Team Wild Iron

[Brian Hopper]

Awesome on hosting your 3rd meet! Does it seem to be getting easier?

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Brian! It does. Part of it is each meet there's less stuff to worry about. I have my own lights, PA, and calibrated scale now. I started out borrowing that stuff. I re-use the same chair/table and porta potty vendors, so it's super easy to book it. I have the same people helping each meet, so we really have it down. It is still two 12-hour days to setup then run it.

ME squat with SSB vs light band
330 x 3
360 x 3
380 x 3
400 x 1

My plan is to stick with triples until the set I can't get 3. This will keep my squat weights a little lighter so my form stays better.

Sumo DL:
495 3 x 5

This felt great. I don't remember the last time I did sumo without briefs on.

Neutral grip pull ups
4 x 8

TKE
blue 3 x 15

Band ab/hip
MM 4 x 10

[Brian Hopper]

Good thing is you have an awesome crew that helps out. That's most important.

[MarcusWild]

I wouldn't be able to host meets without them.

[MarcusWild]

RE bench with slingshot
225 4 x 8

T-bar row
175 4 x 8

Panora press
MM 4 x 15

Face pull
MM 4 x 10

Hammer curls
40 4 x 8

Rolling DB extension
40 4 x 8

Reverse curls
95 4 x 8

[MarcusWild]

DE squats vs 90 lbs of chains (no box)
285 6 x 2
305 2 x 2
325 2 x 2

Deadlift vs short MM (singled)
405 x 5
455 x 1
495 x 1
520 x 1 (missing 25 on one side)
545 x 1

Felt good so I worked up a bit.

KB swing
24 kg + MM 4 x 10

Neutral grip pull ups
4 x 8

[MarcusWild]

I definitely need to keep my chest up more in the hole. You can see from the side the bar makes a s shape at the bottom.

[MarcusWild]

ME reverse average band bench
405 x 1
415 x 1
425 x 1
435 x 1 (10 lb PR)

Shoulder DB press
80 4 x 10

Dumbbell rows:
140 2 x 10

Then I tried to do more reps than Collin and tore my hamstring.

Panora press
MM 4 x 15

[Brian Hopper]

Holy shit! Are you serious? How bad?

[MarcusWild]

Sadly, yes... It's just a partial tear. I'll see how it feels Thursday.

[Brian Hopper]

That sucks bro, I hope it's nothing serious and you heal up fast!

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Brian. I'll live. It's way less than you went through, and you're even stronger now than before.

ME sumo deadlift vs short average
365 x 1
405 x 1
455 x 1

I'm about 80%. Sumo hurt a lot less than conventional.

I started to do some really high box squats, but they were so high it wasn't useful.

Band leg curls
mini 5 x 20

Neutral grip pull ups
4 x 8

Tuesday video:

[Coke]

Too bad about the partial tear, you can come back even stronger afterwards - good luck!

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Coke. It happens. The bruising is very minimal, so it can't be too bad.



RE bench with slingshot and 80 lbs of chain
185 8 x 8

Seated row (narrow grip)
230 4 x 8

Inverted rows
4 x 8

One arm grappler press
70 x 8
80 x 8
90 2 x 8

Decline skull crushers
95 4 x 10

Reverse curls
95 4 x 8

[MarcusWild]

DE squats with SSB vs average band
260 4 x 2
310 2 x 2
350 x 2
370 x 2
390 x 2
400 x 2

The box was 1-1.5" high.

DE deadlifts vs short light band
315 5 x 3 (sumo)

One leg band curls
mini 5 x 20

Upright t-bar rows
135 4 x 15

[MarcusWild]

ME bench vs 80 lbs of chain
315 x 1
335 x 1
345 x 1

I've done 295 with 130 chain. 50 lbs less of chain and 50 lbs more bar weight is good.

T-bar row
225 5 x 8

Rolling DB extensions
45 5 x 8

Seated row (narrow grip)
200 4 x 12

Panora press
MM 4 x 15

[MarcusWild]

[Brian Hopper]

How's your hamstring?

[MarcusWild]

It feels good. Whatever I did hurt like crazy at first, but it healed up fast.

ME squat with SSB
440 x 3
460 x 2
480 x 1
500 x 1

Cambered bar GM
295 3 x 5 (no belt)

GHR
light x 8
average 2 x 8
light x 8

Halting sumo deadlifts
225 4 x 8

[Brian Hopper]

That's good!

Strong squat with the SSB! I hate that bar, but I still plan on buying one, lol.

[Coke]

It feels good. Whatever I did hurt like crazy at first, but it healed up fast.

Glad to hear it man...props on all that you are doing.

[MarcusWild]

Thanks Brian! It sucks a lot more raw than in briefs, since briefs help me stay more upright out of the hole.

Thanks Coke!

I'm going to Ohio to help Cliff at XPC semi finals, so I won't be training this weekend.

[MarcusWild]

Tuesday

ME floor press
315 x 1
345 x 1
365 x 1

Elbow and shoulder hurt like crazy, so I didn't do much else.

Thursday

ME deadlift:
605 x 1
635 x 1

Cambered bar box squats vs 105 lbs of chain
345 3 x 3

Then I was at Super Training Saturday and Sunday for their meet.

[Brian Hopper]

Nice work Marcus!

How did Cliff do at the XPC?

[MarcusWild]

Thanks! He hit a 50 lb squat PR with 854. He bombed on bench though. His right arm was lagging badly and wouldn't lockout.

DE squat vs 205 lbs of chain
260 10 x 2

That's too much contrast for raw, but it probably won't hurt to occasionally do it.

4" block pulls
495 3 x 5 (no belt)

Cambered bar GM vs doubled MM
215 4 x 8

TKE
blue 3 x 15