Mark Brown November 30, 2021 There is another group of people out there whose influence on me is much greater. That can be seen in my training as a whole, techniques, lifts and attitude. That group is current or former strength athletes. Strongman is a sport that I am heavily attached to in large part …
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Fall Week 12 Training Log
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 …
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 …
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 