After sustaining multiple low back issues the past year, I'm now focusing on being a bench press specialist for the next year or so (both raw and equipped). I'm currently just trying to increase muscle mass and keep my low back healthy and give it time to rest and recover.

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Friday afternoon I got in some shoulder and arm training with Adrian, as well as a few visitors from ISU that swung by to get in a training session. It was a good day to catch up and just have some training and chat about stuff going on. I'd like to say the training was more eventful, but it was just pretty much a straight up regular day.


Items Used in this Training Session
Fat Bar

Warm Up
Lateral Raises
DB Overhead Press
Rear Delt Raises
DB Bench Press
DB Flys
DB Skull Crushers
DB Rows
DB Curls
15 each

A1) Lateral Raises
5x10

B1) Rear Delt Swings
3x30

C1) Arnold Press
4x10

D1) V-Bar Pressdowns
5x10
D2) DB Curls
5x8
D3) Bench Dips
5 sets, max reps

E1) Fat Bar Curls
3x8-10
E2) Bodyweight Skull Crushers
3 sets, max reps
E3) Hammer Curls
3x12