Seems like everything wants to get in the way of my training. Down with strep for this week. I caught it pretty early on so Antibiotics should take care of it by the end of this week
get well soon bro
Thanks man
Honestly speaking, jumping straight from 1 to 2 plates was not a good idea from you
Even doing 185 in between wouldāve helped, also the 235 was kinda unnecessary
So doing 135x10, 185x5, 225x5 and then going to work sets would probably have served you better
Iāll have to try out making smaller jumps, I tend get impatient when it comes to getting to my working weights and it backfired on me
Thatās normal among younger guys as yourself
Just remember thatno matter how cool you feel jumping a whole plate at a time, blowing a disc and not being able to lift for months is not cool
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2/10/18- Event Training & Front Squats
Warm-up
10min Walk on treadmill
Band Pull-aparts x3x15
DB Strict Presses x3x15
Leg Ext & Leg Curl- To get blood flowing
Log Clean & Press Away- 10" Log
Empty Log x10
130lbs/59kg x5
140lbs/63kg x3
150lbs/68kg x3 (PR)
165lbs/74kg x3 (PR) (Original 1RM for 3 Reps)
135lbs/61kg x7 Reps in 1 Minute (Clean Every Rep)
Front Squats
Bar x15
95lbs/43kg x5
135lbs/61kg x5
155lbs/70kg x5
175lbs/79kg x6
Farmers Walk
185lbs/84kg x50ft/15m
195lbs/88kg x50ft/15m
205lbs/93kg x50ft/15m
215lbs/97kg x50ft/15m
Sandbag Load Over 48in Bar- Max Reps in 60seconds
Round 1: 150lbs/68kg x7
Round 2: 150lbs/68kg x7
Round 3: 150lbs/68kg x6
I have the video of my Farmers Walks and other things on my Instagram: tx_teenstromgman. Make sure to put the M in stromgman, I just now noticed the typo
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2/12/18- Squats & Legs
Warm-up
10min Walk on Treadmill
Band Pull-aparts Vertical/Horizontal x3x15
Leg Ext & Leg Curl- Get Blood Flowing
Yoke Walks (Staggered Start)
230lbs/104kg x50ft/15m
330lbs/150kg x5x50ft/15m W/45sec Rest
SSB Box Squats (Box at Parallel)
Bar x10
155lbs/70kg x10
175lbs/79kg x6
(Working Sets)
205lbs/93kg x5
215lbs/97kg x5
225lbs/102kg x5
235lbs/106kg x5
So Box Squatting was fun but after free squatting for so long box squatting is damn hard, especially with a SSB
Accessory Work
Barbell Lunges- 95lbs/43kg x3x8 (Per Leg)
GHD- x3x8
Conditioning x10 Rounds
Round 1: Sled Sprint x150ft
Rest 1min
Round 2: Sandbag Carry x100ft
Rest 45sec
2/13/18- Pressing & Back
Warm-up
Walk on Treadmill x10min
Band Pull-aparts + DB Presses x3x15
Push-up Iso Holds + Pull-up Iso Holds x3x15sec
Log Clean & Strict Press
Empty Log x10 Viper Presses
85lbs/38kg x5 + 5 Pull-ups
105lbs/47kg x5 + 5 Pull-ups
115lbs/52kg x6 + 5 Pull-ups
Bench-press + Chest Supported Rows
Bar x20
95lbs/43kg x10
115lbs/52kg x5
135lbs/61kg x5
145lbs/65kg x5
Bench today went not so great. 145 which is relatively light felt really heavy for me and my Triceps were just not having anything above 3 reps, Tried 155 x5 but ended up getting 3.
Dips- Rest Pause to 25 Reps
Set 1: 6
Set 2: 6
Set 3: 5
Set 4: 3
Set 5: 3
Set 4: 2
Dips have always been a weakness of mine so Iām addressing it.
Prehab Work for Shoulders
Some Weird bent over Press for my lower traps and scapula SS/Face-pulls x3x15
Conditioning x4 Rounds
Sandbag over High-bar x5
MB Slams x10
Real Prep starts now on 2/19/18
All of this past few weeks has been fluff work to get me stronger and leaner, 14 weeks and 5 days out now. No event list yet.
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Warm-up
Hip Flexor Rolling and Ankle Mobility Work
BW Squats x50
Leg Curl & Leg Ext. Get Blood Flowing
Band Pull-aparts x3x20
Speed Yoke
Empty Yoke x200ft
330lbs x100ft- Staggered Starts
375lbs x5x50ft- Staggered Starts
Kept all runs under 12sec, Need to work on breathing
SSB Box Squats
Bar x10
155lbs x10
205lbs x5
235lbs x5x5
Pause RDL
Bar x10
185lbs x5
195lbs x5
205lbs x5
215lbs x5
225lbs x5
Leg Press W/Deadlift Stance
470lbs x2x8 + 1x12
Weighted Ab Wheel Roll-outs- 45lbs x2x5 + 1x8
2/20/18- Pressing
Warm-up
Light Dumbbell Presses x3x15
Band Pull-aparts x3x15
Reverse Hypers x3x15
Strict Log Press
Empty Log x10
85lbs x5 + 5 Pull-ups
105lbs x5 + 5 Pull-ups
115lbs x5 + 5 Pull-ups
Close-grip Bench + T-bar Rows
Bar x20
95lbs x8
115lbs x8
125lbs x8
135lbs x8
Standing Cable Overhead Extensions- 110lbs- RP x25 Reps
Set 1- 6
Set 2- 5
set 3- 4
set 4- 5
set 5- 3
set 6- 2
Pre-hab Work for some sets of 15
2/22/18- Deadlifts
Warm-up
Band Pull-aparts x3x15
Leg Curl & Leg Ext. Get blood flowing
Hip opener and Lat Stretches
Deadlifts off 2" Deficit
135lbs/61kg x10
185lbs/84kg x8
225lbs/102kg x5
245lbs/111kg x5
295lbs/133kg x3
315lbs/143kg x2 (PR)
335lbs/152kg x1 (PR)
345lbs/156kg x1 (PR)
245lbs/111 x8
185lbs/84kg x3x3 (Speed Reps)
The floor has always been my biggest weakness in deadlifts so it felt good to pull heavy from a deficit. I moved everything as fast as possible and the 345 off a Deficit is going on the IG.
