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Tuesday – Hamstrings/Back
Well, today was supposed to be deload squats, but I thought I should prepare for the Comet Strength Club Lift-a-Thon. I decided to do some max deadlift instead.
Deadlift – 135×5,225×5, 315×3, 405×1, 455×1
Daily “Selfie” – This is my Accidentally Grabbed A Plain White T-shirt selfie. I do like the fact that it makes my arms look huge.
Monday – Chest/Arms
Well, it was supposed to be a deload day at 50% volume and 90% 1RM intensity. Since we have the Lift-a-thon coming up in a couple days and I have no idea where my maxes are currently, I thought I would train a little differently than programed. Probably shouldn’t have.
Bench Press – 45×10, 135×10, 225×5, 275×1, 315×1, 335×1 (I think I could have gone heavier, but I was lifting alone so no spotter and didn’t want to hurt myself.)
EZ Curls – 95x4x8 (used the Arm Blaster as well)
Daily “Selfie” – This is one of my old school Notre Dame shirts. Again, like a previous post, one of the most storied schools in U.S. history. Every time I head into the Heavy Hammer Gym I have to hit the Play Like A Champion sign. It reminds me that in order to succeed and be a champion I have to train like a champion. Also pictured, my trusty SBD Elbow Sleeves and Stiff, 1m Wrist Wraps. 
Sunday – Quads/Back/Calves
Front Squat – 205x5x8
Straight Arm Pulldowns – 70x5x8
Dumbbell Shrugs – 50x5x20
Standing Calf Raises – 405x5x12
Daily “Selfie” – This is my t-shirt from the 2015 APF Big Iron Iowa/Nebraska State Powerlifting Championships that I competed in last April. Some of the sponsors of this meet were: Jim Grandick’s Big Iron Compound, Shawn Frankl’s Big Iron Gym, Strength and Power Equipment Company (www.snpequipment.com), Inzer Advanced Designs, and Powerlifter Today. This is the next meet I hope to compete in sometime in April.
Saturday – Random (Because I was doing 5 sets of 8 this week I couldn’t complete my workouts 5am-6am time slot I scheduled before work. I only missed 1 exercise each day. I decided to do all of those accessory exercises on my day off to catch up. I don’t know if I should do this or not so I am just going to go with how my body feels.)
Close Grip Bench Press – 195x5x8
Standing Calf Raises – 405x7x12
Wrist Roller – 50×5
Daily “Selfie” – This is my Avengers as Mt. Rushmore t-shirt. It is one of my favorites. It is very light weight, It breathes well, and It has some of my favorite Marvel heroes on it. Also featured, my SBD Elbow Sleeves and my Inzer Iron Z Wrist Wraps.
Friday – Chest/Arms
I did this workout at the school weight room.
Dumbbell Bench Press – 55x5x8
Floor Bench Press – 185x5x8 (first time really trying floor bp)
S.S.1 (superset) Preacher Curls – 80x5x8
S.S.2 French Press – 80x5x8
Assisted Pull Up – 85x2x10
Daily “Selfie” – I took this “selfie” when I got home due to the fact that I trained at school. This is one of my ‘Merica shirts. Every 4th of July I try to buy a new shirt that represents my love and patriotism for my country and for those that defend her.
Summary: Close to my limit on calories. Great on carbs. Double the fat intake I should have. I finally hit my protein goal and went over by about 19g. This was a very “Hungry” day for me.
Summary: A little low on everything. I didn’t have a lot of time to eat today.
Thursday – Hamstring/Back
Sumo Deadlift – 310x4x8
Stiff Leg Deadlift – 185x5x8
Seated Row – 85x5x8
Barbell Shrug Behind – 185x5x8
Daily “Selfie” – This is a t-shirt from the 8th annual Lewis and Clark Jazz Festival. This is the festival that I coordinate for my school. This year will mark the 10th annual as well as my 6th festival experience. 
Summary: Good on calories. Great on carbs. Perfect on fats. Better on protein, but still kinda low. The Perfect Diet Day (as close as I can get).
Wednesday – Shoulders/Arms
Overhead Press – was supposed to do 165x5x8, just wasn’t happening. I tried dropping it to 155x4x8 like I did last week and couldn’t do that either. I ended up doing 155x4x5
Seated Dumbbell Press – 50x5x8
Hammer Curls – 30x5x8
Dips – bwx5x8
Daily “Selfie” – This is yet another Bro-tank from Wal-mart. This one has one of the infamous predators on it, a great white shark. Also in this photo you can see my trust SBD Elbow Sleeves as well as my EliteFTS Strong(er) Lever Belt. I am unsure if they still sell the belt because I couldn’t find it on their website, http://www.elitefts.com. I bought it about a year ago when it was on sale for around $80.00. 
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