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We've finally moved on from the hell that was the Hypertrophy Block (I hope I never see the words "myo reps" in my training program again... or at least for a very long time)-- but is the grass really greener? All jokes aside, I'm really excited to see how this new training cycle goes. We're experimenting with some new training methods, part of which includes doing ALL THREE COMP LIFTS every single training session. While it looks like a lot of work, these training sessions are actually moving fairly quickly-- actually a bit shorter than my training sessions usually last. Happy to be the guinea pig for my Coach, and hoping to learn a lot about myself as a lifter through this experimentation type cycle!
Tuesday
Squat w/belt 58%x5, 63%x5, 68%x5 No additional down sets
[warm up: Dynamic Warm up, Bar, 135, 185]
205x5
225x5
245 x5
Squat +Avg Bands x3 @6, x3 @7, x3 @8 plus 3 down sets (repeat)
185x3
205x3
225x3 @7.5 (not my normal gym-- home for holidays, no spot, went conservative)
repeat 225x3 x 3 sets
Competition Raw Bench 58%x5, 63%x5, 68%x5 68%x5
95x5
115x5
135x5
135x5
3ct Pause Bench x1 @7, x1 @8, x1 @9 plus 1 down set (load drop)
135x1
155x1
175x1
185x1 @8.5
175x1
Deadlift w/belt 58%x5, 63%x5, 68%x5 No additional down sets
135x5
225x5
275x5
295x5
315x5
