench Press- (Feet Up)
Bar x20
135lbs/62kg x5
155lbs/70kg x5
185lbs/84kg x3
205lbs/93kg x5x3 (This is considerably good for me considering its the first time in god knows how long I’ve pressed stuff while on a flat bench)
Also haven’t been logging my 2 repeat full body workouts that I do before each big session I usually post on here BUT I am pretty pleased to say I took the 80’s for a set of 9 on incline DB Spoto Presses W/2sec Isometric holds! That’s a huge mental win for me.
Isometric Axle Strict Press-
Bar x10
95lbs/43kg x3
135lbs/62kg x3
155lbs/70kg x5x3 (Huge PR here, my previous best NORMAL STRICT PRESS triple is 150 x3, took 155 for 5 sets of 3 today and they had isometric holds at forehead! Closing in on my over BW strict press finally)
Deadlifts-
135lbs/62kg x5
225lbs/102kg x3
315lbs/143kg x3
365lbs/161kg x1
405lbs/183kg x1
445lbs/202kg x1
465lbs/210kg x1
505lbs/230kg x1 (Definitely an ease PR for 505, even with fighting through the disgusting amount of fatigue I’ve accumulated over the last 9 weeks, gonna smash 600+ this year, I feel it)
SSB Isometric Squats-
Bar x10
155lbs/70kg x5
245lbs/111 x3
295lbs/133kg x1
335lbs/152kg x2x2 (Made it look good but boy this was a fucking scrap, felt like my brain was gonna explode through my forehead hahaha, all around a great way to end this isometric phase)
Thanks man I’m excited, honestly there is no set in stone plan, just gonna keep getting bigger and stronger until we decide the right moment (We both agree it could be in the tank right now), could be 2 weeks from now, could be at the ass end of the year!
Me and my coach have strayed away from numbers and time constraints and basically just set out to focus on getting bigger this year, so if there comes a point where we can fool around and find out, that’ll be when.
2/27/21- Little bit of fun
Decided to come in and see how the old max felt
Movement prep x2x2
Deadlifts-
135lbs/62kg x5
225lbs/102kg x3
315lbs/143kg x1
405lbs/183kg x1
455lbs/205kg x1
495lbs/225kg x1
545lbs/247kg x1 (Moved good, wasn’t gonna push any further, erectors felt like solid bricks they got so wound up! Overall very happy I could pull my PR at the end of a very heavy training and work week)
@Koestrizer appreciate it brotha! Hopefully I get to push the envelope more this year.
3/2/21- Pressing
Movement Prep x2x2
Log Clean & Press- 160lbs/72.5kg x20x1
(Good practice singles this session, getting used to push pressing now for a bit)
Strict Axle Press-
Bar x20
95lbs/43kg x3
115lbs/52kg x3
145lbs/65kg x1
165lbs/75kg x1
185lbs/84kg x1 (MASSIVE PR! I’ve been chasing a 185 strict for what feels like ages! Absolute fight too, spent a total of 20-22 seconds pressing it… a lot of time hahaha. Just wasn’t gonna stop, wanted that press a lot.)
Deadlifts-
135lbs/62kg x5
225lbs/102kg x5
315lbs/143kg x3
385lbs/174kg x1
425lbs/192kg x2x3 (Moved amazing, fast off the ground and acceleration throughout the entire lfit!)
SSB Squats-
Bar x20
155lbs/70kg x5
245lbs/111kg x5
285lbs/129kg x10x2
Incline Close-grip Spoto-press-
Bar x20
95lbs/43kg x10
125lbs/56kg x10
155lbs/70kg x10, x11 (Both were PR’s)
Honestly a lot of cool shit happening with training right now. Feels like this body isn’t even mine! The weights I’ve once viewed as heavy sets or even intimidating weights are all routine weights that move fast as lightning! Loving the way training has been trending recently.
Already planning to compete again July 24th after I graduate, it’ll be nice having a prep without school being in the equation. Event list looks sick too, gonna be competing in the <200 open.
Event 1: Max Distance H-Stone carry at 255lbs
Event 2: Yoke Walk- 645lbs x50ft
Event 3: Max Log Clean & Press (Hoping to tick off my 300+ log goal here)
Event 4: Axle Deadlift Ladder- 455 - 475 - 495 (Last weight AMRAP)
Event 5: Stone Series- 245/275/310
Overall a solid day, this is a transition week, first time using a jerk with the log since comp. Some small kinks to workout mainly with the catch, foot position isn’t consistent and elbow is liking to buckle to a small degree on catch. Nothing a few more log sessions won’t fix. Some positives is that the Isometric and strict press work I’d done in prior blocks is paying off hugeeee in my pressing, specifically with the rack position. Aside from getting used to belt pressure again on log, 240lbs felt relatively light. Definitely feeling confident for Max Log in July.
SSB Squats-
Bar x10
155lbs/70kg x5
245lbs/110kg x6x1 (Nice little extension of movement prep)
Deadlifts-
135lbs/62kg x5
225lbs/143kg x5
315lbs/143kg x3
405lbs/182kg x1
435lbs/197kg x1
465lbs/211kg x4 (PR, can confidently say I had 2-3 more reps left in the tank here, coach made it explicitly clear that I was only allowed to do 4 reps though )
35lb/16kg Bag tosses- x15min (Totaled 25 tosses, I’d say each one was anywhere from 9-11ft)
Single Leg Bounds into Double Broad Jumps- x5x1
Alternating Hi-Lo Pogo Jumps- x6 Rounds (20sec on 20sec off)
Some fun aerobic/creatine recycling work today! Definitely looked like a goober doing all this stuff in my driveway but I’m feeling reallll good coming into next week.
BW Staying in the high 190’s now. Fluxing between 196-198 at very similar body composition as I was 10-15lbs ago!
Conditioning- x2x2
20sec Hard Output on Battle Ropes
8sec Pull-up hold W/Foam Roller held between knees and elbows
SA Lat Pulldowns SS W/Seated Seesaw DB Overhead Press- x2x60sec Each
(20lbs for DB presses, 40lbs for SA pulldowns)
NG DB Bench W/Feet Up-
20lbs/9kg x10
50lbs/22kg x2x10
70lbs/32kg x20
Death Upper Body- x3 Rounds
15 of Each: KB Floor Skull Crushers, Low Incline DB Flyes, Decline 1.5 Rep NG DB Bench.
(40lbs for the KB’s and 30lbs for DB’s, Chest felt like it was gonna fucking explode)
Empty Barbell Curls- x25 (Done in 1:01)
Don’t usually log substrate days on here as they are repetitive, but this is what I do the other 2 days of the week I’m not hitting hard compounds. Basically a bodybuilder now right?
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