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Today is not only the anniversary of my first daughter's birth, but the anniversary of the death of one my heroes and mentors, the late Christopher Hitchens. Reflecting the cyclical nature of life itself, December 15th brings joy and sorrow both. The day continues like any other as the Earth keeps spinning and orbiting no …
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Felt strong today, i.e. the weights felt easy, but the endurance was subpar. I wasn't feeling all that well last night, for quite a few hours, so maybe that had something to do with it. For whatever the reason(s), the sets started great and ended pretty abruptly. All Supportive Lifts again today. I suppose if …
12/10/2016 Another Supportive Lift day. Felt pretty good on all lifts today. Klokov Press, aka Snatch-Grip Behind the Neck Press 87.5 x 7, 6, 5 Romanian Deadlift 195 x 6, 5, 5 Pendlay Row The last time I did these I only got 4 reps at 160, so I “reset’ by taking 10% off and starting …
I’ve been using Jamie Lewis’s Advanced Squat Specialist template but I’m going to switch to the Intermediate Squat Specialist template going forward. There’s a little too much squatting in the Advance version and it’s effecting my performance. I’ve already done pause squats and front squats this week, along with Conventional Deadlifts and Sumo Deadlifts and …
I’m glad all I had on tap today was deadlifts. I’ve put a lot of volume of training in this week and I’ve been pretty fatigued in the evenings. My goal today was to get 10-15 reps at or above 85% of my 1RM with at least 1 rep at 90%. Meet goal is a …
Today turned out to be another Supportive Lift day. I trained right in the middle of the day as opposed to my typical 8 AM start time due to other obligations. I can’t really tell if I had more energy or stamina after a couple of meals in me. I did a lot of work …
Today’s session was all Supportive Lifts, not to be confused with “assistance work” or “accessory work.” To improve strength out of the hole, I worked 3-second Pause Squats. 185x4 185x3 185x3 195x3 195x3 195x3 Overhead Press 110x6 110x5 110x4 Sumo DL Block Pulls I don’t actually have blocks, so used 2 45-lb plates to give me roughly …
Paused Bench Press is tough. It’s definitely a specific skill requiring practice and building strength specifically in the lift. Today’s mission was to work up to a top Triple @9-10 RPE, and manage volume through Rep Drops. 175x3 175x2 175x2 Hopefully with some dedicated work I can get to the seemingly lofty 210 I’d like …
I’ve got some video on Facebook and Instagram, and was going to start with a fresh training log tomorrow, but hell, today was: Squats--high bar. Knee sleeves and belt. 245x5 232.5 x 5 232.5 x4 Stiff-legged deadlift, no belt. 195x6, 6, 4 Close grip pull-up’s. Body weight (178.5 today) 5, 4, 4, 3 I have …
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