Building a Better Base

“It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking the meaning of life, and instead of thinking of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly.” -Victor Frankl Like I mentioned in my last training log, my original plan for a meet fell through so I had to pump the brakes on training a bit and change directions into more of a building phase. This will last 4 weeks before ramping back up again to get ready for my meet in November now. 7-1-19 Paused BP- 355lbs x8, 315lbs x10 Gridiron Bar Floor Press- 315lbs x8, 275lbs x10 BB Skullcrushers- 135lbs x10, 95lbs for 2 sets of 15 reps Seated Cable Flys- 3 sets of 15-20 reps s/s DB Incline Tate Press- 3 sets of 20 reps DB Side Raises-Run the Rack- 2 sets- 25lbs down to 5lbs s/s Band Curls- 3 sets of 20 reps ea arm 7-2-19 Squats- 425lbs for 6 sets of 3 reps, 90secs rest bet sets Squats w/ Squat Wedge- 285lbs for 3 sets of 8 reps RDL's- 405lbs for 2 sets of 8 reps KB Side Lunge- 3 sets of 8 reps ea leg s/s Lat Pulldowns- 3 sets of 12-15 reps Ab Wheel- 3 sets of 15 reps s/s Cable Rows- 3 sets of 10-12 reps 7-4-19 Lat Pulls- 2 sets of 10-15 reps BB Rows- 315lbs x8, 225lbs x15 Assisted Pull Ups- 2 sets of 12-14 reps DB Lat Rows- 2 sets of 10 reps Wide Cable Rows- 2 sets of 15 reps DB Incline Rear Delts- 3 sets of 12-15 reps Preacher Curls- 3 sets of 12-20 reps 7-5-19 BP w/ 3 Chains Per Side- 155lbs for 12 sets of 3 reps s/s Med Ball Chest Pass- 20lbs for 12 sets of 3 reps Shoulder Saver CG BP- 355lbs for 3 sets of 5-6 reps DB OC BP- 85lbs x10, 95lbs for 2 sets of 10 reps Rolling DB Tri Ext- 3sets of 10 reps s/s Single Arm DB Side Raise- 3 sets of 15 reps ea arm Bottoms Up KB OHP- 2 sets of 8 reps ea arm s/s DB Flys- 2 sets of 15 reps 7-6-19 Cambered Bar Box Squats w/ Bands- 3 sets of 2 at 225lbs, 3 sets of 2 at 275lbs, 3 sets of 2 at 315lbs Truck Pulls- 2 sets at 60' KB Throws- 3 sets of 3 reps Atlas Stone Loads- 5 Singles