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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 After a long weekend at Elitefts, I got some accessory work in to kick off the week. Another late training session, but overall things felt rather good. Over the course of the next couple weeks, I'm going to work on trying to add in a second lower body day, and slowly implement working with the barbell again. Things have been feeling rather decent lately, so I'm going to nudge myself forward and see if I can make any progress in the right direction!


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) DB Rows
3x15 per arm

B1) Fat Bar Lat Pulldowns
3x15

C1) DB Chest Supported Rows
2x20
2x15

D1) Pull Ups
3 sets, max reps

E1) Hanging Leg Raises
3 sets, max reps