My Powerlifting journey
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| Greyphantom |  | ... | 21-04-2016 @ 18:21 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Squats Squats WU 70x2x5, 120x5 160x4x8 Hi bar 2ct Paused 160x3 done, was supposed to do fronts and good mornings but just done in... thought I was pretty much over this bug but energy gets sapped rapidly and too easily, tbh wanted to stop after squats but did the paused, and tbh wanted at least 180 on the paused but just fvcked... Squats - so many things to remember now its like I am starting all over again and just remembering all the points as I am doing them... new shoes on, bar lower down on the back, stance closer in, sit down more not back, knees more in on the way up... aarrrrggh... felt alright but just got to get used to it all again, knees in def help with a closer stance and sitting down rather than back, big diff... quads def hit harder today... can still feel the bar where it was lower on my traps... didnt feel uncomfortable just have to get used to it all again, rebuilding the mechanics and getting that groove automatic again... vid looks a little high and Dig mentions opening up my hips but I cant remember if I did tbh as was thinking of all the other bits... feel like a babe in the woods again... yay... Hi bar 2ct - was hoping for 180 here but barely had the oomph to do 160 which didnt feel heavy just meh... in the last rep was just going to give up half way up ffs... pffft... right freaking pansy I am... heads aching a bit now, so tired but slept really well last night and the night before (mrs said that I passed out and didnt get up and down as normal) also had a little nap this afternoon for about an hour... new shoes def rock in the squat, as I get used to them they will play their part as will the new form and technique... so many things to think of... and I am just simple boy really  | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 25-04-2016 @ 12:27 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Deads (Sat 23 Apr 16) Block pulls WU 120x2x5, 170x5, 210x3, 245x2 265x5 Deads 245x5 BOR 155x11 120x15 100x18 Rev grip PD and EZ curls left... trained sat instead of fri cos A) was fvcked on fri and B) the mrs and daughter were going out shopping so I could train sat... Block pulls - well first set was a bit meh, just didnt feel optimal... second set was much better and 170 felt great... 210 simple as anything and 245 was also very good... set up for 265 and felt pretty decent, first 3 were really good, 4th a bit tougher and 5th was hard but not so much the weight just the oomph went right out... Deads - oh yeah this is how its supposed to go... freaking flew up and felt very quick and easy... was really happy... gassing a bit after stamina is still in the toilet really... BOR - first set no idea how I got the 11... flagged a bit after this too and then hit the 120... dammit got 15 which was unexpected and even more so was the 18 at 100... at this stage I was done... Energy is still in the cr@pper and still fairly tired... best thing about deads session was the fact that for the first time in 3 weeks I did not feel ill during training... woooot... just knackered after lol... finally feeling better in myself too just still that carry over of gen tiredness which is being helped by some good nights sleep lately, yes you heard it right folks... I am actually getting some good nights sleep in lately... nice... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 26-04-2016 @ 18:03 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench 1 OHP (90s - 2mins rest) WU 40x8, 65x5 65x4x10 CGBP WU 50x7, 65x5 80x3x10 80x8 Incl EZ ext 40x3x12 40x11 40x9 Lateral raises 10x3x12 10x16 oh yeah thats better but tbf its not like there were any big lifts here... so maybe that had a part to play... feeling much better today, still a bit tired but not bone weary... food has been good going in and so far not an issue (eg indigestion, nausea etc) once in... OHP - felt really good, speed was decent and didnt feel heavy till the last few reps on the last set when it was a total slow down around rep 7... still managed to finish it ok... CGBP - first 3 sets were ok could feel it slowing on the 3rd and didnt think 10 was there for the last, that proved to be the case... managed 8 but a 9th was def not there... Incl ez - man seriously 5 sets... managed to do the first 3 well enough but the 4th just would not give me 12, then of course the 5th set was not going there either, tris feeling pumped and done by the end... Side raises - first set easy, 2nd set pffft... 