Mark Brown November 28, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 6, 275 x 3 , 285 x 2, x 2, 295 x 2, 305 x1, x1, 255 x 5, 245 x 5Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 165 x 8, 185 x 8, 205 x 6, 225 x 3, 195 x …
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My How The Garage Has Changed!
The above picture was taken almost a full year and half ago. It a few months after I started lifting in the garage. The squat rack barely a couple weeks old at that point. The bottom picture is a garage running out of space but full of the good stuff. Just thought these two pictures …
Who Influences me? Part 1
Mark Brown November 23, 2021 Influence is everywhere. It is inescapable. The best that we can do is vet then choose who we allow to influence the decisions we make. This influence on me comes from many different tiers. I have very little influencers in my personal life but have gotten a few more in …
Fall Week 11 Training Log
Mark Brown November 21, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 8, 235 x 6 , 245 x 6, 255 x 5, 265 x 4, 275 x 4, 285 x 2, x2, 295 x 1Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 165 x 8, 185 x 7, 205 x 6, 225 x 3, …
Bench Press and Chest Development, Part 2
Mark Brown November 16, 2021 Putting bench press back into the program in summer of 2020 made me recognize some instincts and forced me re-think my process. My hand placement on the bar was quite narrow. I gripped the bar a full thumbs length from the inner bare steel part of the bar. I realized …
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Week 10 Training Log
Mark Brown November 14, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 8, 235 x 6 , 245 x 6, 255 x 6, 265 x 6, 275 x 4, 285 x 3, 295 x 1Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 165 x 8, 185 x 7, 205 x 6, 225 x 3, 195 …
Bench Press and Chest Training: Part 1
Mark Brown November 9, 2021 The bench press historically been my hardest lift to make progress on. I even actively avoided it for about a year and a half fairly recently. That time taught me how to train chest and shoulders effectively without the use of a barbell. The lift itself has gotten significantly better …
Week 9 Training Log
Mark Brown November 7, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 8, 235 x 7 , 245 x 6, 255 x 6, 265 x 4, 275 x 3, 285 x 2, x 2Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 165 x 8, 185 x 7, 205 x 6, 225 x 3, 195 x …
Changing The Forma: Part 1
Mark Brown November 3, 2021 This summer I changed the timeline of my lifting program and I felt it had a significant effect on my lifting. That change was simply removing lifting from my weekends. It was a decision I had been thinking about for a few months. To some that might not sound like …
Seasonal Lifting: Fall and Winter Edition
Mark Brown October 31, 2021 Last year was my first year lifting in a mostly outdoor setting and it taught me a few lessons I had never experienced or even thought of. A lot of it was learning how equipment and the human body reacts to a strength training in a mostly outdoor setting. Each …
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Life Through Lifting 