Sure nice a nice DL. Hope the snow is not too bad this weekend. Guess it's normal for your atea.They are predicting " a.bomb cyclone " here.
Sure nice a nice DL. Hope the snow is not too bad this weekend. Guess it's normal for your atea.They are predicting " a.bomb cyclone " here.
1/29/22
8th Cycle - Week Four reps/sets
Paused SSB - 125kg 3*2
2 Board Wide Grip Bench - 67.5/70/72.5/75kg *10
Tempo Down RDL - 120/30/40/50kg *6
Single Leg Ext - 80kg 20*5
Today was harder than normal due to the Doubles Squash last night...too much running.
Still, we got the work done in good fashion.
1/31/22
9th Cycle / Week One - reps/sets
Low Bar Squats - 127.5kg *1, 107.5kg 2*2
Tempo Paused Squats - 87.5kg 5*2
Cable Mid Row - 150lbs 10*3
Cable High Row - 20 / 24 / 28kg *15
Single Leg Ext - 150kg 10*5
Single Leg Hamstring Curl - Orange Band 10*5
Wide Leg Leg Lifts - 45sec *3
Start at 127.5kg, end at 157.5kg for this cycle.
Tempo Paused work is of the Devil.
9 weeks out...
2/2/22
9th Cycle / Week One - reps/sets
Paused Bench - 77.5kg *1, 70kg 2*2
Single Arm Dumbbell Bench (3-0-3) - 50lbs 12*2
Dumbbell Press (3-0-3) - 35lbs 8*3
Tri Pushdown (3-0-3) - 20kg 15*2
Overhead Tri Ext (3-0-3) - 15kg 15*2
Hammer Curls (3-0-3) - 40lbs 10*4
Start at 77.5kg, end cycle at 92.5kg...
Tempo to Tempo work is brutal at high reps.
2/3/22
9th Cycle / Week One - reps/sets
Deadlift - 170kg *1, 155kg 2*2
Single Leg Hip Thrust - 50lbs 15*3
Dumbbell Bench - 50lbs 12*3
Neutral Grip Pulldown Tempo Up - 50lbs 20*2
Single Leg Ext - 150kg 10*5
Single Leg Banded Hamstring Curl - orange band 10*5
easy entry to the first week of the cycle. Looking to end around 205/210kg
The gym is holding it's annual winter meet, Mustache Mayhem, this Sunday. Some very strong youngsters, and some not yet Masters women who are trying to qualify for Raw Natl are in the field. Should be fun...
2/5/22
9th Cycle / Week One - reps/sets
Hi Bar Squats - 205lbs 7*3
Larsen Spoto - 155lbs 7*3
Tempo 2 Tempo Goblet Squats - 5olbs 15*3
Cable Chest Press - 70lbs 10*3
Hammer Curls - 50lbs 20*3
Had to train off site, as my gym is holding a two day event.
Shitty equipment (I'm getting angrier about it as the day draws to a close). Squatted and Benched in a Precor Rack, one of those racks with the bar on rails...at an angle no less.
It was better than nothing I suppose...Benching was hard, but Squatting was damn near impossible.
2/7/22
9th Cycle / Week Two - reps/sets
Low Bar Squats - 137.5kg *1, 112,5kg 2*2
Tempo Pause Squats - 90kg 5*2
Cable Mid Row - 170lbs 10*3
Cable Hi Row - 224 / 28 / 32kg *15
Single Leg Ext - 160kg 20*3
Single Leg Banded Hamstring Curl - orange band 15*3
Made up for Saturday's shit show. Felt strong, acted strong, was strong...funny how that works.
2/12/22
I'm going to a weekly recap, as opposed to per session #because
9th Cycle - Week Two
Bench work was nothing special. Building towards a solid paused single, 92.5kg in week four. Shoulder is no better / no worse, but still not 100%. Fortunately, signs of green shoots do exist, the dumbbell work was done as Tempo, at 60lbs...that's a dumbbell PR.
Deadlift is shaping up for a nice run at 205 / 210 come week four. I feel like I've found a cue that can help me avoid my hips shooting up before the bar breaks the floor. We're not doing as many "hinge" movements this cycle. It doesn't seem to be hurting my pulls.
SBD Saturdays don't feature any Pulls or RDLs; doing Safety Bar Squats for reps, which is a change from past Saturday sessions at this time in a cycle; Bench is shoulder friendly with 2 Board sets for reps. Belt Squats are in the program again, as are Reverse Hypers (it's been years); and as always, lot's of single leg extensions and banded hamstring curls.
If you're so inclined, you can see all this play out on my Instagram feed: @gymdad150 the gory details are posted there
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