Thursday, December 25, 2025

Gout Friendly Upper-Body…

Chest

Neutral Valor Bar Press — 8-7-5  @ 126-156-186 (RIR 2–3)


*26lb Valor Bar


Back

Seal Row — 8-7-5 @ 53


Delts

Seated KB Press — 8-7-5 @ 88

Seated BO Lateral — 2 x 12

@ 15


Arms 

Seated KB Curl — 8-7-5 @ 44 (88)


60 Second Slow Ring Dip (start in bottom position)


Band Pressdown — 3 x 15 @ Blue


Cash-Out

Band Pull-Apart - 3 x 12 @ Blue


Rest: 60–90 sec


AVG HR - 104 BPM

MAX HR - 138 BPM


@ The Trails ✔

Merry Christmas…

Merry Christmas from all the staff at KettlebellRob! 🎅🏻🌲❄️💪🏻🏋🏻‍♂️☕️ 

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Upper Body - Gout-Safe Version…

Chest

Neutral Valor Bar Press — 8-7-5  @ 116-146-176 (RIR 2–3)

*26lb Valor Bar


Back

Ring Row — 2 × 12


Delts

Seated Valor Press — 2 × 12  @ 55

Seated BO Lateral — 2 x 12 @ 15


Arms 

Two-Handed KB Curl — 2 x 12 @ 53

Band Pressdown — 2 x 12 @ Blue


Cash-Out

Band Pull-Apart - 3 x 12 @ Blue


Rest: 60–90 sec


AVG HR - 96 BPM

MAX HR - 150 BPM


@ The Trails ✔

Monday, December 22, 2025

Rest Day…

​I am dealing with gout for the first time. Not fun. Started prednisone today. 

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Echo Bike Sprits…

5-7 second sprints then, recover. 12 minutes total time.


AVG HR - 141 BPM

MAX HR - 157 BPM

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Full Body…

Skill Primer (Neural, not fatiguing)

Front Lever — ×3

Planche Leans — ×5

Strict rests. Stop well short of failure.


Chest 

8-7-5 density sets

1. Incline WarStrength Press — 90-100-110

2. Pec Dec — 120-130-150

3. Low-to-High Fly — 1 × 5 @ 50

 • 2–3 sec stretch, 1 sec squeeze


Back 

8-7-5 density sets

1. WarStrength Row — 230-250-270 

2. Wide Pulldown — 160-170-200

3. Archer Pull-Ups — 2 x 3/3


Legs 

Condensed but brutal

1.    Belt Squats — 8-7-5 @ 200-290-400

2. DB RDL — 8-7-5 @ 75 (150)

3. Walking Lunges — 1 × 4/4 @ 55


Delts

8-7-5 density sets

1. Prime Handle  Upright Row — 90-110-130

 • Stop at mid-chest

2. Reverse Crossover BO Rear Fly — 30

3. 6-Way Delt Raise — 1 × 5 @ 15


Arms

Elbow-smart density

1. Pelican Curl — 8-7-5

       2. Rope Hammer Curl — 120

3. Reverse Band Curl — 1 × 12 @ Orange 

 • Leave 1–2 RIR


Cash-Out (Cardio + Scapular + Skill)


No fluff. This is where your cardio score gets fed.

Rope Face Pull — 10 - @ 50 (Alternate underhand / overhand)

Front Lever — ×1

Planche Lean — ×1


📊 EXPECTED METRICS (BASED ON YOUR DATA)

AVG HR: 114–118 bpm

MAX HR: 145–150 bpm

Cardio Zone: Dominant Zone 2 with brief Zone 3 spikes

Fatigue: Local muscular, not CNS


AVG HR - 118 BPM

MAX HR - 157 BPM

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Full Body - 2.0…

1. SKILL STRENGTH BLOCK…

A1. Bent-Arm Planche – ×3

A2. Advanced Planche Leans – ×5

A3. Gironda Sternum Pull-Ups – Wide x 9, Close x 5


2. LOWER BODY…


B1. Lying Leg Curl - 70-90-110

B2. LeverEdge RDL – 8-7-5 @ 145 (290)

B3. Leg Press: 8-7-5 @ 270-360-450*

B4. Leg Press Calf Raise – 270-360-450*

*Super Set


PUSH – Chest, Shoulders, Triceps…


C1. CG Machine Press - 135-150-175

C2. Machine Guillotine Press – 150-180-210

C3. Deep Dips – 8-7-5 (25

C4. Pike HSPUs - 8-7-5

C5. Lateral Raise Machine - 33-44-55

C6. Bodyweight Triceps Extensions – 10


PULL – THICKNESS + WIDTH…


D1. T-Bar Row – 90-115-125

D2. CG Cable Rows – 170-200-203

D3. Reverse Pec Deck – 70-90-120

D4. Band Pull-Aparts – 1 × 20 @ Purple

D5. Headbanger Pull-Ups – 25 (ROM)


5. BICEPS…


E1. Band Curls – 8-7-5 @ 

E2. Curl + Reverse Curl Band Combo – 8-7-5 @ Black

Rope Hammer Curls - 8 @ 140


Avg HR: 118 BPM

Max HR: 154 BPM

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

2 Mile Power Walk - NO Vest…

Time was 33:52. That’s a 16:57 pace. Stayed at a steady Zone 2 recovery pace.  

AVG HR - 115 BPM

MAX HR - 131 BPM

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

DAY B — Legs / Pull…

1. Skill Block (6 min cap) Advanced Planche Leans × 3

Dynamic F Lever × 2 (3)


2. Lower Main Lift (8–10 min)


Leg Press

8-7-5 @ 450*


Leg Press Calf Raise

8-7-5 @ 450*

*Superset


3. Upper Main Lift — Back Focus (8–10 min)


Heavy CG Cable Row

8-7-5 @ 260-280-300


4. Density Superset (6–7 min)


Reverse Band Curl 8-7-5 @ Black

Rear Fly Machine 79-90-100


Keeps elbows, biceps, scapula healthy.


5. Finisher (5–8 min)


Deep Dips

1 × 10 with a long bottom pause (15)

(Insane chest/shoulder stretch stimulus)


DAY B = Quads/glutes, big pulling, biceps, posterior shoulder, stretch stimulus


AVG HR - 123 BPM 

MAX HR - 150 BPM


30 minutes

Monday, December 15, 2025

​1/10 mile Sprint Repeats w/ 2/10 mile recovery…

Finished my sprint repeat workout @ 13.58 MPH. That is a 4:26 pace!  Brutal.

Walk 0.2 miles @ 3.3 MPH and then sprint .10 miles @ 


8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.5




AVG HR - 117 BPM

MAX HR - 179 BPM