You Tried Your Best, and You Failed Miserably. The Lesson Is: Never Try

30 JUN 17
Chest, Shoulders, Tris

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. Machine Press
50/8
80/8
110/8
140/8 x 3

B. BB Incline Press
45/8
135/8
155/8
175/5

C. DB Bench Press
60/8
70/8
80/8 → 65/8 → 50/12

D. Assisted Dip
-30/15
-30/14
-30/11

E. Rear Delt Machine
30/10
80/12 x 4

F. Seated DB Side Raise
20/12 x 3
20/12 + 10 partials

G. Rope Press-down
40/10
80/10
100/10
110/10 x 3

H. Reverse Grip Pull-down
30/10 x 4

I. Machine Extension
50/10
70/10 x 3

1 JUL 17
Back & Bis

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. One-arm BB Row
Bar/8
25/8
25 + 19lbs chains/8
50 + chains/8
60 + chains/8 x 2

B. DB Pull-over
65/10 x 3

C. NG Pull-down
70/10
110/10
150/8
130/10

D. Face Pull to Chest
96/12
120/12
144/12
168/12

E. HS Preacher Curl
1 plate/10
1 plate + 25/10 x 3

F. Leg Raise
BW/15 x 4

G. Standing Calf Raise
80/10
160/10 + 10 partials + 10 second stretch x 3

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2 JUL 17
Legs

Did 5 miles and paddle boats at the zoo with the family first!

A. HS Lying Leg Curl
25 per side/8
35/8
45/8
45/10 → 35/7 → 25/30 partials

B. Adductor Machine
30/10
50/10
70/10
90/15
110/12
130/10
140/8

C. Leg Press
Feet low, close and in a V
1 plate per side/10
2pps/10
3pps/10
4pps/10
5pps/10
6pps/10
7pps/10
8pps/10

D. Free Motion Hack Squat
30/6
90/6
200/12
260/12
320/12
400/12

E. Leg Raise
BW/15 x 4

F. Seated Calf Raise
-/10
1 plate/10
2 plates/10 x 4

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3 JUL 17
Back & Bis

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. DB Row
50/10
60/10
70/10
80/10
90/10
100/10
110/14 using a little looser form by the end

B. DB Pull-over
65/12
65/10 x 2

C. Machine Low Row
70/10
110/10
150/10
160/10
170/10
180/10

D. Seated Cable Row
2 second contraction
75/6
120/12
135/10
150/8

E. Bent-Over Row
Hard flex each rep
45/6
135/10 x 4

F. Alternating DB Curl
15/10
25/10
30/10
35/10

5 JUL 17
Back & Bis

5 minutes incline treadmill

A1. Rope Straight-arm Pull-down
32/12
32/15 x 3
A2. NG Pull-down
72/10
108/10
132/10 x 3

B. Meadows Row
Bar/10
25/10
50/10
75/10 x 2 (this was too heavy for “feel”)
60/10

C. DB Shrug
2 second flex
100/10 x 3

D. Band Good Morning
4 second flex at top
Blue band/10 x 3

E. EZ Preacher Curl
25/10
75/10 x 3

F. Standing Calf Raise
One-leg
40/12
40/8
Two legs
140/20
180/20

G. V-up
BW/15
BW/12
BW/10
BW/8

6 JUL 17
Chest, Shoulders, Tris

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. DB Bench Press
30/8
40/8
50/8
65/8
75/8
85/8
95/5

B. BB Incline Press
2 second pause above chest
45/8
135/8
155/8
175/5
135/8

C. Pronated DB Incline Flye
30/12 x 3

D. Stretch Push-up
BW/14 x 3

E. DB Rear Raise
15/30 x 4

F. Banded DB Side Raise
12 + Micro/10 x 2
12 + Micro/10 → Micro/12

G. V-Bar Push-down
40/10
80/10
120/10
160/10
180/10 x 3

H. OH Cable Extension
60/10
80/10 x 3

I. Machine Extension
70/10 x 3
90/9

7 JUL 17
Back & Bis

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. Supinated Pull-down
50/10
91/10
131/10 x 4

B. Seated Cable Row
96/8
144/8 x 4

C1. Pull-up
BW/10 x 4
C2. Rack Deadlift
135/3
225/3
315/5 x 4

D. DB Hammer Curl
15/10
30/10
35/10
40/10

E. Hanging Leg Raise
BW/15 x 4

F. Seated Calf Raise
60/10
100/10 x 4

8 JUL 17
Legs

Warm-up was amusement park with family

A. Lying Leg Curl
36/10
96/10
132/10 x 5

B. Adductor Machine
36/10
60/10
84/10
108/7
96/10 x 2

C. Reverse Band Squat
Average Bands for all sets
135/6
225/6
315/6
365/6

D. Leg Press
4 plates per side/30 x 4

E. Hanging Leg Raise
BW/15 x 4

F. Calf Machine
55/100 total reps

8 JUL 17
Back

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. Smith Machine Row
Dead-stop on pins at bottom
135/8
185/8
225/8 x 3

