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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This was the final training session before I begin meet prep and jump in my bench shirt to see where things are. I tried to keep things a bit conservative and not destroy myself before I do so in my shirt.

Pretty fun late Friday night training session.


Items Used in this Training Session

Warm Up Tons of PRI Based Stuff

A1) Reverse Hyper Leg Curls 3x12

B1) Bulgarian Split Squats Worked up to a heavy set of 10 per leg

C1) Belt Squats 3x25

D1) Step Ups 2x10 per leg *3 sets on the left leg

E1) Band Pull Throughs 3x15 E2) Standing Abs 3x15


Brandon Smitley
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