After an abysmal showing at APF Equipped Nationals, I'm now in an off season mode of training. Currently, I am in a strength block building up strength and weaknesses to prepare me for a meet prep cycle for WPC World's in November.

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Thursday's training was HOT!! The Midwest heatwave is starting to kick up with some crazy humidity. My phone read 84 degrees with 86% humidity while training...that's just nuts.

Anyways, training went pretty good. Benching is still a work in progress, but I'm making some of the good leaps forward that I need to. I accidentally misread my PR sheet for the day, so I loaded up a heavier weight than I should have...but still hit a PR, so I guess it's not that bad. I just didn't want my intensity to get that high for the day, but oh well. Rounded things out with some high volume back work and then took one of the coldest showers of my life. Quick and easy day, thank goodness. I know Saturday we're expecting something very similar, so squatting should be fun.


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Items Used in this Training Session
Swiss Bar
EZ Loaders
Chains
Blast Straps

Warm Up
Cats & Camels - 10
Quadraped T-Spine Ext - 10 each
Band Dislocations - 10
Alternating Band Dislocations - 10 each
Band Pressdowns - 15
Band Straight Arm Lat Pulldowns - 15
Band Face Pulls - 15
Single Arm Band Fly - 15 each
Band Rows - 15
Band Curls - 15

A1) Swiss Bar Speed Bench Press vs 2 Chains Per Side
45x10
45x5 - add chains
75x3
95x3
120x8x3

B1) Close Grip Swiss Bar Bench Press vs 2 Chains Per Side
210x4 - PR

C1) Wtd Dips
3x15-20

D1) Reverse Grip Bent Over Rows
3x10

E1) DB Chest Supported Rows
3x12

F1) Neutral Grip Lat Pulldowns
3x12

G1) Blast Strap Inverted Rows
3 sets, max reps

H1) Side Lying Rear Delt Raises
4x25 per arm

I1) Wall Press Ab Hold
3x60 sec