B. DB Row
60/10
90/10 x 4

C. DB Pull-over
60/10 x 3
Did a couple partials and a hold on the last set, but not much

D. HS High Row
1 plate per side/10
1p+25/10 x 2
2pps/8 x 2

E. Dead-Squat Bar Row
155/8 x 4

F. Stretcher
108/10 x 3

…and off to the airport again.

17 JUL 17
Back

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. Smith Machine Row
Bar/10
135/8
185/8
225/8 x 3

B. DB Row
75/5
100/10 x 4

C. Nautilus Pull-over
60/10
70/10
80/10

D. HS High Row
1pps/5
1p+25/10
2pps/10 x 3

E. DS Bar Row
155/10 x 4

F. Stretcher
108/10 x 3

G. Decline Sit-up
BW/15 x 3

H. Standing Calf Raise
120/5
180/5
240/10
260/10
280/10

18 JUL 17
Legs

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. Standing Leg Curl
30/10
40/10
50/10
60/10 x 5

B. Adductor Machine
70/10
110/10
120/10
130/9
120/10

C. Squat
45/6
95/6
135/6
185/6
225/6
275/6
315/6

D. Leg Press
4pps/30 x 4

E. Hanging Leg Raise
BW/20 x 4

F. Standing Calf Raise
60/10
80/8
100/100 total reps

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19 JUL 17
Chest & Shoulders

5 minutes incline treadmill

A. DB Incline Press
30/10
40/10
50/10
60/10
70/10
80/10
80/8
80/7

B. Smith Machine Slight Incline Press
45/8
135/8
185/8 x 2
185/9

C. Paused Bench Press
45/6
135/6
185/4
165/6
165/4

D. Machine Flye
2-second peak contraction
90/10 x 3

E. Machine Rear Delt
40/10
50/10
70/20
80/20
90/20 x 2

F. DB 6-way
10/9
10/8
10/7

G. Standing Calf Raise
100/10
200/10 x 4

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Decided I’m pretty out of shape and I want to work on that. Turns out I was correct!

23 JUL 17
Squat

Warm-up:
2 rounds of

  1. 5 pull-ups
  2. 10 push-ups
  3. 15 squats
  4. 15 back extensions
  5. 10 decline sit-ups

MGS:

  1. Box Jump x 5 reps
  2. Squat
    45/8
    95/8
    135/8
    185/8
    225/8
    275/8
  3. Decline Sit-up x 10 reps

SGS:

  1. Box Jump x 5 reps
  2. 2-second Paused Squat
    135/8 x 4 sets
  3. Decline Sit-up x 10 reps

Assistance:

  1. Horizontal Lep Press
    2pps/20 x 3 sets
  2. HS Preacher Curl
    1 plate/50 total reps

Conditioning:
Sled Push 25m EMOM x 6 minutes

25 JUL 17
Bench Press

Warm-up: 3 rounds of:

  1. 5 Pull-ups
  2. 10 Push-ups
  3. 15 Squats
  4. 5 GHR
  5. 10 Decline Sit-ups

MGS

  1. T-Bar Row
    1 plate/8
    2p/8
    3p/8 x 4
  2. Bench Press
    45/8
    95/8
    135/8
    185/8
    195/8
    205/6
    185/8
  3. DB Side Bend
    35/8
    40/8
    45/8 x 4

SGS

  1. Swiss Bar Row
    125/8
    145/8
    165/8
    135/8
  2. Paused Swiss Bar Bench
    125/8
    145/8
    165/7
    135/8
  3. DB Side Bend
    45/8 x 4

AGS

  1. Machine Rear Delt
    100/10 x 3
  2. DB Bench
    60/12 x 3
  3. Tricep Push-down
    80/12 x 3

Conditioning
5 rounds:
Keg carry x 50m
Battle rope x 75

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27 JUL 17
Deadlift

Warm-up: 3 rounds of:

  1. 5 Pull-ups
  2. 10 Push-ups
  3. 15 Squats
  4. 5 GHR
  5. 10 Decline Sit-ups

MGS

  1. KB Swing
    25/8 x 5
  2. Deadlift
    135/8
    225/8
    275/8
    295/8
    315/8
  3. Hanging Leg Raise
    BW/10 x 5

