This week is my deload week.  It couldn’t have come at better time as my intenisty and desire were starting to wain.  Deload weeks are crucial to recovery and rejuvenation.  I also use these weeks to experiment and practice.

I’ve been very curious about barbell complexes in the past.  I haven’t used them very often, mostly because I wasn’t quite sure how to put them to good use in my training.  Barbell complexes will blow you up.  Your forearms will be smoking like there is no tomorrow and your lungs will be screaming.  They can be great fat blasting finishers to your training as well.

Today I decided to experiment a little bit since I couldn’t recall when was the last time I actually did a barbell complex.  Just like I mentioned above, by the end my forearms felt like Popeye’s and my whole body was on fire.  The only things I didn’t do today was get it on video.  Below is today’s first deload training session of the week.

Barbell Complex – 5 rds

1 – Deadlift – 5 reps

2 – Bent Over Row – 5 reps

3 – Hang Clean – 5 reps

4 – Front Squat – 5 reps

5 – Military Press – 5 reps

6 – Back Squat – 5 reps

7 – Back Thruster – 5 reps

Complete all reps without putting the bar down.  Start out with a modest weight and move up from there.  I rested 2 minutes between each round which probably was about right because by the end I needed every second to recover.

Today was fun b/c I got a chance to practice some things I thought I sucked at but found out I wasn’t so bad!  Don’t kill yourself on deload weeks.  Don’t try to set records.  Let your body recover and have some fun doing it.