Archives For face pulls

Dragon Flags

  • 5

Foam Rolling

Ab Wheel

  • 6

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With Fatgripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 6

Breathing Paused Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3

Paused Low Bar Squat

Belted up at 460 lb.

  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1

Low Bar Squat

  • 500 lb: 1
    • Bar rolled forward a little, making it harder than it should have been.

Low Bar Squat - Reverse Bands

  • 550 lb: 1
    • Black bands. About 80 lb of assistance at the bottom, so the weight throughout the entire range of motion is roughly 470-550 lb.
    • Felt very explosive. Decided to go for a 1RM.

Low Bar Squat

  • 530 lb: 1 * PR!
    • +5 lb 1RM from last week!
    • Felt easy to unrack after doing those reverse band squats. Coming up was a different story. It was a bit of a grind, and a little lopsided, but I got it.
  • 430 lb: 5
    • +5 lb from last week.

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until work sets.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 1

Reverse Band Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 410 lb: 1
    • Black bands
    • About 55 lb of resistance (assistance?) at the bottom. So the the weight ranges from ~360 lb at the bottom to 410 lb at the top.

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 395 lb: MISSED
    • Nope. Blah.
  • 325 lb: 3,3,3,3,3
    • Usually I do 3x3, but decided to do 5 sets because I felt strong, and I skipped my work sets last week.

Putting away plates from the previous day became a part of my warm up.

500 lb

Dragon Flag

  • 5

Foam Rolling

Ab Wheel

  • 6

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 6

Breathing Paused Low Bar Squat

Breathing paused squats up to 320 lb. Exhaled fully at the bottom, followed by 1 breath.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3

Paused Low Bar Squat

Belted up at 460 lb.

  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1

Low Bar Squat

  • 500 lb: 1
  • 400 lb: 3,3,3
    • +5 lb from last week.

High Bar Squat

  • 400 lb: 3,3,3
    • +5 lb from last week.

Low Bar Squat

  • 360 lb: 5
    • +5 lb from last week.

High Bar Squat

  • 360 lb: 8
    • +5 lb from last week.

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until work sets.

Going to skip out on doing regular grip bench presses this week. Pecs have been sore, and might be affecting me hitting PRs on Fridays.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 1
    • A bit of a struggle.
  • 305 lb: 5,5,5,5,5
    • +5 lb from last week.
    • Missed on the 6th rep on the last set. Still got 5x5 though.

First Friday training session since May 31.

Foam Rolling

Ab Wheel

  • 5

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 6

Low Bar Squat

Beltless up to 410 lb.

Paused up to 460 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 485 lb: 1
  • 400 lb: 5

High Bar Squat:

  • 400 lb: 5

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until 390 lb.

Paused again at 350 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 390 lb: X,1 * PR!
    • Slipped the first time (had a towel on the bench). Took it off and tried again with only the anti-slip mat. Got it! It was a bit of a fight, wasn't really happy with the rep, but got it though.
    • I think I need to try to get the pressure on the back of my neck instead of upper back to prevent slipping. Have to test this out some more.
  • 330 lb: 4
    • Missed on 5th set. Slipped, but don't think I would have gotten it anyway.

Mat Pulls

8 mats, about 6 1/4" from the ground, or an inch or two below my knee caps.

Hook grip.

Wore my Chucks.

  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 510 lb: 1
  • 550 lb: 1
  • 600 lb: 1 * PR!
    • Didn't budge on the first try, but that got me pissed off so I tried again and got it!
    • My thumbs can now handle 600 lb.
  • 500 lb: 5
    • Straps.

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

Fat gripz.

  • Body weight (~207 lb): 6

Low Bar Squat

Paused up to 320 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 15
  • 90 lb: 12

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1

Foam Rolling

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

Low Bar Squat

Beltless up to 410 lb.

Paused up to 460 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 500 lb: 1,1
    • Missed on the 2nd rep on both sets.
  • 460 lb: 2

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until 370x2.

Paused again at 340 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2 * PR!
    • 2 rep max, up +5 lb from last week!
    • Felt a bit shaky and hard, but looked easy on video.
  • 340 lb: 2,2,3

Deadlift

Wow a bunch of strapped deadlift PRs today:

  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1
  • 500 lb: 1
  • 530 lb: 1
  • 560 lb: 1 * PR!
    • 1 rep max...with straps though.
  • 500 lb: 2
    • Matches my 2RM. Wanted 3.
  • 460 lb: 4 * PR!
    • Wanted 5, but gassed out. Still a 4RM I believe.