20 Mar Byrd: I like it Raw

Well the Arnold has come and gone. There was some good, and some bad, but always fun! Now its time for the painful shit! Lots of raw work and there will be no belt in my future. I am just going to focus on bringing up my strength all over, getting the body weight back down, and just having some fun in the gym.

Let the pain train start now! Long story short I am going to punish myself for missing a 1k squat. No reason for that other than not taking care of my own shit. Guess I needed a swift kick in the ass, and I sure as hell got it. So the plan over the next few weeks is to eliminate majority of the gear, I will keep the sleeves because I am a wussy.

Bench this week
4×5 pause at 225

This was the last of my deload since the meet.

Aux day
3×20 leg extensions
3×15 sissy squats
3×10 narrow stance leg press
3×20 piston squats (this hurt like hell)

Squat/Deadlift day

Camber bar
3×5 pause squats
2×5 narrow deep squats
3×3 conventional deads from 4in block

Good start for week one, I will build on this each week. No real meet plans in sight, and I am forcing myself not to compete for awhile.

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Jonathan Byrd

Jonathan Byrd is a competitive powerlifter, with over 16 years of training experience. Byrd has been ranked nationally for the past 6 years under multiple categories. His total has ranked as high as second nationally in the 275 class. He currently has a best total of 2500lbs. Best individual lifts include a 1040lb squat, a 750lb bench press, and 735lb deadlift. His 1040lb squat ranks him 26th all-time squats at the 308 class. Jonathan currently trains out of Team Samson Gym in Jacksonville, FL. Before powerlifting Jonathan was a college athlete at Methodist University as both an all-conference football player and track athlete. Following graduation he played four years of arena football in various leagues.

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