Training Log: Squat

Shoulder stretch, foam roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 355 x 5 400 x 3 450 x 0 missed 445 x 1   Foam roller   Not my best 5/3/1 week. I missed the 450 squat but was far from ready to give up. Dropped 5 lbs off and pushed through […]

Training Log: Bench Press

Shoulder stretch, foam roller Warm up sets Working sets: 200 x 5 230 x 3 255 x 1 – missed   Foam roller   As you can see; missed my bench today. Would have been new PR, but two attempts and it just wasn’t going to happen. Yes, my bench sucks, but not goint to […]

Training Log: Deadlifts

Should stretching, foam roller, leg stretch with bands Warm up sets Working sets: 315 x 5 360 x 5 410 x 5   Assistance work: Deficit deadlifts (4 inch platform): 275 x 5 x 3 Hanging leg raises: BW x 25 x 3   Foam roller   It was great to be back to my […]

Training Log: Rest

If you happen to read my training log, you’ve likely noticed that I have not been posting for a week. I had last week off and took a week off lifting as well; the body needed rest.  It was great to have a week off mentally, and physically. Spent a lot of time with my […]

Training Log: Cardio/Conditioning

Just went for a walk today. Needed it.   Today should have been my squat training day. Even last night I was mentally prepared to set new PRs today. Then, I couldn’t sleep last night. So I woke up and decided today wasn’t the day to squat, much less pursue a new total.  This is […]