Team Wild Iron

[MarcusWild]

RE bench
275 5 x 5

Standing DB press
40 4 x 10

Rolling DB extensions
30 4 x 12

H-roll
30 3 x 10

Feeling a little beat up so I kept it light.

[MarcusWild]

Forgot to include

Prowler
50 lbs x 4 trips

It's not fun.

[Coke]

Everybody is doing their thing in a big way at Wild Iron!

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Coke!

ME squat vs 205 lbs chain in full gear
573 x 1
617 x 1
672 x miss and bloody nose
639 x 1

I got 661 last time, so this wasn't great. I could tell I haven't gone full gear in 3 months. I need my hips more open at the start.

[MarcusWild]

ME bench vs 115 lbs of chains
275 x 1
295 x 1
305 x 1
315 x 1

I took smarter jumps this week and benched a lot better.

Standing OHP:
135 5 x 5

Panora press:
light x 10, 8
MM 2 x 10

[Brian Hopper]

Nice work Marcus.

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Brian!

Saturday
DE squats vs avg band and 80 lbs of chains with buffalo bar:
410 x 2
460 x 2 (too slow)
410 4 x 2

Definitely feeling less than fast after Tuesday's squats.

GHR
MM 4 x 10

Split squats
40 lbs 3 x 10

Obliques
4 x 10



Sunday
I just did dumbbell work. Going to deload a bit this week.

[MarcusWild]

Thursday

ME bench
363 x 1
385 x 1
402 x miss

385 tied my PR. I'm definitely getting over 400 next time.

Barbell rows
225 5 x 5

Swiss bar floor press
255 3 x 5

Rolling DB extension
35 4 x 12

Saturday

DE squat vs blue band
375 2 x 2
415 6 x 2

DE sumo deadlift vs quaded minis
315 5 x 3 (briefs and belt)

KB swings
24 kg 3 x 10

Obliques
3 x 10

[Brian Hopper]

Good job Marcus!!! Maybe a smaller jump next time...?

[MarcusWild]

Yeah. I was trying to pick jumps that were easy to load in kilos. I should have gone 369, 390, then 402. I was surprised it didn't go because it felt great. Usually when I miss a raw bench I lose my tightness the last couple of inches and get crushed. I actually controlled it and was tight at the bottom.

DE bench vs 85 lbs of chains
155 3 x 3
185 6 x 3

T-bar rows
4 plates 4 x 10

Tricep push downs
40 x 10
50 3 x 10

Face pulls
MM doubled 4 x 10

TKE
blue 2 x 12

Spud abs
110 3 x 10

[MarcusWild]

ME SSB vs blue in briefs
440 x 1
490 x 1
510 x 1
530 x 1
550 x 1

My straight bar PR is 505, so 550 with the SSB is pretty good.

Cambered bar GMs
295 4 x 8

TKE
blue 3 x 12

[Brian Hopper]

Looks like your squat is moving in the right direction. Good job Marcus!!!

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Brian. My raw squat is rubbish, but gear seems to help.

[MarcusWild]

ME shirted 1-bd:
545 x 1
567 x 1 (pressed it straight up and it was ugly)
589 x 1 (4-lb PR)
606 x 1 (21-lb PR)

My right arm was lagging a bit, so I stopped there even though it felt easy. I think it was how I was bringing the bar down, because I have much deeper/longer marks on the left side. The shirt felt perfectly even though.

I just did some light accessories.

[Brian Hopper]

Strong bench Marcus!!!

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Brian! Cliff and Bill are closing in on 700, so I need to catch up.

[Brian Hopper]

700, must be nice...lol

[MarcusWild]

I think you'd be close with the right shirt.

DE squats vs blue band
415 10 x 2

DE deads vs quaded minis
225 5 x 2

I wanted to do some technique work. My deadlift has been crappy lately.

GHR
4 x 10

[Brian Hopper]

That would be nice if I can do it in single ply

[MarcusWild]

That would be awesome! Brad was getting almost 300 lbs out of a single-ply bench shirt. His best raw bench was 385 in the gym, and he benched 672 at a meet.

ME 4" block pull vs 80 lbs of chain
565 x 1
605 x 1
635 x 1
585 x 1

It wasn't great, but it was the first ME deadlift in a couple of months where my knee didn't give out.

Buffalo bar box squats:
320 3 x 5

I was able to squat raw and pain free which is a plus.

Spud abs
130 3 x 10

[Brian Hopper]

Wow, 300lbs...that would be awesome!!! I was getting right at 200lbs out of my DD. But that shirt was an OLD hand-me-down, I think it started with Spud Bartley and then John Manly before it got to me, lol. I think I'll invest in some single ply gear at the end of the year or beginning of next year. That way I can get use to gear again and pick a USPA meet here in Florida.

[MarcusWild]

Poly shirts have so much more pop than denim. There's a reason only a few guys still use denim.

I got to the gym late and had to leave early. It probably wasn't worth training, but I was angry.

ME 2-bd vs 105 lbs of chain
275 x 1
315 x 1
335 x 1
355 x miss (tried to tie Gregg)

[MarcusWild]

Saturday:

Didn't train. Work really sucked this week, and I knew training would have run me down even more.

Sunday:

DE bench vs 90 lbs of chain
165 3 x 3
185 6 x 3

One-arm band rows:
average band 3 x 10

TKE
strong band 3 x 12

KB overhead press
24 kg 3 x 10

Panora press
MM + micro 4 x 10

Hammer curls
35 3 x 10

[Coke]

Keep hanging tough no matter what man.

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Coke.

Tuesday:

ME squat vs 105 lbs of chains in full gear:
683 x 1
705 x 1
727 x miss

PR is 749. I'm not sure what's going on. I seem to be hitting good PRs in briefs, but it's not translating to full gear.



ME floor press vs 80 lbs of chains
275 x 1
295 x 1
315 x miss
225 x 5

I did some light accessories.