After sustaining multiple low back issues the past year, and coming off a terrible showing at the XPC Bench Bash, I'm now I can do what's best for my body. I've recently opened up a new training facility, THIRST, so I'm trying to balance life and training the best I can, with hopes that I can compete in some capacity by the end of 2018.

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A Friday night where I put my nose down to the grindstone and got after it. A crazy leg pump, and using some hard intensity techniques, which I've borrowed from John Meadows. A pretty good training session.


Items Used in this Training Session

Warm Up Tons of PRI Based Stuff

A1) Band Leg Curls 3x15

B1) SSB Split Squats Worked up to a hard set of 10 per leg Then one additional set at that weight Then two drop sets

C1) SSB Box Squats 3 sets of 10-10-10 One each set I did 30 total reps, using a wide stance, medium stance, and then narrow stance. No rest between the 30 reps other than changing my stance.

D1) GHR 3 sets, max reps

E1) Reverse Hyper (Short Strap) 3x15 E2) Stir the Pot 3x20


Brandon Smitley
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