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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I ended up having to get this training session in on Friday of New Years Day as my training partners weren't able to train on our typical Saturday. As such, my hips were still feeling a bit tight and things didn't feel quite as normal as they normally do. It's kind of crazy how much just an extra day of recovery really goes. Luckily this isn't something that should happen too frequently, and I was still able to get the work in that I needed to. Other than that, the rest of the session went really well. Still hammering away at the weak points and keeping volume high, which I'll have a few more weeks of. Still chipping away!


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Items Used in this Training Session SS Yoke Bar

Warm Up Reverse Hyper - 3x15 Standing Cable Crunch - 3x15

A1) Squat 65x10 155x5 205x5 245x3 295x3 335x3 365x3 395x3 415x2x2

B1) SSB Front Squats 65x5 115x5 155x5 205x5 245x5 275x5 295x5 - PR

C1) GHR 3 sets

D1) Reverse Lunges 3x12 per leg

E1) DB Stiff Leg Deadlifts 3x15

F1) Single Leg Reverse Hyper 3x15 per leg

G1) KB Swings 5x20

H1) Wtd Straight Leg Sit Ups 5x12


Brandon Smitley
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