Back day - deadlifts and farmer's picks

I may be coming down with a bad cold, as my kids have been sick all week, and I don't feel great today.  With that in mind, here's what I struggled to get done today:

				Weight	Reps
Warm-up and stretch
Reverse Hyper				200	25
Deadlift (Ivanko clips)				146	12
				256	6
				386	4
				436	2
				486	2
				486	2
Farmer (pick only)				290	4
				390	2
			held for 25 seconds	615	1
Medicine ball picks (for cardio)				100	15
				100	15
Kettle Bell Swings				52	12
Reverse Hyper				200	15
Abs (weighted)				60	50
Grip work with CoC				140	50
Cool-down and stretch

Speed bench day

Today was all about speed.  I'm loving lifting with chains.  It adds a new dynamic that is hard to explain if you've never tried it.

Most of the workout was flat bench where I worked up to 10 sets of 2 on 295 (including chain weight).  It felt really good and I didn't have any pain, anywhere.

I rounded out the lift with some auxiliary triceps and pressing work, as shown below:

6/29/2015
				Weight	Reps
Warm-ups and stretch
Bench with 90 lbs chains				155	6
				155	6
				205	4
				245	3
				295	3
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				295	2
				245	10
				155	20
Incline Medicine Ball				100	15
				100	15
French Press				85	15
	superset - descending			85	6
				65	8
				45	10
				25	20
Skier to burnout				150	25
CoC (2.0)				195	20
Stretch and cool-down

Strongman Saturday

Today was event day - Strongman Saturday.  I was fairly beat-up from the week having lifted four times.  Fortunately, yesterday was a day off.

We spent the entire lift on the medicine ball which mimics both stones and sandbags, and has reaching benefits into all things full-body.  Here is a quick video of me and Brian:

Here is the workout:

6/25/2015
				Weight	Reps
Warm-ups and stretch
Medicine ball to 50 inch				100	10
				100	10
				100	10
				150	10
				150	10
Abs				60	40
Stretch and cool-down

Deadlift Saturday

Today was about speed with some decent weight, but nothing overwhelming.  I used bands on about 2/3 of the lift.

I had a number of issues with my neck and back, but once warmed-up, was able to pull without much issue.  A good sweat goes a long way to feeling better, sometimes.

Prior to my workout I was able to get about 90 grams of protein, mainly from yogurt and shakes.  I consumed about 25 grams of isolate during the workout, and greased myself up with a 1/2 burger with an egg, post workout, and about 60 more grams of protein.  After dinner and tonight's casein shake, I should finish the day close to 300 grams.

And here is today's workout, where I backed-off, then went back up before backing-off a second time:

6/20/2015
				Weight	Reps
Warm-ups and stretch
Deadlift warm-up				135	8
				135	8
Deadlift from wheels (13 inch)				225	4
				225	4
				375	2
				425	2
				465	2
				515	2
				595	2
				425	2
				465	4
				465	4
				375	6
Grip work				100	100
Stretch and cool-down