Squat variations

Give them a go!  When all else fails, squat it out. Today’s list will consist of a different variations of squats that range from very popular to “I never heard of this one”, but hopefully in the end, all of you will give some of them a go, and let me know in the commentContinue reading “Squat variations”

New leg day strategy

Today, I decided on a new strategy for my powerlifting workouts, due to wanting to switch things up a bit and still challenge myself. The changes will only concern my leg day workouts (Tuesday and Thursday’s) but hopefully I will see good results from the switch up and reduce the soreness.  I will continue toContinue reading “New leg day strategy”

Bench 1RM

Bench press testing Today I did my bench press 1RM to see where I was at with my dynamic strength. It was higher than I assumed, but not as high as I would have liked considering my bench press isn’t the weakest of the 3 big lifts. For some reason, I always find myself plateauingContinue reading “Bench 1RM”

Workout catch ups

To keep things simple, I will post all the workouts up to this point in this post, and separate them by dates, we stopped off at 4/19, so this will begin at 4/24 (which was the next time I hit up the gym).    4/24 Warm up:   Hip thrusters: 4 x 25, 20 lbsContinue reading “Workout catch ups”

No Wednesday Workout — But Thursday Gains

Heavy load leg day Today was good workout, it was a heavy day workout with all leg work. It was tough but I did very well, no videos or pictures, but a great overall workout. I prepared the plan with what I think would be helpful to me and get me started with lifting heavierContinue reading “No Wednesday Workout — But Thursday Gains”