5/20 – Press – Deload

Deloading.

Standing DB Press (dropset):
35×15-55×15-45×15-35×15

Strict L-Laterals:
15×30-30-30

Rear Delt Flye Machine (dropset):
70×20-60×20-50×20-40×20-30×20

BB Curls:
65×20-20-20

Seated Bicep Curl Machine (dropset):
75×15-62×15-50×15-37×15-25×15

Plate Hammer Curls:
25×75

OH Cable Curls:
13×50

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

Duration: 20 minutes

4/26 – Squat – DE/Deload

deload.

DE Squats (low bar, parallel):
135×5
225×3
225×3
225×3
225×3
225×3

Lying Hamstring Curl:
50×15-15-50

Seated Leg Extension:
105×15-15-50

Shrugs (varying grips):
225×20-20-20

Pulldowns (varying grips):
120×15-15-15

Cable Face Pulls:
60×25-25-25

Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
50×25-25-25

Reverse grip Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
30×50

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

Duration: 30 minutes

4/25 – Floor Press – Deload

Easy deload.

Bench Press:
135×12
135×12
135×12
135×12
135×12

CG Bench Press:
145×15-15-15

Flat DB Squeeze Press:
35×15-35×15-35×15

Flat DB Flyes:
25×25

Single-arm Landmine Press:
+25×15-+50×15-+25×15

Cable Crossovers:
60×15-15-15

Pushdowns:
50×25-25-25

OH Rope Extensions:
30×25-25-25

BTB Pushdowns:
60×25-25-25

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

Duration: 30 minutes

4/23 – Deadlift – DE/Deload

Cruised through this deload session. DE pulls felt great.

DE Deadlift:
135×10
225×5
315×2
335×2
355×2
375×2
395×2
415×2

GHRs:
×10-10-10

Seated Lat Row Machine:
100×15-15-15

Rope Lat Pushdowns:
40×20-20-20

Overhand Pulldowns:
70×20-20-20

Wide-grip Pulldowns (neutral grip):
120×15-15-15

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

Duration: 25 minutes

4/19 – Squat – DE/Deload

5/10. Could tell right off the bat I was just not into this session. Hips achy, tired. Ready for next week’s deload a day early.

DE Squats:
135×10
135×10
225×5
325×2
345×2
345×2
345×2
345×2

DE ATG Zombie Front Squat:
225×2
225×2

Lying Hamstring Curl:
50×20-20-20

Seated Leg Extension:
90×20-20-30

DB Shrugs/Shoulder rolls:
30×25-25-25

Extra CG Pulldown:
100×20-20-20

Kneeling single-arm Cable Row:
30×20-20-20

Rope Cable Hammer Curls:
30×20-20-20

Single-arm Cable Curls:
20×20-20-20

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

Duration: 40 minutes

3/28 – Squat – DE/Deload

9/10. Good DE squats. Fast.

DE Squats (low bar, parallel):
135×5
225×2
315×2
315×2
315×2
315×2
315×2
315×5

Lying Hamstring Curl:
50×15-15-50

Seated Leg Extension:
105×15-15-50

Shrugs (varying grips):
225×20-20-20

CG Pulldown:
120×15-15-15

Cable Face Pulls:
60×25-25-25

Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
50×25-25-25

Reverse grip Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
30×50

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

Duration: 30 minutes

3/27 – Floor Press – Deload

Easy press deload. Tried light barbell bench for the first time in ages – still hurts the shoulders if I don’t arch.

Bench Press:
135×12
135×12
135×12
135×12
135×12

CG Bench Press:
145×15-15-15

Flat DB Squeeze Press:
50×15-40×15-30×15

Flat DB Flyes:
25×25

Single-arm Landmine Press:
45×20-20-20

Cable Crossovers:
60×15-15-15

Pushdowns:
50×25-25-25

OH Rope Extensions:
30×25-25-25

Dips:
×10

Bench Dips:
×20

Band Pull-Aparts/External Rotations:
red×25
red×25
red×25

Duration: 30 minutes

3/26 – Deadlift – DE/Deload

Cruised through this deload session. DE pulls felt great.

DE Conventional Deadlift:
135×10
225×5
315×2
335×2
355×2
375×2
395×2
415×2
315×2

GHRs:
×10-10-10

Seated Lat Row Machine:
100×15-15-15

Rope Lat Pushdowns:
40×20-20-20

Hammer Chins:
×10-10-10

Wide-grip Pulldowns (neutral grip):
120×15-15-15

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

Duration: 30 minutes

3/25 – Press – ME/Deload

10/10. Good presses. Good deload. Mentally, was checked out, but still hit a push press PR. Finished presses with a nice rep-out at 155.

Strict Military Press:
45×30
95×10
115×10
135×5
185×3
235×1
265×1
295×4 (push press, PR)
155×35

Strict L-Laterals:
25×15-15-15

Rear Delt Flye Machine:
70×20-20-20

BB Curls:
65×20-20-20

Seated Bicep Curl Machine:
50×20-20-20

Plate Hammer Curls:
25×50

OH Cable Curls:
13×50

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

Duration: 40 minutes