Road to an 800lb Pull

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7/10/2008 - ME Bench

Starting up my log over here. I have been keeping it over on FI as well.

3-Board
3x3 345 - 5 lb. PR

DB Bench
1x14 100 - PR
1x10 100
1x7 100

CSR
1x10 3 plates
2x8 4 plates

H Rows
3x12 25

Treadmill
5 min 13 incline 3.4 mph

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7/12/2008 - ME Squat

Reverse Mini Band Box Squat
(+briefs and suit straps down)
1x1 585
1x1 628 - no spotter today so...
1x3 585

Deadlift
(raw w. belt)
1x5 265
1x5 355
1x5 443
1x5 510

Ab Pulldown
1x12 130
1x12 140
1x10 150

Back Extension on GHR
1x12 BW
3x12 25

Lesson: I am weak off the box

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7/13/2008 - DE Bench

Foam Speed Bench w. 2 Chains per side
3x3 175 - close
3x3 185 - med
3x3 195 - comp

5-Board
1x5 315
1x5 365 - PR
1x1 405 - had help on second

DB Rows
1x10 105
1x10 150
(+ straps)
1x15 150

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7/15/2008 - DE Squat - Deload Week

GCB Box Squat w. 4 chains per side
1x2 280
1x2 320
6x2 350 - back was super pumped walking these back into the j hooks

GHR
3x10

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7/17/2008 - ME Bench - Deload

Floor Press
1x5 225
1x5 275
2x5 295
1x8 295

CG Cable Rows
3x10 200

H-Rows
3x12 25

Tate PRess
3x8 50

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7/19/2008 - ME Squat - Deload

Squat
(Briefs + Suit Straps Down)
1x1 505
2x1 595

Roman Chair Abs
3x20

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7/20/2008 - DE Bench - Deload

Speed Bench w. Minis Doubled
3x3 135
3x3 145
3x3 155

3-Board
1x5 315
1x5 325 - PR
1x5 335 - PR

Wide Grip Cable Rows
3x10 200

H Rows
3x12 25

Ab Wheel
3x10

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7/22/2008 - DE Squat

Reverse Hyper Machine
3x10 160

SSB Box Squat w. Average Band
8x2 275

Sumo Speed Pulls
5x1 315 + 3 chains

Ab Pulldown
3x15 130/140/150

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7/24/2008 - ME Bench

2-Board
1x3 315
3x3 335 - PR

Rack Lockouts - 5" ROM
1x5 405
1x2 455
2x3 455

Lat Pulldown to the Gut
1x15 100
1x10 120
1x10 130

H Rows
3x15 25

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7/26/2008 - ME Lower

GCB Box Squat
1x5 140
1x5 230
1x1 320
(add briefs)
1x1 370
1x1 410
1x1 460
1x1 500 - PR

Reverse Band Deadlift
1x5 245
1x3 445
(add suit straps down)
1x1 535
1x1 575
1x1 625
(straps up)
1x1 675
1x1 715 - questionable lockout

GHR w. Light Band
3x10

Ab Pulldown
3x15 130/140/150

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7/27/2008 - DE Bench

Treadmill
10 min - 1 mile

Speed Bench w. Monster Mini
3x3 135
3x3 145
3x3 155

Shirt
(+ SD Phenom)
1x1 365 - no touch
1x1 405 - no touch
1x3 405 - no touch
(-Shirt)
2x12 225

First Time in SD Phenom and all I can say is "Ouch!"

CG Cable Rows
3x10 220

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7/29/2008 - "DE" Squat

SSB Box Squat with Average Band
1x2 245 - slightly lower box - 9 mats
4x2 275 - slightly lower box - 9 mats
2x2 295 - 10 mats

These were not as fast as I would like. I was dragging ass all morning. The last set was not fast at all so I called it a day.

