Thursday, December 31, 2015

Happy New Year Everyone!!





Just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a Happy New Year!! I hope that 2016 is a magical and amazing year, one that finds everyone living their dreams, reaching their goals and kicking major ass!! Love and happiness to you all!!

Thursday Dec 31st morning

Awesome morning today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Nailed 3 sets of 10 in each direction for my Neck.

And got in some great Isometric Power Flexes for the entire Back and midsection.

Looking Forward to tonight.

Wednesday Dec 30th

Awesome day today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Nailed 3 sets of 10 for the Hand Extenders.

Got in some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Biceps, Triceps and Midsection.

Then enjoyed the day off of training.

Great stuff!!

Tuesday Dec 29th night

Awesome training tonight


Added weight to the bear and nailed 4 rounds of 4 with it. Felt wonderful.

Moved onto 3 sets of 40, 40 and 20 for Seated Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Reverse Wrist Curls.

Then hit 3 sets of 15 per side for 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Wrist Curls.

Great training.

Here's one of the sets of Seated Calf Raises and the final set of Wrist Curls.




Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Tuesday Dec 29th morning

Feeling awesome this morning.

Started out with my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Nailed some very powerful Neck Isometrics

Got in some strong ass Isometric Power Flexes for the Shoulders and Midsection.

Great stuff!!

Monday Dec 28th night

Awesome training tonight. Feels good to be at my heaviest weight ever, now clocking in at a rock slid 197 pounds.

Started out with Military Press. Nailed 3 sets of 5 in conventional style, followed by 3 sets of6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set.

Then moved onto Deadlifts. Nailed 3 sets of 5 n conventional style, followed by 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; also making sure to add weight on each set.

Finished off with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Lifts in a super set with 3 per side of Isometric Side Bends.

Awesome stuff!!  Feels great to be continuing to improve.

Here's the final Rest Pause set of Military Press.

Monday, December 28, 2015

Monday Dec 28th morning

Great start to the day.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Nailed some strong Isometric work for the Hand Extenders

Got in some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Chest and Midsection.

Great way to start out the week.

Saturday Dec 26th night

Really rough training tonight. After 3 nights off and not eating the best with Holiday food, it was a killer.

Started off with Bottom Position Floor Presses. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set.

Moved onto Pendlay Rows. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set.

Finished up with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends.

Overall, a strong but tough session. Here's the final set of Leg Raises with Bodyweight plus 10 pounds.

Saturday Dec 26th morning

Great morning today.

Hit my Joint Mobility work

Nailed some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Fingers, Hands, Forearms and Neck.

Great stuff

Friday Dec 25th

Good day today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Got in 3 sets of 20 for the Hand Extenders

Nailed some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the entire Lower Body and Midsection.

Great stuff.

Thursday Dec 24th

Started off the day with Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Hit 3 sets of 10 in each direction for the neck.

Got in some nice Isometric Power Flexes for the entire Back and Midsection

Took Christmas Eve night off!

Wednesday Dec 23rd

Awesome day today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Got in some nice Isometric Power Flexes for the Biceps, Triceps and Midsection

Nailed 3 sets of 10 for the Hand Extenders.

Good stuff.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Tuesday Dec 22nd night

Fantastic conditioning nigh tonight.

Nailed a very strong 5 sets of 5 for the Bear.

Moved onto 3 sets of 40, 40 and 20 for Seated Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Reverse Wrist Curls with more weight than ever before.

Then hit 3 sets f 15 per side for 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Wrist Curls with more weight than ever before.

Awesome training!!

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!





Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays!! I hope everyone's holiday season is filled with love, peace, happiness, joy and pure awesomeness!!

Tuesday Dec 22nd morning

Great morning today.

Started off with Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Hit a strong Isometric session for the Neck

Finished off with Isometric Power Flexes for the Shoulders and Midsection.

Great stuff.

Monday Dec 21st night

Wonderful training night.

Started off with Military Press. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style, making sure to add weight on each set.

Moved onto Deadlifts. Hit 3 sets in conventional style then 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style, making sure to add weight on each set.

Finished of with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends.

Awesome Stuff.

Sorry, no video or pics.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Monday Dec 21st morning

Awesome morning today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Then got in some Isometric Work for the Hand Extenders.

Moved onto some Isometric Power Flexes for the Chest and Midsection.

Felt Great!!

Farting around a little this morning

I was having fun just playing around this morning!!


Saturday Dec 19th

Awesome day of training today.

Started out in the morning with Joint Mobility work.

Also got in some nice Isometric Power Flexes for the fingers, hands, forearms and neck.

Then the evening kicked ass!!

Started out with Bottom Position Floor Press. Hit 3 sets in conventional style followed by 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set.

Then moved onto Pendlay Rows. Hit 3 sets in conventional style followed by 3 sets of 6, 5 and4 in Rest Pause style; making sure to add weight on each set.

Finished up with 3 sets of 12 for weighted parallel bar leg raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends.

