After having set an all-time PR on my equipped bench press with 457lbs, I'm taking the next 12-16 weeks to focus on hypertrophy training. My wife is beginning to diet to do a show within the next year, so I'm shifting this time to join in her footsteps for support. I'm hoping to compete again before the end of 2019.

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Monday was Memorial Day, and we had modified gym hours for the day. So luckily I got my training session done earlier than usual. This was a great, tough training session that left my lats pretty destroyed. Abs and calves were a good change of pace as well.


Items Used in this Training Session

Warm Up Tons of PRI Based Stuff

A1) Single Arm Lat Pulldowns 4x10 per arm *For these I did them sideways to mix up the stretch and contraction.*

B1) Rack Pulls with Shrug vs Chains Worked up to a good set of 6; and then did a big drop set (3 drops)

C1) Pull Ups 6 sets, max reps with (+25lbs) *For these I did two sets with three different grips - supinated, pronated, neutral.*

D1) Band Straight Arm Lat Pulldowns 4x10 *Good and slow, focusing on the stretch and contraction.*

E1) Hanging Leg Raises 4x10-12 E2) Pit Shark Calf Raises 6x20

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Brandon Smitley
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