Developmental Day, cycle 5. Barbell Trap Shrugs: Started with these as the gym was busy and it was open. 5 sets of 5 reps @ 225lbs. Pause Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 145lbs. Chin-ups / Dips: 4 sets of 5 reps ea. @ bodyweight. Just not developed enough in these to add […]

Squat & Bench Press Day, cycle 5. Squat: 1) 4 @ 175lbs. 2) 4 @ 190lbs. 3) 3 @ 195lbs. 4) 2 @ 200lbs. 4 rep s of 30s static holds @ 220lbs. Bench Press: 1) 3 @ 155lbs. 2) 3 @ 165lbs. 3) 2 @ 170lbs. 4) 1 @ 175lbs. 3 reps of 30s […]

Bench Press & Deadlift day, cycle 5. Bench Press: 1) 4 @ 155lbs. 2) 4 @ 165lbs. 3) 3 @ 170lbs. 4) 2 @ 175lbs. Then did 4 reps of 30s static holds with my training max of 190lbs. Deadlift: 1) 3 @ 280lbs. 2) 3 @ 300lbs. 3) 2 @ 310lbs. 4) 1 @ […]

Deadlift & Squat day, cycle 5. Deadlift: 1) 4 @ 280lbs. 2) 4 @ 300lbs. 3) 3 @ 310lbs. 4) 2 @ 315lbs. Last rep was rough. Then did static holds for 30s with my training max weight, 350lbs for 5 reps. I almost felt like passing out after holding the weight the 5th time, […]

Developmental Day, cycle 5. Had two days off due to work circumstances, and honestly I’m nearing the end of a major work issue so I’m looking forward to a reprieve so I can resume some level of normalcy. Expect more days off than usual in this last cycle. Again, still working on my bench press […]

Squat & Bench Press day, cycle 5. High Bar Back Squat: Set 1) 4 reps @ 160lbs. Set 2) 4 reps @ 170lbs. Set 3) 3 reps @ 175lbs. Set 4) 2 reps @ 180lbs. 1 set of 30s static holds, 5 reps @ 200lbs. Close Grip Bench Press: Set 1) 3 reps @ 155lbs. […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 5. Close Grip Bench Press: Set 1) 4 reps @ 155lbs. Set 2) 4 reps @ 165lbs. Set 3) 3 reps @ 170lbs. Set 4) 2 reps @ 175lbs, done as one single, a failure then another single. 1 set of 30s static holds – 5 reps. Deadlifts: Set […]

It made more sense for my weekly schedule if I swapped my dev day for the first day of my next cycle, so this workout is actually Deadlift & Squat day, cycle 5. Deadlift: A particularly good workout, felt great and set a new PR! Set 1) 4 reps @ 275lbs. Set 2) 4 reps […]

Developmental Day, cycle 5. Today I wanted to test out the high bar back squat, which I believe I will replace my front squat with in future iterations of my training cycles. High Bar Back Squat: Set 1) 8 @ 145lbs. Set 2) 6 @ 155lbs. Set 3) 5 @ 165lbs. Set 4) 4 @ […]

Front Squat & Bench Press day, cycle 5. Front Squat: Set 1) 4 @ 155lbs. Set 2) 4 @ 165lbs. Set 3) 3 @ 170lbs, started to experience some poor form. Set 4) 2 @ 175lbs, although the last rep was pretty bad form. Lots of forward tilt here on these reps. Declined Bench Press: […]