Still On The Right Side Of The Grass

[gymdad150]

6/3/19

Nationals or Bust - De-Load Week reps/sets

LB Squat - 140kg 1*5

Squat to Box - 70kg 5*4, 110kg 1*3, 130kg 1*2, 140kg *1

BSS - bw 10*3
Back Ext - bw 20*3

Just couldn't find depth to save my life, so we went to squatting to a box. Looks like I'm going to have to do some remedial work here.

The single to the box was easy, it's all in my head at the moment.

[gymdad150]

6/5/19

Nationals or Bust De-Load Week reps/sets

T&G Bench - 50kg 5*3, 70kg 5*3, 80kg 3*3, 87.5kg 1*3, 95kg 1*2 102.5kg X

Slingshot Bench - 102.5kg *1

3ct Paused Bench - 85 1*3

Ugly, ugly, ugly attempt at 102.5kg. Felt good coming out of the rack, and then it all went to hell.

[gymdad150]

6/6/19

Nationals or Bust De-Load Week reps/sets

Deadlift - 180kg 1*4
Paused Bench - 85kg 1*4
Tempo Belt Squat - 50kg 10*3
Tempo LTE / Curls - 30kg 10*3

Nothing to stressful...

[gymdad150]

6/8/19

Nationals or Bust De-Load Week reps/sets

LB Squat to Box - 110kg 5*4
Paused Bench - 85kg 1*4
Block Pulls - 170kg 5*4

Belt Squats - 50kg 10*4
LTE/Curls - 30kg 10*4

Back to some volume work on Monday, as we gear up for the run in to Raw Natls...

[gymdad150]

6/10/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w1 reps/sets

LB Squat - 130kg *8, 117.5kg 8*3
Belt Squat - 90kg `10*4

BSS - 16kg 10*4
Step Ups - 16kg 10*4

Row - 70kg 10*3
Cable Mid Rows - 50kg 10*3

Paloff Press - #7 10*4

And it begins...

Thought we were going with 7's...I was wrong! That said, 8's moved nicely, depth was good, and I had a couple more easily.

[gymdad150]

6/12/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w1 reps/sets

T&G Bench - 80kg *8, 70kg 8*3
Wide Grip Bench - 65kg 10*4

Dumbbell bench - 60lbs 10*5
Incline Dumbbell Bench - 50lbs 10*5

Reverse Fly / Lateral Raise / Press - 35 / 20 / 40lbs 10*3
Dips - bw 10*3
Tri Pull Downs - #12 10*3
LTE / Curls - 35kg *9, *9, *9, *8, *7

Pretty basic main work. The assistance work was brutal

[gymdad150]

6/13/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w1 reps/sets

Deadlift - 170kg *8, 155kg 8*3
Paused Deads - 125kg 6*4

Bench - 72.5kg 8*3
Press - 30kg 8*3

Reverse Flys - 30lbs 12*3
Kroc Rows - 60lbs 12*3

Planks - 45 sec holds *4

Straight Bar Curls - eb 30*4

Nice way to come into the cycle...

[gymdad150]

6/15/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w1 reps/sets

Squat to Box - 117.5kg 8*4
T&G Bench - 72.5kg 8*4
Block Pulls - 160kg 8*4

Reverse Flys - 35lbs 10*3
Cable Mid Rows - 50kg 10*3

BSS - 32kg 10*3
Step Ups - 32kg 10*3

LTE/Curls - 35kg 10*3
Dips/Straight Bar Curls - bw 10/30*3

Long session, tired from interrupted sleep at 4:30am...

But it all got done.

[gymdad150]

6/17/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w2 reps/sets

LB Squat - 135kg *8
Squat to Box - 120kg 8*3
Belt Squat - 95kg 10*4

BSS - 24kg 10*3
Step Up - 24kg 10*3

Row - 75kg 10*3
Cable Mid Row - 60kg - 10*3

Paloff Press - #7 20*3
Squat to the Box is paying nice dividends. Today was the best Squat session I've had in for ever!

[gymdad150]

6/19/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w2 reps/sets

T&G Bench - 82.5kg *8, 72.5kg 8*3
Wide Grip Bench - 67.5kg 10*4

Dumbbell Bench - 60lbs 10*4
Dumbbell Incline Bench - 50lbs 10*4
Press - 40kg 8*3

Dips - +4kg 10*3
Tri Pulldowns - #13 10*3

Good Bench session, had at least one more rep, maybe two.

[gymdad150]

6/20/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w2 reps/sets

Deadlift - 177.5kg *8, 165kg **3
Paused Deadlift - 135kg 6*3

Bench - 75kg 8*3

An shorter than usual session, dinner date with the bride. Priorities y'all...

[codgerus maximus]

dinner date with the bride. Priorities y'all...

Prime directive: keep SWMBO happy!

[gymdad150]

6/22/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w2 reps/sets

Squat to Box - 120kg 8*4
T&G Bench - 75kg 8*4
Block Pulls - 170kg 8*4

LTE / Curls - 40kg 10*3
Dips / Hammer Curls - +6kg / 50lbs 10*3

A little tired to start the session, but finished the main work with gusto.

Hit the arms hard (for me) and then back homme to pick up the bride, and put her on a plane to see her baby and grandson...

Me; I'm a bachelor for tow weeks...just me and the doge.

[gymdad150]

6/24/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w3 reps/sets

LB Squat - 140kg *8, 122.5kg 8*3
Belt Squat - 95kg 8*4

Cable Mid Row - 60kg 8*3
Row - 75kg 8*3

Uffda...too much yard work yesterday almost killed me today.

Top set was tough, back off work tougher...even with increased rest periods.

Assistance work was OK (surprisingly), but ma legs are toast.

[gymdad150]

6/26/19

Nationals or Bust c4 w3 reps/sets

T&G Bench - 85kg *8, 75kg 8*3
Wide Grip Bench - 70kg 10*4

Dumbbell Bench - 60lbs 10*4
Dumbbell Incline Bench - 50lbs - 10*4

Reverse Fly - 45lbs 8*3
Lateral Raises - 30lbs 8*3

Dips - +8kg 10*2, *9, *8
Tri Pulldowns - #14 10*4

Press - 40kg 8*3

That's a rep PR at 85kg...