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Today was squat day at the Heavy Hammer Gym…but I had to do it without my trusty training partner Nick (@nick_benni on Instagram). However, I did have the help of my 4 year old and my 2 year old constantly talking to me and asking me questions during my AMRAP…”Uff Da” (the proper Scandinavian spelling, lol). Here is what went down tonight:
Squats: 315x4x2, AMRAP 315×10 (no wraps or sleeves)
Incline Bench Reverse Hyperextensions: Just bodyweight for now (currently sitting around 220lbs after a couple weeks of higher carbs. Getting back into low carb, high fat tomorrow)
Incline Bench Dumbbell Rows: 20x1x20, 25x2x20
Incline Bench Dumbbell Shrugs: 20x1x20, 25x2x20
Calf Raises (on Hack Squat Machine): 305x5x10
Sorry there is no #dailyselfie, but there is a video this time. Hope you enjoy. Comment if you would like to critique my form. (I cut a lot of reps high on the AMRAP. I guess I was nervous without my spotter there.)
This is one of my Jesup Gym T-shirts I got while I was on my #liftingtour on vacation. Jesup Gym in Jesup, IA only costs $1.00 to enter for the day. I was able to workout here after purchasing some new equipment for Heavy Hammer Gym at the Jesup Gym Equipment store next door. Very friendly staff. Basically a mom and pop store that has been in business for a little over 32 years. I will write more about them later.
Today's Front Squats weren't awful, but I could only do 10 reps with this weight. (thats ok as long as I am in the 6-10 rep range) Block Pulls felt good as well, even though I only got 8 there. I feel like my deadlift setup is finally clicking. Hopefully I can translate this to pulling from the floor in my next strength cycle.
Video Coming Soon!!!
Mt. Avengers. Mt.Rushmore of Avengers T-Shirt. It has Avengers superheroes instead of the presidents on Mt.Rushmore. I hope you have that clearly now. I am pretty sure I got this shirt at Wal-Mart. Flip-Flops...
I watched out for my back on Front squats and especially on Block Pulls. I used a belt on Block Pulls and I only tightened it enough so that I could still fit my hand through it. This allowed me to get into a good position while still giving me enough back protection. (I know that the belt, especially being loose, doesn't help much with actual back support, but is more for intra-abdominal pressure. It is a psychological thing for me.)
Here is a link to the video of my training on my YouTube channel:
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