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 …
Tag Archives: Training
2023 Week 27 Training Log
July 3 – 9, 2023 Mark Brown July 10, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recovery TuesdayScheduled rest day – recovery WednesdayBench press, cambered bar – 175 x 6, 225 x 6, 245 x 6, 255 x 6; 265 x 3, x 3; 275 x 2, x 2Flat holds, cambered bar – 265 x 60 sec, …
2023 Week 25 Training Log
June 19 – 25, 2023 Mark Brown June 26, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recovery TuesdayScheduled rest day – recovery WednesdayBench press, cambered bar – 175 x 6, 225 x 6, 245 x 6, 255 x 3, x 3; 265 x 3, x 3; 275 x 2, x 2Flat holds, cambered bar – 225 x …
2023 Week 12 Training Log
March 20 – 26, 2023 Mark Brown March 27, 2023 MondayScheduled rest day – recovery TuesdayFree squat, straight bar – 135 x 12, 225 x 12, 315 x 6, x 6: 345 x 3, x 3, x 3; 365 x 3, x 3Hex bar deadlift, 12 inch pull – 235 x 6, 325 x 1, …
Winter Training Note – New Lift Sequencing
More learning from the gym this Winter Mark Brown February 21, 2023 Over the past year I have been able to identify specific sequences of lifts that fit together very well for power, strength and muscular development. They are a combination of the main – supplemental – accessory lift structure I use as the core …
Continue reading “Winter Training Note – New Lift Sequencing”
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 …
2022 Week 51 Training Log
December 19 – 25, 2022 Mark Brown December 26, 2022 MondayScheduled Rest Day – Recovery TuesdayFree Squat, Straight Bar Low Bar – 135 x 6, 225 x 6, 315 x 3, x 3; 345 x 3, x 3; 365 x 3, x 3; 385 x 2, x 2Calf Raises, Single Leg R then L – …
2022 Week 44 Training Log
October 31 – November 6, 2022 Mark Brown November 7, 2022 MondayScheduled Day Off – Recovery TuesdayBox Squats, Cambered Bar – 175 x 6, 265 x 6, 315 x 6, 335 x 3, x 3; 355 x 3, x 3; 375 x 3, x 3; 395 x 3, x 3Deadlift, 70 lb bands – 225 …
2022 Week 43 Training Log
October 24 – 30, 2022 Mark Brown October 31, 2022 MondayScheduled Rest Day – Recovery TuesdayFree Box Squat, SS Yoke Bar – 155 x 6, 245 x 6, 335 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3; 345 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3; 355 x 2, x 2Assisted Box Squat, Yoke Bar …
Critically Thinking Through Programming, Part 2
Mark Brown October 27, 2022 When talking about critically thinking through programs, I’m looking for contradictions between the 3 core tenets and the goals I have set for myself. Effectively it’s asking the question “Does this lift have direct benefits to my stated goal?” If that answer is no, then the program or goals need …
Continue reading “Critically Thinking Through Programming, Part 2”
Life Through Lifting 