Beginning powerlifting training log

[big_swede]

Great benching hombre, and strong PRS!

[jp_ottawa]

Originally Posted by LtL

Nice PRs. I agree with Steve: new belt and more food

LtL

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Either a new shirt and cardio, or more food and a new belt

Congrats on the PRs JP.

Originally Posted by big_swede

Great benching hombre, and strong PRS!

Ok thanks guys, so the strategy is new belt and more food. To hell with the weight classes, I'll just hit the sauna before the meet.

Max effort lower:

Raw squat down to pins (at parallel):
135 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 2
315 x 2
335 x 1 (PR)
335 + 60 pds chains x 1 (PR)
225 + 60 pds chains x 7 (drop set)

Squat lockouts: (heavier sets are paused 10 sec at the top)
225 x 5
315 x 5
405 x 3
495 x 2

GHRs:
10 x 3 sets

Calve raises, 3 sets.

[LtL]

Great work.

LtL

[BendtheBar]

More food usually equals PRs for me. You just keep rolling out the PRs.

Thinking about competing again soon? Don't think I asked you that recently...

[jp_ottawa]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

More food usually equals PRs for me. You just keep rolling out the PRs.

Thinking about competing again soon? Don't think I asked you that recently...

Originally Posted by LtL

Great work.

LtL

Thanks guys. Been a rough week. My 7 year-old daughter got admitted to the hospital with a serious infection and nearly lost her left arm. My wife and I have been spending days and nights by her side. This is the first time I get a chance to do a workout in quite a while.

The next meet is in July - we'll see how things go.

Dynamic bench:
135 x 8
185 x 3 x 3 sets (2 boards)
205 x 3 x 3 sets (2 boards)
225 x 3 x 2 sets (2 boards)
135 x 20

Sitting DB shoulder press:
50 x 12 x 3 sets superset lateral raises 25 x 8

Rotator cuff rotations.

[LtL]

Damn that sucks. Hope she's ok!

LtL

[BendtheBar]

Thanks guys. Been a rough week. My 7 year-old daughter got admitted to the hospital with a serious infection and nearly lost her left arm.

Hope she's doing good. Didn't know you had a daughter that age. Can I ask how she picked up the infection?

[jp_ottawa]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Hope she's doing good. Didn't know you had a daughter that age. Can I ask how she picked up the infection?

it's a strep A infection. likely got it from a bad fall at school where she sprained her wrist. Her arm got badly swollen and she ran a fever of 106. Things are better now, but damn, we all got scared.

With everything that happened this year, I don't know if I can get my head in the game for doing a meet this summer. I would rather not decide right now, and see how the training is going. I finished teaching my last class today, so if nothing bad happens, I should resume a 4-day/week workout schedule.

[BendtheBar]

I understand about the meet. Live is more important. I have an 8 year old daughter and I can't imagine going through that.

[jp_ottawa]

Dynamic squats. Getting back in the groove of things. Trying to ease into it.
14'' box, raw
135 x 5
135 + medium bands x 3
225 + medium bands x 2 x 9 sets, very short rests between sets

Speed pulls:
Sumo, hook grip, raw and explosive
135 x 3
185 x 3
205 x 3
225 x 3
245 x 3

Assistance: Traps, Grip work, Abs.