Hitting the last week of training should be the hardest week you have. The basics of any plan are to start with something that is reasonable and things are not pushed to extremes. From there you want to build each week if you start to intensely you have nowhere to go and your risk for injury increases. Each week you are either trying to accumulate more volume or more intensity and by the end of the block, you should be at the upper limit of your ability to recover right before you deload. That is where I am at in this training block right before I deload for a strongman show I am doing. CG Shoulder Saver- 365lbs x2, 385lbs x2, 405lbs x2, 425lbs x2, 445lbs x2, 315lbs x9 Cambered Bar BP- 315lbs x6, 315lbs x6, 225lbs x10 Seated DB OHP-55lbs x15, 65lbs x12, 75lbs x10 Cable Skullcrushers- 3 sets to failure s/s DB Incline Rear Delts- 3 sets to failure Cable Flys- 2 sets of 15 reps 8-6-19 High Bar Squats- 455lbs x2, 475lbs x2, 495lbs x2, 515lbs x2, 535lbs x1, 315lbs x10 Leg Press- 7 plates per side x8, 5 plates per side x14 Band Back Ext- Green Mini Band- 3 sets of 10 reps 8-9-19 Football Bar BP- 315lbs x7, 345lbs x4, 365lbs x5, 315lbs x6 DB Incline BP- 80lbs for 21x, 17x, 15x Viking Press- 4plates for 2 sets of 5 reps DB Seated Cleans- 3x12 s/s Single Arm DB Tri Ext- 3x10 ea arm Dips- 1 rest pause set 8-10-19 Deadlifts w/ Straps- 585lbs x1 SSb Good Morning's- 335lbs x5, 245lbs for 2 sets of 5 reps SSB Box Squats- 245lbs for 3 sets of 2 reps, 295lbs for 3 sets of 2 reps Sissy Squats- 3x15 s/s Chest Supported Rows- 3x8 Cable Crunches- 3 sets of 20 reps

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