01 Apr Dan Dalenberg | Off season | Week 1

Currently in offseason mode, rebuilding up to the 250s and working towards a summer meet.

Starting my off season. Again.

My off season got off to a rough start last week with only one actual training day. Seems like my entire office has some kind of illness and I didn’t get left out. So the first week was a complete waste, but no big deal. I ate decent, until the evenings when my appetite went to crap. Morning body weight is hovering around 236 right now, which I think is a good spot to be in.

Monday- 30March- Pulls

The monolift wasn’t coming back from being borrowed for a meet until 8pm and quite frankly I didn’t want to walk any squats out. Sorry purists, I like my knee wraps and my monolift. I get 804 pounds out of that combo! Why would I give them up?

Sumo Deads- Hook grip- Triples to 7RPE

Worked up by plates to 495. Weight was really easy but hook grip pain was about 45RPE. I do feel like I can hold on to about anything as long as I can get past the feeling of my thumbs flattening. Uncomfortable but making good progress! And not a bad sumo pull for me.

Pause Squats- 3 x 6

So I did walk a couple squats out, begrudgingly. Stayed real light at 285 for 3 sets. How Jordan walks out 760 is beyond me. I can’t imagine that.

Conventional Pulls- 3 x 6

315 for all three sets.

Then I did a bunch of curls with the bros while I waited for our monolift to return.

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Daniel Dalenberg

Dan Dalenberg is a pro level raw and equipped powerlifter with elite totals in the 220, 242 and 275 class. Best official raw meet lifts include an 804 squat, 507 bench press, 715 dead lift and 2006 total. Best equipped lifts include an 950 squat, 715 bench, 735 deadlift and 2400 total at 242. Dan has been training under Brian's guidance using the 10/20/Life methodology since late 2010.

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