I competed in my first meet after a year break on November 24^th, 2018 and have recently moved across the country to Calgary, Alberta. Training will be ramping up slowly, but my focus will remain on my family and my professional endeavors. While I would love to compete again, I want to enjoy experiencing my new city and ensuring the success of a long-awaited business venture.  Stay tuned for more on that!

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Training has been going phenomenal since my scheduled deload week.  Weights are moving the way they are supposed to and my hip discomfort is improving every lower body session.  I’m going to write an article on it at some point, but as you can see from the depth of my front squats, my mobility has drastically improved and I have done zero stretching to achieve it.  Funny how moving better results in you moving better!?

On the deadlift, I am still working with the power bar and without a belt in an attempt to improve my back and midsection strength.  Nothing drastically heavy, focusing on technique.  On the bench, my technique is feeling better and I am definitely improving.  My top set of 4 was 7.5kg up from last mini-cycle and at the same RPE.  Front squat was probably the biggest win because I had less discomfort than last week, it was a lower RPE and the load was 10kg heavier.  Things are moving in the right direction in all facets.

Deadlift

1. SSB Pin Squat – 410x3x3sets
2. Deadlift – 240x2x3sets, 180x5x5sets
3. 2″ Deficit Stiff Leg – 155×8, 140x8x2sets
4. Bb Row – 4×10
5. GHR – 3×12
6. Facepulls -4×20
7. Ab Wheel – 4×12

Bench

1. Feet up Bench – top set 152.5×4 at RPE 8
2. Swiss bar – 137.5x4x4sets
3. DB bench – 3×10,1×14
4. PullUps – 25x6x5sets
5. Pressdowns – 4×15
6. 3 way Shoulder Raise – 3x12ea
7. Stir the Pot – 200 reps

Front Squat/ Comp Bench

1. Front Squat – 160x5x5sets (2min rest)
2. Comp Bench – 140x4x5sets
3. SSB Good Morning – 320x8x3sets
4. DB Row – 4×10
5. GHR – 4×8
6. Peterson Step Up – 4×15
7. Resisted Reverse Crunch DeadBug – 4x fail

Warm-up

1. Daily
   1. Walk – 10minutes
   2. McGill Big-3
   3. Full Body CARs
2. Lower
   1. 90/90 Hip Transfers – 6ea way
   2. Multi directional lunges – 2x10ea
   3. Tactical Frog with internal rotations – 2x10ea
   4. Goblet Squats – 3-5×10
3. Upper
   1. ShoulderRok – 4x10ea
   2. McGill T-Spine – 10reps
   3. Pushups – 3-5×10-15
   4. Band Pull Apart series – 2x10ea x5 positions