3rd set feeling a little burn there, 4th oh yeah there it is... good strict and solid reps... shoulders def feeling it today... so pleased to be climbing out the other side of this illness... fvcking hate feeling ill... havent had a nap at all today and after not a lot of sleep last night (um self inflicted not cos I couldnt) I thought I might need one... but still going well and feeling well too... so nice to not feel exhausted for no reason and after training feeling tired but invigorated... tomorrow is a squat day though so might feel differently after that lol... my mate who has been playing with premier pharmaceuticals tells me that the stuff is working a treat and all the associated feelings and so forth are there... the sust400 is the smoothest in terms of pip and now he is getting used to the associated sust flu its going well... the mtren is pretty damn good too, in fact a couple of sessions recently would not have happened if it werent for that... and monster, that lovely lovely monster... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 28-04-2016 @ 19:30 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Squats... or ffs meh... Squats WU 70x2x5, 120x5, 150x4 *belt on* 170x6 175x6 done... actually was done before I started... still not great re the stamina feeling sh1te... starting to p1ss me off tbh... however this was compounded by the fact that the mrs went to the states for work yesterday and then thought it would be great to text me till 0300 about the sun shining and a taxi ride and stuff... ffs... then I kept waking up thinking I missed another text or the alarm... getting used to the new form/technique, but still make little mistakes (eg not opening up on the way down then knees in on way up but reverse sigh)... but its getting there... did get vid, have not uploaded to youtube yet but its a worse angle than before... I moved it thinking it would be better but need to move it again as its not... still boss said they were fast reps which is nice... hot bath and early night for me... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 29-04-2016 @ 18:17 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench 2 BP WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x4 90x8 95x8 100x8 100x10 Incl BP 50x6 65x6 80x2x5 80x8 60x17 Flyes (1 min rest) 20x2x10 20x15 TPD (1min rest) 45x10 40x12 35x15 oh yeah... today was very different, in fact feeling so much better its like night and day, still tired but not exhausted... got 7.5 hours sleep last night and woke feeling tired thinking dammit... went to work, did the shopping and had some lunch and came home, slept for another 1.5 hours and woke feeling much refreshed and like I had some energy... wow... pre workouts went in and felt awesome... very very diff... now it could be the sleep or the fact that my ahem friend has started peps again today but ffs I hope this is the end of that sh1tty feeling... BP - warm ups felt good... fast easy light... 90 felt very very good... tight and almost like the bar sprang up off the chest... 95 much the same and 100 felt really good... got a vid of that although I almost didnt... second set of 100 felt really good too... managed to get a good 10... new set up is sinking in a bit and feels more natural to get into... Incl BP - oh how different was this one compared to last week... found the groove... 50 and 65 felt way too light... hell even the sets at 80 felt too light tbh but very very good... managed a good 8 on the last set, contemplated a 9th for a brief second but the 8th was not as clean as I like so left it there... could not believe 17 at 60 though, felt fantastic... Flyes - again just not expecting it to feel so good... light fast and room for more... TPD - prob should have gone a bit heavier (50 at least) on the first set as was supposed to get 8 reps... then take off 5kg match or beat and repeat... felt good on all sets and def felt my tris working... oh yeah baby... chest and tris feeling it now and feel good... bit tired but not exhausted which is a huge step and appetite is rumbling back... just hope this means its turned and can move on with some good training... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 30-04-2016 @ 19:14 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | deads block pulls WU 120x2x5, 170x5, 210x3, 250x1 275x5 Deads 255x5 BOR 160x11 140x8 (strict) 100x10 (strict) EX curls (strict with 90s rest) 45X3X12 Oh fck yeah... not best nights sleep last night but got about 9 hours with breaks... however biggest difference is energy is there even though I am tired where as the last couple of weeks there has been no energy at all... just fvcked all the time... since yesterday afternoon though this has changed... still tired but I dont feel sick when training and not wanting to sleep through the day... Blocks - warm ups were fine, from 170 on they seemed to just click in and had the power there too... 210 felt easy, 250 went better than I expected and then had to amp up for the top set... tbh wasnt sure as last week though went ok was a little on the difficult side... pffft I say... pffft... 