23 Nov Brian Carroll offseason – Week 2, day 1 – Combo day

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16-ish weeks until the Arnold, which is March 7.

I’m making Saturday a day to hit all 3 big movements – squat/bench/deadlift to ensure my back continues to have the conditioning necessary to improve. Also, I REALLY LIKE doing all 3 on one day, then just assistance work on the other 2 days. Works well, especially raw.

Warm-up
Mcgill big 3
KB swing
BW squat

Session:
LIGHT RPE of 4 or less, easing back into the swing…

Squat: top set of 3 – 400
Bench: top set of 3 – 300
Dead: top set of 3 – 365
Rolling plank for time
Mcgill crunch – lots…

GREAT Session. Again, VERY light BUT that was the purpose. I’ll be pumping up over the next 4 weeks for sure. I haven’t sqt or pulled since the meet, 4 weeks ago. No need to blast it right away. I forget how much I LOVE the soreness after starting back.

Next week will be closer to a 6 RPE, but again one day at a time. I just finished a long equipped cycle, so I’m very much looking forward to putting in the work and killing my weak points. I also like having the FULL days of assistance work ie Monday – bench assistance, and Wed – sqt/dl assistance. I can put in a LOT of work without beating myself down too bad.

Biggest thing is putting in the work without pushing too hard and getting injured. If I can stay healthy, I will have a good showing at the arnold. This is THE GOAL. [share title=”Share this Article” facebook=”true” twitter=”true” google_plus=”true” linkedin=”true” pinterest=”true” reddit=”true” email=”true”][author title=”About the Author”]

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Brian Carroll

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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