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 …
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Week 8 Training Log
Mark Brown October 29, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 8, 225 x 6, 235 x 6 , 245 x 6, 255 x 6, 265 x 4, 275 x 3, 285 x 2, x 1Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 165 x 8, 185 x 8, 205 x 6, 225 x …
Goal Setting, Part 2
The Importance of Cost Analysis Mark Brown October 17, 2021 We are accustomed to lying to ourselves, for better or for worse, and others by saying something without ultimately meaning it. “Doing whatever it takes” is a phrase much easier said than meant. It sounds good and can give the illusion of commitment but the …
Lift Choices
Mark Brown September 26, 2021 Making decisions about what exercises will be included in a lifting program is an essential part of the process of strength training. Those choices get harder to make when goals become more defined and time becomes limited. Learning what exercises are best for a particular lifter can be achieved by …
Week 2
Mark Brown September 17, 2021 Monday Chain Bench Press – 135 x warm up, 225 x 6, 225 w/chain x 6, 235 w/chain x 5, 245 w/chain x 3, 255 w/chain x 2 and x1.Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10, 185 x 8, 205 x 3Seated …
Public Gym Training vs. Home Gym Training
Mark Brown September 13, 2021 Home gyms have always been popular for people who like to train but don’t like the atmosphere of public gym, be it a private gym or a commercial gym. Prior to 2020, I didn’t have access to a private home gym but I soon learned that there quite a bit …
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Week 1
Mark Brown September 6-10, 2021 All weights are in pounds. MondayChain Bench Press – 135 x warm up, 225 x 8, 225 w/chain x 6, 235 w/chain x 5, 245 w/chain x 3.Seated Overhead Press – 95 x 8, 115 x 8, 135 x 6, 145 x 3Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x …
Goal Setting
Mark Brown September 2, 2021 Goal setting has always been hard for me to wrap my head around because I have rarely met something prior to strength training worth having a hard standard to hit. Even after I started lifting, setting specific goals was difficult for me. Lifting for general health is so aimless. Effective …
Thus Far…
Strength training has taught me lessons that I didn’t learn from anything else in life. It is who I am at my core and what I do. It shapes my decisions every day in every way. I have no other bond as strong as mine is to training. If asked in 2019 what I was …
Life Through Lifting 