Starting Prep for PL Meet

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Did shoulders and back this evening.
Trained at hoe so had to go lighter on the Military presses as my squat rack is not made for anything but squats. Hard to get bar out of rack.
Standing military press - 315x10, 315x12, 315x10, 315x10, 315x8
dead Lifts - 635x1, 675x1 (strained where left ham connects to glute on this set), tried 675 again but too much pain.
Did one more set with 585x1.
I probably didn't warm up properly before the deads. just jumped right on them like A BIG DUMMY.
 
Tried stretching out this morning and still pulling on hammy. not hurting, but then I haven't tried to lift anything.
Will probably give it a day or so; get past the New Years stuff.
 
Worked on my bench this afternoon.
Warm ups, 455x1, 505x1, 525x1, 535x1, 510x1
inclines - 315x1, 365x1, 405x1, 455x1, 455x1

On the 535 I stalled out mid way up. Had my wife spotting me and I'm yelling at her not to touch the bar. It scared me pretty good but then adrenaline kicked in and it went up pretty smoothly.
My wife had sort of psyched me out a bit telling me that was too much weight for me and I was going to hurt myself.
I need a new spotter. She is FIRED!
 
Worked Legs yesterday.
Did 5 working sets
warm ups, 405x20, 495x15, 585x5, 635x3, 675x1
Then I did some leg extensions and leg curls 3 sets each. I just can't shake the BB mentality sometimes.
My wife went with me, one of her new years goals, which is good. But she asked me who the woman staring at me from the leg press machine was. I had no clue what she was talking about. I tried to explain to her that people that work out are going to be staring at guys like me. I'm 5'7", 248-253lbs, 10% +or- bf. People are going to stare. Shees! When I get ready to do a set sometimes everyone will stop what they are doing to watch. It just goes with the territory I guess.
 
loll id probably watch too!!
and she only askes this after 17 years of marriage! damn your good at hiding it haha
 
Jonnyboy said:
loll id probably watch too!!
and she only askes this after 17 years of marriage! damn your good at hiding it haha
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She just started going to the gym recently and only goes once every couple of months, if that. She's not into fitness or anything else like that. Which is okay by me. I like her soft areas!
18 years of marriage and 30 years together (since 82 in June).

Buddy of mine died so went to viewing last night and will perform funeral for him today. Full blown biker funeral with weapons fired off, his motorcycle being revved up over his grave and all. Should be a fun day but a long day.
 
Didn't really train yesterday, more like I played around. i talked too much in the gym, no real sense of urgency, no real intensity. but I was doing arms, so no big deal as far as comp prep goes.
Olympic Bar Curls/supersetted with skull crushers
175x10/12, x10/12, x10/12, x10/12
Preacher curls/supersetted with close grip bench. 150lbs plus EZ bar on preachers/405on the close grip.
Failure(17-18)/8, 15/8, 12/8, 10/8
Then did some wrist curls then hammer wrist curls.
 
I cant even fathom putting up the weight that your moving around , Geesh I need you in my gym to kick my ass and push me harder.
Logs like this are impressive as hell and I remember your stats and you must just look like a Gorillia full of muscles buldging everywhere.
At some point you should post a pic even if its in a Tee shirt to cover any tattoo's you dont want seen ,those Lb's your moving is awesome
 
Chest Training Day
Warm-ups, 405x12, 455x8, 505x3, 525x2
45 degree Inclines - 405x10 for 4 sets (Had to pause between last several reps.)
That was the entrity of the workout. About an hour to do 8 sets.
 
I remember when you broke 500 and weighed just over 200lbs! Cock strong mofo...
 
Dead Lift Training this evening.
Strength is far greater than my grip so I'm working mainly on that and having proper form.
deads - 495x8, 545x5, 585x1 (lost my grip after I had it locked out), 585x1 (perfect form on this one)
Standing Military Presses using squat rack - 315x1, 365x1, 405x1, 405x1, 355x1
That was all on the work out.
EQ is starting to kick in. I'm in week 7 of it (week 49 total this run).
Was sitting in my financial planners office this afternoon with my wife going over our portfolio with the guy from Ed. Jones and my stomach was howling like a banshee. Very loud and embarrassing. It was 4:00pm and I had eaten 4 times today, pretty large meals.
I just finished my workout, and drinking a post work out shake and my stomach is still growling. Time to go eat meal #6 I guess, I'm starving!
 
