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, …

2022 Week 33 Training Log

Mark Brown August 22, 2022 MondayScheduled Day Off – Recovery TuesdayUnscheduled Day Off – Recovery – Stiff Back, Didn’t Eat WednesdayBox Squats, Yoke Bar – 155 x 6, 245 x 6, 335 x 3, x 3; 355 x 3, x 3; 385 x 2, x 2Assisted Box Squat, Yoke Bar – 405 x 3, x …

Research and Development, Part 3

Mark Brown August 16, 2022 Supplemental lifts are what is the bulk of any training session that takes place are made up of. I do spend a lot quite a bit of time on the main lift because of the raw volume that is involved, but it is far from the majority of the time …

Research and Development, Part 2

Mark Brown August 11, 2022 I haven’t bought a lot of equipment over the last 12 months so the rate of needing to learn how to use new equipment has evaporated quite a bit. Programming in new equipment is another thing all together. I have written before about how weaving 3 different squat bars into …

Research and Development, Part 1

Figuring Out the Mess Through Experimentation Mark Brown August 9, 2022 Strength training can be a mentally stimulating experience or one that bores the living hell out of someone. I tend to fall into the former more than the latter, but I know people whose relationship with it is vice versa to mine. Doing the …

The Hatfield Squat

A Squat for All Mark Brown July 14, 2022 The squat is one of the core lifts anyone strength training does. It can be done any number of weighted implements in tons of different movement patterns. It is also one of the human body’s natural movements so it is something worth improving over the years. …

2022 Week 25 Training Log

June 20 – June 26, 2022 Mark Brown June 27, 2022 MondayScheduled Off Day – RecoveryEvening walk, handful of short wind sprints TuesdayFree Box Squat, Yoke Bar – 155 x 6, 225 x 6. 335 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3; 345 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3Hatfield Box Squat, Yoke …