275 felt far better than 265 last week... and I am sure I had a rep or even at a push two left... felt way better and just never an issue... Deads - after feeling good last week from the floor was hoping for more this week but it was not to be, cos it went better... just flew up all dead stop and just never in doubt again... and again def a rep maybe just maybe 2... went fast smooth and felt strong... BOR - wow 160 felt heavy but good, managed 11 and felt it... 140 was a stricter set with instructions to stop at 8 and due to the full contraction and squeeze I felt this too... 100 was the same stop at 10 and make sure its strict... mission accomplished... EZ curls - tired for sure by now but unlike the past couple of weeks I cracked on and could... ouch... first set went pretty well... second I felt it on the 10th rep a lot... third set I really had to focus on not swinging and squeezing those reps out at the end, just and only just managed the 12... bis are done... oh yeah baby much better deads day this week... feeling so much better too, food is going in, not the normal amount but about 75% I reckon... tbh the last couple of weeks have been very rough and at one point was even contemplating pulling out of the euros all together but some pep talk from the coach and its still on... time to get some heavy lifting on... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 02-05-2016 @ 18:35 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench 1 BP WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x4, 100x3 115x6 105x3x8 CGBP (2min rest) 85x11 75x12 65x14 Incl EZ ext (90sec rest) 40x4x120 Side raise 12.5x2x12 12.5x16 oh yeah... well at least wrt the workout, felt pants before, sleep is tanked again and today just felt off... but not as bad as previous... however right before the can of monster and pre workouts I just wasnt feeling it so had to b1tch slap myself about and get on with it... BP - new set up is proving to be a great thing, warm ups felt awesome and light... 100 never felt so easy and the 115 felt strong... its like I have a better platform to drive up off of... 105 sets were really really good and felt strong as well... only the last set last 2 reps did it feel slow and not all out either... was really happy... CGBP - still kept it going and all sets felt good, might have had one more on the 85 set but kept it sensible and was surprised at the 65... tris were feeling it at the end though... Incl ez - still loving these and how they feel, tris very pumped after and sore... so good... all sets were fast and strong last set had to take a breath for the last few reps but still felt good... Side raise - upped the weight but it still felt really good, side delts are done... kept the reps as strict as possible and really felt for each rep... no idea where it came from today but once under way everything just clicked in and felt so good... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 09-05-2016 @ 17:45 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Deads without deads... um... Squats WU 70x2x5, 120x5, 160x4 *belt on* 185x2x6 SLDL WU 180x5 210x5 Seated rows 125x14 125x11 125x9 ok still not 100% and tbh I am still questioning lifting in the Euros... have been eating since fri ok but not at full capacity... fluids are starting to go in as well which is good as pee was a bit dark for a few days... now much lighter... mrs has talked me into going to the doc tomorrow to get checked out... sleep last few days has been awesome... but tbh any night I get sleep is a bonus after the last few weeks... not exhausted through the day but still a bit tired... although that is going now too... antibiotics seem to be kicking ar$e or masking something lol... explaining to the doc how I have been using antibiotics will be fun... sigh... Squats - jebus was like I had forgotten how to squat properly... trying to remember the new set up and get all the cues on point but forgot a few in the first couple of sets but ironed it out by 160... however it still didnt click today... just felt awkward and meh... 185 felt ok but ungainly... got a vid of the first set... gassed a little but not as bad as I expected... 2nd set was about the same as first really... felt off... SLDL - aim was for a set at 8.5rpe so after warm up of 180 I thought 210... as it happens should have gone 220 probably and on a good day maybe 230... felt good though... Rows - surprised myself here... first set was aiming for 12+ but got 14 out of no where... felt really good too... second set managed to hit 11 which again was pretty much due to sheer bl00dy mindedness... last set nailed a good 9 and man did I feel that in the upper back... over all happy enough with training today... had a bit of a change in the program as in deads are now tue and squats fri but that was based on me running up to the euros training consistently and tbh its been off and on with more off... stupid fvcking body... right lets see what the doc says tomorrow... I can guess some of the questions already tbh lol... