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  • #31
    Congratulations!! Great job!
    laurie@controlledlabs.com

    Disclaimer : The above post is my own PERSONAL OPINION and DOES NOT REPRESENT the official position of any company or entity. It DOES NOT constitute medical advice. CONTROLLED LABS products are produced in a GMP for Sport certified facility (no hormones produced in the facility / no cross contamination).

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    • #32
      Originally posted by bull.dogz View Post
      Congratulations!! Great job!
      Thanks Laurie!! Much appreciated!

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      THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: ENDURANCE FOR THE BODYBUILDER

      During training today I realized that it is unlikely that any other competitor is doing what I'm doing right now. I did some snatch, pull & endurance work today which lined up well for a 550 g refeed.

      Snatch
      I'll work some more volume next week on heavier snatches. I was pretty wrecked today, but the mechanics felt good until I reached about 95%.
      45 x 3
      75 x 3
      95 x 3
      125 x 2
      140 x 2
      150 x 1 ----> felt easy
      160 x miss x miss -----> felt off

      Bent-Over Barbell Rows
      Back felt tight when I reached my heavier sets and even when I dropped back down. Played it safe.
      160 x 10
      195 x 8
      225 x 5
      245 x 4
      135 x stopped

      Face Pulls
      Some quick upper back and rear delt work. 3 sets of 12-15 reps

      Clovis Hero WOD
      Scaled the run down to a 5K. I had not ran that distance since 2005. It felt solid and I was able to pick up the pace on each subsequent mile. I found my stride on burpee pull-ups midway through the first giant set.
      75 burpee pull-ups (25, then sets of 10)
      5K run (~Just under 25 minutes)
      75 burpee pull-ups (25, then sets of 10)
      Time = 42:18

      Tomorrow is a rest day and lower carb.
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      • #33
        2 WEEKS OUT FROM THE WNBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!

        Saturday's workout and refeed followed by a low day definitely did the trick in hardening me up. I started the week a little sharper than the U.S. Cup. After another 2 days of work, I feel like I'm at my all time best on all fronts and still improving. I'm due for a small refeed tomorrow after this work:

        MONDAY - CHEST, BACK & BURPEES:
        Started the week off with some bodybuilding work. We official started prep for the CrossFit Open at Beyond Limits, so this week will be pretty Olympic focused. I started my bodybuilding prep week one with Sheiko 37 and am finishing with Open prep haha.

        Benchpress
        45 x 10
        135 x 8
        185 x 6
        215 x 5
        225 x 4
        235 x 3
        245 x 3
        250 x 3
        255 x 2
        265 x 1 ------> got it pretty well, but stopped there
        225 x 6 ---> kinda tight in chest so I called it

        Incline DB Press
        60 x 10
        80 x 8
        90 x 4
        90 x 5
        90 x 5
        75 x 13 or so

        Wide-Grip Pull-ups
        BW x 8
        25 x 6
        44 x 4
        70 x 3
        90 x 2.5 ----> yes a half
        90 x 2

        Incline DB Flys
        55 x 10
        65 x 10
        75 x 7
        75 x 6
        55 x 14

        1-Arm DB Rows
        100 x 8
        120 x 8
        142 x 6
        130 x 10

        Plate Loaded Rows
        90 x 10
        135 x 8
        150 x 6
        170 x 5

        Cable Low Rows
        105 x 10
        135 x 10
        160 x 10
        175 x 9

        100 Burpees
        For time = 5:30 just off my PR, but felt like sprinting to 50 in 2:05. Gassed my triceps.

        Posing Prep
        Did 10 minutes of non-stop posing after midnight with 30 second holds. I will beef up as the week goes on. I made it more than 37 minutes onstage, so my plan worked well.

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        11 DAYS OUT - OLY STRENGTH 1, CONDITIONING & SOME DEADS:
        I can't believe I did all this today and did it pretty well. With days like today, I couldn't really expect much more out of my prep and what I'm bringing to the World Championship stage.

