First Goal Of 2026 Hit And Progress Update
First off just gotta say I love this community, everyone really helps each other out and so much solid advice on here. Keep doing your thing everyone.
Super pumped to say I hit my first goal of 2026 to hit 4 plates (405lbs) on squat today. I took a video but pressing the volume up on my Bluetooth headphones paused it so unfortunately didn't get it. Tried to go back and film a second one but totally bailed on the safety bar so is what it is and don't feel like testing again soon.
Not a crazy accomplishment by any means but super pumped to hit that milestone.
Have been doing TB for about 3 years. Currently:
28 years old
5'10
172lbs
I had hit 355lbs back in like Nov or Dec 2025 (so about 5-6 months ago), then focused on some BJJ for a bit (so less lifting more conditioning). Then came back to hit 9 weeks of OMS (3 weeks O, 3 weeks Mass (mass Template), and 3 weeks specificty (Bravo)). I think boosting the max strength in the operator phase followed by the high volume squats in Mass and Bravo was exactly what I needed to boost the 1 rep max for me. For anyone that does run specificity Bravo I really enjoyed the cluster I ran:
Day 1: Bench, Squat, Ring Push Ups (weighted), Skull Crushers
Day 2: Overhead press, weighted pull up, T-Bar Row, bicep curls, hex bar shrugs
But anyways, next goal is to either complete Triska-Deka-Phobia or Duku Duku Hills. Going to try using Op/Pro with some sort of modified Hybrid OP program to get there.