Complete Rest
Live to Train
A terse look into my training, diet and philosophy for exercise and competition.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
10/17/26
A.
AMRAP 2-2-2-2-3 / 1:00 Rest
150/125m Ski
2 Rope Climbs (15’)
Max Wall-Walks + 1 Strict Wall-Facing HSPU
-5 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 5 ... this was tough and fun ... lots of skills I suck at ... got some good feedback on my RCs and I was happy to get this in and work on my weaknesses.
B.
For time:
Toes-to-Bar
2-4-6-8-10-12-10-8-6-4-2*
*Must be unbroken sets
-4:00 ... fun and hard effort here ... 72 reps in 4 minutes is solid for me!
C.
DB Floor Press
3x12
Chest Elevated Push-up on Bar (bar at knee height)
3xMax
-2x70# DB for 12,12,10 and the psuh-ups went 20,10, 8
D.
DB Z Press
3x10
-2x35#
E.
Supinated Barbell Front Raise
3x10
One Arm Lateral Raise
3x10/side
Banded Tricep Extensions
Max Reps
-35# barbell, 15# DB and 1 purple band went about 20 reps each ME
Thursday, October 15, 2026
10/16/26
AM Workout (0500)
This morning was a very simple session... I was extremely sore in my left abductor and couldn't really squat. The class workout was squat heavy and I had to modify it a lot ... tried to get what intensity I could, but I was also super crunched for time and overall this was just a bit stressful and not a great session in the gym.
A.
For time:
1000m Row
100 Burpees-over-bar
-Complete ... didn't catch the time, but got a good sweat.
B.
Standing Calf Raise
2x50
Banded Anterior Tibialis
2x50
-Complete
PM Workout (1400)
Thankfully had a much better PM session... got a solid pump from this and overall enjoyed getting this in.
A.
RDL
8,6,4
Then…
Rest/Pause Set - 6 + Max Reps*
*Drop the weight to something you can hit for 6-10 reps, do 6 reps, rack the bar for :30 - :45 and then complete max set to failure
-205# x 8, 255# x 6, 275# x 4 ... Max set went 6 + 7 at 205#
B.
Barbell Bent Over Rows
7,7, Max
-185# across ... 13 on ME set
C.
Lat Pull-Downs
10,10,10 + 1 drop set
-140# across ... 100# on the drop set for an additional 10 reps ... great pump.
D.
Single Arm DB Bulgarian Split Squat (DB in hand of elevated foot)
8,6,4/side
Then…
Set of 9 + max reps BW per leg
-53# x 8, 61# x 6, 72# x 4 ... 9 + Max was with a 53# + 12 reps per leg
E.
Hammer Curls
3x12
Seated Incline Curls
3x12
-2x35# HC and 2x20# SIC
F.
GHD With Plate Row
3x10
-45# plate
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
10/15/26
Active Recovery.
4.25 Easy Run
-Complete ... untimed, probably ran about a 10 minute pace ... overall kept a super easy pace and enjoyed getting this in.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
10/14/26
Was going to hit up the class this AM ... but dental surgery yesterday afternoon and being awake with one of my kids from 2-4 AM put a dent in that plan... it was some fun conditioning stuff, but unfortunately had to cut it out ... got this in during work and got a solid pump from this.
A.
CGBP
8,6,4
Then…
Rest/Pause Set - 7 + Max Reps*
*Drop the weight to something you can hit for 6-10 reps, do 7 reps, rack the bar for :30 - :45 and then complete max set to failure (try for more reps than last week)
-185# x 8, 205# x 6, 225# x 4 ... Max reps went 185# for 7+7
B.
DB Pull-Over
3x12
Incline Bench Rear Delt Fly
3x12
-70# Pull-overs and 2x25# flyes
C.
Two Sets:
Standing One Warm DB Row
9 Reps - Right w/ a weight you can comfortably handle for 6-10 reps
9 Reps - Left w/ a weight you can comfortably handle for 6-10 reps
Rest :30 - :45
Max Reps - Right
Max Reps - Left
-100# for 9+12 (each arm) for both sets ... this was fun/tough, but all the DB rows I've been doing have made these feel a lot better
D.
Barbell Bicep Curls
8,8,Max
Alternating DB Bicep Curls
8,8,Max
-80# and 2x30# ... last sets for "max" were also 8 reps
E.
