2022 Week 39 Training Log

September 26 – October 2, 2022 Mark Brown October 3, 2022 MondayScheduled Rest Day – Recovery TuesdayScheduled Rest Day – Recovery WednesdayBench Press, Cambered Bar – 175 x 6, 225 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3; 265 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3; 275 x 2, x 1Flat Holds, Cambered Bar …

Value in the Gym, Part 2

Let’s get more specific! Mark Brown September 28, 2022 The last 8 months have really given me an opportunity learn from both experience and second hand sources and apply that information to my current program. Some of the lessons have become hard rules that I apply to planning sessions and the lifting that gets done …

Value in the Gym, Part 1

Approaching Lifting Through the Lens of Value Mark Brown September 15, 2022 The concept of value is essential to understanding why and how stuff gets done. This goes foes the gym, work, home, everywhere. For some areas of life, such as business, the discussion of value is inherently in everyone’s face overtly. Others it gets …

Summer Training Update and Notes

Mark Brown September 1, 2022 It’s been awhile since I’ve made a post about what’s been going on in the gym lately. Quite a bit of time has passed since I put the last one up so here goes. Some of these might not be full thoughts and be disjointed as a result. As such, …

Equipment Review: CB-1 Rogue Cambered Bar

Performance Review and Programming Thoughts Mark Brown August 30, 2022 The Rogue Fitness CB-1 Cambered Bar has produced a unique experience for me in the garage gym since I bought it last year in July. It has helped me gain more raw strength in a variety of ways during that time. Today’s essay will be …