Kroc Rows
80lbs/36kg x31 Left
80lbs/36kg x33 Right
These were hard as balls with no straps
Farmers Walks
165lbs/75kg x2x200ft
Cable Crunches x3x6
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2/24/18- Event Training
Warm-up
Band Pull-aparts x3x15
DB Presses x3x15
Leg Ext. & Leg Curl- Get Blood Flowing
Pull-up and Push-up Iso-Holds x3x15sec
Axle Clean & Press Away
95lbs/43kg x8
125lbs/56kg x5
145lbs/65kg x3
155lbs/70kg x3
165lbs/75kg x3
175lbs/79kg x2 (Failed third rep at lockout)
145lbs/65kg x60sec (Got 5 Reps clean every rep)
Axle felt pretty good today and I came a few inches of having a solid PR in the books. I need to work on my leg drive and overall split jerk technique because once I get to 165+lbs I stop floating under the bar perfectly and start to have to press the weight the rest of the way out.
Also on the max reps in 60sec I couldāve done more but the dude who timed me didnāt tell me to go until 50sec āSo I could have time to set upā and I also throat chopped myself with the damn axle.
Front Squats
135lbs/61kg x5
145lbs/65kg x5
165lbs/75kg x7
Frame Carry
Empty Frame x2x50ft/15m
360lbs/163kg x4x50ft/15m
Keg Carry x2xMax Distance
Round 1: 185lbs/84kg x275ft/83m
Round 2: 185lbs/84kg x225ft/68m
Tire Flips
435lbs/197kg x3x5
Canāt make it the gym this week so Iām making the most out of my garage gym
2/26/18- Squats
Box Jumps x4x4
OLY Style squats
Bar x15
135lbs x10
155lbs x5
185lbs x5
205lbs x3x8
Good-mornings off safetyās
135lbs x8
145lbs x8
155lbs x8
(Used my deadlift stance and set the safetyās somewhere around where my body would be set during a deadlift)
Landmine Belt Squats
200lbs x8
225lbs x8
245lbs x12
MB Sit-up Tosses W/Partner x100
2/27/18- Press & Bench
Strict Barbell Press
95lbs/43kg x3 + 3 Pull-ups
115lbs/52kg x3 + 3 Pull-ups
125lbs/56kg x3 + 3 Pull-ups
No Bench so Floor Press + Rows
Bar x20
95lbs/43kg x5
115lbs/52kg x5
135lbs/61kg x5
145lbs/65kg x5
155lbs/70kg x5
165lbs/75kg x5 (PR)
Had a contest and did quickest time to 100 close-grip push-ups (He Won 
)
3/7/18- Sickness is really trying to hold me down >:(
Decided to back off training to let a rather persistent fever calm down
Fever has been gone so here is my pressing day
Log Strict Press
Empty Log x8
95lbs/43kg x3
115lbs/52kg x3
125lbs/56kg x4
Close-grip Bench
Bar x15
95lbs/43kg x8
115lbs/52kg x8
135lbs/61kg x4x6 (Paused)
Body-weight Dips x4x5
Chest-supported T-bar SS/NG Chin-ups
160lbs/61kg x3x8 + Chins x3x5
Face-pulls SS/Zottman Curls x3x15
Hey guys, so heres some not so great newsā¦
My parents for whatever reason have decided to stop taking me to the gym until summer break which is 9 weeks away. So I guess I wonāt be seeing you guys for a while unless I can convince them otherwise.
If Iām being completely honest I have no clue what Iām going to do for the time being, In 9 weeks Houstonās strongest man will have come and gone. My parents a while ago decided to sell my home gym so I canāt really work out for the next 9 weeks, so Iāll come back probably a weaker person than I am now. Life kinda feels like itās crashing down on me as I type this, but Iām probably being a little dramatic.
See you guys on the first of June,
Sincerely Brett
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Sorry to hear that. Last year, Houstonās strongest was in mid June.
Donāt fret. Sure, you probably arenāt going to win a contest having not practiced the events much - but the first show is more about the experience than anything imho.
For thousands of years, people got JACKED with body weight work. Prisoners still do it.
Legs - sprints, lunges, body weight squats
Back & biceps - chin-ups, inverted rows
Chest, shoulders, tris - dips & push-ups
Shoot for rep goals of each. In the hundreds
3/9/18
Last workout for a while, decided to make it a fun one
Rack Pulls- Work up to 1RM (Below Knees)
135lbs x10
205lbs x10
225lbs x5
275lbs x5
315lbs x5
335lbs x5
355lbs x3
365lbs x3
385lbs x1
395lbs x1
405lbs x1
285lbs x11
225lbs x3x3
Hatfield split squats-
135lbs x5x5
Farmers Walks- 185lbs 2x100ft
Barbell Rows- 185lbs x5x5
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