2100 @ 242

[Pete Rubish]

This will be my training log where I document my prep for Boss of Bosses, which will take place in 9 weeks in Mountain View, California. I will be competing as a 242 pounder and the goal is 2100 in sleeves. I have made a ton of progress the last few months and would like to continue to do so at this meet. I feel I have my training more dialed in than ever as far as knowing what my body needs and how it responds, so I expect HUGE numbers at this meet. I am also staying lighter this prep to minimize how much the weight cut takes out of me. I cut 23 lbs in 10 days for my last meet, and although I did very well, I think I'll do even better if I only have to cut 5-10 lbs. So the magic number is 252 for this prep and no higher.

My last three meets:

USPA Load the Bar (Southaven, MS): 1868 total in sleeves (655, 424, 799) November 21, 2015
USPA Strong Box Pro/AM (Charleston, WV): 1918 total in sleeves (672, 413, 832) February 20, 2016
USPA Eastern TN Powerlifting Classic (Elizabethton, TN): 1951 (1995 unofficial - 4th deadlift attempt) (722, 435, 838) June 4, 2016

I feel that I will be capable of close to an 800 pound squat in sleeves, 451 bench, and 865+ deadlift if everything comes together for this.

[Pete Rubish]

Today's training:

Deadlifts: 6, 4, 3, 3 x 775 (PR on first set)
Bulgarian Split Squats: up to 13x240 each leg drop set to 10x155 each leg
45 Degree Barbell Back Raises: 10, 12 x 355
Lat pulldowns holding on to straps for grip work: up to 10x240

[npcdusty]

Looking forward to this Log, Glad you are doing it Pete! Keep up the good work...

[naturalguy]

This is going to be good........looking forward to following your progress and taking notes

[Universal Rep]

2100 is no joke.

[Buckfever]

Congrats on the PR.

[Pete Rubish]

Looking forward to this Log, Glad you are doing it Pete! Keep up the good work...

Thanks Dusty! Hope all is well in Jackson! We're about to fly out of the country for the week, but after that it will be back to strictly business leading up to this meet!

This is going to be good........looking forward to following your progress and taking notes

I feel very, very confident about how I'm approaching this. I'm only doing a three day a week training template and it seems to keep me healthy and fresh going into meets, while getting very strong at the same time. Mondays and Thursday are bench days, and Saturdays are my lone lower body days.

2100 is no joke.

I definitely think I have it in me barring injury. I feel I can challenge for the 242 top spot at this meet.

Congrats on the PR.

Thanks buddy! It felt surprisingly easy!

[Pete Rubish]

Final training session before the departure to France for a 660 lbs for reps deadlift competition:

DB Bench: 20x100s, 18x110s, 12x120s, 10x120s
Shrug Machine: 4x30x3 plates/side
DB Hammer Curls: 4x20x32.5s
Tricep Pushdowns w/rope: 3x20x160
Face Pulls: 6x15x130

[ibnmahama]

looking forward to sharing the platform again

[C.Coronato]

Thats fuckin HUGE. Go get it!

[P Diesel]

brutal srength man ... couldnt be happier for all the success ur having cuz i know it has come from years of relentless work. i can do nuthin but repsect that

P

[Pete Rubish]

looking forward to sharing the platform again

You too buddy! Should be a fun one with so many great competitors!

Thats fuckin HUGE. Go get it!

I feel like I'll have it! My body is feeling great!

brutal srength man ... couldnt be happier for all the success ur having cuz i know it has come from years of relentless work. i can do nuthin but repsect that

P

Thanks P! I've really dialed in my training, mentality, and approach nowadays, and everything is going so much better. I'm finally putting it together on a consistent basis when it counts in competition.

Speaking of which, I just got back from France at 1 am this morning. It was probably the most memorable trip I've ever taken. The cultural differences and everything else really left a great impression. The French people were nothing but nice and respectful despite us not knowing French and very few of them speaking fluent English. The food was amazing too. I tried a few classic French dishes like Tartiflette and Escargot (snails). It was a much slower paced lifestyle over there than here in the US and I honestly am going to miss that a lot. It was very relaxing. You had the Alps on one side of the city and Lac Leman (biggest lake in Europe) on the other. The scenery was incredible!

