Hassan's Training Log: Road to Iron Gobbler

[Hassan Mansour]

8/30
6-0-0 RDL 315x5, 365x5, 385x5
Pin Bench 225x8, 260x8, 275x8
Good mornings 135x8, 155x8, 175x8

[Hassan Mansour]

9/2
Squat w/ belt 455x6, 480x6, 505x6 (PR), 475x6
1-ct paused bench 275x6, 295x6, 310x6 (PR), 290x6x2
Light 6-0-0 tempo bench for 8's


9/3
DL w/ belt 165 kg x6, 185 kg x6, 195 kg x6, 185 kg x6
Floor Press 275x6, 295x6, 310x6, 290x6x2
6-0-0 tempo SSB 340x8, 360x8x2

Notes: Deadlifts are feeling better than last week but still not great. We'll see how things develop throughout the rest of this dev block.

[Hassan Mansour]

9/5
SSB Squat 390x5, 430x5, 450x5, 430x5
TnG bench 275x5, 300x5, 310x5, 295x5x2
Strict Press 50 kg x 8, 55 kg x 8, 60 kg x 8, 55 kg x 8

[Hassan Mansour]

9/6
6-0-0 RDL 365x5, 405x5, 430x5, 405x5
Pin Bench 225x8, 250x8, 265x8, 280x7, 250x8x2
Good mornings 185x8, 195x8, 205x8x2

[Hassan Mansour]

9/9
Squat w/ belt 405x6, 440x6, 465x6, 440x6
1-ct paused bench 275x6, 295x6, 310x6, 290x6x2
6-0-0 tempo bench 225x8, 235x8, 245x8x2

Notes: Kept the squats fairly fast today and was super strict with the rest periods. Trying to manage the overall stress a little better here and not overshoot any of the squat training.

[Hassan Mansour]

9/10
DL w/ belt up to 315x6 then back tweak
Sumo, no belt 225x6, 315x6x2
Floor Press 275x6, 295x6, 310x6, 290x6x2
6-0-0 tempo ssb 340x8, 360x8, 380x8x2

9/12
Touch N Go bench 275x5, 300x5, 315x5 (PR), 295x5x2
SSB 390x5, 430x5, 450x5, 430x5
Press 50 kg x 8, 55 kg x 8, 60 kg x 8 x 2

[Hassan Mansour]

9/16 - 8 weeks out
Squat w/ belt 550x1, 490x5, 445x5x2
Competition bench 340x1, 315x4, 295x4x3
5-ct paused bench 225x6, 255x6, 270x6, 265x6

Notes: Good session today and a strong start on the singles. 550 moved really well and I was happy about that.

[Hassan Mansour]

9/17
Deadlift w/ belt 525x1, 470x5, 425x5x2
2-ct paused bench 330x1, 305x4, 285x4x2
SSB Front Squat 250x6, 300x6, 320x6x2

[Hassan Mansour]

9/19
Squat + chains (bar weight listed) 405x4, 445x5, 465x4, 440x4x2
Touch n Go bench 275x4, 300x4, 315x4, 300x4x3
Wide grip bench 225x6, 255x6, 270x6x3

[Hassan Mansour]

9/20
DL + chains (bar weight listed) 405x4, 425x4, 445x4, 420x4x2
Slingshot 315x3, 365x3, 385x3, 365x3x2
SLDL 225x8, 275x8, 305x8x2

[Hassan Mansour]

9/23 - 7 weeks out
Squat w/ belt 555x1, 495x5, 450x5x4
1-ct paused bench 345x1, 320x4, 300x4x5
5-ct paused bench 240x6, 255x6, 270x6x2

[Hassan Mansour]

9/24
Deadlift w/ belt 530x1, 470x5, 430x5x4
2-ct paused bench 335x1, 305x4, 290x4x2
SSB FS 250x6, 300x6, 325x6x2

[Hassan Mansour]

9/26
Squat + chains (bar weight) 405x4, 445x5, 470x4, 440x4x2
Touch n Go 285x4, 305x4, 325x4, 305x4x3
Wide grip bench 245x6, 260x6, 275x6x3

Notes: Good session today. I had some sort of head cold yesterday and was feeling super groggy coming into this session, but things shook out fine.

[Hassan Mansour]

9/27
Deadlift + chains (bar weight) 405x4, 430x4, 450x4, 420x4x2
Slingshot 315x3, 365x3, 390x3, 365x3x2
SLDL 225x8, 275x8, 300x8, 310x8

[Hassan Mansour]

Catching up!

9/30
Squat w/ belt 560x1, 500x5, 455x5x4
1-ct paused bench press 350x1, 320x4, 300x4x5
5-ct paused bench 245x6, 260x6, 275x6x3

10/1
Deadlift w/ belt 495x1 w/ back tweak, 405x5, 365x5x4
2-ct paused bench 340x1, 310x4, 295x4x3
SSB front squat 300x6, 320x6, 340x6x3

Then some GPP today. Five and a half weeks to go...