EliteDreams Powerlifting Log

[EliteDreams]

Originally Posted by Squatter

Bummed to hear about your deadlift woes Ben. This article by Steve has helped me alot:

Overcoming Deadlift Sticking Points

I would keep things simple by building a strong upper back. Get stronger by maybe doing triples and some fivers. Maybe deadlift every 2nd week. A strong squat will also likely build the deadlift up. Last but not least, fly to Wisconsin for some coaching. If that's not possible, try to look up some powerlifting crews/teams/feds in your area. The Crew has been a godsend to my lifting. There are some members who drive for 4 hours one way to train with them.It's that priceless.

Other than that, work hard and never give up in your pursuit of greatness. It will come to those who really want it.

This was freaking awesome. Romanian deads are something i could do more of,same with cleans and power shrugs.I dont know about doing snatch or deficits since my back tends to round,however whatever the case may be,a very generous person emailed me the Cube ebook! So i will begin proper programming as soon as i get back to my regular computer!

No powerlifting crews close enough for me,but im always on the lookout. Be well Jim.


Wed Feb 13th
Speed Bench

Optimum Nutrition beta alinine pre-workout stuff an hour before.

Speed bench w/ face pulls to warm up.
Ring finger on ring.
About 90 seconds rest between sets,didnt bother to time too much tonight.

135lbs 2x3
140lbs 5x2

I have been doing these with mostly close grip,and had to cut my sets since my shoulders started getting irritated.On the plus,form and speed felt great,albeit heavy for just 54%

Dumb(ell) bench w/ slight incline
70lbs for a few sets
I barely got these locked out.Huh.

Ezbar medium grip upright rows
120lbs 2x10
Video later

Good old fashioned pushups,hammer curls,neck,rotator cuff,and core work.

BPI aminos post training.Still have a bagfull of goodies,mostly stims,i need to use.

Thats all folks.All advice/criticism/praise/bitching is welcome here!

[EliteDreams]

Upright rows 120 2x10 - YouTube

Upright rows 120 2x10 - YouTube

[MikeM]

Awesome!

Speed bench is tougher than it looks, it should "feel" heavy as you are pushing at max effort level and it will hammer your triceps so not too surprising DBs were tough to lock out.

Nice to see you're going heavy with those shoulder destroyers on the video! J/K, sorta.

I love that tummy tuck too! You need a gym without mirrors buddy. Mirrors just give you too much time to "reflect" during rest times! haha!

Rock on. I love your log! Strong as hell and damned determined to get it done.

[Hunterace]

Great work Ben! Sounds like a decent day but not what you hoped for? Any luck or replies on the job search? Keep hammering away big man!!!

[markievicz]

Keep up the good work Ben

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[KD5NFW]

Good work Big Ben! I still haven't looked into the speed work enough to know what the hell it's all about. Guess I need to get to reading!!

[Squatter]

I wish I was good at speed bench. My joints don't seem to like it much. There is a guy on the crew who can crank them out so fast that if you blink you miss it. I think speed is especially beneficial on deads in order to rip it off the floor.

Good work Ben! No bitching from me as Rich already did enough Haha

I'll start bitching tomorrow!

[BigJosh]

Good work man!

[Kuytrider]

Solid training mate. Keep being sensible yet dedicated and you'll go places

[EliteDreams]

Thank yer!

Been working uh,5 days since last thursday.Pretty good,moving that hot tub tomorrow. In the next two weeks if work keeps coming im gonna get me a crown vic with 60k on it.Oh yeah,some chrome bling bling and dem pipes that go BAPOW when i pass the oink oink!

On a better note im reading the Cube ebook now However,when i log onto the forum from my phone every page i go to the tapatalk comes up.And after it pops up 2 or 3 times it logs me off the forum. Bleh,maybe i should just pay the 1.99 or whatever it is.