        Hang Power Snatch
        Speed work from above the knee.
        45 x 3
        65 x 3
        85 x 3
        100 x 3
        110 x 3
        120 x 2
        120 x 2

        Light Back Squats
        45 x 6
        135 x 5
        205 x 4
        245 x 3
        285 x 3
        285 x 3
        315 x 3

        Split Jerk from Rack
        So looking forward to gaining some strength back on this one.
        45 x 3
        95 x 3
        120 x 3
        140 x 3
        150 x 3
        150 x 3
        160 x 2
        160 x 2

        Took a break, ate, trained a client, processed payroll, did some coaching, slammed some more Purple WrAAth, Purple PsyKO & White Flood then went back at it.

        Thruster/Run Conditioning
        For time:
        21 Barbell Thrusters 125 (broke into 13+8)
        800 m run
        15 Barbell Thrusters 125 (broke into 9+6)
        400 m run
        9 Barbell Thrusters 125 (unbroken)
        200 m row
        Time = 10:30ish. Can't remember exactly, but it was a minute faster than our top time so far which was flying.

        Sumo Deadlifts
        135 x 6
        225 x 5
        315 x 4
        405 x 3 -----> came up very well despite all of that ^^^^ work
        455 x 2 ----> got it pretty well and probably had another small pull in me

        Glute Ham Raises
        BW x 15
        10 lbs x 12
        25 x 8

        Glute Ham Situps
        3 x 12

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        • #34
          YESTERDAY'S ARMS & MID-WEEK OLY DAY:

          After a superhuman day on Tuesday, it would be par for the course to have a very human day following. God will always humble me, so that I look up and realize that I can't do it on my own. Overall just one of those days, but it ended in church refueled and refreshed. Perfect timing for 10 days out.

          Ring Skill Work- 3 sets practicing kipping to my hip on rings to fatigue. Not feeling any ability to turnover despite ridiculous body weight strength. :-(
          Ring Dips- 5 sets max reps, 23, 16, then 9 or so on last sets pausing in the hole
          Barbell Curls
          Cable Pushdowns
          Terrible Hammer Curls
          DB Skullcrushers
          Midline Hammer Curls
          Overhead Rope Extensions
          DB Zottman Curls
          Farmer Shrugs
          Bent-Over DB Laterals

          As heavy as possible on everything ^^^ watching the biceps tendonitis I felt a few months back. Too much time on the rings and too much on the barbell curls with too little joint cushioning will do that. Felt good finishing with 163 lbs in each hand for shrugs and a drop set with 123 for 22 reps.

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          OLYMPIC LIFTING WEEK 1, DAY 2:

          Did some muscle cleans, front squats and full cleans repeatedly to warm up. This workout felt absolutely awesome! I am going to dig this training into Worlds and beyond. Big gains are coming!

          5 MINUTE SPRING CONDITIONING:
          5 minute AMRAP:
          4 Power Cleans 135 lbs
          48 Single Unders
          10 Pull-ups Kipping
          Fell short of 5 rounds by 3 pull-ups! We had one guy so far at Beyond Limits at 5 plus. Maintaining that sub minute minute pace per round was tough.

          Clean from Floor
          Full squat clean. Light work that felt awesome after two months off from a wrist strain on full cleans. Hand takes some time to warm-up but it was good to go today. Glued the bar to my shoulder on the way into a squat quite nicely.
          135 x 3
          150 x 3
          160 x 3
          160 x 3

          Push Press
          Doing dynamic work first really helped pop the bar up. Worked toeing up on these as I've learned in seminars. It helped a lot.
          110 x 3
          130 x 3
          140 x 3
          150 x 2
          150 x 2

          Front Squat
          Look forward to improving these after the Worlds!
          135 x 4
          175 x 3
          205 x 3
          205 x 3
          230 x 3

          Good Mornings
          Long time no do. Kept it light. 95 x 8, 135 x 8, 175 x 8

          I did all the strength work in less than 45 minutes and had to haul home for trick or treat, which turned out to be postponed. Bummer. Ran 2 miles in light ran around 15 minutes and low carbed it today after yesterday's refeed.

