12 Jan Brian Carroll – Bench press with Video, and more Jordan Peterson

I’m back from a fantastic vacation in NC. I ate some really great food, had a full week completely checked out from work and got to spend quality time with my Wife Ria and the boys.

Anyway, back in the swing of things. Starting this mini-cycle off with 3’s, and will taper down to 2’s and 1’s. Check it out:

Normal warm-up:
a. Band flye
b. McGill big 3
c. DB press
d. Empty bar

I took extra time to get warm and got started with floor press. Pec is feeling great and the week before went pretty well.

Floor Press – RPE ~5 (coming back slow)
225x3x3
275x3x3

Bench press with my SDP (you can get your SUPER DUPER PHENOM HERE). My focus was on pulling the shirt super low. Switched to doubles to have better control of the bar and ensure not getting too fatigued.

400×2 – 5bd
455×2 – 4bd
500×2 – 3bd
555×2 – 3bd
595×2 – 2bd

DB press: 4×10
DB skull: 4×10
Hammer curl: 3×10
Cable Triceps pressdown: 5×10
Left-arm extra work
Stir the pot: 50

Great session. Floor press felt good, so did equipped bench. No pain, bar felt good in my hands and I had zero pain or tightness in my left pec. (recently strained). I’ll be pushing a little heavier week 2, and week 3 will be a deload as I have commitments.

The biggest focus for me right now is dialing in my SDP and getting used to wearing it low. Super Duper low.

With that said, I’m really enjoying my offseason training these days. I guess it’s nice to not be in meet mode with a sense of urgency at all times. Hard to keep that mentality for a long time.

Great podcast here:

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Brian is a world-class powerlifter with over two decades of elite and pro-level powerlifting under his belt. Coming back from a devastating back injury in 2012 that broke multiple bones and that most experts said he would never recover from, he has returned to the pinnacle of world-class lifting (while 100% pain and symptom-free) and is now dedicated to helping others avoid the same mistakes that he made in the past through private and group coaching in Jacksonville, FL. Brian’s impressive recovery has given him the opportunity to teach and deliver talks to physical therapists, chiropractors, medical doctors, professional strength & conditioning coaches and experts from all facets of sport, on how to avoid injury, while building anti-fragile strength and resilience in athletes.

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