I’m currently in meet prep for the 2016 XPC Finals at the Arnold Sports Festival on March 5th, in Columbus, Ohio. I will be competing at 132 pounds, raw with knee wraps.

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Thursday was a bit of an interesting day. After my typical morning clients, I came home and had my typical eggs and breakfast. Later, about 2 hours later, I started to get a weird like sickness and was making way too many bathroom visits. I basically shut myself down for the rest of the day and was thinking that I'd need to put training off until Friday. I managed to fall asleep and get a nap in, and eventually everything settled down. I decided to give training a shot, and if it wasn't going to happen, just give up for the day and come back on Friday. Luckily enough I think whatever I had, was in and out. In hindsight, I think one of my eggs might have been bad (I get them locally from a neighbor...I literally go next door and pick them out of the yard, and they are amazing). But I'm thinking that one of them was bad, and I got some minor food poisoning/upset stomach thing until it was passed. But I was still able to get in and train and get it done, and by the time it was time for bed I was feeling better. Thank goodness training was still pretty decent, and I think this is mainly in due part to the sub I had at Purdue the night before, because I certainly didn't get enough calories in before training. Thank goodness it was nothing serious though.

Three weeks down, seven to go.


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Items Used in this Training Session Mini Bands EZ Loaders Chains

Warm Up Band Straight Arm Pulldowns - 2x20 Band Pressdowns - 2x20 Band Pull Aparts - 2x20 Push Ups - 2x20

A1) Speed Bench Press vs Doubled Mini Bands and 1 Chain Per Side 45x10 45x5 - add bands 45x5 - add chains 65x3 85x3 100x8x3

B1) Close Grip Bench Press 135x5 195x5 215x5 240x12 - PR

C1) Incline DB Bench Press 55's x 8 65's x 8 75's x 8 85's x 8 90's x 15

D1) Bent Over Rows 4x8

E1) Chest Suported Cambered Bar Rows 4x10 with iso hold at top (1 sec)

F1) Seated Cable Rows 3x12

G1) Reverse Band Bench Press Rows 4x20

H1) Standing Band External Rotations 5x25

I1) Leg Lift Hold with Iso Band Pulldown Hold 3x60 sec


Brandon Smitley
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