Starting strength week 4 day 10
My squat weight progression has normalized. I was making 20 pound jumps until i hit 305. Bench is steadily increasing, but not at the rate i anticipated (2020 fall i got 315 1rm). Deadlift is a grind every single workout, the weights feel so heavy now.
Squat 3x5...
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Forgot to post yesterday
Squat 3x5 @ 245
Bench 3x5 @ 210
Deadlift 1x5 @ 330
I tweaked my back volunteering at a strongman competition on Saturday but was able to work through it yesterday. Honestly the worst part was benching. squat and deadlift felt fine (heavy, but fine lol) after i put a...
Day 2 starting strength
Squat 3x5 @ 205#
Bench 3x5 @ 205# (first real time benching in over a year, felt good)
Deadlift 3x5 @ 320#
25 kb snatches per side 40#
Already liking this program, hitting a PR every day on deadlift is fun
Decided to refocus programming for more strength for a period and see what happens. I've been following the same routine for 20 weeks so it's time to mix it up. I havent back squatted since high school (2015) and want to give it another try.
Based on starting strength program. First time...
5 min abs
3 rounds firebreather KB complex with stretching/ mobility between sets
7x dead stop swings
7x swings
6x two handed cleans both sides
5x single hand swings both sides
4x suitcase deadlift each side
3x dead stop high pulls
3x snatch both sides
Had an amazing wedding saturday and now honeymooning in the keys (activity/food suggestions welcome), woke up before the wife and hit the hotel gym
Tuesday
5 min abs
3 rounds man maker variation
5x Pushup to row to clean and thruster to 5x single arm press Alternating from top
5x alternating...
Tuesday
5min abs
Deadlift 5x5
Left early to meet with pastor about ceremony details
Wednesday
Barbel curls 5x15
Cable tricep push downs 5x15
Incline db curl 5x15
Overhead db extension 5x15
Superset reverse curls and dips, 3x15
DB circuit, 2 rounds 5 each as follows
Curl press, alternating...
Got busy last week, only went to gym twice. Got the honeymoon next week so i decided to change up training to a higher volume bodybuilding type workout
5 min ab warmup
Bench 10x10
Banded incline bench 12,10,8,6
Superset
Dumbell twist press 4x10
Cable flies 3x20
Finished with KB man maker...
Truck camped friday night and turkey hunted all day on Saturday- around 5 miles, didnt track elevation. I jumped a gang of hogs and a few deer, but heard nary a bird.
Today,
Ab warmup
4 rounds below kb circuit
Swing squats x7
Good mornings x7
Alternating overhead lunge x6 ea
Half snatch x5 ea...
Ab Warmup
Log press 5x7
Shoulder Kettlebell circuit, 3 sets 60s rest between
banded single arm strict press x5
single arm push pressx5
single arm waiters walk 50ft
Single arm high pullx5
single arm rack carry 50ft
single arm deadlift x5
single arm farmers walk 50ft
Twist db bench...