Grip 1 - M37 W5

GRIP Training 1 - Mesocycle 37 Week 5

This happened today…

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5 x 2
hg 150 x 3
No. 1.0: 2 reps —» Locked out
No. 2.0: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 attempts —» none locked out
No. 1.0: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 7 attempts —» almost all were closed
hg 150 x 8 x 3

Hand Extensions:
bands x 25 x 7

Awesome!!!

Full Body 1 - M37 W5

FULL BODY Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 5

So I'm in Houston for a family wedding and I'm staying at this nice hotel which has a decent gym. I'm going to do some odd workouts for a while…so y'all will see some bicep curls and what not. Do not be alarmed. This happens. Haha!

Pistol Squats:
10 x 5 x 3

Pull-ups:
BW x 10 x 3

Unilateral Overhead Press:
50 x 7

Shrugs:
120 x 20

Facepulls:
75 x 15 x 2

I will be doing as much upper back type work that I can using Facepulls, Shrugs, Band Pull-aparts, etc.

I'll try to get a couple of videos and if it goes well I will possibly post a little article on how nice this hotel gym is…

Deadlifts - M37 W5

DEADLIFT Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 5

Finally made it to the gym today lol…one week late!

Deadlift Warm-ups:
Mobility Drills
135 x 3
245 x 4
295 x 5
345 x 3
385 x 3
425 x 1

Deadlift Work Sets:
475 x 1
500 x 1

Unilateral Romanian Deadlifts aka The "Faith" Exercise:
45 x 11
45 x 11

X-Band Walks:
some reps and sets

Video:

Full Body - M37 W4

FULL BODY Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 4

This took place a couple of days ago. I was supposed to go DL yesterday but I've delayed it to tomorrow (Monday). I'm trying to minimize days between this DL session and the next - and the next one is going to be in Bombay in October.

Weighted Pull-ups:
+45 x 6
+45 x 6
+45 x 6
+70 x 2

Front Squats:
275 x 2
275 x 2
280 x 2
245 x 5
Good stuff!

Romanian Deadlifts:
315 x 8
315 x 8
365 x 3
NP

Overhead Press using Fat Gripz:
135 x 5
155 x 2

Pistol Squats:
10 x 5
10 x 5
10 x 3

Barbell Shrugs:
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10

what a crazy workout session..

Video:

Back - M37 W4

BACK Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 4

This happened on Sunday at Bally's in San Antonio…what an awesome gym.

Weighted Pull-ups:
+70 x 3
+70 x 3
+70 x 3
+90 x 0
+90 x 1
+70 x 2
+45 x 6
BW x 15
BW x 10
Total = 43 reps
Awesome

Cable Rows:
130 x 8
140 x 8
150 x 12
160 x 8

Video:

Grip 2 - M37 W4

GRIP Training 2 - Mesocycle 37 Week 4

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5
hg 150 x 3
No. 1.0: 2 reps —> both closed
No. 1.5: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 attempts —> closed one with right hand and came near close on all the others
No. 1.0: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8 attempts —> closed 4 with both hands and got near misses on all the others
Exactly the same as last week..
hg 150 x 8 x 2

Hand Extensions:
band x 25 x 5

Grip 1 - M37 W4

GRIP Training 1 - Mesocycle 37 Week 4

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5
hg 150 x 3
No. 1.0: 2 reps —> no close
No. 2.0: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 attempts —> very very very close to closing these
No. 1.0: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 attempts —> with 2 closed firmly and 3 very near misses - its funny because the first and last reps were the closes
hg 150 x 8 x 3 —> all closed

Hand Extensions:
band x 25 x 5
Back to doing hand extensions!

Deadlifts - M37 W4

DEADLIFT Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 4

I made it to my Alma mater. We did Deadlifts on Friday (yesterday)… The whole gang was there.

Deadlift Warm-ups:
Mobility Drills
135 x 3
245 x 4
295 x 5
345 x 3
385 x 3
425 x 2

Deadlift Work Sets:
475 x 2
500 x 0
500 x 1
Stomach was feeling weird from all the Mexican and Thai food I've been gorging on…

Snatch Grip Deadlifts:
365 x 3
365 x 3
380 x 2
380 x 2
315 x 7

Called it a day and went to devour a massive amount of pure Mexican food..

Video:

Grip 2 - M37 W3

GRIP Training 2 - Mesocycle 37 Week 3

This is from Today…

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5
hg 150 x 3
No. 1.0: 2 reps —> both closed
No. 1.5: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 attempts —> closed one with right hand and came near close on all the others
No. 1.0: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8 attempts —> closed 4 with both hands and got near misses on all the others

Meh…

Grip 1 M37 W3

GRIP Training 1 - Mesocycle 37 Week 3

This is from Tuesday (Wednesday)..

