Banded box squats (Blue bands on all sets)

Barx5, 135x3, 185x3, 225x2, 275x2, at this point I felt like crap, and the bar wasn't moving fast at all.

295x2, 295x2, things weren't going well so I threw on some breifs.

295x2 for 6 more sets, this went a lot better haha.

Dead lifts, worked up to something that Hamer had trouble with... Mid 400 something I think.

Farmers walks, 110 + handels in each hand down and back
180 in each + handels, down and back.
220 in each hand = handels, 1/2 down and back x 2

That was it for today, Heavy, short workout.

Feedin time.

So my days as "The Cooler" at Hi-Tops Pittsburgh have officially come to an end. The bar closed on Sunday for good. If you want to see me in action you'll be able to check me out at Smokin Joe's, on 20th & East Carson in the South Side, or SoHo on sundays for Steeler games.

~Time to eat...but not at hi tops

Deads, from the floor: 135x4, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1, 365x1, 405x1, 455x1, 495x1, 515x1 (And here come the stars) then I put green bumpers under the bar 515x1, 2 greens under, 515x1, 515xfail, 2 greens & a yellow 515x1, 2 greens 2 yellows 515x1, 515x1

Olympic stability squats (squats with weights hung from bands):
ASS TO THE GROUND
45s, 1x8
2 45s, 1x6

then Scotty boy jumped in

45s 1x10
45 and 25, 1x6

GHRs 1x15 holding 45

Pull ups x8, 1 chain x 8, 2 chains x 6

So the phrase, it's all up hill from here now has new meaning.

Hill sprints from the bottom light post to the top light post, pretty simple haha. the first hill is about 70 yards of a light uphill, then about a 5 yard flat section then up another hill that's about 30 yards at a pretty steep incline. Jog back down the the bottom, and repeat.

I did 6 of these without stopping, then I took a 5 1/2 min break, and did 4 more, then I felt like I was going to die/passout/vomit for 10 minutes afterwards.

Hometown is on it's way.

So today was the Man Challenge of the week, as it's come to be known I guess.
The challenge for today: 30 minutes, 30 sets, 90 reps

bench sets 1-10 @ 185, 11-20 @ 205, 21-30 @ 225
Elevated Rows 30 sets of 3 (immediately after each set of bench)

Then I did some strongman log curls @ presses, logx10, log+greens 2x5, log+greens single curl into 15 presses

...then I almost threw up...

and then I ate a lot of food and felt better