40fit Radio

Professional hunter, videographer, and host of the show Blue Collar Adventures, Jay Presti, returns to the show to share the progress he's made barbell training during his novice linear progression. After just 12 weeks of training, Jay has increased each of his lifts by more than double, he's dropped his body fat percentage by 6.5 points, improved his focus, and is feeling stronger and healthier than ever.   Jay began the novice linear progression in early March with starting lifts of: Squat - 95x5x3 Press - 65x5x3 Deadlift - 205x5x1   His starting weights on the press and bench were limited by a shoulder injury he incurred in competition as a professional calf roper. Jay has a severely torn labrum, meaning he lacked both strength and flexibility in the joint. He also found the low bar position in the squat rather challenging, so we kept his starting weight artificially low, to allow more time for his shoulder to adapt to loading.   With careful attention to technique and gradual loading (just 5lbs at a time)