Upper (26.10.21)

Warm-
  • 4 rounds of:
    • Cycle- 1 min
    • Banded walks- Bx20
Working exercises:
  1. Meadows row- 0x12, 15x6, 25x3, 35x8, 25x15 (straps on top two sets)
  2. Smith DS row- 55x8
  3. SA tripod DB row- 28x8
  4. Dual band pushdown- Rx20, Rx20
  5. Kneeling KB upsides- 12x8, 16x8
  6. Press-ups (weighted)- 25x6, 0x10 (feet up)
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Full body (24.10.21)

Warm:
  • Banded overs
  • Calf raise x stretch
  1. Meadows row- 0x15, 10x10, 20x3, 25x12
  2. Deadstop smith rows- 0x3, 20x5, 40x3, 50x11, 50x9
  3. EZ supine row/shrug (crack back)- 27x12, 27x12, 32x8, 32x8
  4. Standing KB upsides- 12x6, 20x1, 20x1
  5. Kneeling smith overhead shrug- 10x6, 20x6
  6. Dips (BW)- 4, 3
  7. SA landmine lat row- 0x8, 5x8, 10x8
  8. SSB paused squat (heel raised)- 80x8
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Full body (22.10.21)

  1. Superset 1
    1. Lying DB external rotation- 3.5x12, 5x12, 7.5x5
    2. Banded overs- Rx12, Rx12
  2. Meadows row- 0x10, 10x10, 20x12
  3. SL band ham iso- Rx15s, Rx60s, Rx60s
  4. Press-ups (bodyweight)- 14 (wide), 7 (narrow), 8 (feet up)
  5. Standing KB upsides= 8x6, 12x6, 16x6, 20x2
  6. Dips (banded)- Bx5, BWx5
  7. Kneeling smith overhead shrug- 0x3, 0x5, 10x5
  8. Deadlift (toes off floor)- 20x6, 50x6, 80x6
  9. Snatch grip BB shrug (lean forward)- 50x12, 50x8
  10. Smith squat- 10x6, 40x6
    1. No wedge, toes up, feet forward, paused
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Push (19.10.21)

  1. Superset 1:
    1. Band pushdown- Rx10, Rx20
    2. KB upsides kneling- 8x6, 12x6, 16x6
  2. Standing DB laterals- 7.5x8, 12x6
  3. Bent-over laterals- 12x8
  4. Press-ups (weighted)- 20x6, 25x4
  5. High incline smith press- 50x5, 40x8
  6. Low incline DB fly- 5x8, 10x6
  7. Incline DB curl- 10x8, 7.5x10
  8. SA DB knee external rotation- 5x10
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Legs (17.10.21)

  1. Superset 1
    1. Hanging knee raise- 5, 8
    2. Banded walks- Bx32, Bx32
  2. Superset 2
    1. Smith calf raise- 0x20, 20x16
    2. Sandbag walking lunge- 8, 10
  3. Superset 3
    1. SL band ham iso holds- Rx35s, Rx60s
    2. Lying DB external rotation- 5x8, 5x14x2
  4. Goblet squat (heel raised)- 28x8, 28x8
  5. Smith squats (double heel wedge, paused)- 20x8, 40x8
  6. Press-ups (bodyweight)- 8, 8
  7. Superset 4
    1. KB SA kneeling upsides= 12x6, 16x2, 16x1
    2. Smith DS row- 0x8, 20x20
  8. Standing KB upsides- 16x2
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Full body (13.10.21)

Warm-up:
  1. Hanging knee raises- 5, 5, 5
  2. Banded walk- Bx40, Bx20
  3. Single leg calf raise (BW)- 10/8/6/4 cluster
Working exercises:
  1. Single leg lying hamstring curl (banded iso holds)- Rx30s, Rx45s
  2. BB deadlift- 20x8, 50x8, 90x3, 100x20 (straps on top set)
  3. Smith dead stop rows- 30x20
  4. Press-ups (weighted)- 15x7, 10x8
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Upper (10.10.21)

Today's upper session was quite shoulder-rehab-focussed, working to strengthen my rotator cuff and improve overhead stability. The session went as follows:
  1. Lateral raise swings- 10x10, 16x15, 28x12
    1. Standing, just the bottom half of the movement, constant tension
  2. Lying DB external rotation- (5x5)x3 cluster set
  3. SA band pushdown- Red x15, Rx15
  4. Standing Y-press KB- 4x5, 4x8
  5. Band pull-apart/front raise- Yx10, Yx6
  6. Kneeling SA KB upside-down press- 8x6, 12x6, 16x3
  7. Standing SA DB hammer curl- 10x8, 12x6, 10x15
  8. DB shrug- 16x12, 20x10
  9. Dips (bodyweight)- 5, 8, 5
  10. Press-ups (weighted)- 10x8, 15x5, 0x10
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Leg/pull (08.10.21)

Today's session was predominantly legs, but also a lot of work for the back:
  1. Lying leg curl- 1x30s hold, 1x45s hold, 1x25 rep set
  2. BB conventional deadlift- 110x10, 80x15
  3. Smith squats (heels raised)- 110x7, 75x20
  4. Smith bent-over rows (deadstop as low as possible)- 40x15
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