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Training Log - Conditioning Day

Conditioning Day

60min Pre: O2 Gold
15min Pre: Arginine Extreme

Weight vest - 20lbs

2miles

15% incline

2mph

1hour 

15min Post: Muscle Gain
60min Post: Sweet potato, steak

The Evil Scale

People are obsessed with losing weight. They should be. The United States is getting more and more obese everyday. We seem to be eating more and exercising less. Not good.

Here is the problem (well...one of them): The Evil Scale

People are obsessed with the scale. They step on it everyday and if it's down it they feel great. If the numbers are up that morning, well, that day isn't going to go so well. Not so great for motivation and accuracy on progress.

Training Log - Max effort deficit deadlifts

Training Log 10/13/14

15min prior: Muscle Fuel

Max effort deficit deadlifts 

RDL's 4x10, *** used straps and went heavy.

Reverse hypers 3x20

Band curl downs 3x20

Post: Muscle Gain

60min post: Turkey sandwich, milk, OmegaPlex, CorePlex

15min prior to bed: Nighttime Recovery

I started out being humble with how much I was going to be able to pull from the ground. I got 20lbs heavier then I originally thought. Apparently I was feeling better then I thought. In the video it is 405lbs, I pulled 425 for a grind, failed at 435lbs. Next time around, I will be going from a greater deficit. This way when 500lbs comes around I will be able to rip it off the ground like a band aid.

Dedication + Consistency = Results

Deficit and Block Deadlifts

These two lifts are magic. They are the game changers when times get rough. You don't need to use them both. Each one on their own are just as effective as the other depending on your weakness.

Maybe you have been training with deadlifts for a while now. The increase in strength has been great. But, now you can't seem to get past that one weight. You're stuck. They're a number of factors of why this could be including technique, mental, and volume variables. 

Deficit and block deadlifts are great tools to have to combat this problem. They change the stimulus of the lift and force your body to adapt. 

If you have the mobility to get down into position, the deficit deadlift is the first one to implement. You will need to be humble and knock the weight down in order for you to be able to pull it off the floor. The weight is on the ground but your feet are set up higher. This can be done on a plate or hard rubber mats.

Block deadlifts, on the other hand, make you feel like a super hero because you get to overload. Since the weight is up off the ground you can lift more wight. You don't need to move the bar as far. This can be done with actual wood blocks, rubber blocks, other plates, or rubber mats. If you have

Breakfast Shake

This shake has become a staple in our home in the morning.

How to make the "tasty treat":

Blender
- 1 banana
- Ice
- Milk

- 1 Meal Replacement Shake packet

Too easy and too damn good!