Being Anti-Fragile and Possessing Extraordinary Resolve
Differentiating between the athlete mind, and the coach mind.
Benching 425x6 at the Compound!
Putting into practive some learned skills and destroying some serious weight on bench!
Vlog Post. I Quit My Job!
I am moving onto bigger and better things. I may need to tighten the belt somewhat in the future, but this will be the best option for my next endeavor as a physical therapist student.
Sumo Work and Hips Feeling Better
Volume deload! Pulling back now, to unleash a little more in the next week.
Eccentric and Concentric Tempo Work Blown Blood Vessels
Joe totaled 2121 weighing 220 pounds at the US Open in 2017 — taking second place. Currently, he ranks fourth on the All-Time Total list in the 220-pound weight class. Follow Joe as he shifts career paths, returns to school pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy, and prepares for the USPA Southern Strength Showcase in November.
Mental Health, Kratom, and Seeking Help
Avoid pride or stubbornness. It can only hinder you! If you accept there is an issue, you can seek help.
I Am Become Deadlift
Anterior hip pain is off the charts. Bringing it back down needs to happen over the next few weeks.
Back Day. That's Something I Haven't Had In A While...
I actually got a pump! Weird! I feel like this is how people feel after taking your pants off after a momentously huge meal, or something like that.
I Am BAD At Incline Bench!
Hypertrophy work is a necessary evil. It illustrates my shortcomings in places I may not have looked otherwise, and by addressing these I'll hopefully be even better off in the future!
First Day Training w/ Kabuki and I Puke Twice
This training block is going to be fun. Kabuki Virtual Coaching is going to play a huge role in the chase of the 200 all time world record.
Incline Close Grip Hypertrophy and Hooking!
Getting better and better day by day. The muscle built now, will increase the strength in the future.
80% Beltless Deficit Deads for 10s
Increasing the ROM and increasing strength in that position is always going to be beneficial!
Medium Grip Benching and Positive Self Talk
Believing you can achieve something is the first step to doing that very same thing
Infinty Squats, and Position Work for Sumo
No one nosebleed, or high intensity set is what makes you strong. The sweat, the pain, and the breath of sets of 10 are what make you strong.
Jacked and Tan AF RN!!!
Incline close grip benching. Hypertrophy and getting strong at the non traditional movements, so SBD gets easier and easier.
SLDL and SSB for Short Rest Times and Puke Buckets
Day by day. You keep doing what you need to do to achieve what you want to achieve.
No Rest Times for the Wicked? Mid Grip Bench
Injury free and building some muscle to work harder in the future.
GPP Oriented Hypertrophy Block Suck
Back to the stuff nobody likes, so I can eventually achieve the stuff I do like!
Meet Report: CETC US Open 2017 — Second Place with a 2121 Total at 220
I've had a taste for where I'm meant to be, and now I will be training with an unmatched ferocity. I may not have been strong enough to beat the colossus on this day, but I faced him prepared to die.
Ben Freaking Pollack Winning the US OPEN!!!
Proud I could help this dude do what he set out to! WATCH 1884@181 at the US Open
MEET REPORT 2121 @ 220 CETC US Open
Reposting this from the front page in case anyone did not see. This was the majority of what April was focused on, and what the last year had lead up to.
Flying to San Diego
When water cutting you need to stay hydrated on the plane. Otherwise you run the risk of retaining excess water. WOrd of advice is to bring an EMPTY gallon with you and use a sink in the bathroom of the airport to fill it after getting through security. You look like a dumbass bro, but […]
Facing The Colossus
Who we are is not what we say we are. It is what we do on a day to day basis. 835 squat, 485 bench, 3 reps at 735 on DL. I get way too poetic in this, and tell you way too much about myself.
Even Light Days Are Heavy. Up the Frequency.
655x4 RDL and the feeling of squatting and benching 3x per week, and deadlifting twice.
We do terrible things, to do terrible things.
Turn the light of introspection on yourself, and discover who you really are.
Pause Squats, Hamburger Knees, Bench Press
Wrapping your knees two times a week is like trying to beat off as many times as you can in one day. You just end up unhappy and chafed.
Bench Volume and Avoiding Pain (430x5)
430 for 5 for volume benching and a little talking about positioning using the boomstick.
Front Squats and RDLs on Subsequent Days Make for DOMS
DOMs and fatigue are at an all time high, just at the right moment to build them omentum into a freight train into Apr 15
Strained Oblique and GF's Competition
Arm hypertrophy and some very nice CGBP while in Virginia for the lady's PL meet!
Hopelessness and Despair
Just a thought post about human nature and reactions. I also squat 725x7 beltless.
Mark Dugdale UGSS and 805 for Reps
"Happiness is fleeting, but the relationships you have and the memories you build are not."
445 for Triples and Building the House
Got in a quick session due to some limited time, and needing to be in and out to rest up for the UGSS tomorrow. Zero accessory work besides bench. Still doing my corrective exercises and feeling better and better about my arms. 445 for triples tonight @jakeadaniel and @codyisking1 with the handies. Thank you to […]
Post Injury Bench PR 430x5
Still dealing with nerve pain but slowly coming along. The strength will be there.