I ended up winning the deadlift competition and pulled 11 reps at 660 beltless. 9 were without straps, then I hit two more with straps just for fun immediately after the 9. I told them I would do as many as I could without, then throw on straps and hit a few reps that wouldn't count towards the competition, but just for the crowd. I was going up against the Swiss Strongest Man and he wanted to go beltless, so I agreed. He ended up hitting 5 reps at 660.

[Pete Rubish]

Body is feeling a little beat up after getting back from France. Not real sure what the deal is with my left quad, but it's a bit sore and tight as if it's a minor strain. The sprained right middle finger is feeling much better though. And the only other thing is that right rotator cuff that's been giving me trouble for a long while now. It's a bit sore, but not too bad. I think I'm going to keep beginning my upper body training with face pulls though as that seemed to help a lot.

[Pete Rubish]

Feeling lucky to be alive considering I was at the Istanbul airport two days ago. Goes to show just how precious life is. Today I did:

30 minute rotator cuff warmup
DB Bench: 10x100s, 10x110s, 10x120s, 14x130s, 13x130s
DB Hammer Curls: 4x20x40s
Shrug machine: up to 3x15x5 plates/side
Tricep Pushdowns with straight bar: 3x20x170
Face Pulls alternating over and underhand: 3 each of 15 by 120 & 140

[Pete Rubish]

30 minute rotator cuff warmup
DB Bench: 18x130s, 14x130s
DB Hammer Curls: 20, 18, 18, 18 x 45s
Straight-Bar Tricep Pushdowns: 3x20x180
Face Pulls alternating overhand/underhand grip: 3 each x 15 x 150 & 130

[Nmowery]

Hey Pete, have you tried messing with one of those shoulderoks to help out your shoulder? I'm too cheap to buy one, but started swinging around a heavy aluminum baseball bat that was laying around the house, and after only a couple weeks my tender rotator cuff is feeling super fresh.

[Buckfever]

30 minute rotator cuff warmup
DB Bench: 18x130s, 14x130s
DB Hammer Curls: 20, 18, 18, 18 x 45s
Straight-Bar Tricep Pushdowns: 3x20x180
Face Pulls alternating overhand/underhand grip: 3 each x 15 x 150 & 130

Almost 19 with the 130s. They were flying up. Nice job.

[Pete Rubish]

Hey Pete, have you tried messing with one of those shoulderoks to help out your shoulder? I'm too cheap to buy one, but started swinging around a heavy aluminum baseball bat that was laying around the house, and after only a couple weeks my tender rotator cuff is feeling super fresh.

I have not tried one yet and they are also outside of my price range. What has recently done the job more so than anything are DB scarecrows. I just added them back in and they have my shoulder feeling better than anything. I Just do 4-5 sets of 25 with the 5 lb DBs as part of my warmup and I feel much better.

Almost 19 with the 130s. They were flying up. Nice job.

Thanks buddy! I'm peaking it so that I go up in 10 lb increments each week. So next week will be the 140s all the way up to the 200s nine days before the meet. And then rest time!

[Pete Rubish]

And this is why I only train lower body once per week now. My body is destroyed from today. Achy as can be in my legs.

Deadlifts: 6x790 (massive PR), 4, 3, 3 x 790 (16 total reps at 790)
Bulgarian Split Squats: up to 13x255 each leg drop-set to 10x165 each leg
45 Degree Barbell Back Raises: 2x10x365

790 moved so fast, I had to look over after the second rep because I thought plates had fallen off. It literally felt effortless. I had 925 in me today, but if I can stay injury free and peak, the plan is 950 10 days out from BOB!

[nickbustos]

Hey Pete I follow you on Instagram and I notice you use straps majority of your pull work. Why is that? I am just curious as to maybe it's just off season or do you even wear them going into a meet?

- Nick