Christian Anto

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Christian graduated from the University of Memphis in Exercise Sports Science earning his bachelor’s degree and CSCS certification. Christian is a competitive powerlifter with elite totals in the 165-198 weight class and a 1770 total (top ten all-time 2017) in the 181 class. An elitefts member since 2016, he's passionate about his coaching with a technical eye for movement mechanics. He currently resides in Highland, IN working out of Illiana Power Asylum.

 
Wk1Day2  "De-load" 7 weeks out
Wk1Day2 "De-load" 7 weeks out
Best bench had felt since starting prep for record breakers!
Wk1Day1  "De-load" 7 weeks out
Wk1Day1 "De-load" 7 weeks out
squatting 3x in the last 7 days with 2 of them being "heavy" = dead
NBS Memphis Classic Prep Meet
NBS Memphis Classic Prep Meet
Have yet to ever experience this before, until today!
Wk11 Day 2: Bench Day?
Wk11 Day 2: Bench Day?
3 days out and we are on the bench
Wk11 Day1: Training Meet week???
Wk11 Day1: Training Meet week???
meets on Saturday.... so lets squat
The Help I could Never Give
The Help I could Never Give
for the first time, I experience being the cause of pain
Wk10 Day3: Last Deadlift before NBS Prep meet
Wk10 Day3: Last Deadlift before NBS Prep meet
adjusting the program on the fly is always fun
Wk10 Day2: 10 days out from prep meet
Wk10 Day2: 10 days out from prep meet
so much for staying on top of this injury...
Wk10 Day1: 12 days out from prep meet
Wk10 Day1: 12 days out from prep meet
these sets really tested my mental state and required a lot of self talk.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk9 Day3:  When Life Win's
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk9 Day3: When Life Win's
Find out what happens to your 80% deadlift when life outside of the gym fries your CNS.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk9 Day2:  Injured again
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk9 Day2: Injured again
Tricep Tendonities came back, the cost of helping others.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk8 Day3: Back to reality
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk8 Day3: Back to reality
Waiting for conventional to NOT show up in programming!
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk8 Day1
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk8 Day1
finally under bigger weight and moving pretty well.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day4
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day4
You cannot out train recovery, ever.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day3: All the reps on deadlift
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day3: All the reps on deadlift
That moment when the oxygen is leaving you and you cannot even count.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day2:
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day2:
Any assistant piece of equipment I could find this week is gonna get used, slingshot bench on the order.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day1: Reverse Bands and Wraps
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk7 Day1: Reverse Bands and Wraps
After set one, I could not even bring myself to let out a sigh of relief ... I instantly thought of having to do it two more times!
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk6 Day4: That Good Pump
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk6 Day4: That Good Pump
The one time in the gym (outside of incline) that I feel out of place, doing pump work.
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk6 Day3: Conventional Upsets
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk6 Day3: Conventional Upsets
Can conventional aid in sumo deadlifting?
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk6 Day2: DE Ascending Bench
Reebok Record Breaker's Wk6 Day2: DE Ascending Bench
DE bench with the adapted setup is becoming easier.
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk6 Day1: Dynamic Spider Bar
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk6 Day1: Dynamic Spider Bar
These moved extremely well, cannot wait to be back in wraps and under heavier weight.
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk5 Day4:
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk5 Day4:
upper body pump day and finally weight 200lbs!
