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Athlete Journal, Entry 71 – Deload Week (Or Something Like That)
I’m not sure if you can really call this week a training week. Besides hitting PRs for volume work on Monday I didn’t engage in much more activity for the week. However, I am excited about some upcoming tools I’m going to be employing in my training as well as some technical videos I’m going to be shooting. I guess we will call this a deload week.
MONDAY
Bench Press
135×20
185×10
275×5
330×18
Add slingshot
425×18,10
Weighted Dips
Bodyweight+100 x12,12,12
WEDNESDAY
Warmup (Goblet Squats, Bulgarian split squats, Glute prep work)
Squat
165×5,5
275×5
385×5
495×5
545×5,5
Glute-Ham Raise
Bodyweight x20,20,20,20
Between my workload outside the gym and how I felt, I took the rest of the week off.
