Byrd: Offseason Week 2

After some recent injuries and pneumonia, I have no meets in sight. I am going into an offseason with some goals of getting healthy, fixing some specific weak areas, and trust me there are a few!

I’m currently working an off-season program I wrote to help keep myself a little more honest. I am also going to the local commercial gym 1-2 days a week to just get in a little cardio and do some stuff on machines. I don’t fit in, and hate it, but it needs to be done.

This week with squats I moved to the straight bar. Similar rep set up of 3s going up then a few moderate singles. It was really cold for Florida so I ended up throwing wraps on the last set. Wasnt so much for the weight as I could never get my knees “warm” or feeling comfortable.

1×3@ 2 plates, 3 plates, then 4 plates
1×1@ 475
1×1@ 515 with wraps

3×8 belt squat working up to 7 plates. This is the most I have done on this machine, and it was a bitch!
3×8 Bulgarian squats

Bench- My pec is still currently giving me fits, the damn thing just doesnt want to fire. It is what it is, we will keep moving forward and working on it.

3×3@280
1×3@320

incline dumbell press 3×8
100 band push downs.

Slowly I am getting back into shape and getting stronger. I am working on cleaning up my diet and hope to bring my weight back down to a good offseason weight.

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Jonathan Byrd

Jonathan Byrd is a competitive powerlifter, with over 16 years of training experience. Byrd has been ranked nationally for the past 6 years under multiple categories. His total has ranked as high as second nationally in the 275 class. He currently has a best total of 2500lbs. Best individual lifts include a 1040lb squat, a 750lb bench press, and 735lb deadlift. His 1040lb squat ranks him 26th all-time squats at the 308 class. Jonathan currently trains out of Team Samson Gym in Jacksonville, FL. Before powerlifting Jonathan was a college athlete at Methodist University as both an all-conference football player and track athlete. Following graduation he played four years of arena football in various leagues.
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