          My plan is with all of the Oly work is to do some isolation work again as I wrap the week up. It's keeping me big and hardening up.
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          • #35
            GIVING IT EVERYTHING I HAVE - 7 DAYS OUT:

            It seems that I have sufficient energy (or overflowing per necessary demand) about every other day in the gym. Go figure. Regardless, I push on with everything I have. Friday's workout was nice & slow focusing on just lifting weights. Saturday started the same way and finished quite the opposite.

            CHEST & ROWS - 8 DAYS OUT:

            Incline Bench
            These felt great today. Felt fatigued by 225 set time, but that's a good thing.
            45 x 10
            135 x 8
            185 x 5
            200 x 4
            210 x 3
            220 x 3
            225 x 2
            185 x 7

            Board Press 21's
            7 normal bench presses to chest, 7 to 2-board, 7 to 3-board. Signed up a new couple at gym after set 2. Comes with the job.
            135 x 21
            165 x 21
            185 x 19

            Incline DB Flys
            55 x 10
            65 x 10
            75 x 8 ---> weight didn't feel heavy, but chest started to feel strangely tight. Drop set time!
            drop set to 60's, 50's, then 40's, burn, burn, burn!

            Pushups on KB's
            Really focused on eccentric and static stretch at the bottom.
            4 sets of 10-20 reps working up 38 lbs of added chain.

            T-Bar Rows
            Why not some more rows? There are going to be some thick backs on the World's stage!
            90 x 10
            135 x 8
            180 x 6
            195 x 5
            205 x 4, drop sets to 180 & 135

            My goal was to hit the rower, but had to meet with another new woman and then teach class at Beyond Limits. After class I was spent and starved. Prioritized getting home on time to the family and then posed for a tough nasty 20 minutes straight at midnight after the girls were all in bed.

            OLY DAY - WEEK 1, DAY 3 or 7 DAYS OUT!:

            Light legs at a week out? No thank you. I have a strength training program that just began for after the competition. I am training 110% for the competition, but I'm also training for afterwards.

            Back Squats
            Learned that I need to not only drive my torso up more, but really my eyes and head at this leanness. Helped huge at an easy 350. Weighing 163 and change this am first thing.
            45 x 6
            135 x 5
            205 x 3
            245 x 3
            275 x 3
            315 x 3
            315 x 3
            335 x 2
            335 x 2
            350 x 1 ---> above normal programming here due to no squats next week
            360 x 1

            Snatch
            Full squat here.
            45 x 3
            85 x 3
            110 x 3
            120 x 3
            130 x 3
            130 x 3
            140 x 2
            140 x 2

            Overhead Squats
            Good stability work. Easy.
            100 x 3
            120 x 3
            120 x 3
            140 x 3
            140 x 3

            Romanian Deadlifts
            3-4 second eccentric all hamstring stretch.
            135 x 6
            225 x 5
            275 x 4
            315 x 4
            315 x 4
            325 x 4
            335 x 4

            Took a meal break, chilled, stretched, rolled, 90 minutes later, warmed up with a minute on the rower, still warm....

            CONDITIONING WEEK 1, DAY 3:
            5 rounds for time:
            15 Pull-Ups (kipped)
            20 Kettlebell Swings 53 lbs
            25 Wall Balls 20 lbs to 10'
            Time=16:08. All P/U's and KB Swings unbroken. Went 25, then 15 & 10 on wall balls. Had 10-20 breaks before starting, mid-way and after the wall ball. Need to get stronger on the toss/press. Squat is now money in the bank.

            About a minute break, then:

            Walking Lunge for 30 steps

            DB Lateral Lateral Raises

            Walking Lunges back for 30 steps.

            Totally sucking wind after this after the conditioning. Kept the lunges real light and focused on feeling everything working real well. Worked up to 40's on laterals, then 2 drop sets at the end to burn out the shoulders even more. Earned my REFEED DAY 110%, then raked leaves, cleaned up landscaping and took the kiddos trick or treating. Giving it everything I have!
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            • #36
              5 DAYS TILL THE WNBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

              I'm a slower starter right now, particularly after a Sunday low carb day. I ate plenty to start the day knowing this one was going to roll for about 2 hours. I'm going to pull the carbs down a hair on Tuesday and then gradually ramp them up Wednesday-Saturday AM.

