Codger's Quest

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Week 1 day 2 of meet prep:

Deadlift with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Four to five minutes rest.

Low-incline bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Belt squat: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest.

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Today I shifted into meet-prep mode. I'll be running the first three weeks of the Strength 3 template followed by three weeks on a peaking template.

Squat with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Comp bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Press, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Two to three minutes rest.

Another hot day in the garage. I think it really takes a toll on my lifts.

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Week 3 day 4

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Close-grip floor press: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] I failed the 12 rep on the last set. I guess I should have taken a bit more weight off the bar for that drop set. And it was above 90 in my garage today...

...which led me to scale back on my press: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

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Week 3 day 3

Belt squat: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Pendlay row: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 167.5x12x1. Three to four minutes rest.

Wide-grip lat pull down: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 110x12x1. Three to four minutes rest.

My weight first thing in the morning has been in the 177-178 range.

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Alright!!!!

Looking forward to seeing you put a scare into LaFlamme.

My deadlift and squat need a bit of work for that to happen!

[gymdad150]

Alright!!!!

Looking forward to seeing you put a scare into LaFlamme.

[codgerus maximus]

Week 3 day 2

Deadlift with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Four to five minutes rest.

Incline bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 105x12x1. Four to five minutes rest.

Bulgarian split squat with dumbbells: 22.5 (each DB) [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 27.5x10x1. Three to four minutes rest.

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I decided to stick with the RTS hypertrophy program for one more week. I was looking back at past training logs and I seem to peak after about six weeks, followed by dip in performance in the 7th week. So I'll start training for the meet next week, when meet week will be exactly six weeks away.

Today's workout:

Squat with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Four to five minutes rest.

Comp bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Four to five minutes rest. My bench always seems to drop between strength blocks. This is my fourth week on the hypertrophy block.

Landmine press: 30 pounds (on bar) [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three minutes rest. I really like these. It's clear that my left-side push is weaker than my right side.

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Week 2 day 4

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest. Failed on 12th rep at 170.

Close-grip floor press: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 140x12x1. Four to five minutes rest.

Press, no belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

I just found out last night that there's a New Mexico USAPL meet at the end of July so I think I'll prepare for that, which means switching from the RTS hypertrophy template that I just started. My plan is to re-run the BBM Strength 3 template for the next several weeks leading up to the meet.

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Week 2 day 3

Belt squat: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Pendlay row: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 167.5x12x1. Three to four minutes rest.

Wide-grip lat pulldown: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

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Strong Deads... send me some of that karma will you!

Heading your way right now! Though with your deadlift I doubt you'll need them.

[gymdad150]

Strong Deads... send me some of that karma will you!

[codgerus maximus]

Week 2 day 2

Deadlift with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Four to five minutes rest.

Incline bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 107.5x12x1. Four minutes rest.

Bulgarian split squat with dumbbells: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 25x10x1. Three to four minutes rest.

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Week 2 Day 1 on RTS Hypertrophy program

Squat with belt: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Comp bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] sixth rep. Four to five minutes rest.

Landmine press: 27 pounds on one end of Olypmic bar [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 32x12x1. Two to three minutes rest.

Squats felt strong today but the bench felt heavy--knew from the first set that my target weight of 206.25 for 6 wasn't in the cards but I was surprised to fail at 202.5, which I did last week for 6 at RPE 9. Go figure.

The third exercise today was supposed to be weighted dips but my shoulders started complaining with the very first rep so I stopped and switched to the landmine press instead, which felt really good. I hadn't done them before--glad I picked up the landmine a couple of weeks ago.

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Week 1 day 3

Touch and go bench: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

Bulgarian split squat with dumbbells: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.

T-bar row: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Three to four minutes rest.