I’m currently in meet prep for the 2015 XPC Finals at the Arnold Sports Festival during the weekend of March6-8th. I will be competing on Friday, March 6th, 2015 at 132 pounds, raw with knee wraps.


DL 335 vs bands and chains

I'm a bit behind on logs with the revamping of the new site and just some other things going on. Training has been going well though and I'll get every back up to speed in no time.

This training session was a great way to end my heavy work before a deload. I got to handle some heavy weights and really build a ton of confidence before the final leg of prep. I've learned from some good coaches that it's not about going all out all the time and taking smart choices during prep, and that has yet to fail me since. I'm going to keep that moving forward. This was a bit of a change compared to what I normally do, but I liked the way it worked out. Sometimes experimenting pays off.


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Warm Up Reverse Hyper - 290 for 40 total reps

A1) Buffalo Bar Speed Squat vs Average Bands First rep paused in hole 55x10 55x5 - add bands 105x5 145x3 195x2 215x2 235x2 260x6x2 260x5 - add 4 chains per side (160 lbs)

B1) Sumo Speed Deadlifts vs Quaded Mini Bands 135x5 135x5 - add bands 185x3 245x2 265x1 300x4x1 335x5 - add 8 chains (160 lbs)

C1) GHR vs Mini Band 3x15

D1) Blast Strap Stir the Pot 3x20


 

Brandon Smitley
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