Hope to see everyone this season supporting @quadcitysteamwheelers I’ll be on staff this year as Strength Coach for the team and plan on helping us bring home that championship. Stack wins. Earn your stacks.
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Speed Strength Technical Blk 1 Micro 3 ME Upper Strongman. Came in with a quick turn around from last nights DE Lower and Strongman work, so I made some adjustments to today’s training. Decline wide grip press ramp to 5RM @ RPE 8.5, got 280 for a small increase over last week. Does any gym anymore have actual decline setups? I think it’s a highly underrated lift with huge payoff potential for both bodybuilders and powerlifters. Lower pecs and triceps are recruited better here and the shoulders get a break unlike flat and incline press. I wanted that break because second movement was Strongman comp prep with Viking Press. Pick and positioning was much better than last week, as well as keeling arms and wrists better in line in ramp sets. Had a shitty pick on my first working set but still got 200 for 6. Took 250 for a ride and got an ugly single but still got down command and. gym PR. Pull-ups, KB chaos Ys, and incline sphinx pushups to finish. Raw conjugate Platform Ready Powerlifting program. Mobility coach @shira_pop Strongman coach @nadiastowers_bigstorm Fueled by @animalpak Heavy lifts on @texaspowerbars Blood and hormone panels @mandmlabs_ Frames and lenses @neveneyewearofficial Please support those that support The Platform with links in bio. Go Fund Me setup for adaptive athletes equipment needed to compete.
Self respect and self worth cannot be bought, sold, earned with a like, or considered better than because someone has a huge social media following. I’ll be upfront, and I don’t care if I gain or lose followers, I don’t concern myself with what strangers on social media think about me and where I stand on matters like this. It’s what lets me be completely unfiltered about what I’ve experienced in life regardless how many people tell me or tell my wife that I should tone it down. Put my boots on first and walk a while in them. I hope younger adaptive athletes and LPs see there are other options for them instead of just the old stereotypes society has expected them to fill. It may take more work and making tough choices, but the journey leads to so much more in life.
Speed Strength Technical Blk 1 Micro 3 DE Lower w/ Strongman. Banded Zercher Speed Squats 155 bar plus 70 bands 10x1. Stiff bar deficit halting pulls 190 4x6. Dropped accessory work to do comp heavy mock truck pull. Approx 410lbs pulling weight for a 50’ trip. Some good movements in the pull, however there’s lots of room to be better and I’ll let my coach @nadiastowers_bigstorm tell me where to start. Raw conjugate program Platform Ready Powerlifting. Mobility coach @shira_pop Fueled by @animalpak Blood and hormone panels @mandmlabs_ Frames and lenses @neveneyewearofficial Lifts always on @texaspowerbars Please support those that support The Platform with links in bio. Go Fund Me to support adaptive athletes link in bio.
Mobility and traction work yesterday with wife and mobility coach @shira_pop Worked 6pm to 6am and got about 4 1/2 hrs sleep before heading into gym and my show up time for the Steamwheelers game last night. Between family life, work responsibilities, coaching my roster and the Steamwheelers, mobility and recovery days are needed more to keep me at a high prep level.
@vitaminshoppe_davenport always keeping me stocked with @animalpak when I need things last minute. Crazy week has me going thru Juiced Aminos faster than usual so picked up some of those as well as change in my preworkout routine. I rotate between stim and non stim, so Pump Non Stim is back in the mix now. Swing into your local Vitamin Shoppe for the best damn supplements in the game, or use code Jared and link in bio to save some loot.
100 career TDs for team captain and standout of a community leader @mistahrudd This is my first year on the staff of the @quadcitysteamwheelers and Rudd has been with the team since Day 1. Guy doesn’t always know it, but I look at or to him to get a sense of my direction and where I need to be with the team. Congratulations on the huge accomplishment and I’m happy your family was there to see it all.
Coming down to the final minute of the game, details matter. The guys kept their heads in the game and let the other team make penalties, pressured them into feeling rushed, and capitalized when they offered up opportunities like this safety. Three new guys on defense, Rudd with his 100th career touchdown, Ware scores 3 TDs. It’s a team win with a lot to celebrate. Bye week now.
Year 3 things. Year 3 together and so many new things happening as we continue to build our life completely authentically on our terms. You are my perfect match in every way. I love you @theplatformao ♥️🥰😘😍
