Training Log: Deadlifts & Goals for the New Year

Shoulder stretch, roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 310 x 5 360 x 5 405 x 5   No assistance – have somewhere to be! We’re heading to the beach with some friends.   Happy to start the new year off with some deadlifts.   Goals for the new year: Often, […]

Training Log: Push Press

shoulder stretch w/ band, roller Warm up sets Working sets: 140 x 5 160 x 5 180 x 5   Assistance work: pull-ups curls   Just stuck to my reps today, though it was good to get in one last training session for the year. Happy New Year

Training Log: Squat

Shoulder stretch, roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 310 x 5 350 x 3 390 x 1   No assistance today   Just busted through on pre-cal’d reps today; didn’t try to push past and didn’t do any assistance work. We’re heading off to Knott’s to ride roller coasters and look […]

Training Log: Bench Press (& a new PR)

Shoulder stretch w/ band, roller Warm up sets Working sets: When I was warming up, things were feeling pretty good so I got the idea in my head to go ahead and try for a new 1PM PR. Glad I did. 225 x 1 250 x 1 (this had been my working max for this […]

Training Log: Deadlifts

Shoulder stretch, roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 350 x 5 400 x 3 445 x 5   No assistance – have somewhere to be!   Not happy about only pulling 5 on the last set, not happy with that at all. Oh well, keep moving forward. Now I’m off to […]