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For those of you who watched the picnic table build video, a few days after completion, a big storm came through and thrashed the place.

This seems to be a pattern in my life haha

NOTE TO SELF: Stretching actually does help the front rack position…who would have guessed?

I have been stretching and doing soft tissue work with the lacrosse ball every day for a few weeks and my body feels better and is performing better…

these were rituals that I used to do every single night when I was lifting seriously. It is truly amazing when you come back to the things that actually got you to where you are.

There is a lesson somewhere in there…anyway 405 want d to slip off the gimpy shoulder, but “not today” said the goose.

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After my strength work, I dropped back for volume at 550lbs and was supposed to get 10.

But around rep 5 my hamstrings began making their case for why they were not interested in accomplishing such a task today…

About 90% of the way through rep 9, they swayed the jury and I was cooked.

You’ll get yours next time, filthy hamstrings…

I am releasing a new Sandbag book later this week and needed to get some shots for the cover. I figured a bigger bag would look cooler, so I took the 310 for a ride.

It has been over 5 years since I have even THOUGHT about shouldering that thing, so I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.

Anything for a photo op haha

Sometimes my workouts consist of EMOM training where all of the ODD minutes are heavy, and all of the EVEN minutes are light.

Here you are seeing Pause Squats for my heavy movement, while the light minutes, I utilized fat bar, wide grip pull-ups.

It is a great way to mix up training and you can get a lot done in a short amount of time.

Workouts like this come directly from my 30 minutes muscle book. You don’t need to train for 2 hours to get great results, you just need to do the right things, at the right time, with intensity

Getting a little closer to 405 with this 385 close grip, paused, single. Definitely misgrooved on the left side and the bar got out in front.

I don’t know if I will ever bench 500 again, for 405 is going down in the very near future if I can survive dumb reps like this at that weight.

So even though I messed that particular rep up badly, it is an indicator of things to come

Last Saturday I graduated from my Master’s Program in Clinical Mental Health. My baby is NOT supposed to be on stage, but .alsruhe and I were able to smuggle her up there.

I tell the hilarious story in my latest YouTube video that I just released. I also share why I chose clinical mental health and explain my decision process for starting a new career at 46 years old. Check it out if you are interested!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NRm93g83YcI&ra=m

Latest YouTube video is out where I give 9 lifting tips for new and expectant fathers. If you are a new dad or will be one soon, you are going to want to check it out.

Link in my story and bio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAePDmwYa5o