06 Sep Brian Carroll -Week 2, day 1 & 2 with VIDEO

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After 3 months of lackluster (or lack thereof) training post Arnold 2017 win, I’m following the offseason Combo template straight out of the 10/20/Life book for the next 10 weeks. The only modifications I’m making is lower reps with the deadlift, but normal higher (4/5) reps with bench (some days only DB work) and belt squat (when necessary). I’ll make up the total volume on my assistance work concerning the squat/DL. I have no meet plans in at this time.

Like I’ve posted about more than once, my training for ultimate performance has been down the list, priority-wise. My health and work have been more of focus but I’ve still been training. My diet has been great and so has my supplementation. Somehow my DL feels pretty awesome. Currently waiting on blood work results from 9.6.17…

The next few weeks I’ll be structuring a new offseason and training as much as I can within reason (with travel and such). The focus will be on the belt squat as my main movement for squat work, light bench/DB’s for bench press and pulls from the floor without a belt for my deadlift with a focus on grip and positioning.

Saturday 9.2.17

Normal Warm-up
A. Band fly/Band shoulder dislocation (break a sweat)
B. McGill big 3
C. Goblet squat/reverse band squats
D. Empty bar x20 (when applicable)

Belt squat: 4×6 (paused) – RPE 8
Deadlift: 5 singles with 500lbs RPE 7
One leg DL: 3×12
Stir the pot: 75
Suitcase carry: lots with 72lbs

I went very heavy with the belt squat and it got me SORE! Love this thing.

I have been training ‘fasted’ on Saturdays but I felt my gas tank suddenly go to “E’ during my first deadlift, which was odd because I felt fine the last few weeks training this way. Maybe because I pushed the belt squat so hard? Anyway, I felt the pulls become a little slower than they should have been, so I stayed with 500.

The rest of the day was good and I felt myself come out of it after I did my single leg deads. Weird feeling, but certainly need some food either before or during training at this point.

Monday 9.4.17

Normal Warm-up
A. Band fly/Band shoulder dislocation (break a sweat)
B. McGill big 3
C. Goblet squat/reverse band squats
D. Empty bar x20 (when applicable)

I decided that I didn’t want to bench on this day and went with lots of DB presses…

Incline DB press: 6×12
Flat DB press: 4×10
DB Skull: 3×12
DB skull with variation: 3×12
Band press-down SS hammer curl: 3×15
Stir the pot: 75

A BB type of day but nothing worth videoing. The dumbbells have been a nice break for my shoulders. Especially between that and the belt squat, I feel like the lack of stress on my body has been a warranted reprieve. There will be plenty of time to push it, but not quite yet. Attacking weak points and getting better at what I suck at. And pecs and triceps are a weakness! So, I’m hammering them without killing my body.

Barbell work coming soon!

And this is pretty cool. 707HP? More like 750ish…

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Brian Carroll

Owner and Founder at PowerRackStrength.com

Brian is a retired world-class powerlifter with over two decades of world-class powerlifting. From 1999 to 2020, Brian Carroll was a competitive powerlifter, one of the most accomplished lifters in the sport's history. Brian started off competing in bench press competitions 'raw,' then, shortly into the journey, he gravitated toward equipped lifting as there were no "raw" categories then. You only had to choose from single-ply (USPF) and Multi-ply (APF/WPC). Brian went on to total 2730 at 275 and 2651 at 242 with more than ten times his body weight in three different classes (220, 242, 275), and both bench pressed and deadlifted over 800 pounds in two other weight classes. He's totaled 2600 over 20 times in 2 different weight classes in his career. With 60 squats of 1000lbs or more officially, this is the most in powerlifting history, regardless of weight class or federation, by anyone not named David Hoff. Brian realized many ups and downs during his 20+ years competing. After ten years of high-level powerlifting competition and an all-time World Record squat at 220 with 1030, in 2009, Brian was competing for a Police academy scholarship. On a hot and humid July morning, Brian, hurdling over a barricade at 275lbs, landed on, fell, and hurt his back. After years of back pain and failed therapy, Brian met with world-renowned back specialist Prof McGill in 2013, which changed his trajectory more than he could have imagined. In 2017, Brian Carroll and Prof McGill authored the best-selling book about Brian's triumphant comeback to powerlifting in Gift of Injury. Most recently (10.3.20) -Brian set the highest squat of all time (regardless of weight class) with 1306 lbs – being the first man to break the 1300lb squat barrier at a bodyweight of 303 lbs.

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