1/30 Squat preceded the 2/2 DL...maybe you were still recovering from squat?

Lol at the 635 x2 btw...looked so easy for you. You crushed it. Just awesome man.

BP looked great too. I also thought you had a weird hitch in lock out on your right arm but the lift is clearly 3XWhite.

Inspirational stuff going on in here bro.

I didnt feel beat up by the squat I dont think. I think its more other things like trying a preworkout that gave me gas and setting my suit too high and finally getting the weight too far forward on the pull.

Thanks!!

2/4

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x2
315x1
345x1

size 54 Rage X
495x1 - this touched easier than 485 did last week. Pressing it went pretty well . I'm probably going to open with 490.

size 52 Rage X
545xf. My shirt locked up less than an inch from touching. The bar hovered for a while before I finally pulled it too low, which made it impossible to press. bleh. This took a lot out of me. I figured adding a little more weight might get it down to the chest better.

555x1 - PR off chest. Pressing this wasn't super hard. I have more in me for sure. I think my 2nd attempt will be 556.




sled pulls
380x20x2

face pulls
2 sets

Very solid press!

thanks!
thanks!

2/6

squat
155x5
245x5

briefs
335x3
425x2
515x1

suit & knee wraps
605x1
655x1 - smoked this
705xf - I got a little forward and my butt slid back. I had nothing once I got to the hole.

GHR
20
+ green band x 15
+ 2 green bands x 15

2/8

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x3

push ups
15
+ 2 chains x 10
+ 4 chains x 10
+ 6 chains x 15 (failure)

machine rows
360x15x2

face pulls
70x20x2

2/9

DL
225x5x2
315x3
405x2

suit
495x1
585x1
635x1 - it went up fairly fast, but I could have gotten about an inch more back and it would have been a little better.
665xf - upper back rounded. I got it mid shin and could tell it wasnt going to get locked, so I dropped it.

chain DLs in briefs - all chains were hanging off the floor at the top
415 + 4 chains x 3
405 + 6 chains x 3
405 + 8 chains x 3
405 + 10 chains x 3
405 + 12 chains x 3
Speed was very good for all reps. I love these. They wore me out.

2/11

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x2
315x1
345x1

size 54 Rage X
off chest
495x1 - It was a little hard to touch. I have been eating like it is my job lately, so I got my body weight back up to 241. This makes my shirts fit tighter. That is good and bad. 495 went up so fast it was ridiculous. I will probably open with 502 if my body weight is up around 240.

size 52 Rage X
off chest
565xf. The shirt locked up with the bar less than an inch away from touching. This took a lot out of me.
585xf. This was fairly hard to touch, but it did touch in a decent place. I just pushed the weight straight up instead of in an arc towards my shoulders, so it stopped halfway up and came right back down. My arms hurt after this, so I shut down all the hard work for the day.

In some ways this was frustrating, but I figured some stuff out. If I am ~240 on meet day, I will make my first two attempts in my bigger shirt. My meet PR is 518, so getting more than that should be very easy if I keep my body weight up. I'll play around with some stuff between 523 - 551 in my size 54 the next couple weeks to see what everything feels like.

banded jacknifes
3 sets

light cable rows
2 sets

light face pulls
2 sets

I still think your volume in the shirt is too low, but you know that, and both approached can work.

But after your meet I would suggest doing some 5x3 to airboard or to chest with 80-90 % of max, just test it for about a month and discard it if it does not work for you.

What you might not be aware of is that I am almost 53 years old and I am still not 100% recovered from two procedures I had done in September (neck and left knee). I still have a bulging disc in my neck, every disc in my neck is degenerative and I have a damaged (stretched out) ligament in my neck from a whiplash I had probably when I was 17. If you watch some of my DL videos that are fairly difficult, you will usually see my head cocked to one side. This is probably because of the messed up neck ligament.

My body is only capable of doing so much before breaking down. I have already had to scale back using my full setup only to my heaviest warmups and work sets in order to reduce stress on my neck, hips and low back. I pay close attention when I feel something isnt right, like last Sunday, and I have to shut workouts down entirely or scale back a lot. Significant volume is something I think might never happen for me again. Maybe it will someday, but I am not ready for it yet. If/when I can increase bench volume, I will. I'd love to increase squat volume too.

Edit: usually when we do air board work, it is raw. Trying some of it in a shirt might be something good - it might even break my tight shirt in a little more.

Ok, you have your reasons.

But something like 2x3 in the shirt will benefit you a lot without volume going crazy.

yeah, it could. Maybe if I am up to it on Sunday, I'll do some air board work with about 455 in the tight shirt.

2/13

squat
155x5
245x5

briefs
335x3
425x2
515x1

suit
615x1
665x1 - smoked it.
I tried flattening my low back a little more than I have been and I had my belt placed a little higher. It made finding my groove on the descent a little different, but when it came time to come up, everything felt way better and easier.

GHR
20x3, raising the foot plate each set

2/15

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x3
315x3

pushups
15
+ 2 chains x 10
+ 4 chains x 10
+ 6 chains x 6
+ 8 chains x 8 (basically failure)

machine rows
360x15x2

face pulls
70x15x2

a few tricep rope extensions and machine curls

2/16

DL
225x5x2
315x3
405x2

suit
495x1
585x1
665xf, f. I'm too weak to pull this right now.

chain DLs - These chains are heavier than the ones last week. These weigh about 22.5 lbs each.
455+4 chains x 3
455+6 chains x 3
455+8 chains x 1

tired, spent. Its been a tough week with regards to work and sleep.

2/18

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x2
315x1
345x1

size 54 Rage X
2 board press
455x1

off chest
505x1 - touching was hard. It went up fast. Maybe 502 is too light to open with if I keep my body weight above 240.

535x1 - This moved pretty good. This seems like a good second attempt number in this shirt.

size 52 Rage X
1 board press
585x1
I dont know if I would have been able to press this if I had taken it all the way to my chest or not.

My arms felt spent. My wrists hurt, especially the left one. I did some IASTM on my left bicep, and both the left and right pronator teres. That loosened everything up quite a bit, but I still felt pretty wiped out.

1 arm cable rows

face pulls

Solid stuff dude.

Thanks!

2/20

squat
155x5
245x5

briefs
335x3
425x2
515x1

suit & knee wraps
635x1
675x1 - post procedure PR + 10
705x1 - post procedure PR + 40



I think I my meet attempts will be 628/672/705. I think I have a great chance to break 1900 at this next meet with something like 705/551/650. My meet PR is 1890.

I'm hoping to be able to train harder after this meet and hit 804 or something close to that at APF nationals in June. I think I was close to getting that before I had the knee problems. I am hoping for a 2000 lb total in June if all goes well.

GHR
20
vs green band x 15
vs black band to failure, I think it was 20

2/22

bench press
45x15
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x3
275x3
315x3

push ups
15
20x3

machine rows
360x15x2

face pulls
2 sets

2/23

DL
225x5x2
315x3
405x2

suit
495x1
555x1
605x1 - ~opener
655x1 - ~ 2nd attempt. I smoked this.
685x1 - Woot!! I hit my training goal of 683!! This is a gym PR. I was not expecting to get this tonight. My form was locked in on every pull leading up to this one. Hopefully this carries over to the meet. I'm now optimistic about my DL for the first time in a very long time.

Big lifts again itt! :chathumb:

...but I thought you had previously dead'd over 700 in the gym? 705 rings a bell?

Nice work cha!

Prisoner 00351: I think the 700 or so DL was with a trap bar.