Monday and Tuesday

Monday-squats and biceps

Back Squats
135x3x2 sets
225x1
275x1
315x1
365x1
I was happy about this, probably had 20-30lbs left in me.

bicep work
chin ups 5x5

straight bar curls
4x6

db curls
4x15

hammer curls
4x5

prowler pushes
90lbs x 4 sets of 80ft high handles 80ft low handles
1 set of 90lbs of 160ft,120ft,80ft,40ft.

Tuesday.
close grip bench
warmup
325x1
10lbs up from last month.

Sumo pulls
warmup
525x1

inverted rows
4x10

standing abs
4x10

thats it.

Past couple of workouts and some thoughts.

Thursday Close grip bench and squatting.

Close grip bench all sets with dbl minis
warmup
190 x 5 x 5

Flat DB presses
115s x 4 had to use my loadable DB way too unstable.
100 x 5 x 4 sets

Back Squats all sets with choked purples
warmup
205 x 5 x 5

DB Slds
2 x 10

Kind of a short workout, I promised the family dinner so had to get out.

Sunday strongman day.
Axle press out of rack
200 x 1
230 x 1 x 5 sets
250 x 1
270 x 2 misses

Farmers Holds
300 each hand x maybe 6 sec, I hate this event. But on a good note it has been a long time since I picked up 300lbs in each hand.

Arm over arm truck pull
Bryan Truck x 1 set of 60 feet, not bad but not perfect.

Stones
330 stone x 3 over 48" bar PR

So today at least told me some things are working and I am getting stronger. With any luck I can achieve some goals I have set by the end of the year.

Jesse

Pressing and Deadlifting

Changed my plans up a little bit today. Was supposed to be a sort of deload, but I figured I might try for a strict press single but as I was getting going I realized that my shoulders and upperback was way too sore for this.

Strict Press
after stupidity of trying heavier weights
160 x 5 x 3 sets

DB clean and press each reps
50 x 10 x 3 sets

Deadlifts 12" starting height.
455lbs x 10 reps in 60 sec

I was very happy about this, needed this as a confidence booster.

Bent Over rows
275 x 6 x 2 sets was supposed to do 3 sets but I was shot.

Overall great workout. Looking forward to an easy week next week.

Jesse

Benching and Squatting

Very hard workout today, I was tired, sore, and just generally feeling beat up.

But I manned up and said "Lets do this SHIT!!!"

Close grip bench
285 x 1 x 10 sets
This took a while. I was training my daughter, good friend, and my wife.

Weighted dips
53lbs x 5 x 5

Push Downs
4 x 10

Back Squats
315 x 1 x 10 sets
This were hard, only because my knee was swollen and hurt like hell. But I pushed through and got them done.

Snatch grip romanian DLs
3 x 8

That was it. Overall great workout. Very happy I was able to squat, not very often than I can squat every week.

Jesse

Strict presses and deadlifts

Todays workout was just plain hard as hell. It took everything I had to get through it. I almost pussed out, but Josh called me out and I wasn't about to let him do that. Good thing I had someone there to remind how I would have bitched anyone else out.

Strict Presses
warmup
200 x 1 x 10
These went great actually, very happy with these.

Side raises
5 x 10

Band pullaparts
5 x 20

Sumo Deads
warmup
485 x 1 x 10
These were hard, I had to really tell myself not to stop after 5 reps.

Bent over rows
135 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5
265 x 5
285 x 5

Shrugs
3 x 20

Hard fucking workout, very happy to get through it.

Jesse

Event training day

Great training day, kicked my ass, but a great day.

Axle press out of rack.
240 x 1 x 7 sets
downset
200 x 10

Car DL hold
Couldn't pick it up strapless, did a couple with straps.
Stupid fucking event.

12" Deadlift
405 x 10 deadstop each rep. While this is lightweight I was very happy to get 10 reps here.

Stones
230 x 5 fast, but I was shot at this point.

Jesse

Benching and squatting, what a good workout.

Really great night of training, exactly what I needed to get me in a better mood.

Went over to Bryan's place and trained with him, Troy, and Zach.

Close grip bench all sets with 80lbs of chain.
bar x 5
95 x 3
135 x 3
165 x 3
195 x 3
225 x 3
245 x 2
I don't know if it is Bryan's chain set up or what but this felt a helluva a lot heavier than 325 at the top
Take off chains downset
245 x 8,5,4

DB floor presses
100s x 5 x 4 sets

Rolling DB extensions
35s x 8 x 4 sets

Back Squats all sets with 80lbs of chain
135 x 3
185 x 3
215 x 3
245 x 3
275 x 3
315 x 1 wow that was heavier than expected.
Was supposed to do a downset, but I was wiped out.

Hyperextensions
3 x 8

Great night, felt so good to put some hard work in.

Jesse

Past couple of workouts

Events day
This day went decent, but I was worn out halfway through it.

Axle press out of the rack
warmup
230 x 1,1,1,1,1,5

Downset
185 x 10 working on recatch

Arm over arm
Toyota Tundra x 2 sets of 60 feet

12" deadlift
475 x 2 back was shot

That was it, was kind of disspointed but overall I shouldn't complain.

Monday Biceps and sled drags
Thick bar curls 8,10,12,10,8
Blast strap curls 5 x 10
Thick bar hammer curls 5 x 8

Backwards sled drags 4 sets of 80 feet.

Tuesday
Strict Presses
warmup
190 x 3 x 5 sets

Rear delt raises
4 x 10

Pulls to the face
15,20,20,21

Deadlifts all sets with 150lbs of chain
295 x 3
335 x 3
385 x 3
425 x 1 was supposed to be 3, wasn't gonna happen
Take chains off
425 x 5 had nothing left was supposed to do 3 sets

Cambered bar high box squats
3 x 5

Bent over rows
12,10,8,6,4

Shrugs
3 x 8

Abs
3 x 8

Worn out, looking forward to resting for a day.

Jesse