Training Log: Squat

Shoulder stretch, foam roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 300 x 5 345 x 5 390 x 5   Assistance work: Smith ham press: 275 x 10 x 1 315 x 10 x 2 Leg press: 430 x 10 x 1 480 x 10 x 2   Foam roller   Overall, […]

Training Log: Bench Press

Shoulder stretch, foam roller Warm up sets Working sets: 170 x 5 195 x 5 220 x 5   Assistance work: Close grip bench: 135 x 10 x 1 155 x 10 x 3 DB 2 hand pull-over: 65 x 10 x 1 70 x 10 x 3 Tricep cable push-down: 132 x 10 x […]

Training Log: Military Press

Should stretching, foam roller Warm up sets Working sets: 115 x 5 130 x 5 145 x 5   Assistance work: Lat pull-down (wide grip): 132 x 8 x 3 Dips: BW x 10 x 3   Foam roller   Nothing exciting, just got through it today – very tired.

Training Log: Deadlifts

Should stretching, foam roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 320 x 5 370 x 5 420 x 5   Assistance work: Deficit deadlifts (4 inch platform): 315 x 5 x 3 Barbell row: 135 x 8 x 1 155 x 8 x 2 DB shrugs: 100 x 10 x 3   […]

Benedikt’s Big Weekend: 442.5-kg Raw Deadlift

Icelandic strongman Benedikt Magnusson, who we’ve said in the past can deadlift just about anything that isn’t nailed to the ground, had quite a weekend as he posted among other things the biggest official raw deadlift of all time, 442.5-kg. Yesterday, Benedikt’s proud wife, Gemma, wrote: “Hello Randall I hope that you are well I […]