Week 11, Day 2 - Block Pulls & SSB Squats (w/Video)

Coming off of a 2nd Place Finish at USS Nationals in June, I'm now in an off-season hypertrophy phase for the next 12 weeks. I'm working with Mike Mastell on my programming and it's based off of John Meadows Mountain Dog Training with a slight strength emphasis.

Notes:

-This session felt really good. I felt pretty damn strong to be at the 11th week of a hypertrophy phase. Hell I pulled 550 for 3 sets of 8 suited just 4 weeks out from Nationals. I pulled 545 for 3 sets of 6 raw this week. I'm also about 12 pounds lighter at the moment.

-I'm really happy with where my strength is right now. I'm excited to see what happens during this next strength phase.

9.9.16

Hyperextensions on GHR w/Band resistance

3 sets of 15

4-inch Block Pulls

3 sets of 6 @ 545#

Block pulls - 3rd set of 6 @ 545#. #strongman #offseason #hypertrophy #deadlift #blockpulls #1stphorm #elitefts #bodybuilding #powerlifting #crossfit

A video posted by Chase Karnes (@chasekarnes) on Sep 9, 2016 at 12:39pm PDT

SSB Squats

3 sets of 3 @ 400#

1 set of 10 @ 400#

SSB Squats after block pulls. 3 sets of 3 @ 400# (not shown), then 400# x 10. #strongman #offseason #hypertrophy #ssb #eliteftsyokebar #elitefts #1stphorm #bodybuilding #crossfit #powerlifting

A video posted by Chase Karnes (@chasekarnes) on Sep 9, 2016 at 12:42pm PDT

Leg Extensions

4 sets of 12

SL DB RDLs

4 sets of 10 each leg