01 Jun Training Log: 5/31/2025
Current Focus: Functional Strength and Recovery
Right now, I’m working toward one goal: being in functional shape again. I’m squatting, benching, doing a little bit of deadlifting, and keeping things tight and controlled as I continue recovering from my umbilical hernia surgery. That was about 10 months ago, and while the hernia itself was only a centimeter, the fascia remodeling that followed pulled a little too tight across my midsection. That’s part of the reason you see me mixing in lunges—to help open up the psoas and regain that movement and balance.
Are those the prettiest lunges you’ll ever see? Not even close. I was absolutely gassed by that point. But I’m putting in the work. Right now, I’m doing a lot of core-focused training, especially The Big Three. In fact, I’m still using a regressed side plank because my lateral core took a beating during recovery. If the hernia hadn’t started affecting me like it did, I would’ve left it alone. But it was impacting my training, so surgery was the right call.
Training Partners and Deload Approach
This session was more of a deload—maybe better described as a quasi-deload. I trained alongside a solid crew: Nate, Shane, and a young football player on scholarship named Slade. Nate’s prepping for a potential pro lacrosse opportunity, Slade’s getting ready to report to campus in August, and I’m just glad to be back under the bar consistently again, following the 10/20/Life method.
Session Breakdown
Here’s how the session played out:
- Warm-Up: Started with a walk, then the McGill Big Three.
- Prep Work: Added some cat-camel drills and glute activation.
- Main Lifts:
- Box Squats
- Floor Press (worked up to a few sets of 5 at 225—felt great to press off the floor again)
- Accessories:
- Walking lunges
- Additional core work
Weekly Routine and Goals Ahead
Outside of this main session, I’ve been hitting the health club a couple times a week for pump work—mostly back, chest, and arms. I’m training about three days per week right now, walking a couple miles each day, and gradually reducing bodyweight as I clean up my eating.
The plan is to start dialing everything in more seriously over the next few weeks. I’ve got Sean Frankl coming down soon—we’ll be filming a ton of content, including a full back assessment and a long sit-down chat about training, life, Big Iron Gym, and more. It’ll be good.
So stay tuned. The serious training is ramping up—and I’m enjoying the process again.
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