              Flat Bench
              45 x 10
              135 x 8
              185 x 6
              205 x 5
              225 x 4
              235 x 3
              245 x 3
              255 x 2
              185 x lots of reps both fast & slow

              Incline DB Presses
              4 sets up to 90's x 5 and then back to 75's for reps

              Incline DB Flys
              4 sets up to 70's focusing on feel

              Show in 5 days...Oly work and prep continues regardless. I want bigger numbers in 7 weeks!

              Hang Power Cleans
              Hip power technique work.
              100 x 3
              120 x 3
              130 x 3
              140 x 3
              140 x 3

              Snatch High Pull
              120 x 3
              140 x 3
              140 x 3
              140 x 3
              140 x 3

              Push Jerk
              100 x 3
              120 x 3
              130 x 3
              140 x 3
              140 x 3

              Passed on good mornings for some dip & core work.

              Weighted Dips
              BW x 10
              45 x 10
              70 x 8
              90 x 7
              BW drop set

              Ab Mat Sit-ups
              4 x 20

              BEAST MODE CONDITIONING
              3 Rounds for Time:
              100 single under jump rope
              30 burpees over bar jumping laterally
              Time = 10:32. Paced this out to save my legs.

              Totally spent of glycogen for sure. Weight was 162 in am & 166 in pm. Down just a pound or so in over 16 days, but MUCH harder than the US Cup. Rear delts were popping great today at triceps tie in. Fullness is at my best. Back and more conditioning tomorrow.
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              • #37
                FACING THE BEST NATTY LIGHTWEIGHTS IN THE WORLD:

                Well, we are fully settled in and relaxed as we begin to crash her in Worcester, Massachusetts about 40 minutes west of Boston. We woke up at 4:30am after a late night of cooking, packing and prepping the kiddos for mommy and daddy to be away. Our early flight and connection through D.C. landed us pretty early in a rainy, fall day in Boston. We drove around a little in the rain to see the city, but there was nothing doing in the cold mess. We opted to eat and drive to our hotel in Worcester to relax. Ate, napped, shopped and ate.

                THE WNBF PRO MEN'S LINEUP:
                Abraham Tchabe
                Ahmed Rashed
                Andrew Scott
                Andy Kalinowski
                Anthony Spencer
                Brian Whitacre
                Davide Donati
                Dutch Bulseco
                Eric Alstrip
                Francisco Montealegre
                Gerardo DiGennaro
                Gerry Ruck
                Hashim Evans
                Ivor Brown
                John Heart
                Jon Arnold
                Levi Burge
                Luigi Del Piano
                Mark Oakes
                Matt Viemeister
                Matteo Cresti
                Mauro Copellini
                Mitch Robinson
                Patrick Harris
                Rich Lauro
                Richard Godzecki
                Robin Johnson
                Sean Young
                Shevon Cunningham
                Tishay Johnson
                Tony Ruffin
                Ulysses Fowler
                Vic Cuzzupe

                There are tons of big names and 16 men set to hit the pro lightweight class in what looks to be the most competitive class I've ever seen. Lots of pro champions, so I'll be saying some big prayers to carry me through to this class of giants.

                HOW DO I FEEL?
                Incredible. I've done more with my training, lifting, CrossFit and physique this prep that I could have imagined. It's been the most perfect blend and for that I've learned a totally different style of training than what I see anybody else doing right now. In the last 6-7 weeks, I've lost very little weight (1 lb, maybe 2 lbs), but I look completely different. I couldn't have done anything better for this elite world class stage. It's been an incredibly tough journey of 29 weeks filled with adversity and hurdles and I thank God for carrying me through. I'm bringing a lot of improvements since the Pro U.S. Cup three weeks ago and I'm going to need it.

                Weigh-in's, drug testing and meetings tomorrow! Prejudging starts at 9am on Saturday. Let's do this!
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