Nutrition & Progress: Week 8

I am pretty happy with how everything has been going.  More so than I have been in quite a long time.  I am down another 1.6lbs (total of about 8lbs) and clothes are fitting better and better.  It is nice…

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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 9

BBSP18.W9.D1.1016 Muscle snatch: 4×3 @ 40 Tall snatch: 3×3 @ 20, 30, 30 Snatch, low blocks: 2@50 2@60 2@65 2@70 2@75 1@80 1@85 Snatch pull, low hang: 3×2 @ 100, 100, 105 BS: 4×5 @ 73% – 168 DB curls:…

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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 8

BBSP18.W8.D1.1009 Muscle sn – 4×3: 30, 40, 45, 45 Tall sn – 3×3: 20, 30, 30 Sn, low blocks: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70, 2@75, 4×1@80 EMOM (Make, make, make, miss, make) Sn pull, low hang: 3×3@95 Superset: BS 4×5@70% /…

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Nutrition & Progress: Week 8

To say that last week was stressful would be putting it mildly.  Our dog had minor surgery but threw our sleep schedules entirely off.  Our daughters had an extremely busy week with school and extra-curricular activities.  I felt like we…

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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 7

BBSP18.W7.D1.1002 Muscle snatch: 4×3@45 Tall snatch: 4×2: 65#,85#, 85#, 95# Snatch, low blocks: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70,4×1@73 Hang snatch pull: 3×3@93 FS: 4×6@135 My knees felt like death for some reason.  I tapped out on the front squats.  Skipping a…

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Nutrition & Progress: Week 7

After 2 weeks of “base”, I have been “cutting” with reduced fats and lowered carbs on rest days. This past week, I was down another pound.  I believe next week I take measurements again, but I feel even better in…

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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 6

BBSP18.W6.D1.0925 Muscle snatch high pull + muscle snatch: 3x (3+3) Muscle snatch: 4×3@40% / 40kg Snatch, low blocks: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70, 4×1@75 EMOM Snatch pull, from the low hang: 3×3@90 FS: 4×3@78% / 154 Accessory: DB Arnold press: 4×10…

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