Today was just one of those days where everything worked. I cranked my neck musculature all out of whack during the last two training sessions and I'm not 100% recovered from it--apparently jamming your head into the bench when you use leg drive to move the bar off your chest is not great technique--so I …
A New Gym!
Everyone has their breaking point; that one moment in time when you say, okay, that's it. I can't pinpoint what did it for me at the commercial fitness center I've been training in, so I'm chalking it up to the cumulative effects it had on my psyche. Â After 6 short weeks, I've moved on. I …
Primarily Supplementing Assistance
I have learned many concepts since embarking upon the strength training path a decade ago, and one on which I devoted entirely too much energy is something commonly called assistance work or accessory work. The idea being to use a wide range of exercises designed to build strength in the muscles that do the lifting …
1 Rep Max Testing
Day one of Project Momentum is complete. I must have jinxed myself writing about the fear of injury training at 100% of my max, for on the very last lift of a very long morning, I got a familiar popping feeling in my left hip/glute/low back area. 10 hours later, it hurts, but it is …
Squats 12 17 2016
Training started out slow today with every Squat feeling hard, but I ended up banging out a pretty good session. Weighed in at a svelte 176.5 this morning. Squats 252.5 x 3 252.5 x 2 265 x 2 265 x 1 255 x 3 255 x 2 Stiff-Legged Deadlifts 197.5 x 7, 5, 4, 4 …
Sumo Deadlifts and Misc Mayhem 12 15 2016
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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Training 12 13 2016
Felt strong today, Â i.e. the weights felt easy, Â but the endurance was subpar. Â 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 …
Training log 12 10 11 and 13 2016
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 …
Training Log 12 9 2016
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 …
Deadlift Training 12 8 2016
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 …
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