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Did a little pressing today. I love shoulders. I might be able to press more with the yukon than the power bar. The bend makes for a more comfortable press. It also hits the tris way harder. I feel great about what I just did.

Seated military
6x95/115/135/155/185
12x135
Switched to Yukon bar
6x100/140/160
3x190

Viking press(PL machine)
15x90
10x140x2
8x190

Facepulls 3 sets of 20
 
Did a little pressing today. I love shoulders. I might be able to press more with the yukon than the power bar. The bend makes for a more comfortable press. It also hits the tris way harder. I feel great about what I just did.

Seated military
6x95/115/135/155/185
12x135
Switched to Yukon bar
6x100/140/160
3x190

Viking press(PL machine)
15x90
10x140x2
8x190

Facepulls 3 sets of 20

Nice numbers man! That Yukon is paying off
 
What do you like better from Epichoas or Ursa Major from Apex? I haven’t tried either of those two yet.
 
Inner ear infection started last Thursday. Got meds Monday. Equilibrium was off so I didn’t get under a bar. I know I’m a sissy haha.

Anyway, I eased back into a push day today. Got restless not lifting. Kept it short and to the point.

Bench
6x95/135/155
3x225/245/275

Incline db
10x75/85
8x100

Incline db flyes
12x25x3
 
Upper back/shoulders.

Barbell rows
10x95/135x2
6x185x2/205x2

CS Tbar row
10x45
8x90x2
5x135x2

PL shoulder press
10x1pps x3
10x2pps
6x 3pps x2
 
Legs

Squat (yukon)
6x140/190x2/230

+1 length of chain(25lb each?)
4x230/260x2

Deadlift
5x135/225x2/275x2

Leg extensions (hyper)
15x180x3
 
Still loving the Yukon?
 
Chest/tris

Bench
6x135x2/165/185/225
5x255
3x275

Incline
8x135x2
4x185/205/225
2x245

Db Rolling triceps
15x25
10x30x2

Rope push downs
ALOT
 
Working on the sticking point after only getting one rep of 225. Coming up the from the bottom of the beard is where I struggle. I set each rep down for about 3 seconds and then exploded.

I’m currently not running anything other than my staples. Work is killer this time of year so Training isn’t what I’d like it to be, though I will progress and train smart.

Seated military
5x95/115/135/155/185
1x225(not there today wanted 3)

Pin press (chin level)
1x135x5
1x175x5
1x195x3

BTN press
10x95
5x135x2
3x155

Shrugs
10x155
8x225x2
10x275
6x325

Facepulls
15x3
 
Work/training balance is a struggle cuddle right now lol. I’ve recently adopted the “adaptive conjugate hybrid” program. Time will tell….
 
Well rested, felt great today.

Bench
3x135/185/205/225
1x275/295

Incline
5x135/185x2/225
3x255

Bench Narrow grip (yukon bar)
10x100
6x150x2/180

Seated db tricep extensions
10x60x3
Ss
Seated alternated hammer curls
10x25x3

Cable tricep extensions
45 reps
 
Squats felt heavy today, oh well. Saw Dan Green doing front squats with an SSB, it feels so much better. Overall today was fun and mentally I needed it.

Squats (yukon)
3x140/190/230/280/320

Deads
5x135/225/315
2x365

Ssb front squats
5x135x2/185x2

Hyper leg extensions
15x180x2
 
Squats felt heavy today, oh well. Saw Dan Green doing front squats with an SSB, it feels so much better. Overall today was fun and mentally I needed it.

Squats (yukon)
3x140/190/230/280/320

Deads
5x135/225/315
2x365

Ssb front squats
5x135x2/185x2

Hyper leg extensions
15x180x2

That’s when you flip it backwards right? I think I’ve seen that before but never tried. Transformer has a front squat setting that feels very similar to a straight bar, just a little bit easier on the hold.
 
Bummer, today I had a weird tingle in my left bicep. I sleep with arm under my pillow so it’s kinda normal in the morning. However, after the 4x195 it started down to my hand. I pushed forward and it didn’t get worse but it’s all I could think about so I ended the session early. Risk is not worth the reward of one training session.

Very high incline
6x96/135/155/175
4x195
1x225

Seated db press
8x50/60 (slight pain in bicep, no more pressing today)

Cs Tbar row
10x45/90x2

Machine lat raises
 
Db flat bench
10x25/40
6x75/85/100

Incline bench
10x135x2
5x185x3

Rolling tris
10x25x2/40
Ss
Flyes
10x25x2/40

Cable tricep push downs
 
Used the Texas power bar for squats today and they felt great. The Yukon requires a bit of balance so I think training with it has improved my squat using a power bar. Had the number 8 in my head so that what I shot for. Quads are burning.