Those are some great deads. How do you plan to increase your grip? Obviously you are using reverse grip right
 
Yeah, over hand/underhand grip. Just trying to get some reps in and holding the bar in the lock out position for a minimum of 15 seconds. Also doing finger roll wrist curls where you roll the weight down as far as you can on your fingers then roll it back up into the supinated position.
 
Rest Day. Tired and sore. Food, sleep, and maybe some sex if mama's in the mood later.
 
Did arms today. Great intensity, rest intervals between sets at a minimum.
Olympic bar curls supersetted w/skull crushers
185x10/12, 10/12, 8/15, 9/12, 8/12
80 lb d-bell curls supersetted w/405lb close grip bench
10/8, 10/8, 10/6, 10/8, 10/9
 
Abbreviated leg training due to time constraints.
Squats - warm-ups, 585x8, 585x8, 635x5, 585x8, 585x8
Then did some calf raises, leg extensions, and some leg curls.
Having a hard time shaking this BB'er mentality. I have to feel the pump or I don't feel like I've done anything!
 
buf ive watched this thread since you started----damn man i hope im half as strong as you when i hit 55!

very impressive sir

and on a side note--if your belly button turns out its already a hernia--trust me, i had mine fixed 4 yrs ago when i was 32--on of the worse ones the doc had seen for someone my age but i let it go for about 6 yrs
 
Thanks for the kind comments.
Well if that's the case I'll get it checked out after this Meet in February. Unless something bad happens first. But on lower body I always wear a belt and keep it tight around my belly button.
 
ozzy69 said:
buf ive watched this thread since you started----damn man i hope im half as strong as you when i hit 55!

very impressive sir

and on a side note--if your belly button turns out its already a hernia--trust me, i had mine fixed 4 yrs ago when i was 32--on of the worse ones the doc had seen for someone my age but i let it go for about 6 yrs
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^^ This. I feel like a lil bitch watching this thread.
 
Chest training today. Was very weak so modified the training routine. I had taken a two and a half hour nap before training, so I was not fully functional at the time I think.
Flat bench - warm-ups, 405x12, 455x10, 475x7 (here is where my strength began to drop), 475x5, 475x6, 475x6
Inclines - 405x8 for 5 sets. Got a good stretch on the inclines. But still felt weak.
 
Dead Lifts and Shoulders this evening.
Dead Lifts - 545x1, 585x1, 635x1, 675(didn't get it), 655x1, 545x8
Standing Military Press - 275x8, 315x6, 365x5, 405x1, 405x1
Felt strong today.
Competition is a little over three weeks away. I need to start kicking up the weights. Will probably go light the week of the meet.
 
I would give yourself 10 days of light volume workouts before the meet. You can manage your maxes with strategic openners.
 
Got my riles and regs today for the meet. I'll have to buy a power lifter suit and a new weight belt. The two belts I use are not legal. One is velcro, which I love, the other has a 8-9" back and is too wide.
I asked if I could lift in shorts and a sweatshirt and they said this is a professional meet and I should conduct myself accordingly.
This should be interesting.
 
bufbiker said:
Got my riles and regs today for the meet. I'll have to buy a power lifter suit and a new weight belt. The two belts I use are not legal. One is velcro, which I love, the other has a 8-9" back and is too wide.
I asked if I could lift in shorts and a sweatshirt and they said this is a professional meet and I should conduct myself accordingly.
This should be interesting.
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Ha! Whn you lift more raw that the equipped guys you can ask if that wuz professional :)
 
I can only hope.
Back is sore. I think I tweaked it trying the 675 dead.
Wife tried to massage it last night, but she's blonde and not the brightest light in the lamp. Doesn't really understand what deep tissue massage means. She thinks that's when I go all the way in. Bless her little heart.
 
Did arms tonight
Olympic Bar curls supersettd w/ skull crushers
165x10/12, 175x10/12, 185x8/12, 6/12
DB curls (85lbs) w/ close grip bench (405)
8/10, 8/10, 7/10, 6/10

Then did some wrist curls.
 
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