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some modest PRs this training block

405x1 sumo deadlift
315x2x2 high bar/olympic squat
225x3x3 pause bench
and lots of total volume in general

taking the rest of the week off and starting training on monday for my next meet on july 11th

squatted heavy on monday, crippling hamstring doms on thursday
if i havent said it already, fuck a caloric deficit

pause bench 230x2x6 followed by close grip 220x3 PRs today

hitting PRs in a deficit, especially volume related, is pretty gr8

impressive that your pause bench is so high

huge lifetime PR today on front squat, 275x1
last time i tested was 235x1 on dec 22, 2014

highlights of last training week before meet (july 11)

mon
squat 305x3 (PR), 315x2

tue
bench 240x3x2 (PR)

thu
deadlift 405x1, 425x1, 405x1, 385x1
deadlift double overhand 315x1 (PR)

fri (tomorrow)
will practice bench 2nd attempt (potentially 250x1) and squat opener (300-310 range)

benched 250x1
lifetime gym PR
felt pretty ok, will be really happy if i can hit 260 at the meet, and at 10+ lbs lighter bw

meet went alright,
totaled -10kg from last meet in march because i went for a big deadlift PR and missed -- squat and bench were the same #s as in march but @ 8-10 lbs lighter bodyweight

im right in between weight classes right now and i learned that i definitely should have put the weight cut on pause (about a week ago) because i felt like a weak bag of ass all morning
i dont think it helped that it was like 100 degrees in the gym venue but thats besides the point
next meet oct-nov

...i also think i may have set a PR for most calories eaten in a day at 5700 (2600 from five guys post meet meal)

did you place? super gz on meeting #s from last meet. you probably would have gotten the deadlift had you felt good that day

did ~8500 lbs of bench volume and ~11000 lbs of deadlift volume today
kill me

volume snapshot from this 4 week mesocycle:



rip

tried the slingshot for bench today, was really fun
hit 225x10 pretty comfortably with it

pulled 405 with hook grip today
exciting times

amrap tests this week

hb squat (85%) 275x11 (after 275x3x2)
bench (85%) 205x7 (after 205x3x4)
sumo dl (90%) 345x9 (after 345x2)

gains, gains, gains

trained at a different gym this morning that is like an east coast powerlifting mecca
45 minute drive but definitely worth it
will probably try to go there once a month or so

ive tried this, grip still fails for me after a few reps, and im only doing 285. whats the secret?

i wouldnt suggest it for more than a couple of reps in a set
if youre doing it properly then the only way to fail is from pain

this tutorial helped me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJqhfMzDtn8

this thread is the main reason i logged in today

keep up the great work Gary!

Ive dropped 30lbs via rowing this past year. It has always been a goal of mine to stay around 250lbs but increase in strength. Time to shop around for a lifting plan that will play nicely with my rowing regime.

thanks adam, good to hear from you

amrap tests this week

hb squat (88%) 300x7 (after 300x3x2)
bench (88%) 225x7 (after 225x2x2)
sumo dl (88%) 365x7 (after 365x2)

gains

http://weightxreps.net/journal/gary/2015-10-06

worked up to the same weight as my best meet squat today
@ RPE 8, meaning i could have done 2 more reps, and high bar, and without knee sleeves because i forgot them like a dummy

very happy with this!

hey idiot

your progress is super impressive and this is the only thread i trusted would still be alive

nice stuff

keith, good to hear from you

if youre not already, let me know if you want to start lifting

meet 11/21

water loading this week to make weight @ 183

the meet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m58Tls4nE0E

Good shit man, looking tough as hell


But please for the love of god pick better muzak

Pieman,

You still doing comps?

Im 3 years into my fatness to fitness journey. Ive dropped 65lbs bodyweight and just finishing up my 4th cycle of wendlers 5/3/1 training. Considering signing up for my first powerlifting meet "just for fun" to give me a new goal to work towards.

i dont plan to do any this year
i will likely do 1 at the most next year
glad to hear youre doing well,
pl is pretty fun, competing is fun
let me know if you do it, i can probably try to attend

Dana Linn Bailey resides like 1.5 hours from me. She recently started doing pl meets. Im anxious to see if they starts hosting any meets in their gym in Reading. Im not serious enough to travel much further than that.

Well, lets not kid ourselves.... i kinda want to go just to drool, stare and be awkward in her presence

Making good on my post from 4 years ago….

Registered for my first powerlifting event next month at York barbell.

Been lifting nonstop since mentioning it in here.
My current gym numbers are:

365 bench
460 squat
500 dead

For my first meet im hoping to stick all 3 on my second attempt and go for gym/meet PRs on final attempts.