Squats(TPB)
8x135/185/225/275/315
4x365
2x385

Leverage squat
8x 2pps x3

Leg extensions (hyper)
20x180x3
Reverse hyper
10x180x2
 
Back to feeling 100% pressing. Gonna focus on volume for a while rather than strictly heavy weight. My work life is about to get crazy. I run a small club space after hours and this week I’m bartending 4 back to back nights, getting home around 3:30am. The following week I open my new outside bar. It’s about to get real. I also booked 4 tattoo appointments to get my right arm sleeved haha. All in all life is good. Wednesday I celebrated 10 years of sobriety, which I still can’t wrap my head around. I don’t wanna say training is taking a backseat though I will say I gotta focus on everything else a little bit more these days. I’ll still be updating this log but I’m sure my time on here won’t be as frequent over the spring/summer months.

Very high incline
10x95/135x2
8x185
3x225
15x135

Seated db press
10x40/60/75
6x85

Pl BTN press
12x1pps x3

Db side lateral raises
10x15/25x2
 
Congrats on 10 years! That’s solid commitment. I feel ya on the work schedule. Getting my dick kicked in the past 2 weeks prepping for summer, new menus, new hires, fuggin inventory and everything else that comes with it. It’s not all glorious.
 
Congrats on 10 years! That’s solid commitment. I feel ya on the work schedule. Getting my dick kicked in the past 2 weeks prepping for summer, new menus, new hires, fuggin inventory and everything else that comes with it. It’s not all glorious.

Thank you.

Haha yea man. I have 5 bartenders but my new schedule will need 8 in the next few weeks sooooo…. Already dropped all my menus and set my lines so at least that’s out of the way.
 
Congratulations on 10 years sober; that’s a decade you may well never have had! Good luck with all of the business to come brother.
 
Switching things up. Going for the 8-10 rep range mostly for a while. Back feels sore as hell.

Rackpulls
10x135/225
5x275/315/365x2
3x415
2x465

Db rows
8x75/100x2

Reverse grip bb rows
10x135x2/185

Cs Tbar row
10x1 plate x2/ 2 plates x2
5x3 plates
 
Congrats on 10 years man! Your success is no doubt a reward for that commitment.
 
This was surprisingly hard.

Bench
10x135/185
8x225x2

Incline (yukon bar)
8x140x2/160
6x180

Cg bench
12x95x2
10x135x2

Overhead cable tricep extensions
20x3
 
Tweaked something in my back. Got some squats in and called it. No workouts until Monday, unfortunately.

Squats
8x135x2/225
6x275x2
4x315
10x225
 
Tweaked something in my back. Got some squats in and called it. No workouts until Monday, unfortunately.

Squats
8x135x2/225
6x275x2
4x315
10x225

Work sucks, I just wanna workout! Damn these necessary evils. I remember when they shut everything down for covid, i deadlifted every week, ate great, rested and recovered. If I tried that with my current schedule I would snap my spine lol. High stress late weekend nights take their toll on a guy.
 
Work sucks, I just wanna workout! Damn these necessary evils. I remember when they shut everything down for covid, i deadlifted every week, ate great, rested and recovered. If I tried that with my current schedule I would snap my spine lol. High stress late weekend nights take their toll on a guy.

Dude I was living with my in-laws rent free, waiting for the market to open up to buy, selling weights and working out daily!
 
Work sucks, I just wanna workout! Damn these necessary evils. I remember when they shut everything down for covid, i deadlifted every week, ate great, rested and recovered. If I tried that with my current schedule I would snap my spine lol. High stress late weekend nights take their toll on a guy.
spoken like a true man of men~
 
Very high incline
10x95
8x135x2
6x155/175
4x195

Seated db military
12x25
8x60x3

Pl shoulder press
15x 1pps
10x 2pps x2

Facepulls
 
Very high incline
10x95
8x135x2
6x155/175
4x195

Seated db military
12x25
8x60x3

Pl shoulder press
15x 1pps
10x 2pps x2

Facepulls
 
My spotter arms only go as low as knee level. It’s the way the bracket is on the half rack conversion kit I added. So today, I found a use for my 35s, I stacked 2 and stood on top of them for rack pulls. This put the bar about 3” below the knee. Perfect. However strength, focus and everything else just wasn’t there today. I’m having trouble getting back into the groove.

Rackpulls
5x135/225/275/315
3x365
1x425/445

Db rows
10x75/100x2

Cs Tbar row
12x35
10x70/90
6x115x2

Reverse grip rows
10x95/135x2
 
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