Great stuff!!

Here's a quick pic of the aftermath, lol

A little wide back shot

 

Friday, December 18, 2015

Friday Dec 18th morning

Great morning today!

Started off with the old Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Moved onto3 sets of 20 for Hand Extensions.

Nailed some Strong Isometric Power Flexes for the entire Lower Body and the Midsection.

Great stuff!!

Thursday Dec 17th night

Awesome night of training. It's always sweet to consistently be setting new personal bests.

Started out with Bottom Position Squats. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then hit 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style; making sure to add weight on each and every set.. Both Missy and I were able to take weights that we couldn't budge before and absolutely dominate them on the final Rest Pause set of 4.

From there it was onto Kneeling Biceps Curls. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style making sure to add weight on each and every set. Great stuff.

We then finished off with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a Super Set with 3 sets per side for Isometric Side Bends. 

Awesome training session.

Here's a video of the final set of Rest Pause Kneeling Biceps Curls with 10 more pounds than the last video of this movement.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Thursday Dec 17th morning




Awesome morning today.

Started out with Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Then hit 3 sets of 10 in each direction for Neck Work.

Got in some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Back and the Midsection.

And Played around with some Handstand Straddles.

Great stuff!!

Wednesday Dec 16th

Started out today with Joint Mobility and Flexibility Drills.

Hit 3 sets of 10 for Hand Extenders

Then hit some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Biceps, Triceps and Midsection.

No training tonight!

Tuesday Dec 15th night

Wonderful    night of training!!

Started out with 5 sets of 5 for the bear. Felt hard but great, personal record using this particular weight.

Then moved onto 3 sets of 35, 35, and 30 for Seated Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Reverse Wrist Curls.

Hit 3 sets of 13 per side for 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Wrist Curls.

Great stuff!!


No videos today.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Tuesday Dec 15th morning

Great morning, as always.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility drills.

Got in some really nice Isometric Work for the Neck.

Hit some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Shoulders and Midsection.

Feeling amazing and strong as hell!!!

Monday Dec 14th night

Feeling amazing to be back up to a rock solid bodyweight of 194 pounds, just 2 pounds shy of my heaviest ever. Feeling strong and powerful. Awesome training tonight.

Started off with Military Press. Hit 3 sets of 5 in conventional style. Then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Made sure to add weight on each and every set.

Then hit Deadlifts. Hit 3 sets of 5 in conventional style. Then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Making sure to add weight on each set.

Finished off with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends.

Awesome night. Here's a video of the first Rest Pause set of Military Presses.

Monday, December 14, 2015

A Proclamation

While my training goals mainly revolve around optimum health, performance, being able to move with grace and ease, having incredible strength and power and being in great conditioning; I will admit it: Having a muscular body is pretty darn cool too!!
 
 


Monday Dec 14th morning

Awesome morning work today.

Started out with Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Got in some strong Isometric Work for the Hand Extenders.

Nailed some Powerful Isometric Power Flexes for the Chest and Midsection

Great way to start the week!!

Friday Dec 11th night

Awesome night of training!!

Started off with Bottom Position Floor Press. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then nailed 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Great stuff. Felt Strong as Hell!!

Moved onto Pendlay Rows. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then nailed 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Again, awesome stuff.

Finished up with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends.

Wonderful training to finish out the week!!


No videos of it though, sorry everyone.

Friday, December 11, 2015

Friday Dec 11th morning

Awesome morning today.

Got in my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Nailed 3 sets of 20 for Hand Extenders.

Then had some strong Isometric Power Flew work for the entire Lower Body and the Midsection.

Great stuff!!

Thusrday Dec 10th night

Awesome training last night.

Started out with Bottom Position Squats. Nailed 3 set in conventional style. Then hit 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Started the 6's at last weeks top weight for the 4's, then hit new PR's for the 5's and the 4's. Awesome stuff.

Moved onto Kneeling Biceps Curls. Nailed 3 sets in conventional style. Then hit 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause Style. Again, used heavier weight on each of the Rest Pause sets then I did last week.

Finished up with 3 sets of 12 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a Super Set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends.

Awesome stuff!

Didn't do any vids, but here's a quick pic proclaiming my love of Rest Pause Training:



Thursday, December 10, 2015

Thursday Dec 10th morning

Great morning today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work

Nailed some strong Isometric Neck Work

And got in some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the entire Back and Midsection.

Great stuff!!

Wednesday Dec 9th

Awesome day today.

In the morning I hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Got in 3 sets of 10 for Hand Extenders.

And nailed some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Biceps, Triceps and Midsection.

Then it was my scheduled night off.

Fun day!

Tuesday Dec 8th night

Great conditioning night!!

Started off with The Bear. Using the heavier weight from last week hit 3 sets of 5 and 2 sets of 4. Awesome Stuff.

Then moved onto 3 sets of 35, 35 and 30 respectively for Seated Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Reverse Wrist Curls.

