We've finally moved on from the hell that was the Hypertrophy Block (I hope I never see the words "myo reps" in my training program again... or at least for a very long time)-- but is the grass really greener? All jokes aside, I'm really excited to see how this new training cycle goes. We're experimenting with some new training methods, part of which includes doing ALL THREE COMP LIFTS every single training session. While it looks like a lot of work, these training sessions are actually moving fairly quickly-- actually a bit shorter than my training sessions usually last. Happy to be the guinea pig for my Coach, and hoping to learn a lot about myself as a lifter through this experimentation type cycle!


Tuesday
Squat w/belt   58%x5, 63%x5, 68%x5   No additional down sets

[warm up: Dynamic Warm up, Bar, 135, 185]

205x5

225x5

245 x5

Squat +Avg Bands   x3 @6, x3 @7, x3 @8   plus 3 down sets (repeat)

185x3

205x3

225x3 @7.5 (not my normal gym-- home for holidays, no spot, went conservative)

repeat 225x3 x 3 sets


Competition Raw Bench   58%x5, 63%x5, 68%x5   68%x5

95x5

115x5

135x5

135x5

3ct Pause Bench   x1 @7, x1 @8, x1 @9   plus 1 down set (load drop)

135x1

155x1

175x1

185x1 @8.5

175x1

Deadlift w/belt   58%x5, 63%x5, 68%x5   No additional down sets

135x5

225x5

275x5

295x5

315x5