Bryan's journal

[Bryan Dobson]

While I am thinking of it a quick year review
2016 comp maxes were from sept 2016
S 475
B265
Dl 525

In March 2017
I did a meet down in Albuquerque
S-485
B275
Dl 555

In the gym on the 5th of November without a taper
I added to the bench and squat
Squat 505
Bench 285
My deadlift needs a taper and I was unable to display what I am capable of.I easily hit 545 but 565 was not there that day.

This Years progress displayed.
Squat 475 to 505
Bench 265to 285
Deadlift 525 to 555 I believe there is a bunch more but I just don’t want to unload long enough to show it in the garage. The squat and bench recover much faster.

I will leave for a couple of week vacation at the end of this week, I will treat it like a vacation but try to hit minimal maintenance that I can while traveling. Mainly I am going to go have fun so training is taking a back seat.

I have already began to implement the changes I will take into 2018
I am upping my bench/press slot from 4to 5 a week
I also added a lower body slot from 4to 5 this goes to squat.

In 2018 I need to avoid doing stupid shit with my shoulder and get the bench tp a reliable 300plus(no more dips)
I want to keep adding to the squat, another 20-30 pounds of progress would be awesome.
I want to show some progress towards 600 on the deadlift, finding a well placed and timed meet will give me a reason to taper for a real attempt.

I turn 47 in January
I plan to keep progressing as long as I am blessed with the ability and time to do so.

[Bryan Dobson]

Wednesday 22 novemebrn2017
224

Comp pause bench press
45x10x3,135x5,185x3,205x1
225x1
245x1
265x1@8
200x8x4

Front squat
45x10x2,135x3,225x3
275x3x3@7

Press
135x3,155x3
170x3x3@6.5-7

Some face pulls and assorted bs accessories between sets

This was an easy sesssion I am just coasting to the end of my training year. One more session and then I go on vacation.

[Bryan Dobson]

New deadlift pr!

24 November 2017

Deadlift
135x5,225x5,315x1,405x1,495x1
540x1
565xf bar slipped out of my hook grip before lockout wire brushed the knurling and tried again.
565x1pr

I can’t be so lax about hook grip being an automatic hold.

315
DSCN9266 on Vimeo

405
DSCN9267 on Vimeo

495
DSCN9268 on Vimeo

540
DSCN9269 on Vimeo

565 Language cautionfailed version for those who want to see a hook grip slip out at near lock out.
DSCN9270 on Vimeo


pr 565
https://vimeo.com/244383417

[bustermonkey2]

Nice deadlift pr! Props for doing it again after grip failed too.

[Bryan Dobson]

Nice deadlift pr! Props for doing it again after grip failed too.

Thanks! I don’t know if it was smart or not but i had to finish it correctly to feel I owned it.

2 weeks away, we went on a cruise and had a good time. I was doing pretty good on not giving a damn about what I ate and drank and relaxing about training and thinking about my outlook on work and life.
I got a few maintenance sessions in doing leg presses, lunges, dumbbell RDLS dumbell and machine presses etc. Nothing hard and not a whole lot of volume.
Went to grand cayman , Cartagena Columbia, Aruba again!, Caracau again and to Bonaire, which is an underwater wonderland for anyone who dives and or snorkels.

Planning my next year of training I will begin with a block of a building work capacity back up along with a little conditioning. My diet will start in a deficit.
I came back with a wicked cold! So that will be fun Tommorow when I resume documented training, I feel fresher from the break.

[Bryan Dobson]

Sunday 10 December 2017
bwt 230.2 Vacation eating added 5 pounds I have lost about 2" of belly bloat since getting home.

Dec 9 Macros
kcal 2710
P 291
c 205
f 52


Sqaut
45x10x3,135x5,225x3,315x1,405x1
455x1
365x5x3
not bad for three weeks without a back squat, some soreness will happen but I prefer to just jump in and get that out of the way.

1" Pad off chest 2 ct pause bench
45x10,135x5,185x3
205x5x3

2"deficit SLDL
135x3,225x3,315x5x3
nice and easy

bbl curls 45x10,654x8x3


455x1
DSCN9276 on Vimeo

second set of 365x5
DSCN9278 on Vimeo

pause bench
DSCN9282 on Vimeo

set 2 SLDL
DSCN9284 on Vimeo

[Bryan Dobson]

Tuesday 12 December 2017
Bw 227.2


Comp pause bench
45x10;135x5,185x3,205x1,225x1,
245x1
255x1
215x5x3

Split squat bar x5r,2l oops and ouch.my left groin goes into stretch reflex defense mode..I don’t think I tore it.seriously on this movement though?
Bwx10x3ea leg will be sore and it may effect a couple of days to a weeks training. but it does this sometimes if I forget to ease into positions and warm up wisely, fingers crossed

Press
45x5,135x5,1
155x1,180x1@6 really easy 90% not 90% then
155x5x3

Macros
Sunday
2572 cal
P 259
C 231
F 51

Monday
2616 cal
P 266
C 233
F 47

Crampy , going to eat some KCL on my dinner.

[Bryan Dobson]

Thursday 14 December 2017

Left abductor still tender but it did not interfere with my movements today, neither did it flare up after. May be back to normal by Sunday.

Deadlift
135x5,225x4,315x3,405x1
455x1
510x1 @6-7
405x5
425x5
430x5 All felt like @6

Tempo bench 3-0-3
Rtx5,135x5,185x3
205x4x3@8s yikes tempo has a volational element.

High bar pause squat no belt or sleeves
45x5,135x5,225x3
315x5x3
Intentionally very light, I may keep it here and run up sets over time since it is after deadlift. No need to strain on this.

Dumbell Bench press
65sx10x3
Again some easy volume.
I need to get more crisp, no need to hurry though but I don’t want these to take real long on days I have more work to do.
Just getting back into the rhythm and not real focused today.

[Bryan Dobson]

Sunday 17 December 2017
Bwt 226.6 going the right direction for now. I am looking at a meet mid March but I can train and cut for 6weeks before I reverse it for the best numbers.

Squat
45x10,135x5,225x4,315x3
405x1
460x1
375x6x4 @6-7 not neccesarily in that order.

1” spacer off chest 2count pause bench
205x6x3

Superset
2”deficit SLDL
315x6x3
Chins x5x3

Been fighting a nasty head cold virus just eased a little more work andproper intensity in today.

[Bryan Dobson]

no notable lifts this week
deadlift 510 x1
DSCN9295 on Vimeo

todays squat 460x1 .
DSCN9308 on Vimeo


375x6 1st set
not that hard
DSCN9309 on Vimeo