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 11-05-2016 @ 18:39 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench day (missed from last week) Incl BP WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 75x5 85x2x6 85x10 DB flyes 22.5x2x12 22.5x15 Flat DB tri ext 15x8 12.5x12 10x20 DB bp 17.5x20 felt a bit off today, but better than in the last few weeks... food is going in but not as well nor as much... Incl bench - warm ups felt really good... first set of 85 freaking flew... got a vid... felt fast and easy... second set much the same and third set was for 6+ thought I might get 8... got 8 alright as easy as 6 and then it slowed, 9 was slower and 10 was a little bump against the wall so left it there, I may have had 11 (probably would have in retrospect) but was happy with that today... felt a bit better too... Flyes - ok didnt think this was going to be as easy as it was... felt very comfortable and felt a good stretch across the chest... last set the 15th rep was a little difficult... Tri ext - have not done these either ever or since jebus walked the earth so was really looking to nail form tbh... however I was a mite conservative as 15 was a tad light... this was born out by the following sets... felt it working well though... DB bp - really easy tbh, very light and quick... really good session over all... did not expect it to go as well as it did... still feeling tired but better slowly... got the bodypower expo on this weekend and will be up there from fri setting up helping out reffing and even announcing on sun morning lol... hoping to fit my last workout in tomorrow... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 16-05-2016 @ 18:05 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench 1 BP WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x3, 100x2, 110x1, 120x1 130x1 (comp pause) 120x7 115x7 110x7 CGBP 85x12 75x13 65x16 Incl EZ ext 40x4x12 Side raise 12.5x2x12 12.5x19 well on friday I started feeling much better and actually ate mostly normal in terms of number of meals but was slightly down on quantity... got better each day and now eating and drinking nearly normal again... dont feel as tired either... was at BP all weekend reffing and it was pretty full on... BP - warm ups felt really really good... set up was tight and very on and weight just flew up... 110 felt so light and fast, I hoped that 120 would do the same... it did... got set up for 130 and damn if it didnt feel very good... 130 was a comp pause, managed to keep tight set up right and just press the cr4p out of it... then dropped weight for touch and go at 120 for the first set, this was to set the number of reps for the next two sets as well... goal was 5 plus and was thinking 5 would be good, managed to get 7 and toyed with the idea of an 8th but thought too long and lost it... still happy enough with 7 there... next two sets nailed 7 for both and they felt really good... CGBP - similar set up to a couple of weeks ago... this time felt much better and managed to get a few more reps... really felt my tris working hard esp on the last set... felt strong here too... Incl ez ext - again weight felt light enough and sets really good... last couple of sets the last couple of reps felt tougher but really good... tris again felt it hard but good... Side raise - oh yeah hit the delts nicely and on the last set managed 19, 20th just eluded me... such an awesome work out after a few weeks of pants... pants diet, pants training and pants sleep... things seem to be turning a corner and as such have made me rethink dropping out of the Euros... Dig has been a rock through the last few weeks, keeping things calm when tbh I was wobbling... now looking forward to a rebound effect and hopefully pull something out of the bag come June... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 17-05-2016 @ 18:16 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Deads Squats WU 70x5, 120x5, 160x3 *belt on* 190x3 Deads WU 120x5, 170x5, 210x3, 250x1 280x4 SLDL 220x5 Seated rows (c90sec rest) 130x15 130x12 130x9 EZ curls (c90sec rest) 45x2x12 45x14 oh holy damn... yeah thought I was well up for this today... had my eye on a number for deads as goal was a 5RM... BW today was 111.5 which is 6.5kg down from a few weeks ago before I was ill... ffs all that work puting it on and the sob drops cos of a couple of days sick... Squats - warm ups felt good still getting used to all the new bits but its starting to get better... shoes are going ok but I still need to sit down more as I am feeling like I go forward still so try to compensate... still 190 felt ok... felt better than 185 but then only 3 reps too... Deads - warm ups went really well... even 250 felt light enough and quick enough so I thought sod it lets go for 280... first 3 ok 4th not so much, after the set I started