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Road to Olympia 2025: 11 Days Out – Back Day Grind

Back Day Grind

Join me for today’s back training session, recorded just 10 days out from Olympia as we focus on width, detail, and clean execution. In this video, I walk you through a technical, controlled workout built around smart intensity—working at about 85–90% and staying depleted as we approach peak week. You’ll see how I alternate between lengthening-focused movements, peak-contraction work, and carefully structured intensity techniques like rest-pause and supersets. The goal at this stage isn’t to chase maximal loads, but to maximize feedback, blood flow, and precision while keeping the body responsive in a low-carb phase.

We finish with depletion work, arm isolation, recovery methods, and a look at how I’m managing energy, massage sessions, sauna work, and mental focus during the final stretch. These behind-the-scenes moments show the real grind of prep—technical training, strategic fatigue, and the mindset needed to stay sharp heading into Olympia. Thank you for the support during this intense period; every message and every minute you share means a lot. Enjoy the episode, try the session for yourself, and stay tuned for more content as we get closer to stepping on stage.


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