After sustaining multiple low back issues the past year, and coming off a terrible showing at the XPC Bench Bash, I'm now I can do what's best for my body. I've recently opened up a new training facility, THIRST, so I'm trying to balance life and training the best I can, with hopes that I can compete in some capacity by the end of 2018.

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A good training session and PR on my max effort movement for this particular Saturday. Making good strides on all my heavy work, and have really started to love the training I'm doing right now. It's always a work in progress, but enjoying the process right now is huge for me since it's been about 9 months since I've been on the platform. My time to get back on there in some capacity can't come soon enough. Anyways, I'm going to try to get my Instagram videos up on here more so my logs have something else for you to look..

Items Used in this Training Session

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) Duffalo Bar Bench Press vs Micro Mini Bands
Worked up to 295x1 - PR!
270x2x2

B1) Close Grip 2 Board Press vs 2 Chains Per Side
Worked up to 235x5 - PR

C1) Ring Skull Crushers
4x10

D1) Pressdowns
3x15

E1) Bench Dips
4 sets, max reps
E2) Face Pulls
4x15