The weight is slowly ramping up for the Old School Iron Gym Summer Showdown. My squat is feeling great especially with doing reps in full gear. It's funny how much I wasn't looking forward to this but I can tell it has helped me tremendously (other than almost passing out after every set haha). I'm feeling pretty fucking ready to smash through a 2,000lb total. As long as I play everything smart and choose my attempts wisely, there should be zero issue.


Warm Up Brent Pekarski Special (Dr. Brent Pekarski, DPT, CSCS, FMS, FMT - Brentpekarski@gmail.com for performance inquiries)

A. Full Gear Squat BW x 10 155x10 245x5 Add Briefs 335x3 425x2 Add Bottoms 515x1 Straps Up 605x1 Add Wraps 695x1 725x2x2 Sets

B. Heavy Banded Deadlift 365x1x5 Sets w/ EliteFTS Average Band & EliteFTS Light Band

C. GHR 4x12

Gym started to close so I had to end my session early. Whenever this happens, I'll usually add the rest of my exercises to my accessory day.

Mario D'Amico
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