October 23 – 29, 2023 Mark Brown October 29, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recovery TuesdayScheduled rest day – recovery WednesdayFloor press, ring finger grip – 135 x 6, 225 x 3, x 3, 245 x 3, x 3; 255 x 3, x 3; 265 x 3, x 3Tricep press, fat grip ez curl bar …
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2023 Week 28 Training Log
July 10 – 16, 2023 Mark Brown July 17, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recovery TuesdayScheduled rest day – recovery WednesdayIncline chest press, American cambered bar inside grip – 78 x 6, 148 x 3, 178 x 3, 198 x 3, 208 x 3Incline chest press, ACB narrow grip – 78 x 6, 148 x …
2023 Week 24 Training Log
June 12 – 18, 2023 Mark Brown June 19, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recoveryMowed back yard TuesdayBox squat, cambered bar – 175 x 6, 265 x 6, 315 x 6, 355 x 3, x 3; 375 x 3, x 3; 405 x 3, x 3Preacher curls, ez curl bar wide grip – 45 x …
Creating Culture
Chapter 1: Developing a Show Me Culture Mark Brown May 11, 2023 Culture is about getting everyone to care about getting to the goal for the same reason. When belief in the methodology isn’t shared it can create an environment for differences to sprout and tear the team apart. This isn’t always a bad thing, …
2023 Week 14 Training Log
April 3 – 9, 2023 Mark Brown April 10, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recovery TuesdayBox squat, cambered bar – 175 x 12, 265 x 12, 315 x 6, x 6, 355 x 6, x 6, 375 x 6m x 6; 395 x 3, x 3, x 3; 415 x 3, x 3Hex bar deadlift …
The Hare Was An Idiot
Be a Better Front-Runner Mark Brown February 16, 2023 The story of the race between the tortoise and the hare is a very old story, by contemporary standards. It is a very basic one that reinforces that importance of never stopping movement towards the goal. There is a lot more to get out of it …
Building a Better Home Gym, Part 4
The Last 3 Lessons! Mark Brown February 1, 2023 Lesson 7: Beware Secondary Markets! Buying from primary sellers is the only way to get exactly what you want in somewhat the timetable you want it. This one can be a hard pill to swallow because we always think there’s a better deal out there than …
Building a Better Home Gym, Part 3
Even MORE Lessons! Mark Brown January 25, 2022 Lesson 5: Specialty bars are luxuries. The ultimate gym accessories are specialty bars. Yes, lat pulldown machines, t-bar rows and landmines are all very useful accessories but they don’t compare much to bars in the grand scheme of things. I use those 3 specific examples because they …
Building a Better Home Gym
Lessons Experienced Over The Past 2 Years Mark Brown January 12, 2023 I started lifting in high school for baseball in my senior year of high school then stopped for reasons that I there is no real explanation for. When I started doing it again in 2013, I worked out through a commercial gym chain …
2022 Week 52 Training Log
December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023 Mark Brown January 2, 2022 MondayScheduled Day Off – Getting Back on Schedule TuesdayFree Box Squat, Cambered Bar – 175 x 6, 265 x 6, 355 x 3, x 3, x 3; 375 x 3, x 3; 395 x 3, x 3Good Mornings, Cambered Bar – 265 x …
Life Through Lifting 