After finally getting an off season training cycle in, I am now in meet prep for WPC World's where I will be competing raw with knee wraps in the 132 pound weight class in Baton Rouge, LA on November 7th, 2016. My goal is to earn my first world championship.

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Wednesday's extra lower body work was something else. I really cranked things up a bit on the leg press, doing what might have been the hardest drop set I've ever done. I probably should have just called it there when I was done. The rest of the stuff was so light that it really didn't matter all that much. But it was fun, and got my legs to feel like they were going to explode, so there's that.

After the training session, I drove up to Purdue to speak for the Barbell Club at their callout. The leg press idea was dumb, but doing it before driving 90 minutes was probably dumber. But the callout went well and think we will be bringing on some new students to the club and hopefully the powerlifting team.


Items Used in this Training Session

Warm Up Bike - 5 min

A1) Leg Press Sets of 10, up to a heavy set of 10 - MASSIVE DROP SET starting at 9 plates per side, pulling 2 plates per side, and once reaching 3 plates per side, only pulling 1 plate per side until 1 was left I did about 250+ reps on the drop set alone

B1) Single Leg RDL 4x15 per leg

C1) Seated Leg Curls 1x20 1x15 2x12

D1) Leg Extensions 2x20 1x15 2x12

E1) Hip Abduction Machine 3x30 sec holds

F1) Standing Band Adduction 2x50 with left leg only - Just some rehab work here

G1) Seated Calf Raises 3x15 - with 2 sec hold at the top


Brandon Smitley
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