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5
hg 150 x 3
No. 1.0: 2 reps —> both close
No. 2.0: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 attempts —> none closed but right hand came very very close
No. 1.0: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 attempts —> with 2 closed firmly and 3 very near misses
hg 150 x 8 x 3 —> all closed

I was surprised with my strength increase on the No. 1.0. Joe's (GUS) idea for this stuff is really awesome.

Squat & PC - M37 W3

SQUAT Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 3

This was done on Monday…so basically 3 workouts in 72 hours. I went in feeling beyond sore and it made everything a hell of a lot more difficult!

Front Squats:
275 x 2
275 x 2
280 x 2
245 x 4
It was so darn hard to concentrate…but I am glad I went in nonetheless.

Romanian Deadlifts:
315 x 8
315 x 8
365 x 3
NP
Good stuff

Called it a day…

Video:

Back - M37 W3

BACK Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 3

This is from today..

Weighted Pull-ups:
+70 x 2
+70 x 3
+70 x 2
+80 x 1
+70 x 1
+70 x 2
+60 x 3
+45 x 4
BW x 15
BW x 8
Total = 41 Reps
Went kinda loco today…

Static Holds Grip Training:
315 x 4s
365 x 0s
315 x 4s
315 x 9s
Awesome…what a loss in strength!

Cable Rows With Various Bars:
165 x 8
180 x 8
180 x 8
180 x 8

I also got a video of my boy Paul doing some solid Full Clean & Press attempts:

Video:

Deadlifts - M37 W3

DEADLIFT Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 3

This is from today..

Deadlift Warm-ups:
Mobility Drills
135 x 3
245 x 4
295 x 5
345 x 3
385 x 3
425 x 2

Deadlift Work Sets:
475 x 2
495 x 1

Snatch Grip Deadlifts:
365 x 3
365 x 3
375 x 2
365 x 2
315 x 7

Pistol Squats:
10 x 5
10 x 5

Video:

Press - M37 W2

PRESS Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 2

This is from Thursday..

Overhead Press:
155 x 3
165 x 3
185 x 0
185 x 0
165 x 2
135 x 8

Pistol Squats:
10 x 5
10 x 5
70 x 3

Weighted Pull-ups:
+45 x 6
+45 x 6
+45 x 6

Video:

Grip 2 - M37 W2

GRIP Training 2 - Mesocycle 37 Week 2

Wednesday

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5 x 2
hg 150 x 3 x 2
CoC No. 1.0: 2 —> Both closed
CoC No. 1.5: 1 + 1 + 1 —> Very close - just a centimeter away
CoC No. 1.0: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 10 attempts —» 5 closed
hg 150 x 7 x 3

Squat & PC - M37 W2

SQUAT & PC Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 2

This is from today…

Front Squats:
275 x 2
275 x 2
280 x 2
245 x 5
Decent

Romanian Deadlifts:
315 x 8
315 x 8
365 x 3
DP - W + S

Suitcase Deadlifts:
135 x 5
155 x 3
175 x 1
Felt very good

Dumbbell Swings:
70 x 12 x 3

Video:

Grip 1 - M37 W2

GRIP Training 1 - Mesocycle 37 Week 2

This is from Monday…I've changed my plan as per Joe (GUS)'s instructions.

Gripper Training:
walmart x 5 x 2
hg 150 x 3 x 2
CoC No. 1.0: 2 —> Both closed
CoC No. 2.0: 1 + 1 + 1 —> Very close
CoC No. 1.0: 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 attempts —» 3 closed
hg 150 x 7 x 3

Back - M37 W2

BACK Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 2

This is from Sunday (yesterday)..

Weighted Pull-ups:
+70 x 3
+70 x 3
+70 x 1 + 1
+70 x 2
+80 x 1
+60 x 3
BW x 11
BW x 10
I'm using a new type of bar. It felt very weird.

Deloaded Rows:
135 x 6
155 x 6
185 x 2

Dumbbell Rows:
125 x 6
125 x 5
125 x 7

Video:

Deadlifts - M37 W2

DEADLIFT Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 2

I'm in Dallas, Texas and will be here for the next few weeks.

I've signed up at LA Fitness here in Colleyville and today was my first workout. I got here last evening and I think my lack of food intake messed up my training. I wasn't able to focus and get into my groove. It's okay though..next week I'll be better.

Deadlifts:
475 x 2
475 x 1
475 x 1
Meh…not happy at all.

Deficit Deadlifts:
405 x 2
435 x 1

Pistol Squats:
10 x 10
10 x 5

Overhead Press:
155 x 3
165 x 2
135 x 6

Video:

Squat - M37 W1

SQUAT Training - Mesocycle 37 Week 1

This is from last week…

Front Squats:
275 x 2
275 x 2
275 x 2
245 x 3
245 x 2
Meh..

Weighted Pull-ups:
+35 x 8 x 3

Dumbbell Rows:
140 x 4

No video