I'm currently training for USS "Hope for the Holidays" strongman competition that'll be in St. Louis on December 19th. I'll be competing in the max log clean & press and max deadlift events. I'm also still focusing on adding some size, but strength is my main emphasis. I'm working with teammate Mike Mastell on my programming. After competing in December my next competition plans will more than likely be USS Nationals or NAS Plat+ next summer.
I really enjoyed the last 12 weeks of training. It was a nice change of pace and doing more hypertrophy work was fun. There's no doubt my body responded to the volume. I surprised myself by hitting a rep PR on front squats my first session back to strength emphasis. I'm really excited about this next training phase though. I'm really glad to be back to training for strength. The 12 week change of emphasis was just the break I needed. It's time to get strong(er).
10.19.15
A. Front Squats
135x5
225x3
275x1
315x1
345x1
385x3
400x3 - PR
355x6
345x6
335x6
B. Log Clean & Press (Clean once)
85x5
135x5
185x3
225x1
255x1
285x3
225x6
225x6
225x6
C. Shoulder Saver Pad Close Grip Bench Press (Similar to a 2-board press)
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x3
315x5
265x8
265x8
255x8
D. Standing Abs
3 sets of 15