Speed Pulls w. 4 Chains
6x1 355

Dynamic GHR
3x10

Back Extension on GHR
3x15

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7/31/2008 - ME Bench

Foam Press
1x1 315
1x1 365
1x1 375 - was out of my groove but managed to get it anyway

Rack Lockout
1x10 315
1x8 405
1x5 455
1x3 505 - PR

CSR
1x8 3 plates
1x6 4 plates
1x4 4.5 plates
1x3 5 plates

H-Rows
3x10 30

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8/2/2008 - ME Squat

Suspended Anderson Squat - About 4 inches above parrallel
1x5 275
1x3 365
1x1 415
1x1 455
(add briefs)
1x1 495
1x1 545
1x1 595
1x1 635
1x1 685
1x0 735
* Did these in the rack and could not get a good stance

GCB Wide Stance Good Morning
1x8 140
1x5 230
1x5 320
1x5 370
1x5 410 - PR
1x5 460 - PR
1x3 500 - 90 lb PR

GHR
3x10 BW/25/45

Roman Chair Abs
1x25 BW
2x15 25

[bigmoney]

nice good mornings man.

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Thanks bigmoney!!!

8/3/2008 - DE Bench

Speed Bench w/ 2 chains per side
3x3 155
3x3 165
3x3 175

4-Board
1x10 315

3-Board
1x9 315

Vinny D Rows
5 sets

Face Pull
5 sets up to 150

Panora Pressdown
2x15

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8/5/2008 - ME Bench

Floor Press
1x1 315
1x1 335
1x1 355 - PR

Bench
(+ SD Phenom)
1x2 315 - no touch
2x3 405 - no touch, last rep was about a 2 board away

Fat Man Pullups
3x10

H Rows
2x10 30

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8/7/2008 - DE Squat

Speed Box Squat
(briefs)
1x2 325
1x2 375
6x2 415

Speed Pulls w. Quaded Minis
5x1 225
1x1 275
1x1 315
1x1 365
1x1 405
1x0 455 - expletive deleted

Roman Chair Abs
3x25 BW/25/25

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8/9/2008 - DE Bench

Speed Bench w. 2 chains per side
3x3 165
3x3 175
3x3 185

2-Board
3x5 315
1x1 365 - PR

Floor Rack Lockout
1x8 315

Rope Cable Rows
1x10 150
1x10 180
1x10 200

H-Rows
2x12 30
1x10 30

Roman Chair
1x25

Ab Pulldown
1x15 130
1x12 140

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8/10/2008 - ME Squat

Box Squat
1x1 365
(+briefs)
1x1 410
1x1 450
1x1 500
(+suit bottoms)
1x1 550
1x1 605 - PR
(-box + straps ups)
1x1 605

Machine Reverse Hyper
2x10 220
1x8 220 + light band
2x6 220 + light band

Band GHR
3x8 Light Band

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8/11/2008 - ME Bench

4-Board
1x5 225
1x5 275
1x1 315
1x1 365
1x1 385 - PR
1x1 405 - PR

Shirted Bench
(+SD Phenom)
2x3 405 - no touch
1x1 405 - about an inch away

EZ Bar Yates Row
2x10 225
1x6 275

Last training session for about the next 11 days. Honeymoon Time!

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8/14/2008 - Meathead in Aruba

Hotel has a "Fitness Center" with a Bench and Barbell and 210 lbs of weight

Speed Bench - Straight Weight
3x3 185
3x3 195
3x3 205

Flat Bench
1x20 210

Paused Bench
2x12 135 - 5 sec pause on chest

Barbell Row
3x12

Cardio
1 mile - 10 min

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8/18/2008 - Aruba Training

Oly Squat
1x20 210

Seated GM
1x10 95
1x10 165
1x10 210

Leg Curl
3 sets

Reverse Crunch
3x15

Cardio
5 min - 0.5 mile

[bigmoney]

training on the honeymoon? I'm sure the new wife loves it. But she did marry you knowing what you do. Nice work.

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8/22/2008 - ME Bench

Floor Press
1x5 315 - PR
1x1 365 - PR

Bench
(+Phenom)
2x3 405
1x4 405

CG Incline Press w. 3 chains per side
2x10 105

CG Cable Row
1x8 240
1x8 260
1x8 280
1x8 300

training on the honeymoon? I'm sure the new wife loves it. But she did marry you knowing what you do. Nice work.

She wanted to go to the gym while we were there.