Week 2 of 3-week mini-cycle. This cycle will consist of the following:

Cambered bar squats for triples/doubles then single/deload

4″ block pulls – same rep scheme the next 4 weeks

Stability bench – might do more repetitions since this is more of ‘rehab’/transitional at this point but same idea. So far, sets of 5.

• Warm-up: General 10/20/Life warm-up, as usual, each day includes but not limited to: Breaking a sweat, McGill big 3 and always band pull-aparts and shoulder band/DB work.
• Training: Week 5, day 1 Squat/DL
• RPE 7 for this day
• Will add belt and wraps over the couple weeks
• Briefs in about 4 weeks

1.  Cambered bar squat: 425×2
2.  4″ Block Pull: 405×2
3.  Pause Belt squat: 3×6
4.  Romanian hybrid belt squat: 3×6
5.  Suitcase carry: 3 trips, super fast pace

It’s officially feeling like summer now. Saturday morning sessions are always a ton of fun but they will challenge your heart and gut a bit.

It feels normal again to train the lifts near competition their form. When I get out of my training rhythm it impacts the other areas of my life and throws it out of whack.

17 training weeks away from the WPO. I have mapped out my intended training path, along with getting my diet and supplements in order. All of this is tentative and contingent upon various moving parts, but I have a plan.

Training is my #1 focus aside from the obvious relationships and duties right now. I have not been this way for a long, long time. I’ve let far too many distractions (stuff shouldn’t be or isn’t my concern) pull me away from what I love to do. In other cases, I’ve tried to take on too much. This is not going to happen anymore.