Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man

Chris Anderson wrote:

2/16-

Met my future wife


Notes: yes plz

gimme the deets, pls

19 y/o HB10 powerlifter/bodybuilder who goes to iowa








oh god dont let her see this

Chris Anderson wrote:

oh god dont let her see this

Bold strategy, Cotton.

if she sees this then im fukin ded

Chris Anderson wrote:

if she sees this then im fukin ded

Like tom kallus to chris anderson dead?

2/18-

End of Swolov base, test day

Bench, all paused
45x5
95x5
135x5
165x5
wrist wraps on
185x3
210x2
235x1
belt on
255x1
275x1

"Attempts"
295x1
315x1- 12lb PR over best meet lift, first 3 plate bench
325x0- missed about 60% up

Notes: Disappointed that I didn't get 325, especially because it was a pretty high miss and I know that I am capable of it--it just wasn't quite in the cards today. I thought about going for it again, but I quickly decided that taxing myself emotionally wasn't worth it.

315 was pretty fast, but the bar did drift back towards my face more than I would like; this was what caused me to miss 325.

Moving forward, this puts me in a really good spot for the intense mesocycle. I'm now at a new tier of strength, but in order to master it, I need to have a heavy bar in my hands and get the control I need over these bigger weights. The intense mesocycle is EXACTLY what I need to make 325 a lift I can consistently make.

The elbow was a bit achy during these lifts, but once I got to the heavier weights, my overall tightness disappeared and it didn't bother me. Backing down from the volume of the base mesocycle will help me get healthy.

I now have a two week active deload which I will use to focus on tricep and shoulder strength. My chest has gotten MUCH stronger over this mesocycle, and it's time to balance everything out a bit more. I will bench just once a week, and do more overhead work again. I will be 100% for the intense mesocycle.

Here's the video of 315 and 325.

2/19-

Extra session in between classes

Lats, tris, rear delts, shoulder external rotations

nice job on 315

is it just the camera angle or is the bar really unbalanced?

A bit of both. I'm not super even but it is an off-center angle.

tape from the other side, perfect form

KevinAlvy wrote:

nice job on 315

is it just the camera angle or is the bar really unbalanced?

I noticed and mentioned this too

2/20-

Heavy unwrapped squat, accumulation week three

Squat-
4x4@350
1x15@185

Front squats-
lul

Notes: Committing to a very low bar position (I normally squat low bar, I just went even lower) helped speed a bit, but holy fuck was I falling forward a lot. This was the case through all my sets but it was even worse with the lower position. I need to figure out what changes I need to make before I hit the intensification block. I have light unwrapped day coming up next so I will take the time to experiment there.

And because I'm going to Illinois on Saturday, I will probably have to deadlift tomorrow. I'm going to go ahead and eat a bunch of carbs tonight so I can recover a bit better. My legs will probably be feeling joocy tomorrow.

2/22-

Deadlift, accumulation block week 3

Deficit deadlift-
5x3@425

Block pulls-
3x6@365

Notes: Fairly quick session, had to train early and leave pretty quick to go fill out paperwork for an apartment. Glad to have living quarters for next year, though.

I'm thinking about picking up some single ply gear to play around with after this next meet. I won't be competing until October/November after this one, so I'm planning on taking a month or two during the summer to play around with some other stuff, do some strongman, experiment with a few things, etc. I likely wouldn't compete in any of it (I am planning on competing unwrapped next Fall anyway), at least for a while, but it would be just for funsies. Thoughts?

Chris Anderson wrote:

Thoughts?

Natty card please. Im also imagining the massive amount of looks you will receive in the CRWC too

I probably would find someplace else to train, at least for using the bench shirt. I could squat/pull no problem though.

I've always thought strongman training would be incredibly fun. Would you be doing it here in town?

I'll just emulate whatever I can while using the facilities here. My tentative plan for my offseason is to run a simple program like a 5/3/1 variation, and use strongman-style stuff as assistance. So, I'll do a lot of farmer's walks, heavy sled dragging, Zerchers and Zercher squats, and a ton of Fat Gripz work, among other stuff. The training will be heavily influenced by the likes of Dan John and Dinosaur Training.

And yes, I do plan on doing cardio during the offseason. Gotta make 165 at some point, and doing so would almost guarantee a spot at RUM.

If you don't mind, I'd be interested in joining you for a day of sled dragging. Do they have sleds at the old rec center on the west side of campus? I used to like lifting there a lot when I was in college.

Yes, they have sleds there. I also have my own sled that I will be bringing from home the next time I go back.

2/24-

Light unwrapped squat, week 4

Squat, no belt-
5x5@285

Shrugs-
3x5@365, 1x20@315

GHR- 3x8

Notes: Played around with my squat a bit today. I think widening my stance back out a bit, plus sitting back more is going to be helpful. The movement felt more natural. My squat is all kinds of jacked up lately and I really need to work on it.

However, my glute and back have felt a lot better recently. My glute was really bothering me on my last wrapped session, and I think that with it feeling better, I will have a better day and I will get a better view on how my wrapped squat is. I need to do everything I can to get to 500.

2/25-

Upper body active deload, W1

Press-
45x5
95x5
120x5
135x5
wraps on
155x5
170x3
185x2
200x1
215x1
belt on
225x0- fuckthis.jpg

Fat gripz press-
3x3@165, 1x10@135

Dips-
BWx10
+25x10
+35x10
2x10@+45

HS low row machine- 4x10

Notes: First time doing overhead work in a month and I match my old PR, this time without a belt. 225 still isn't there, though. I'm going to do a ton of overhead work during my offseason. It will go nicely with the strongman stuff.

Deload you say? Yet max out on OHP... intradest

active deload

2/26-

Wrapped squat, accumulation block week 4

Squat-
135x5
225x3
275x3
belt on
315x3
365x2
380x1
wraps on
415x3
415x3
415x4

Paused squats, three count in hole-
3x3@315

Face pulls- 3x20

Notes: I'm widening my stance back out a bit and sitting back a bit more. The movement is feeling back to natural and I think this is what I am built to do. Thanks to Kalvin Alvy for being my inspiration to squat wide again.

Video to come, I would like some honest feedback on these. Anybody who says "looks good" or the like will be negged.