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Speed Pulls & SSB Squats at New Gym [Secondary SQ/DL Training from 8...
Set the foundation earlier this month..
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Reflecting on the Positives & Challenges of the 1st Month of New Job...
Busy, but with a lot of positive things.
Building a Foundation for Raw Squat During the Week / Week 2 - Day 2 (Pr...
Planning for the future.
Week 2.. Staying Patient and Building Momentum (Week 2 - Day 1 - Overhea...
Patience leads to a bigger Press.
Found a New Gym for Weekend Training! / Starting Speed Pull & Second...
New Gym, New Momentum for Fall.
Who Defines You?
In this interview with Mark Dugdale, we discuss the mental side of training and competing, along with the various challenges that we meet when life, training, family, work, and all of the other areas of our lives intersect.
Starting to Focus on Competition Bench Consistently Again / Week 1 - Day...
Getting bench back in a groove.
Putting a Plan on Paper: Sat Down and Evaluated Training Logs from Past ...
Sat down and re-focused the gameplan for training.
Re-evaluating Squat training and dropping weights down for a few weeks
Making sure I don't aggravate my hip worse, and that I'm setting myself up in a good place to compete again soon.
Second Week in Cincinnati - Week 1/Day 1 (OHP) of settling into schedule
Settling into a new schedule.
Visit to River City Barbell
Checking out some different Powerlifting Gyms to train at on the weekends.
Getting Back Into a 4-Day Training Cycle Until I Determine My New Work/L...
Pressing definitely felt heavy this week as I adjust to the earlier sleep schedule and new routine.
Move to Cincinnati is Complete Pt2: First Day Back Training
Keeping the basic work going with training as I get settled in and create a new gameplan.
The Three Disciplines of Getting Stronger
How do you continue to progress as a lifter when life gets tougher, progress is slower, and motivation is lacking?
Life Update Pt 3: Thoughts on Grace & Discipline
Two themes from my past year that are hopefully encouraging/thought-provoking for you too.
Life Update Part 2: Training
Exciting things ahead, and in the meantime just getting in training where I can.
How Exercise Science Students (and anyone) Can Better Determine Their Ca...
How Values and Strengths Can Help You Determine Your Career Path..
%-Based Week for Squats, Pushing for Rep Counts on These Days.
June 2018 Week 2 - Day 1 (Primary Squat)
Using Values and Strengths to Help You Determine Your Career Path
Through my work at my university, I spend a great deal of time developing students and helping mentor them for career direction, particularly in the exercise science related areas. This is the approach I use to help them find the right path.
"Mental Health & Strength Athletes" ..My interview on Beyo...
How to improve programming, adjust training, improve recovery, and more..
Dynamic Effort Squat in Briefs Begins Again... Last Day of New Training ...
June 2018 Week 1 - Day 3..
Final Week of Floor Pressing for this Wave ..New Training Schedule Conti...
June 2018 Week 1 - Day 2..
If you haven't read it yet: "How Student-Athletes Can Support ...
Guidelines for Teammates, Coaches, and Administrators.
I think I've finally figured out a training schedule format that wi...
Working on a good setup that will fit with all the extra work on the weekends and traveling's impact on recovery - I think this will work well.
May 2018 Week 3 - Day 3: Deadlifts (465x6, 535x1) & OHP (165x6, 205x1)
Frequency is up a bit to take advantage of days when I can train, so adjusting %s accordingly.
May 2018 Week 3 - Day 1: SSB Box Squats (10x2 w. 350lbs) & CG Floor ...
New Rotation of Squats every other week..
May 2018 Week 3 - Day 1: Deadlifts (485x6), OHP (165x8)
Definitely felt the need to get some extra sleep/recovery after traveling. Left a lot in the tank today and good with that.
May 2018 Week 2 - Day 2: Squats (385x5) & Upper/Lower Accessories - ...
First day back from traveling through North Carolina and Virginia for work.
May 2018 Week 1 - Day 2: Squats up to 405x10 & Upper/Lower Accessories
Adjusting to the new schedule.
How Student-Athletes Can Support Teammate Mental Health
More student-athletes are beginning to recognize mental health as simply another part of the training and self-care process, and not a sign of weakness or lack of mental toughness. Here are three ways to help.
May 2018 Week 1 - Day 1 (new training schedule): Deadlift (465x10) &...
New training schedule to match second job.
April 2018 Week 3 - Day 2: OHP up to 145x5 (down week) & Weight Vest...
Getting better at having to do less sets of OHP as rest-pause during the circuit.
April 2018 Week 3 - Day 1: Rack Pulls up to 415x5 (Down Week)
Few more weeks of rack pulls then transitioning back to pulling from the floor.
April 2018 Week 2 - Day 4: Squats up to 415x10
How my hip felt this week definitely confirms my decision to take squatting completely off next week.
3 Time-Efficient Assistance Work Circuits to Get You Stronger and in Bet...
These assistance work circuits are designed to be done after main strength work (primary and supplemental movements) and provide a time-efficient way to work for hypertrophy, muscular endurance, and basic conditioning.
April 2018 Week 2 - Day 3: OHP (155x9) & Strength-Conditioning Circuit
Increasing reps-per-set for chin-ups and push-ups.
April 2018 Week 2 - Day 1: Rack Pulls up to 445x10
Slowly increasing weight on slow-and-controlled rack pulls.
March 2018 Week 4 - Day 4: Pause Swiss Bar Floor Presses up to 255x9
Floor Pressing with the Swiss Bar.
March 2018 Week 3 - Summary (Traveling and a Few Combined Training Sessi...
Traveling and getting some minimal work done this week.
March 2018 Week 2 - Day 4: Pause Swiss Bar Floor Press up to 265x7
Switched over to Swiss Bar for Floor Press
March 2018 Week 2 - Day 3: Squats up to 465x6
Still getting over being sick, but training went well.
Peak Mental Performance Podcast — Measuring Athlete Stress and Improving...
Joel Jamieson, one of the world’s foremost authorities on strength and conditioning for combat sports, joins the Peak Mental Performance Podcast for a discussion of stress, HRV, and improving athletic performance.
March 2018 Week 2 - Day 2: Overhead Press & Strength Circuit (new wave)
Simplifying the circuit and doing strict press work again.
