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SkRaw85 Training Log

Congrats on the GM PR. I need to get with someone and work on my GM form... I am pretty sure I don't have any and have not really lifted with too many people who do them and know how too correctly.

Bet when you do em at a commercial gym you will be told “you aren’t squatting to depth”
True story. I had to walk away as my mind was blown.
 
Friday
W5D3
DE lower

I’ve been using heeled oly shoes exclusively for any squat movement for a little over the past year. Today I’m rocking the flat vans, for science.

Banded GMs:
20

Band face pulls:
20

Ssb speed box squats vs red minis, 30 sec rest:
250x2x10

Sumo speed deads vs red minis, powerbar, 60 sec max rest:
335x1x10

Ssb GM:
160x5x4

Leg lifts:
20x2
 
Congrats on the GM PR. I need to get with someone and work on my GM form... I am pretty sure I don't have any and have not really lifted with too many people who do them and know how too correctly.

Bet when you do em at a commercial gym you will be told “you aren’t squatting to depth”
True story. I had to walk away as my mind was blown.

Best thing about GMs is there is no one way to do them - depending on goals there’s a million ways. Close/wide/average stance width, excessive arch, flat, even rounded back, huge ROM, short ROM, seated, standing, off pins or chains, with accommodating resistance - even starting as a GM then folding down into a full squat! Plus all the different bars and heights on your back to use.

Clint Darden has a great video about all the diverse ways to utilize them. It’s not a squat or pull; it’s just some variety of posterior hip hinge to target a need.
 
Best thing about GMs is there is no one way to do them - depending on goals there’s a million ways. Close/wide/average stance width, excessive arch, flat, even rounded back, huge ROM, short ROM, seated, standing, off pins or chains, with accommodating resistance - even starting as a GM then folding down into a full squat! Plus all the different bars and heights on your back to use.

Clint Darden has a great video about all the diverse ways to utilize them. It’s not a squat or pull; it’s just some variety of posterior hip hinge to target a need.
Cool will look into that also!
 
Monday
W6D1
ME lower

Banded hip circles

Db farmers walk

Standing banded crunches

Hip/leg stretch

Goblet squats

Straight leg sumo dead, powerbar, beltless:
155x10
265x3
375x3 doh
421x3 hook PR

Seated banded hammy curls, 1 sec hold at contraction:
15x4

Reverse hyper, partial reps, glute focused:
+50x8x4

Belt squat, below parallel:
+150x8
+200x8
+230x8
+260x8

Trap bar shrugs:
135x15
225x15
275x15x3
 
Congrats on that PR!
 
Tuesday
W6D2
ME upper/kill the fahking pig iron

Band pull aparts:
20x3

Cable pushdowns:
80x20x2

Db tomahawk:
20x20 per arm

Seated ohp, powerbar, back supported:
137x5
187x2
227x1
247x1
257x1 PR
And this is with a terrible setup. Had bar low so at liftoff I was doing a full half rep before I began descent for first true rep. Whatever, PR + a half.

Behind the neck ohp, sitting on bench no back support:
135x5
185x3
207x1 belt
227x1 belt ammonia

BB pin press, 4” off chest start position:
337x5,3
317x4x2

BB incline seal rows, snatch grip:
135x12
185x12x2

Db 45° incline press:
60’sX15,12,6

Db flys:
25’sX15
20’sX15x2
 
You are a friggin beast man!
 
Saturday
DE upper
W6D3

Band pull aparts

Band pushdowns

Speed bench vs monsters doubled:
45x10
185x3x9

Db seated Ahrens press:
40’sX12
50’sX12
60’sX8

One arm Db Williams ext:
60x10 per arm
50x10 per arm
40x15 per arm

Plate load kneel single hammy curl:
115x15x2 per leg

Front plate raise eye level:
15x3

Cable kneel single arm curl high pulley:
70x15,12
50x10

Red mini Band pushdowns:
60,50,40

Watching some boyos bench 315 with a black slingshot and spotter pulling the bar up for him. Entertaining
The bench gods are angry.
 
Friday
W5D3
DE lower

I’ve been using heeled oly shoes exclusively for any squat movement for a little over the past year. Today I’m rocking the flat vans, for science.

Banded GMs:
20

Band face pulls:
20

Ssb speed box squats vs red minis, 30 sec rest:
250x2x10

Sumo speed deads vs red minis, powerbar, 60 sec max rest:
335x1x10

Ssb GM:
160x5x4

Leg lifts:
20x2
Regarding the flats, observations?
 
Tougher for sure, but I think I’ll keep at it this way for now.
I think switching to flats every once in a while is good, and it if nothing else going to increase ankle mobility...
 
Monday
W7D1
ME lower

Hip band circles and sidesteps

Reverse hyper:
10x2

Standing banded crunches:
50x2

Belt squat marches:
+90x1 minute x 3

Narrow stance barbell box squat, 1” below parallel, feet 1’ apart on center, Phoenix grip, flat shoes:
45x10
135x5
225x3
275x1
295x1
317x1
367x1 belt
387x1 belt
407x1 belt
427x1 belt *PR*
I’ve always done these for higher reps never heavy weight. That last rep had my squat face in full bloom.