SGS

  1. KB Swing
    25/8 x 4
  2. Paused RDL
    2-second pause at bottom
    135/8 x 4
  3. Hanging Leg Raise
    BW/10 x 4

AGS

  1. GHR
    BW/6
    BW/8 x 3
  2. Back Extension
    BW/10 x 4
  3. DB Hammer Curl
    25/12
    30/12
    35/10
    40/10

Conditioning
50m Farmer’s Walks @ 100# each EMOM x 10

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28 JUL 17
Overhead Press

Warm-up: 3 rounds of:

  1. 5 Pull-ups
  2. 10 Push-ups
  3. 15 Squats
  4. 5 GHR
  5. 10 Decline Sit-ups

MGS

  1. Pull-up
    BW/8 x 5
  2. OHP
    45/8
    95/8
    115/8
    135/8
    125/8
  3. Cable Pallof Press
    24/8
    36/8 x 4

SGS

  1. Neutral-Grip Pull-up
    BW/8 x 4
  2. Paused Incline Bench Press
    135/8 x 4
  3. Cable Pallof Press
    36/8 x 4

AGS

  1. Dip
    BW/11 x 4
  2. Machine Tricep Extension
    90/8
    70/15 x 3
  3. DB Side Raise
    25/8
    20/12 x 3

Conditioning
15 sledgehammer strikes EMOM x 10 minutes → this was pretty dumb. I’ll do something a little harder next time.

01 AUG 17
W1/ W1/ D1
ME Lower

Conditioning:

  1. 10 Burpees
  2. Hill Sprint
  3. 5 Broad Jumps
    7 rounds in 20 minutes

Main:

  1. DB Snatch
    20#/10 reps each arm x 5
  2. Deficit DS Deadlift
    150/5
    200/3
    240/3
    290/3
    330/3
  3. Decline Sit-up
    BW/10 x 5

Volume:

  1. Deficit DS Deadlift
    260/11
    260/8
    260/8
  2. Decline Sit-up
    BW/10 x 3

Assistance:

  1. Stiff-leg Sumo DL
    135/12 x 4
  2. GHR
    BW/8 x 4
  3. SSB Good Morning
    65/15 x 4
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01 AUG 17
W1/ W1/ D2
ME Upper

Conditioning
15 minutes EMOM:

  1. 40m Farmer’s Walk @ 100# each
  2. 5 BW Squats

Main

  1. One-arm BB Row
    Bar/8
    25/8
    50/8
    75/8
    75/5
    50/8
  2. Floor Press
    Bar/5
    95/5
    135/3
    185/3
    225/3
    I had the rack too low or I would have done 245. Too lazy to change though.
  3. DB Side Bend
    20/8 per side
    40/ 8 per side x 4

Volume

  1. Floor Press
    185/13
    185/8
    185/7
  2. DB Side Bend
    40/ 8 per side x 3

Assistance

  1. Neutral-grip DB Bench
    55/15 x 4
  2. Dip
    BW/15 x 3
    BW/8
  3. Tricep Press-down
    50/15 x 4
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05 AUG
W1/ W1/ D3
DE Lower

Conditioning:
Random BW circuits with my kids

DE Squat
45/5
45 + 36# chains/3
135 + chains/ 3 EMOM x 12 minutes

DE DL
155 + 36# chains/ 3 EMOM x 12 minutes

Assistance

  1. BB RDL
    135/12 x 3
  2. DB BSS
    15/12
    17/12
    20/12
  3. DB RDL
    55/10 x 2
    50/10

06 AUG 17
W1/ W1/ D4
DE Upper

Conditioning:
DB Clean and Press
30/5 (each hand)
40/5 (each)
50/3 (each)
60/2 (each)
70/2 (right)
80/1 (right)
90/1 (right)
100/ so close but no
DB Clean and Press max reps in 60 seconds
70/9 (right)
70/8 (right)
70/11 (right)

DE Bench
45 + short mini bands/3
95 + bands/3 EMOM x 12 minutes

DE OHP
65 + mini bands/3 EMOM x 12 minutes

Assistance

  1. DB Incline Bench
    65/12
    70/12
    80/12
  2. One-hand Reverse-grip Tricep Ext.
    36/10 x 2
    48/10
  3. DB Side Raise
    20/10 x 3
  4. DB Rear Lateral
    20/10 x 3

Gun Show

  1. EZ Preacher Curl
    75/12
    75/8
    75/4
  2. Seated DB Curl
    25/8
    25/6 x 2
  3. DB Hammer Curl
    25/8
    25/6 x 2
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