After coming off my best meet performance of my career, I am now officially a beat up powerlifter. I'm having some minor low back issues that I'm working on mending up, and then I'll begin to find a competitive option. My goals for 2017 are to compete in a bodybuilding show and also get back to the platform 100% healthy.

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Saturday I was actually able to get in some max effort work, with some good quality and actually move some weight. I managed to work up to my weight cap of 315 for a triple. I certainly had more in the tank, and actually felt the best I have in a long time, but I know I need to stick to the plan and just be patient. No rush right now at all. I'm also incorporating some pause squats to work on my tightness in the bottom and actually make sure I'm not sitting into my right hip (which this session it didn't even look like I did at all - an awesome thing). It was a great day outside so I made most of my accessory work suck with the Prowler. Finally it's training weather.


Items Used in this Training Session Duffalo Bar Prowler

Warm Up PRI Breathing Work - 5 min Hip Flexor Stretch - 30 sec per leg Leg Swings (forward and side to side) - 10 each Single Leg RDL - 10 per leg Bulgarian Split Squat - 10 per leg Goblet Squat - 10 Standing Band Crunch - 15

A1) Duffalo Bar Squat 145x5 195x5 235x5 265x3 285x3 305x3 315x3

B1) Duffalo Bar Pause Squat 255x2x10

C1) Wtd GHR (Elevated) 5x10

D1) DB Stiff Leg Deadlifts 3x15

E1) Reverse Prowler Drag 5 trips E2) Prowler Push 5 trips

F1) Kneeling Crunches 3x15


Brandon Smitley
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