Dips
8,8,Max
Push-ups
8,8,Max
-BW ... max sets were 11 dips and 6 push-ups... tough.
F.
Seated DB Lateral Raise
8,8,Max
DB Shrugs
8,8,Max
-2x20# LR and 2x100# shrugs ... max sets were 16 / 15
Monday, October 12, 2026
10/13/26
Got in the class workout (A and B) and crammed in my squatting day afterward... this was a lot in one session, but happy to get it in all in.
A.
Every 4:00 for 20:00
400m Run
Max UB sets of 5 Thrusters (115/75#)
-25,20,20,15,15 = 95 reps ... ROUGH, but very solid aerobic conditioning ... definitely could have paced this better... but got a lot of good aerobic conditioning out of this.
B.
EMOM 10:
Thruster x 1 rep
-135#, 155#, 165#, 175#, 185#, 195#, 205#, 215#, 225#, 250# ... big jump there at the end, but I was happy with hitting 250#
C.
Back Squat
8,6,4
Then…
Rest/Pause Set - 7 + Max Reps*
*Drop the weight to something you can hit for 6-10 reps, do 7 reps, rack the bar for :30 - :45 and then complete max set to failure (try for more reps than last week)
-295# x 8, 315# x 6, 335# x 4 ... set of 7 + went 295# x 7 + 5 reps ... this was brutal (and honestly stupid) after A and B, but I'm having dental surgery later today and really wanted to back squat.
D.
Farmer Carry DB Lunge
4 x 14 steps
Rest 1:00
-2x50#
E.
Calf Iso Hold - Plantar Flexion
4x:15
Rock Back Calf Raises
4x10
-Complete, 135# for the RBCR
Sunday, October 11, 2026
10/12/26
A.
6 RFT:
8 Strict HSPU
10 Deadlift (155/105#)
12 Box Jumps (24/20”)
-7:04 ... unbroken ... I was really happy with this time ... overall the SHSPU went well for me ... I wasn't planning on going unbroken the entire time ... but I got through this very consistently and felt good.
B.
EMOM 4:
Deadlift x 2 reps
straight into…
Every 2:00 for 8:00
Deadlift x 2 reps
-EMOM went 335#, 335#, 405#, 405#
-Sets every 2 went 445#, 465#, 485# ... cut out the last set ... was going to go for 505# but 485# felt HEAVY and I didn't want to push the loading super hard on the 2 minute ... overall still happy with a 485# double on the 2 minute.
C.
EMOM 10:
14 GHD Sit-ups
-Complete
Thursday, October 8, 2026
10/09 - 11/26
Complete Rest ... traveled off Oahu for a wedding this weekend ... I had the opportunity to workout during this time ... but I've been working a ton, training hard and had immense life stress recently ... I took this opportunity to listen to my body and get in some much needed rest ... I haven't taken a full 3 days off in a while (months?). Looking forward to getting a workout in come Monday.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
10/08/26
Warm-up
Reverse Shrugs on Dip Bar
3x12
Rear Delt Band Pulls
3x15
Deficit Push-ups
3x15
-Complete
A.
CGBP
8,6,4
Then…
Rest/Pause Set - 6 + Max Reps*
*Drop the weight to something you can hit for 6-10 reps, do 6 reps, rack the bar for :30 - :45 and then complete max set to failure
-185# x 8, 205# x 6, 215# x 4 ... Rest/Pause set went 185# x 6 + 7 = 13 total
B.
DB Pull-Over
3x10
Dips (can add weight)
8,8, Max Reps
-65# pull-overs and dips went 8,8,10 at BW... rough.
C.
Standing One Warm DB Row
2 Rest/Pause Sets:
8 Reps - Right w/ a weight you can comfortably handle for 6-10 reps
8 Reps - Left w/ a weight you can comfortably handle for 6-10 reps
Rest :30 - :45
Max Reps - Right
Max Reps - Left
Rest 3:00
-85# DB ... first set went 8+ 20 on both arms ... second set was 8+15 on both arms ... probably will up the weight next week!
D.
Slight Incline DB Bench Press
3x10
-2x65#, 75#, 80# ... fun / tough after A-C.
E.
Double KB Skull Crush
3xMax Reps (pick a lighter weight)
-2x26# KB for 20,18, 14 ... massive pump finisher, very fun.