So this week I pretty much screwed up my training by letting my ego get in the way and not follow programming protocol. Days one and two are suppose to be medium intensity which for the past several weeks (even after being told) I get caught up and go too heavy. This caused me to...Read More

Benching wit long pauses is one of the crappiest things I can think of…. Swiss Bar Bench Press 5×3 (4 second isometric)@ 265 (failed last set last rep) Bench Press into Pins 5×1 (5 second isometric) (set pins about 1 or 2 below lockout) (use 80-85% of max bench)@ 295 Rolling tricep Extensions: 3×15 @35...Read More

Today started the first day of our Isometric Mesocycle. This means we will be doing a lot of holds and presses/pulls into pins. Today was brutal and I was sore before I even made it back to the house. I need to step my recovery up to gain the most out of this schedule. Cambered...Read More

This was the last day in our eccentric mesocycle. This whole past week was the highest intensity used during this cycle, that resulted in people being helped up from the hole after their 5 SECOND decent’s and struggling more on the high 90%+ days as you will see in my training video today during Floor...Read More

Incline Close Grip Bench 2×2 (5 second negative): 285 (spotter help on 2nd rep 2nd set) Neutral DB Floor Press 2×2 (5 second negative): 140 (spotter help on 2nd rep 2nd set) 3 Tricep Exercises 3xMax: 1)DB JM Press 3×15@ 35 (19-15-14) 2) Seated behind head Tri. Ext. 3×15@ 90 (16-14-12) 3) 1.5 Tri. Ext....Read More

This week starts the last of our Eccentric Mesocycle. All the weights will hopefully be heavier than when we started 2 weeks ago. Yoke Bar Box Squat 2×2 (5 second negative) (set the box below parallel)@ 375 Cambered Bar Wide Stance Good mornings 2×2 (5 second negative)@ 335 3 Hamstring exercises 3xMax 1) Partner leg...Read More

Last week deadlifts beat me up pretty bad as I attempted to pull 565, it took 9 seconds to lock it out. I came back this week and was able to knock it out 4×1 so in on the right track. Front squats went well, I got psyched out on 2 attempts dropping one and...Read More

Awesome training day! After chilling at the front desk for 4 hrs cleaning the gym and helping clients I was ready to rock. This enthusiasm was generated by the pre planned training time that 80% of the powerlifting team committed to for my sake, because I had to work the morning. It felt like the...Read More

I felt great today because I actually ate a meal including all macronutrients 1.5 hours before training, amazing what nutrition does! You will all enjoy watching me struggle during deadlifts today. I get a lot of comments saying I make it look easy when I deadlift, well you will see a 9 second deadlift in...Read More

Incline Close Grip Bench 3×2 (5 second negative) 2×2 @ 280 Neutral DB Floor Press 3×2 (5 second negative) 2×2 @ 130 Accessories 1)DB JM Press 3x 5 @ 35 2) Seated behind head Tri. Ext. 3x 5 @ 90 3) 1.5 Tri. Ext. 3x 0 @ 90- 00- 0 1) pull ups 3×15 @...Read More

Still messing up my “moderate intensity” day. Ended up going to heavy… Yoke Bar Box Squat 3×2 (5 second negative) (set the box below parallel): 475-490-480 Cambered Bar Wide Stance Good mornings 3×2 (5 second negative): 315 Accessories: 1) Partner leg drops: 3×10 @ BW 2) Seated banded hamstring curls: 3x 2 @ light blue...Read More

My ADD got the best of me today and I recorded all my presses but nothing else. I will make a full video come the end of this week to show accessory work. -Floor Press 4×1 @ 315 – Klokov Press – single arm rear delt fly -Lat Pulldowns – single arm cable rowsRead More

Days later in the week are more max effort oriented. -Front Squats 4×1 @ 365 (I was a puss, should have done more) -Deads off 5 mats opposite stance (conventional for me) 4×1 @ 545 too slow – Reverse Hypers – 45 Deg. Banded Hypers – partner planks – Reverse CrunchesRead More

First time benching in…. Almost 2 months. No pain, no soreness, no stiffness. This is why I swear by GPP and the programming by David. He knows what works and what keeps lifters healthy and in the game. Having massage and PT on staff also helps. Incline Close Grip Bench 3×2 (5 second negative) –...Read More

Back under the bar again today, which means back to updating my log for those who follow along (which is roughly 3 people). It was good to finally be back under some weight and increasing the intensity quite a bit. -SS Yoke Bar Box below parallel 5 Second eccentric: 3×2 @ 475 – Cambered bar...Read More