I’ve been watching the Olympic over the past week and while I can say I don’t care much for the sports until the Olympics are on but I do appreciate the amount of work each athlete puts into the perfection of their craft. For sports that are extremely irrelevant and for athletes that don’t make a lot especially team USA athletes, they truly put their hearts and souls into it. Yes they compete every year throughout the year but to devote 4 years of your life to one event and a small chance to be the best in the World is unreal. They plan their training out, diet out, recovery, rehab, everything is planned to allow them to peak on this stage. The amount of discipline this takes is second to none, especially considering the average person can’t even stick to a diet for a week. I learn a lot from watching these games, a lot about perseverance, determination, and the mental toughness it takes to succeed at the highest levels of life, sports, etc…

Here is week 12 training recap:

Sunday

Back and Shoulders

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Monday

Duffalo Bar Squats- 512lbs for 4×6

Duffalo Bar Tempo Squats- 337lbs for 4×4

Sumo Pause Pulls- 405lbs 4×4

Ab Wheel- 4×10

Tuesday

Back and Biceps

Wednesday

Touch n Go BP- 425lbs x4x6

Incline BP- 315lbs 4×6

DB OHP- 4×8

s/s

DB Incline Flyes- 4×12

Macine OHP- 4×12

s/s

Banded Abs- 4×15

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Friday

Conventional Block Deads- 585lbs x2, 605lbs x2, 635lbs x2,

2″ Deficit SLDL- 495lbs 2×5

SLDL- 495lbs 2×5

RDL’s- 315lbs 3×8

Belt Squats- 5×10

Ab Wheel- 3×12

Saturday

CG Pause  BP-  385lbs- 4×6

Floor Press- 355lbs- 4×5

CG Larsen Press- 315lbs 4×8

Dips- 4×15

s/s

DB Hammer Curls- 4×8

DB Curls- 3×12

s/s

Ab Wheel- 3×12