I'm currently in a off season style of training, trying to bring up weak points and improve body composition for the duration of the summer. At the end of summer I will reevaluate where I stand, and decide whether I would like to compete in the late fall, or wait until the XPC Finals in March of 2016.

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Saturday was my first heavy deadlift training session back since the deload. It was a very good training session, but it was incredibly hot. The weather for the day was in the mid 90's with the heat index well over 100. It really was the first time the heat had actually began to get to me. I still got through the session pretty well, but still cut things a little shorter than I would have liked. But I got in some good work on my main movements, and the rest was just kind of filler. I'm hoping when I come back to this in two weeks that the weather is a bit better and that I don't feel like absolute death afterwards. Great steps forward on my deadlift though.


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Items Used in this Training Session Average Bands Light Bands Cambered Squat Bar

Warm Up Reverse Hyper - 290x4x12

Grip Work A1) Plate Pinch Deadlift - 122.5x1, 105x5, 90x8 B1) CoC #1 - 10 total reps per hand C1) Pinky Pinches - 2 sets per hand

A1) Reverse Average Band Sumo Deadlift 135x5 185x5 - add bands 225x3 315x3 365x3 405x3 455x3 495x3 545x3 565x3 - PR 480x10 - PR 425x12 - PR (shut this down a bit early, had plenty more left in the tank)

B1) Conventional Pin Pull vs Quad Light Bands 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5

C1) Cambered Bar Good Mornings (beltless) 155x10 205x10 225x2x10

D1) Wtd GHH/Back Ext off GHR 3x15 D2) Band Pull Throughs 3x20

E1) Straight Leg Sit Ups vs Band 4x12


Brandon Smitley
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