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It’s that time of year where we all focus on spending time with friends and family during the holidays. As a coach and athlete, one of the many difficulties is keeping our nutrition in line while there are swarms of good, delicious, calorically dense food around us. I work with many people that are trying…
Week 3, Day 2 – Max Effort Upper; Tricep Emphasis A1) Spoto Press vs Doubled Mini Bands – Work up to a 3RM for the day; (195) 90% of that for 2 sets of AMAP (175 x4, x5) B1) Close Grip 1 Board Press – 4×6 (205, 225, 225, 230) C1) Skull Crushers – 4×8 D1) Dips –…
I went to Iron Valley with my roommate Dillon. It was a good day with some smart and strong people. I like going to places like this because you can learn so much and there are a lot of stronger people there. Definitely plan on finding somewhere like this when I graduate. I love learning…
Week 2, Day 4 – Dynamic Effort Upper; Back Emphasis A1) Fat Bar Speed Bench Press vs Doubled Mini Bands – 45%x8x3 (105) B1) Close Grip Fat Bar Bench Press vs Doubled Mini Bands – Work up to a 8RM (135) C1) Neutral Grip DB Bench Press – 3×15-20 (55, 60, 65) D1) Pull Ups – 3 sets,…
Week 2, Day 3 – Dynamic Effort Lower; Volume Based A1) Speed Box Squat vs ~25% Band Tension – 45%x10x2; (185) Then 3×10 at this weight B1) Speed Deadlifts, Competition Stance (straight weight) – 65%x10x1 (345) C1) Stiff Leg Deadlifts – 3×10 (225, 275, 315) D1) Walking Lunges – 3×12 per leg E1) GHH/Back Extensions – 3×20 F1)…
Today was a pretty good day of training. Everything felt really good and moved fast. Still dealing with some elbow pain when doing skull crushers with the EZ bar. Its gotten better than in the past but it is there and kind of annoying. I think with a little more rehab it’ll get better. Overall…
I was still feeling pretty beat up from the previous week when I came in. Upper back was sore and hamstrings weren’t firing as fast either. I was kind of upset about some of the numbers that got but that’s how training goes sometimes, so I’ll take the good with the bad. A1) SSB Box…
Well, I am finally getting around to posting on here again. I have been MIA for most of this semester due to school. It has been pretty difficult to find my rhythm through out this semester since it is my last one. That is life and life goes on. The semester is starting to finally…
In today’s fitness realm, the If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) approach to nutrition is becoming rather popular and gaining some good popularity. While this article isn’t designed to discuss the pro’s and con’s of IIFYM, this is how I opt to coach over 90% of my nutrition clients, and so it’s going to base…