to think I should have changed the grip to left hand over after rep 3 and that might have helped get the 4th better and perhaps allow the 5th... but in all honesty I am not sure... it was not easy... happy I got the 4 though... SLDL - 220 for 5 felt good, difficult but not overwhelmingly so... prob could have got 225 easy enough and maybe, just maybe 230 if I sucked it up... Rows - well since shafted the posterior chain thought might as well cr4p out the upper back as well lol... mission accomplished... holy cow after finishing my upper back was toast in fact all my back was fried... managed to do an extra rep on the first 2 sets but the 3rd was all I could do to hit the target... EZ curls - first set felt pretty good... second harder and third I was really digging deep to get the extra reps and man did it hit my biceps hard... shaking like a beaten dog... feeling good and eating is starting to get back on track now... training feeling very good and I really need to push it hard to make sure I can get into some sort of ready for the Euros... its going to be a full on week anyway as I will be reffing and am also the technical officer so will be bombarded with questions, protests and so forth... yay... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 19-05-2016 @ 18:01 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench 2 Incl BP WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x4 95x4x6 70x15 Flyes (c1min rest) 25x2x10 25x11 Lying DB tri ext (c90secs rest) 15x15 15x12 15x9 DB BP 25x22 (done with 2 30 sec rest periods... so set 1 13, set 2 to 17 and last set 22) holy cow good session today... felt it hard in the chest and tris... Incl BP - felt pretty decent, more weight on so felt a little heavier obv but went up well enough... got a vid of the first set, was told if it felt heavy then drop to 90 after first set, as I have had a fairly long rest due to being ill just kept it 95 and it felt good... 4th set I had to take a breath before the 5th rep but was all good... felt strong and hit the chest nicely... 70 felt pretty light after and was thinking at least 12-15 reps in there, got to 10 thinking maybe more but by 13 could feel it starting to bite and 15 was about it although I might have had one more... might... happy with this atm... Flyes - expected it to be harder tbh... first 2 sets felt good pretty speedy... but by the 3rd set the short rest was biting... got to 8 thinking damn and managed to get the 11th but not a 12... was hoping 12 would be done... Tri ext - still getting used to this but feeling it really well in the tris... hit 15 on first set reasonably well... doubt a 16th was there tbh... then it was tough to get 12... tris were not happy... 3rd set I got 8 and had to really push for 9... 10 just werent going to go well... DB bp - started off so well, got 1st 10 really fast and felt comfy enough but then all the work caught up with me and chest just went nope... so had to take a pit stop at 13... counted 30 (prob a bit fast for 30secs) then pushed out another 4 to get to 17... thinking wtaf at this stage then in the next 30sec rest my lifting song came on and got a good 5... could not get the 6th... wow much better this week... really kicking into gear with training and hope it keeps going... not long till the euros and even though a week ago I was thinking of NOT lifting in them I am now back to lets get it on... Dig has been awesome getting things spot on and being that rock... food going in ok atm, was 111.5 the other day and today 112.4 so its not falling any more... loads of work to do for the euros behind the scenes too... going to be so busy... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 20-05-2016 @ 18:02 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Squats Squats WU 70x2x5, 120x5, 160x3, 180x1 *belt on* 200x2 215x2 225x1 200x6 Front squats 120x2x5 GHR BWx8, 7+1p, 6+1p, 5 sh1tty nights sleep last night, just warm (mrs was in the hug mode and needed to be close so I end up over heating) and couldnt get comfy... so as an offshoot did not feel well up for it today... cracked on regardless... Squats - once under way actually started feeling pretty good... 200 felt surprisingly good and fast so was happy... and then the fall... 215 felt surprisingly heavy and slow... but I rushed it a little and didnt set up as well so made sure to take more time on the 225 which went better but still not as good as I would like... quads feeling a bit hard done by and looking back this is the first time I have gone over 200 in about 6 weeks... in fact its the best squat session I have had in a while... 