Then hit 3 sets of 13 per side for 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Wrist Curls.

Great stuff!!


Sorry, didn't do any vids.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Tuesday Dec 8th morning

Great morning today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Got in 3 strong sets o 10 for Neck Work in each direction.

Nailed some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Shoulders and Midsection.

Great stuff!!

Monday Dec 7th night

Awesome training night last night.

Started off with Military Press. Hit 3 sets of 5 in conventional style. Then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style.

Then moved onto Deadlifts for 3 sets of 5 in conventional style. Then moved onto 3 sets of 6, 5 and 4 in Rest Pause style.

Finished off with 3 sets of 10 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a Super Set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends.

Awesome night.

While I didn't take any video, I was felling a little artistic in between Melissa and my warm up sets of Deadlifts so I bring you, "Battling Barbells"



Monday, December 7, 2015

Monday Dec 7th morning

Awesome morning today!!

Started out with my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Then hit some strong Isometric Work for the Hand Extenders.

Moved onto some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Chest and Midsection.

Great stuff!!

Saturday Dec. 5th

Awesome day of training.

Joint Mobility work in the morning coupled with 3 sets of 20 in each direction for neck work and Isometric Power Flexes for the fingers, hands and forearms.

Then the evening was back to Rest Pause Work.

Started off with Bottom Position Floor Presses. Hit 3 sets in conventional fashion, then moved onto 3 sets in Rest Pause style hitting 6, 5 and 4 reps respectively.

Then Moved onto Pendlay Rows. Hit 3 sets in conventional style, then hit 3 sets Rest Pause style for 6, 5 and 4 reps respectively.

Finished strong with 3 sets of Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends.

Awesome night!

Here's a video of Melissa's final set of Rest Pause Pendlay Rows with about 200 pounds.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday Dec 4th

Awesome morning today!

Of course I started out with my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Then hit 3 sets of 20 for Hand Extensions.

Moved onto some powerful Isometric Power Flex work for the entire Lower Body and the Midsection.

Great stuff.

Today's a scheduled off night. So I plan on relaxing a bit.

Thursday Dec 3rd night

Awesome Rest Pause Training last night.

Started off with Bottom Position Squats. Hit 3 sets in conventional style. Then hit 3 Rest Pause set of 6 reps, 5 reps and 4 rep respectively.

From there moved onto Kneeling Barbell Curls. Hit 3 sets in conventional style. Then hit 3 Rest Pause sets of 6 reps, 5 reps and 4 reps.

Then moved onto 3 sets of 10 for Weighted Parallel Bar Leg Raises in a super set with 3 sets per side of Isometric Side Bends.

Great training.

Here's the final set of the Rest Pause Kneeling Barbell Curls.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Thursday Dec 3rd morning

Great morning today!

Started out, of course, with Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Then had a strong session of Isometric Work for the Neck.

Then hit some Isometric Power Flexes for the entire Back and the Midsection.

Great stuff. Looking forward to tonight!!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Wednesday Dec 2nd

Great morning today.

Hit my Joint Mobility and Flexibility work.

Got in a nice 3 sets of 10 for Hand Extensions.

Nailed some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the midsection, biceps and triceps.

Felt great.

Have the rest of the day scheduled as an off day training wise, but I'll still probably hit some foam rolling and some mobility work tonight.

Tuesday Dec 1st night

Hit the conditioning hard tonight.

Upped the weight on "The Bear" by 10 pounds and hit 1 set of 5 and 4 sets of 4 with it, ending with the set of 5.

Then hit 3 sets of 35, 35 and 30 respectively for Seated Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Reverse Wrist Curls.

Then hit 3 sets of 12 per side for 1-leg Calf Raises in a super set with 3 sets of 10 for Wrist Curls.

Great training!!

Here's the final set of the bear with the added 10 pounds on the bar.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Tuesday Dec 1st morning

Awesome snowy morning!

Hit my normal Joint Mobility Drills and Flexibility Work.

Got in 3 sets of 10 in each direction for my Neck Work

Hit some strong Isometric Power Flexes for the Midsection and Shoulders.

Great stuff!!

Monday Nov 30th night

Awesome training night, it's always a blast to break in a new training cycle. The current cycle is a throw back to the old school, nothing but Rest Pause training, which, when done properly, is hard as hell. Awesome!

Started out with Military Press. Hit 3 conventional sets of 5 then moved onto 1 sets of 6, 1 sets of 5 and 1 set of 4 in Rest Pause style.

Then moved onto Deadlifts. Hit 3 sets in conventional style then moved onto 1 set of 6, 1 set of 5 and 1 set of 4 in Rest Pause Style.

Great stuff. Hard, heavy and brutal.

Finished off with 3 sets of 10 for Parallel Bar Leg Raises with bodyweight plus 10 pounds in a super set with 3 sets of Isometric Side Bends.

Great training!!

Here's the video of the final set of leg raises.