Lack of "pryess" command in the bench was disappointing.

Everything looked smooth to me!

Your back got loose at the bottom of that bench press. Stay tight. DL looked good.

April 20th: Project Momentum Week 10 Day 2

Squat
180x1

Bench Press
110x1

Sumo Deadlift
200x1

Worked through warmups today.

yeah, got to remember to keep tight all the way down, that last plunge ruins my tightness.

April 22nd: Project Momentum Week 10 Day 3

Squat
225x1
230x1 PR!

Bench Press
135x1
140x1

Sumo Deadlift
250x1 PR!
255xf

So a very solid day - all time PR on squat and deadlift, and tie on bench press.



Slight downside is I probably weigh 85kg - just figured out my scale at home weighs over a big range depending on where on the floor it is. Cut starts monday - goal is to hold on to this total while cutting 5lbs in six weeks for comp.

Congratulations! Awesome work!

Great lifts congrats!

And I don't even need to feel weak compared to you because you weigh more.

#math

This should make us both feel bad man

Congrats Aidan

Hey, wait a second.

Nice. Aiden for mod!

Congrats - strong lifts!!

You have more in you for squat and bench for sure. Squat - get your belly coming forward a little sooner out of the hole. Bench setup was a little loose and your back was a little loose. DL looked great.

Not long before you have the top spot on the whiteboard

Haha, thanks!

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Thanks for all your help, Cha.

On the squat you can see me get my knees back forward a bit and the weight starts moving properly, and I think it was even more pronounced in the 225 attempt. I need to keep working on not letting my hips shoot back and getting the hips moving forward.

Bench is still a work in progress, particularly getting the feet forward and heels down without losing tightness.

Deadlift... man, I think I have a shot at the 255 if I have my head up and my weight back a bit more. I'll keep working on it.

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Starting out with a weight of 85.3kg this morning, 2100 cals and >180g protein requirements. See how we go. Seven weeks out from North Island Champs.

Day 1: 2105 calories, 171g protein - decent enough start, but no room for a beer and relying a lot on whey. This suggests that I'm getting enough at about 150g/day so I've got a bit of wiggle room if I want to drop some of it out for something else.

April 24th: Project Momentum Week 1 Day 1

Squat
160x5
160x5
160x5
160x5

Bench Press
100x5
100x5
100x5
100x5

Overhead Press
40x8
40x8
40x8
40x8

So I felt good enough to go back and continue, until I got under the bar. Decided to take a couple of light days and get back to it later in the week.

47 Days Until Comp

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Day 1: 2105 cals, 171g protein
Day 2: 2154 cals, 175g protein - too high on fat, could send some into carbs. Once this lamb leg meat is done I'll pick up something leaner. Less whey today though.

congrats on PRs bud

April 25th Project Momentum Week 1 Day 2

Sumo Deadlift
230x1 @8
215x4
205x4
205x4

2ct Pause Bench Press
120x1
125x1 @8
115x4
105x4
105x4

Split Squat
60x8
60x8
60x8
60x8
60x8
60x8

Back to work. Sumo felt pretty tidy, except for one rep which I lost forward just like I did the 255kg attempt. I need to be a bit more diligent/less sloppy on the rep work. Bench felt really good too, surprised myself with the 120 rep so went. Did facepulls between the sets of split squats.

46 Days Until Comp

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Day 1: 2105 cals, 171g protein
Day 2: 2154 cals, 175g protein
Day 3: 2210 cals, 165g protein started slipping here already, but I did go for a pretty gentle two hour long walk today. Re-started taking creatine.

Thanks man!

230 looked easy. Start focusing on pulling everything faster now.

Did you see Belkin's 410 KG (904 lbs) sumo pull from the other day? He beat Ed Coan's 26 year old record of 901 @ 220. The only place I can find the video is on FB or I'd post it.

Sumo tho.

Hero

I found it:



Aidan, and anyone else looking at this who pulls sumo, I think you should study every detail of this lift that you can.

The immediate things I notice are his setup:

- head position (Aidan, notice where his eyes are looking - up at his high total, not down on the floor at a low total)
- tension in the bar before the weight leaves the floor
- arms and shins are vertical



Beautiful pull. And beltless.

Let me know when you can pull 410 lbs sumo, let alone 410 KGs.....

Yeah, I've been admiring that pull. I don't think I'll ever have his hip mobility, but I can definitely work on it more than I am. Those vertical arms

Speed of the pull is definitely something to work on too. I need to write myself a little crib sheet or something and stick it to my shelf at the gym.

chaburns combine irony and weirdly elevated levels of butthurt to a delicious extent

Day 1: 2105 cals, 171g protein
Day 2: 2154 cals, 175g protein
Day 3: 2210 cals, 165g protein
Day 4: 2327 cals, 155g protein, pub quiz tonight, so had a beer. Knuckle down time.