Good & bad news

Barbell shoulder press: 3 x 5, 3, 1   75% of 90% of 1-RM: 60 lb, 3 x 5 85% of 90% of 1-RM: 70 lb, 3 x 3 95% of 90% of 1-RM: 75 lb, 5 rep max , 3 x 1+   This went over well, I believe about 4 or 5 weeksContinue reading “Good & bad news”

Sumo behind..

I have been off schedule with my posting, all I have is excuses & so I won’t go into detail, but I have been spending my weekends “supposedly” studying 😀    As per usual, my Sumo deadlifts are always a week behind my other core lifts — please excuse any confusion this may cause.   Continue reading “Sumo behind..”

Squats/Bench/Cardio

I got lucky today because I forgot my running shoes at home when I arrived at the gym, and that meant no interval training on the treadmill today! haha      Barbell back squat: 3 x 5   65% of 90% of 1-RM: 120 lb 75% of 90% of 1-RM: 140 lb 85% of 90%Continue reading “Squats/Bench/Cardio”

The Front Squat— Exercise

Many of you probably have either heard of or performed the front squat. This particular exercise is great for the quads (isolation) & also helps because to keep your back straight and upright. What makes this particular exercise “harder” is because there is two variations of the hand placement (depending on your preference, either youContinue reading “The Front Squat— Exercise”

Deadlifts & PR’s

Powerlifting Deadlifts Below the workout — I will announce two wonderful PR’s 🙂      Conventional Deadlift : 3 x 5   65% of 90% of 1-RM: 170 lb 75% of 90% of 1-RM: 195 lb 85% of 90% of 1-RM: 220, 8 max reps   DB romanian deadlift: 5 x 15, 60 lb SmithContinue reading “Deadlifts & PR’s”