Tuesday May 8th — Squats & Conventional deadlifts (speed)

Warm up:   EZ-Bar goodmorning 4 x 25, 20 lbs lying leg curl: 4 x 25 EZ Bar hip thruster: 4 x 25, 20 lbs Workout: Conventional deadlift: 9 x 3-6, 180 lbs (60% 1RM)          — Deficit deadlift: 5 x 3-6, 180 lbs Barbell back squat (low bar, wide stance): 9Continue reading “Tuesday May 8th — Squats & Conventional deadlifts (speed)”

Heavy squats & deadlifts

Today’s workout consisted of heavy load today with both squats and sumo deadlifts, I used low bar wide stance squats because I am working on hip mobility along with the sumo deadlift. I have noticed that what I thought was my max effort, I could have probably went up in weight on my heavier liftsContinue reading “Heavy squats & deadlifts”

Tuesday Double —

Can never be prepared for what’s to come.   First time having to do squats and deadlifts on the same day, I survived. For now. I did another dynamic workout today with the two core lifts; speed, power and explosiveness. Check out the progress with my low bar — wide stance squats and sumo deadlifts;Continue reading “Tuesday Double —”

Meeting Matt Wenning — Powerlifting Legend

I was nearly shitting myself at the thought of finally meeting Matt Wenning yesterday. I started the drive early in the morning and brought a friend along for moral support and help with my nerves & anxiety. I am pretty sure, the whole drive was nothing but seemingly loud music, frequent pee breaks, and eatingContinue reading “Meeting Matt Wenning — Powerlifting Legend”

No Slack on the Holiday

Just because it is St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t mean I slack off.. well maybe I slacked a little bit but not only did I make it to the gym, I had my mom and youngest brother attend with me! Yay! 😀    My workout was shorter, because I was at the gym for a hourContinue reading “No Slack on the Holiday”