With putting on muscle being a priority this off season, transitioning through gear was a worry on my mind... especially getting my bench shirt cut off. I talked to my coach Matt and since I pushed my competition back to August 6 in Cleveland, OH we had a couple weeks of wiggle room to experiment with things. Steve Diel sent my a size bigger jack squatter in case I couldn't fit into my normal suit. When trying on the bigger suit, it went on way too easy. I tried my usual one on and it actually fit perfect, despite my weight gain. I'm assuming since I lost some fat on my thighs that sliding in and out of three plies of gear is more feasible. I was supposed to do speed squats with a ridiculous amount of band tension, but the bands were not available when I needed them so I just stayed in my suit bottoms and went heavy. It was definitely weird not sitting to a box and took some getting used to. It was a fun but long day. It was hotter than Satan's asshole in the gym so after squatting, Sev and I bought like 20 bottles of water and went to get some food and rehydrate. I made sure to crush my accessories on my next lower body day.
Warm Up
Brent Pekarski Special (A warm up my buddy Brent made for me to keep me healthy and feeling good before my training)
Squats
Bar x 10155x10
245x8 Add Belt
335x3 Add Briefs
425x2
515x1 Add Bottoms
605x1 Add Wraps
695x1
755x1
Drink copious amounts of water x 20.