Discipline equals freedom is something I picked up from Jocko Willink author of Extreme Ownership, but I was taught it during my time in the Marines. I learned that having the discipline to wake up at a certain time everyday regardless of the situation would give me the freedom to do what I want. I accomplish this freedom by having that discipline to wake up and tackle the task I have set forth for the day. I have the discipline to eat all my meals and bring them with me when i travel so that i can still train hard and reach my goals. It is this day to day discipline that has giving me the freedom to own my life and do the things I want to do.

I knew I wanted to fully focus on being the best powerlifter I could be, so I knew I had to travel and learn from the best. I could only accomplish this by creating a job that allowed me to travel and still make money. So I started my own online training and nutrition business so that i could always get my food in, travel, sleep and really focus on my goals as a strength athlete. I had to have a ton of discipline to create a business build my name up to the point where I could do this. Granted it took awhile to get to and it had its ups and downs but I had the discipline to stick with it and make it a success. I learned all this through the rigid schedule of the Marines and the discipline it took to be a good Marine. These lessons have molded me into the man I am today and I am extremely thankful for it. Here is a link to an article going into a little more detail about some life lessons from the Corps Marine Corps Lessons

Here is this weeks training

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Monday

Duffalo Bar Squats- 4×8

2″ Block Sumo Pulls- 4×5

Pause Squats- 4×5

Leg Press- 4×8

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Ab Wheel- 4×10

Wednesday

CG BP- 4×5

Tempo CG BP- 4×5, 3secs down, 3secs pause and press

Skullcrushers- 5×10-12

DB Tri Ext- 4×12-15

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Lat Pulldowns- 4×12

Cable Pushdowns- 4×12

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Incline DB Curls- 4×10

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Banded Abs- 4×15

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Friday

2″ Block Conventional Deads- 5×5

Front Squats Duffalo Bar- 5×5

2″ Deficit SLDL- 4×8

Hammer Strength Lat Pulldowns- 4×10-12

Hammer Strength Rows- 3×12

Saturday

Incline  BP-  2×4, 4×6

DB Seated OHP- 2×10, 2×8, 2×6, 1×3

Db Side Raises- 4×10

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Cable Rear Delts- 4×12

Cable Upright Rows- 4×15

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DB Rear Delts- 4×12

DB Flyes- 3×12

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Ab Wheel- 3×12