Redline Realization/deload week

Stress has been tough and training has been tougher. I needed a week to recover but allow my training to catch up so I can continue to push forward. Body weight is all over the place. From 241 down to 237. Working to get my eating in order to keep recovering.

4/21

Superset 20/15/10 reps

A1 Glute ham raise

A2 short strap reverse hypers 205

Front squat continuous pump sets. I tried to not lock these out 105x25, 115x20

Serrano split squat drop set 

120# chain x4, 60# of chain x4, body weight x4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1PaPOrUiv0

Occluded TKE 1x50

4/23

Steep incline dumbbell press 80 3x15

Bradford+1 95 2x8, rest pause x5, 3, 3(20 seconds rest)

A1 Arnold press 15x20, 20x20, 15x20

A2 tates (flat) 40 3x12

Side raise partials 30x50

4/24

TKE 2x15

Ghr 21’s x1, up 11 inches x1 (fail on last rep), on floor but foot plate moved up 1 notch – fail on 3 full rep.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow14m2KrJ1g

Stiff leg deadlift 315 4x6

Leg curls with light elitefts band 40, 30, 20, 10

Split squat drop set 40#x20, 20#x15, bwx10, 40#x12, 20#x6, bwx5

4/26

Bench press

275x1, 315x1, 225x22 PR

Alternating dumbbell overhead press 40x10, 45 3x12

A1 Alternating dumbbell extension 40 3x10

B1 barbell curls 65 4x10

TWIT This week in training Dec 13- Dec 15 2010

Monday Dec 13

Max effort lower

Suspended good mornings with straight bar. Sorry about the weights being in kilo’s. The wifes place only has bumper plates. Used a wide stance

60kgx5, 80kgx5, 100kgx5, 120kgx5, 140kgx3, 160kgx1, 180kgx1, close stance 140×3

I tried to be super strict on these and not rock into them. Still not sure what way is better for max effort.

ghr raised 8 inches 4×10, 2×5

pull throughs 4×12

pulldown abs with green band – feet staggered 4×20

neck harness 35 2×12


Wed Dec 15 2010

Max effort bench

Camber bar bench to 2 board
135 2×5
185 2×5
225 x 3
add 2 board
275 x 1
295 x 1 slow off the board but no pain. Still about 10-12% down from my best but thins are moving along

Oh press
135×5 - a little pain
145×5 - less pain
155×5 - almost none
185×3 - wow that was hard

db rows 110 4×12
lying tates 60 5×12
db powercleans 15 3 x 12
ez bar curls ?
lying ext rotator 10 2×12