3/12 – Deadlift – ME

9/10. Nice session. Mixing things up and running the Coan routine for 10 weeks for my conventional deads.

Conventional Deadlift (reps deloaded):
135×10
225×5
315×3
405×2
495×2
405×3
405×3
405×3
405×3
405×3
405×3
405×3
405×3

GHRs:
purple band ×13-6-5 (PR)

Wide-grip Pulldowns (neutral grip, really slow negatives):
250×8-4-3

Hammer Chins:
bw ×16-8-6

Straight-arm Lat Pushdowns:
200×12-6-6

DB Rows:
150×15

Band Pull-Aparts:
purple ×25
purple ×25
purple ×25

Duration: 45 minutes

3/11 – Press – 3’s

8/10. Presses were fine, easily hit the target weight x reps today, but still feeling fatigued and out of sorts due to my stomach bug. Assistance work went well.

Strict Military Press (training max: 280):
45×20
45×20
75×10
95×10
115×8
135×5
155×5
205×3
230×3
255×5 (PR)

Seated DB Press:
90×14-4-3

Strict L-Laterals:
75×6-4-4

Rear Delt Flye Machine:
140×14-7-6

BB Curls:
105×22-12-7

Preacher Curls:
80×20-7-5

Plate Hammer Curls:
55×35

OH Cable Curls:
23×30

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 40 minutes

3/8 – Squat – ME

1/10. Pretty terrible workout. Stomach still messing with me so I cut squats short. No energy and tons of fatigue and I ended up coasting through pulldown/row assistance.

Squats (low-bar, parallel):
135×10
225×5
315×3
405×2
495×1
545×1
495×2

Zombie ATG Front Squat:
225×6

Lying Hamstring Curl:
137×16-6-4

DB Shrugs:
110s×50

Wide-grip Seated Cable Rows:
150×15-15-15

CG Pulldown:
150×15-15-15

Seated Leg Extensions:
130×53-21-21

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×25
red ×25
red ×25

Duration: 50 minutes

3/7 – Floor Press – 5’s

5/10. Rough session. Lack of sleep (stomach bug), tons of DOMS, and no mid-week rest really hampered this workout.  Pressing strength was way off. Still liking the narrower grip on floor presses, though.

Floor Presses (training max: 340):
45×30
135×20
155×10
175×10
195×10
225×5
260×5
290×8
235×15

CG Bench Press:
250×10-3-3

Flat DB Squeeze Press:
95×7-3-2

Flat DB Flyes:
55×23

Rope Pushdowns (old stack):
63×25-16-11

OH Rope Extensions (old stack):
30×45-30-23

Cable Crossovers:
110×26-8-6

Bench Dips:
×29-15-12

Band Pull-Aparts:
red×25
red×25
red×25
red×25

Duration: 50 minutes

3/6 – Deadlift – ME

9/10. Good conventionals.

Conventional Deadlift (reps deloaded):
135×5
135×5
225×5
315×5
405×2
495×1
585×1
635×1
585×1
495×3

GHRs:
red band ×20-9-6

Wide-grip Pulldowns (neutral grip):
250×16-4-5

Seated Cable Row:
250×11-7-7

Hammer Chins:
bw ×12-5-5

Straight-arm Lat Pushdowns (old single pulley pulldown station):
100×10-6-6

Abs:
×25×3

Band Pull-Aparts:
purple ×25
purple ×25
purple ×25

Duration: 40 minutes

3/5 – Press – 5’s

10/10. Two weeks since my last overhead session – felt damn good. Crazy strong reps today.

Strict Military Press (training max: 280):
45×20
45×20
75×10
95×10
115×8
135×5
155×5
190×5
215×5
240×14 (PR)

Seated Strict Military Press (legs forward, no back support):
175×11-3-2

Strict L-Laterals:
50×18-6-6

Rear Delt Flye Machine:
130×15-6-5

BB Curls:
100×17-9-6

Preacher Curls:
80×16-7-5

Plate Hammer Curls (holding db by the ends):
50×31

OH Cable Curls:
23×27

Band Pull-Aparts:
red ×50
red ×50
red ×50

Duration: 50 minutes