Brian Carroll | Week 3, day 1 | Squat & DL day with video

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Getting back into the swing of things with a meet picked out for December. Huge thanks to Captain Jacked and Inzer for their backing and support!

The goal for Saturday was to take a last warm-up with a band plus more than opener with a band. This is slightly heavier than what we usually advocate but it was a trade off. I did an extra set but did the last warm-up with a band as well as the 1055.

I’m done with squats/DL’s now minus the fluff & buff work over the next week.

Squat
735×1 – Preds + double grippers
845×1 – full gear
965×1 – full gear and reverse band
1055 – same

Deads
400×1
500×1
585×1
635×1 – all with Inzer Fusion DL suit

DONE.

The day went as planned and as good as I could have asked for. 965 is more than a last warm-up and same with 1055 – more than an opener. Dead felt solid but I’m ready for rest. I feel pretty good about both lifts – probably better than I have in a long time. But, this is not always an indicator for how the meet will go. I’ve had terrible cycles then squatted great at the meet and vice versa.

Huge thanks to Team Samson & team PRS for all of their help in the gym and at meets this year. I know it’s a team effort especially when on a whim gear must be broken in, and all that comes with that and sacrificing your own training sessions at times. Thank you

The bottom line is I’m pretty ready and with one final session to go on bench (Monday night) I plan on finishing solid even with some achy joints to ensure confidence on the bench. I’ll update on this session soon.

thanks for following!

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Brian Carroll

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Brian is a retired world-class powerlifter with over two decades of world-class powerlifting. From 1999 to 2020, Brian Carroll was a competitive powerlifter, one of the most accomplished lifters in the sport's history. Brian started off competing in bench press competitions 'raw,' then, shortly into the journey, he gravitated toward equipped lifting as there were no "raw" categories then. You only had to choose from single-ply (USPF) and Multi-ply (APF/WPC). Brian went on to total 2730 at 275 and 2651 at 242 with more than ten times his body weight in three different classes (220, 242, 275), and both bench pressed and deadlifted over 800 pounds in two other weight classes. He's totaled 2600 over 20 times in 2 different weight classes in his career. With 60 squats of 1000lbs or more officially, this is the most in powerlifting history, regardless of weight class or federation, by anyone not named David Hoff. Brian realized many ups and downs during his 20+ years competing. After ten years of high-level powerlifting competition and an all-time World Record squat at 220 with 1030, in 2009, Brian was competing for a Police academy scholarship. On a hot and humid July morning, Brian, hurdling over a barricade at 275lbs, landed on, fell, and hurt his back. After years of back pain and failed therapy, Brian met with world-renowned back specialist Prof McGill in 2013, which changed his trajectory more than he could have imagined. In 2017, Brian Carroll and Prof McGill authored the best-selling book about Brian's triumphant comeback to powerlifting in Gift of Injury. Most recently (10.3.20) -Brian set the highest squat of all time (regardless of weight class) with 1306 lbs – being the first man to break the 1300lb squat barrier at a bodyweight of 303 lbs.
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