Weight: 206.0 again.
Slept awesome last night, and drinking a low sugar Gatorade and a Powerade Zero really make the difference in sleep in a steep deficit. It sounds crazy but even Grok...
Well done! A top 3 for your class, and a top 4 overall is awesome - especially since it was your first show. Conditioning looked great. Also, sounds like a great post-show plan and hearing that...
Hey everybody! So, 1st show. I got 3rd place in Masters Men's Physique. Realistically I was hoping for a top 3 but of course training for 1st. That's the only way to do it! I also did true novice...
Glad to hear the deadlifts went well! Yellowstone is on are list coming up once the little guy is a little older. So I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts on it.
Yellowstone is one of the National Parks my wife and I haven’t been to, but will some day. Sounds like that will be a great trip for you and your family.
Never been but sounds like it will be fun!
Might be good to start taking some family walks often to help lay a little base of stamina for the kids. People may not equate 20-30 walks with real...
W2-D4
Warmups
Deadlift-
45x10
115x6
135x6
155x3
10x3x170
1x3x205
Close grip bench-
45x10
115x8
4x8x130
Stiff legged deadlift-
45x10
4x8x115
Bent over BB row- head support on incline bench...
Having just used an isolateral row machine at Newtech, I realize how much I am missing by not having access to some of this better equipment in my home gym.
It would also be great to have a real...
8/21/2026
Friday
Stretches
Warmups
Overhead Press 5-3-1
120 x 3
135 x 3
155 x 6 (2-3 RIR)
Side Laterals
30s x 10, 10, 10
Incline DB Press with pause
65s x 10
70s x 10, 10
V Bar Push Downs
3...
Still been training hard. Started the new job this week and just getting settled in after spending the last couple making sure I could get everything closed out at the old firm.
Going to try to...
Deadlift Day
Warm up routine.
Deadlifts, DOH grip, banded pullaparts prior to each set:
45x10
75x8
115x3
115x3
115x5
Close Grip Lat Pulldowns:
3 plates x 12
6 plates x 10
7 plates x 10
7 plates...
Machine press would be great.
You have to be realistic about how much you can handle and have time for, but 2-3 sets each of light closegrip bench and machine press are definitely solid ideas...
Machine press would be fine, and something similar is okay, you just want to get the extra volume in. Like machine presses 4 x 10, maybe some close grip bench 5 x 10….close grip bench really helps...
You only have to put in an opening attempt for each lift at weighins, so it’s best to always put an easy opener. Then based on how that goes, during the meet you will walk over to the score table...
Ran out of time this AM. My goal is to put some hypertrophy/accessory work in after. Was originally thinking of doing some seated chest press or seated machine flys. Is machine press too similar?
Also, overdue but here are some of the pictures I promised from my visit to Newtech Gym in Vegas!
A couple of shots to show the size & number of DBs and machines, a close up of the...
Bench Day
Warm up routine, as usual.
45x10
95x8
125x3
125x3
125x6 - AMRAP
135x3 - Joker
145x3 - Joker
Stopped here as not to overdue it in Week 1. Definitely felt I could have done more weight...
Yeah, I was using it more to try and figure out where my meso will end me. More a gauge of how I should potentially be progressing during these next several weeks.
Do you normally have to call...
All the blood values make sense - hematocrit should rise with more test, and SHBG definitely drop. It’s great PSA hasn’t risen, as a small but unlucky percentage can see prostate issues. Always...
Your effort and numbers in here are looking really good. I would say to watch how much extra fatigue you put in with cardio and other extras on top of your prescribed programming, but I'm also...
Cardio
10 x 1/10th interval runs
Total 20 min / 1.5 miles
OHP
10 x 75, 90
5 x 115
2 x 135, 155
BB Rows
10 x 135
Circuit:
DB laterals
2 x 10 x 22.5
SS w/DB forwards
2 x 10 x 22.5
SS w/DB...
Cardio
10 min incline LISS
Deads - DOH
10 x 165
2 x 5 x 205
5 x 250
1 x 275, 325
RDL
2 x 8 x 185
Lat pullovers
2 x 15
Pullups
2 x 10
Notes
Went a bit lighter on cardio than I had planned...
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