Reverse hyper:
+100x10x2
+90x10
+70x10

Seated banded hammy curls:
100x2

Trap bar shrugs:
135x25x4
 
Tuesday
W7D2
ME upper

Banded pushdowns :
30x2

Kneel cable crunch:
150x20,10,10

Banded lat pushdown:
10x3

Narrow grip football bar bench, no wraps/sleeves/spot:
125x5
215x2
267x1
277x1
287x1
297x1 *PR*

Powerbar JM press:
135x10x3

Db flat bench:
90’sX10x2
100’sX10

Db strict tri extend:
20x10 per arm
30x10 per arm
40x10 per arm

Alt Db hammer curls:
50’sX20
60’sX12
70’sX10
 
There’s a name for that already ...snatchgrip
I thought that was changed to the "Trump Grip" back in 2015! ;)
 
Thursday
W7D3
DE lower

Banded ssb GM’s:
10x2

Reverse hyper, 45°, slow glute emphasis:
10
+20x10
+40x10

Seated box jumps:
10x2

SSB speed box squat vs green avg bands triangulated, 30 sec rest:
70x5
160x2
252x2
212x2x10

Sumo speed deads vs red minis, powerbar, doh, 60 sec max rest:
315x2
337x2x8

Sled push:
50 yds x 2
+45x50 yards x 2
+90x50 yards x 2
+135x50 yds x 2
+225x50 yds x 2

Standing banded hammy curl:
20x2 per leg
 
Friday
W7D4
DE upper

Banded curls:
20x4

Banded oh tri extension:
30x4

Seated Db rows:
45’sX20x2

Swiss bar speed bench vs monster minis, rotate 3 grips (wide/mid/narrow), 30 sec rest:
152x3x9
Narrow grip is pretty damn tough to stabilize with speed. Feels goooooood.

Dirty thirties, ez bar:
75x1 set
95x1 set
75x1 set
^these are the ultimate pump maker^

Db seated rows:
55’sX15x3

Seated Db ohp:
50’sX15x3

Mini band tri pushdown:
100

Mini band face pulls:
100
 
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Bought some tasty treats to put to work next week. Geranium straight to the cranium! Thanks @ZOO for the speedy shipping as always!
Awwwww yeah!!!! That's the shiznit right there, bro. Enjoy!
 
SWEET! What is the dose per cap on those bad boys? I enjoyed DMAA more than ephedrine!
 
Monday
W8D1
ME lower

Standing cable crunch:
150x20

Stretches, hip circles, body squats

Duffalo squat vs strong blue bands triangulated, box for depth:
55x5
145x3
235x3
327x1
377x1 belt PR

Reverse hyper:
+50x15x3

Banded GM:
10x3

Banded hammy curls:
100

Db shrugs:
70’sX25
80’sX25
90’sX25x2
 
Monday
W8D1
ME lower

Standing cable crunch:
150x20

Stretches, hip circles, body squats

Duffalo squat vs strong blue bands triangulated, box for depth:
55x5
145x3
235x3
327x1
377x1 belt PR

Reverse hyper:
+50x15x3

Banded GM:
10x3

Banded hammy curls:
100

Db shrugs:
70’sX25
80’sX25
90’sX25x2
 
Tuesday
W8D2
ME upper

Db alt hammer curls:
40’sX20x2

Mini band pushdowns:
20x2

Db front raise:
25’sX20x2

Wide grip floor press, thumbs on rings:
135x3
225x3
315x1
367x1
387x1 PR
Leaving it there, for shoulder longevity

JM press:
137x15,13,

DB flat bench:
70’sX15
75’sX15
80’sX15

Db French press:
80x15
85x15
90x12

Db chest flys:
25’sX15
30’sX15
35’sX15

Mini band tri pushdowns:
100x3
 
Killing it with the PR's everywhere! You have to be loving training right now!
 
Tuesday
ME lower

Gob squats:
70x10x2

Camber box squat:
247x3
337x2
387x2
427x2x2

Camber bar GM’s:
247x5
337x5
387x5x2 belt
407x5 belt

Reverse hyper:
+50x15
+70x15
+90x10

Belt squat march, wide stance:
+140x 1 minute
+230x 1 minute
+280x 1 minute

Body just fried. Been working 7 days a week, often doubles. Training, rest and recovery taking a hit. Time for an agonizing reappraisal of the whole situation and adjust accordingly.
 
Thursday
W1D2
ME upper

Mini band pull aparts:
10x4

Lat pull down mid mag:
170x10x3

PVC bends, floor spread drills, hip bands, etc. get lats firing from glutes.

Bench vs red minis doubled, Ohio bar, rings on rings, paused:
45x5 slow
137x1
237x1
317x1
347x1 sleeves/wraps *PR*
357xfail

Db Williams extensions:
60’sX8
65’sX8
70’sX8x2

Swiss bar seal row, widest grip:
127x10
217x10,8,8

Mini band face pulls:
20x2

Db alt hammer curls:
40’sX20x4
 
You’re making too big of jumps over 90% on the ME work. You know this tho

Sick press and Williams, btw!!!

Yeah, but bench is typically gravy. My life is just like a bad country western song right now. Eating, rest and recovery are trashed. And to top it off I twisted my ankle last night (not doing anything cool, as per usual) so that sucks. Realistically will not be able to squat and dead tomorrow, but we shall see...
100% would have smashed that last main lift set if I had my life in order. The previous one flew off the shelf like nothing. That’s what I love about lifts, at the end of the day the only person you can point a finger at is one’s self.
 
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