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk5 Day3:
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk5 Day3:
unicorns and deadlifts ...?
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk5 Day2:
Reebok Record Breaker's Prep Wk5 Day2:
Weak benches and weak hashtags
Wk4 Day4: Out of Town
Wk4 Day4: Out of Town
How much yeah grunt?
Wk4 Day3: SUMO and Up-Sets!
Wk4 Day3: SUMO and Up-Sets!
These upsets are the "bee's knees".
Wk4 Day2: New Setup and Wedge Technique #PovertyBench
Wk4 Day2: New Setup and Wedge Technique #PovertyBench
A wedging technique that could change your bench!
Wk4 Day1: Dynamic Week
Wk4 Day1: Dynamic Week
belt-less sounded like a good idea in my head ....
Strength Block Wk3 Day4
Strength Block Wk3 Day4
Volume bench day with all the variations I'm terrible at.
Strength Block Wk3 Day3
Strength Block Wk3 Day3
AMRAP's and I usually do not get along
Strength Block Wk3 Day2: Poverty Bench Chronicles
Strength Block Wk3 Day2: Poverty Bench Chronicles
Spotto presses (partial bench pressing) kicked my ass?
Strength Block Wk3 Day1: Intensity slowly creeping up
Strength Block Wk3 Day1: Intensity slowly creeping up
Getting bent over by the SSB? NOT TODAY!
Strength Block Wk2 Day4: Incline
Strength Block Wk2 Day4: Incline
Starting to actually like incline???
Strength Block Wk2 Day 2: Poverty Bench Chronicles
Strength Block Wk2 Day 2: Poverty Bench Chronicles
ascending dynamic bench, kind of like it.
Strength Block Wk1 Day3: Stiff Bar Action
Strength Block Wk1 Day3: Stiff Bar Action
Oh the joys of deadlifts without deficit's... if i knew how to read
Strength Block Wk1 Day2: Modifying the pain
Strength Block Wk1 Day2: Modifying the pain
training around injuries, unfortunately, is something that I'm learning very quickly with the help of my coach.
Strength Block Wk1 Day1: now we start to work
Strength Block Wk1 Day1: now we start to work
Love to hate having deadlifts following squats.
Pre Strength Block "deload": I changed?
Pre Strength Block "deload": I changed?
so I changed my cheater stance to a less cheater stance....
Wk9 Day1: Back to DE
Wk9 Day1: Back to DE
first dynamic effort day back in rotation
REST of week 8
REST of week 8
who needs biceps anyway...
Wk8 Day1: NEW 8RM Squat and Bench in the same day?!?!?!
Wk8 Day1: NEW 8RM Squat and Bench in the same day?!?!?!
Whenever the EliteFTS Kraits get brought out its a party. Loose or tight we are gonna have some fun
Wk7 Day4: calling it quits
Wk7 Day4: calling it quits
knowing when to cut your looses
WK7 Day3: I GET TO SUMO!!!!
WK7 Day3: I GET TO SUMO!!!!
sumo, when it should feel so right, but ends up so wrong.
Wk7 Day2: Ditched the Only Shoes!
Wk7 Day2: Ditched the Only Shoes!
Last day in Orly shoes!!!
WK7 Day1 almost done with this high bar stuff
WK7 Day1 almost done with this high bar stuff
Is using olympic lifting shoes and more quad paying off?
Wk6 Day4 : EliteFTS Team UGSS
Wk6 Day4 : EliteFTS Team UGSS
That feeling you get when you walk into a huge training facility and everyone is stronger than you!
Wk6 Day3: ELITEFTS!!!
Wk6 Day3: ELITEFTS!!!
benching on a Friday, thats a first.
Wk6 Day2: more high bar and heels
Wk6 Day2: more high bar and heels
funky stances paired with long sets = fun for everyone
W6 Day1: not a good day for bench
W6 Day1: not a good day for bench
the ongoing struggle of a poverty bench
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day4 With JP Carroll?!?!
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day4 With JP Carroll?!?!
Getting my fluff and buff on with one of the strongest dues around
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day3: KEEP IT DOWN
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day3: KEEP IT DOWN
Had to walk outside and self talk a few times to not loose my intra workout drink (that shit aint cheap)
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day1: Lets try and tear it again.
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day1: Lets try and tear it again.
So we found some weaknesses, now the whole training session is one big fail.
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day2: Swapping to Oly lifting???
Train Wreck Week (new program) Wk5 Day2: Swapping to Oly lifting???
I think coach Gaglione was trying to get me to pass out rather than focus on form and time under tension.
Hypertrophy: Wk4 Day3
Hypertrophy: Wk4 Day3
Wrapping up the first phase with a smooth exit

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