HEAVY SHRUGS NEW BEST!

FRI. AUG. 31ST

Bottom Position Squats 135, 225 , 315 lbs. x 5
355 lbs. x 10
Squats went ok plodding along at 355 lbs. x 2 x 5 got it but nothing spectacular.


Barbell Shrugs 315, 405, 495 x 5
**585 lbs.** x 2 x 5 with straps.
** Heaviest I've ever gone on shrugs was 500 lbs. HUGE PR here! **
with the new REAL straps I got. Just straight nylon ones. No velcro pads $#!+ like my old ones.
Went for 605 lbs. after the first set of 585 lbs. but didn't move. So backed up and did a second set at 585 lbs.
Freaked everyone out in the gym www.phoenixfitness.ca Staring at it when I was done like WHOA!! at the 6 plates a side.
First was like "!@#&! It went up!!??" and really shaky. Fealt at first like a bicep, trap, or my straps were gonna tear. Second was brutally hard but got into a groove and went. Woulda made a good staff picture instead of the one they took on Tuesday of me :-P.


Military Press standing in the power/squat rack:
45, 135, 185 lbs. x 5
205 x 5
205 x 3 *missed the last 2 only getting 3/5*

Bench Sit ups holding a 100 lbs. dumbbell 1 x 25

Chin up bar prone hanging 1 x as long as I could for my grip and to stretch and release my lower back.

At home in the shed....

Log Cleans 135, 155, 175 lbs. x 5
185 lbs. x 2 x 5
(Struggled really badly with these to finish the day. Not fun. My traps and shoulders were GONE! after the heavy shrugs and presses. But I don't know if I would've gotten the shrug record if I'd done them after so....Heavy shrugs and trapezius will help my deadlifting too. Cleans are 1 of the best exercises you can do for the whole body really light weight with high repetitions or as I prefer as low as 1's doing as much weight one time as I can and trying to beat that next time. )

Good day.