200 for 5+ was the target I was thinking I will be lucky to make 5... did it ok went for the 6th and yeah that was about it, quads were very tight at this stage... on that verge of almost cramping... Front squats - target was not met by any means today... supposed to be 120x4x7 I managed 2 sets of 5 sigh... first set I thought it was going to go well... got to 4 and left quad was just not happy, did a 5th to make sure and it was sure... tried a 2nd set to make really sure and got to 3 then had to push out the next 2... left it there rather than push too hard... feeling my quads now tbh... they are humming a bit... GHR - yeah my fave... not... was a bit worried as last time my knee was really sore doing these but today it was pretty much ok, little sore but nothing to worry about... first set was a quick 8, might have had the 9th but only maybe... thought I would manage another 8 on the 2nd but nope could not get up again when I face planted lol... then down from there but hams and glutes are feeling tingly and sore so must have hit them ok... in fact both sides of my legs are now sore and humming... if I stretch one the other starts complaining so try stretching the other and then the opposite lol... fairly happy with that today even if I missed the fronts... will get them next time... got some serious veinage happening in the legs atm too... even the mrs commented on it... belt is in so there are only 2 holes remaining too... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 23-05-2016 @ 18:06 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Bench 1 BP WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x4, 100x2, 110x1, 120x1, 130x1 140x1 (comp pause) 130x3 110x10 CGBP 85x3x10 Incl EZ ext (90 sec rest) 50x6 left there Side raise (90 sec rest) 17.5x18 17.5x12 17.5x10 mixed day but good over all... BP - warm ups felt good, getting that set up locked down and it does make a big difference... 110 flew up, 120 easy and quick, 130 was better than last week... 140 I was hoping would go really well... well it went and mostly really well, bit slower than I wanted and it came off line a bit so had to handle it back in a bit... over all I was happy enough with it... 130 for 3 was good... actually so good I had a rep or two more there... 110 felt pretty light till about rep 8 then got the 9th ok, 10th was a struggle but where as I would have bailed or not locked out before I did it... CGBP - first set was ok but nothing special, yeah weight moved fast but felt meh... second set way better and so was the 3rd... felt really good and no problems... Incl EZ - hmmm got a bit complacent here... first 4 reps were really good 5th I got sloppy on the form and felt my elbow twinge, did a 6th but elbow was really not happy so left it there... weight didnt feel heavy I just relaxed and let things slide, it showed me what happens when you dont respect the weight... Side raise - oh yeah felt these today... good first set, second set was harder and felt it hit well, 3rd I really pushed the last couple of reps... wow... really felt it in the delts today... happy with training atm... getting some decent sessions in and its feeling really good for the euros... still not 100% from what ever it was I had but much much better... | ||
| Greyphantom | | ... | 24-05-2016 @ 18:25 |
TL:DR Member 2858, 889 posts SQ 275, BP 155, DL 320750.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Deads Deads WU120x2x5, 170x5, 210x3, 250x1 280x1 300x1 SLDL 225x8 BOR 140x3x8 CG rev PD 85x12 85x11+1p 85x10 EZ curls 50x2x10 50x12 ok pretty decent day today as well... Deads - warm ups felt ok to start but got better as they went and by 250 it flew... but 280 went well but not as well as it should, it felt a little off... might have been a little forward looking back so it made the pull harder than it should have... however 300 felt a lot better but slower than I wanted... there is a vid... SLDL - oh good grief... goal was 5+ was thinking 6 maybe 7 if I am lucky... got to 7 and just went for the 8th... got it but not sure another was there... that was tough... took a min for the feeling to hit the hams and glutes though... then ouch... BOR - these felt good, kept them as strict as I could and did pretty well... upper back was feeling it a load... went well as they should... CG PD - oh hell... first set went ok, second set got to 9th rep and started feeling it hard in the lats... went for the 12 rep but just couldnt get it all the way down... and man my lats were screaming... last set was supposed to be 12+ but tbh I knew going in there was no way... managed 10 and that hurt... lats fvcking humming and hurt a load... still very sore tbh but then it matches lower back, hams and glutes... EZ curls - felt pretty good tbh and easier than I expected... biceps were feeling it by last set and I was hoping for 14 on last set but got to 8 and thought 11 would be good, made 12... oh yeah... good session for last heavy deads before the comp... feeling more and more up for it as the days go by... just got to hold on to this feeling and keep it moving as well as it has the last couple of weeks... | ||
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