mab 5/3/1 powerlifting

[BendtheBar]

Notes: Day two of IF and had a lot of energy and was very focused

That's really good to hear. Usually it takes me 3-4 days to get used to it when I am off.

[mab54]

Originally Posted by Off Road

Chin-up Power!

Was really happy with how easy 80 was!

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

That's really good to hear. Usually it takes me 3-4 days to get used to it when I am off.

I don't know why I adjusted so quick, my body even knows when to be hungry.

1/17/12

Deadlift
485x1 (PR)
485x1
485x2 Second rep had a hitch about 2 inches from lockout.
485x1

Rackpulls
455x3
455x3
455x3
455x3
455x3

Anderson 1/2 Squats
355x1 Great form the rest were very ugly
355x1
355x1
355x1

Situps
45x18
45x18
45x18
45x18

Notes: felt pretty good coming in, had enough power to have the DL fly off the floor but just couldn't lock it out for the second rep.

Hands hurt pretty bad today so used straps for rack pulls. Still having so problems with andersons, but hopefully next week I will master it.

[mab54]

Quick Question that doesn't deserve its own thread.

Does anyone know who is invited to the 2012 arnold classic strongman? I found the list of events but couldn't find the list of competitors.

[Off Road]

Are you kidding me? You hit a PR, then did it for multiple sets and a double? That is stinkin' awesome right there.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by mab54

Quick Question that doesn't deserve its own thread.

Does anyone know who is invited to the 2012 arnold classic strongman? I found the list of events but couldn't find the list of competitors.

No list yet.

2011 champion Brian Shaw of Colorado, who also won the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition, will be back to defend his title.

He will face a field that is likely to include 2011 runner-up Mike Jenkins of Baltimore; six-time champion Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania, whofinished third in 2011; and two-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion Derek Poundstone of Waterbury, Conn.

The greatest strongmen in the world will engage in a battle of revenge on several fronts. Shaw finished second to Savickas in the 2010 World's Strongest Man, before prevailing at the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic and the 2011 WSM.

Savickas, who many feel is the greatest strongman of his generation, won six straight ASC titlles before not competing in 2009 and losing to Poundstone in 2010. Poundstone, meanwhile, will be looking to recapture the form that helped him win in 2009 and 2010 before sitting out the 2011 contest due to injury.

The complete field will be named soon.

Great PR MAB! I use straps for rack pulls simply so I can strap on as much weight as possible.

[mab54]

Originally Posted by Off Road

Are you kidding me? You hit a PR, then did it for multiple sets and a double? That is stinkin' awesome right there.

Well to be fair I missed 500 at a meet because of hitching, and the double I hitched about 2inches from lock out. Thanks though felt really good to get that PR!

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

No list yet.



Great PR MAB! I use straps for rack pulls simply so I can strap on as much weight as possible.

Any idea when a list will be out?

I try to only use straps when my grip is hurting really bad, I don't like to use them because they hurt my wrist pretty bad during the set.

[BendtheBar]

No idea. The official site is very vague.

[mab54]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

No idea. The official site is very vague.

Thats where I had been looking around but I just couldn't find any information either.

[T-Bone]

Great, great work mab. Really strong pulling!

[mab54]

Originally Posted by T-Bone

Great, great work mab. Really strong pulling!

Thanks T-Bone! Trying to keep the momentum.

1/18/12

30 mins of sprinting nothing to really mention just really cold and boring.