Brian Carroll | Arnold XPC Training | Week 6 | Day 1 |

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I’m about 4.5 weeks out from the Arnold & 11.5 out from the RPS US Open and am knee-deep in peaking phase.

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Normal warm-up which you can read about HERE McGill Big 3

The goal for this Saturday training session was to take an opener on squat and deadlift with a RB second attempt also on squat. Things went pretty well, but I had a few issues.

Squat
Predator briefs
750×1 – added wraps
840×1 – went full gear. Went well
935x1x2 – same – full gear, I screwed this all up and took it back to back reps. It gassed me.
1040×1 – still gassed from the blunder prior set, so I racked it.
1040×1 – hard but I made it through. Not happy.

Was supposed to take 1100 with bands but was smart and called it.

Deadlift
445×1
535×1
625×1 – last warmup
715×1 – opener

I was up for a bad training session and so I wasn’t too mad about this one. I made some dumb mistakes leading up to and during my last warmups where I racked it after a half squat, then walked right back and took it again. This gassed me. This was stupid of ME. I own that. Wont happen again. Do something stupid? Here’s how I handle it – I get mad at myself, beat myself up and then forget about it. The end.

Deadlift went well even though I was gassed mentally and physically. I can still pull my opener though! haha. I totally have moved past this session and am focusing on this week.

I benched monday night and that went well. I’ll post about that tomorrow!

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Brian Carroll

Owner and Founder at PowerRackStrength.com
Brian Carroll is committed to helping people overcome back pain and optimizing lifts and movement. After years of suffering, he met back specialist Prof. McGill in 2013, which led to a life-changing transformation. In 2017, they co-authored the best-selling book "Gift of Injury." On October 3, 2020, Carroll made history in powerlifting by squatting 1306 lbs, becoming the first person to break this record. He retired with a secure legacy and a life free from back pain.
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