DW's Journal

[LtL]

Awesome work DW. Your bench is really coming along nicely of late. What do you think has been the difference maker there?

LtL

[Mr.Silverback]

DW, I remember those old videos man...I have been watching you since those days bro and simply amazing to watch you evolve as a lifter man! Your work is definitely admirable!

[Bodybygamma]

Originally Posted by LtL

Awesome work DW. Your bench is really coming along nicely of late. What do you think has been the difference maker there?

LtL

My handoffs hahahaha j/k

[Aurik]

Congrats on the bench PR, Max! You'll be hitting 275 in a meet before you know it!

[DieselWeasel]

07.10.11
Bro's vs. Pro's 7
Lindenhurst, NY

405 Deadlift For Reps: 13 (1-rep PR)

^ These 13 were done in exactly 30 seconds, beating my previous PR of 12 reps in 32 or 33 seconds.

- I didn't attempt to do a 14th. Maybe I should've, but I was concerned with them possibly disqualifying me if I rested more than "1 to 1.5 seconds" (their rule) at the bottom. Going into this BVP show, I was informed that a few guys were forced to end prematurely as a result of that rule. Also, both the 12th and 13th reps were tough, especially #13, and I didn't want to have the opportunity to hitch/ramp a 14th because I wouldn't count that as a 2-rep PR if it wasn't clean.

26,000lb Forward Truck Pull: Epic Fail

^ I barely budged the truck maybe a few inches. I couldn't really get it going. It was embarrassing.

- I could list a myriad of excuses, but the best explanation for my sh*tty performance was that my technique was terrible due to lack of experience. Prior to this, I only did truck pulls without a rope, and even those were few and far between. Anyway, I started pulling the rope the wrong way, like an arm-over-arm truck pull, then couldn't get low enough. That won't happen to me again. I'm purchasing a pair of mountain climbing shoes in a few days, along with intending to train with a rope when I do forward truck pulling at Coliseum, hopefully more regularly than in the past.

- There were no weight classes, hence no weigh-in, and this competition was unsanctioned, so it was basically just another day of training for me.

[Carl1174]

Those deadlifts are insane mate.... 'Just another day of training'.... thats one hell of a day of training in my book

Carl.

[Aurik]

Hot damn, Max! You made that 405 look like it was *nothing*.

[Gaz6682]

Interesting log here bro, some seriously strong work going on. Great stuff.

[IronManlet]

Haha Nice...don't know if I could rep out 405 like that. Good job!

[DieselWeasel]

Thanks, everyone. Yesterday, I bought climbing shoes. Wearing those, along with doing specific training, will help ensure that I won't fail any more truck pulls.


07.16.11

Hang Snatch: 1,0,1,1,1,1 with 113

Front Squat: 4 sets of 5 with 225

Overhead Squat Lock-Out: 1 set of 1 with 205

^ 4th hole from the top of the rack

- This was new for me. I worked up to a max single. I'm probably good for more in the near future, now that I'm accustomed to this partial lift.

Zercher Good-Morning w/ Cambered Squat Bar: 3 sets of 5 with bar + 180


07.17.11

Supine Floor Press: 4 sets of 2 with 165 + 120 chains

^ I performed these sets with a grip that was a little wider than usual. My index fingers were on the rings, not my pinkies.

Pendlay Row: 3 sets of 6 with 265

^ These became sloppier after I cut my left thigh, right above the knee, bringing the bar down halfway into the first set. That sucked. The knurling is no joke on some of the bars at my gym.

Unsupported Seated Floor Press: 3 sets of 1 with 165 (10lb PR)

^ A.K.A. Savickas Press

Two-Hand Underhand Push-Down: 10,9,7 with 80

Chin-Up: 5,4,3 with BW+80



^ You like my SP face?