Some days, you just have to say “F*ck It!” and push some HEAVY ass, old school weight. I’m talking weight where you can only do 1 rep at a time.

Yesterday was one of those days. (I didn’t update the blog last night, because I passed out as soon as I walked in the door. Literally woke up on the floor.)

After the last training session (German Volume Training…super high volume), I wanted another taste of some old school, crazy training I used to do when I was younger. Call it an ego trip, but I wanted to see where I was strength wise.

Yep, it’s true…it hasn’t happened in a while, but sometimes my ego creeps up when I see plates upon plates waiting for someone to push them around. My ego does a little taunting and then I just have to put it in its place.

So in last night’s session, I manned up and loaded the bars and “the guns”.

Here was the Session for Back and Tris:
Sets do not include warm-up sets.

Barbell Row
275#/1, 1, 1, 1
295#/1

Close Grip Barbell Bench Press
275#/1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Neutral Grip Pull-Up (weighted)
20#/6
40#/9

Barbell Deadlift
495#/1, 1 (405# + 90# in chains)
405#/1, 1, 1

Weighted Dips
Bodyweight + 180#/1, 1, 1, 1, 1

NOTES: This session was AWESOME. Reminds me of why I ever started lifting. To push heavy SH*T. Granted, my numbers aren’t up to what they once were in my early 20′s…but (1) they’re close, (2) I weigh less, and (3) my joints feel a TON better than they used to. So that’s the trade off. Now I have a line of where I stand next time I hit these heavy lifts. And next time I will at LEAST get 1 more rep. **Close Grip Bench Press could have been a bit heavier, but I’ll take it, as I’ve been working my shoulders and arms a lot in my off days by doing bag work. ***Bodyweight when doing the dips was 195.

One. More. Rep.

Coach Lopez