UCLA Powerlifting Training

Squat 2/2/12

2012-02-02T22:54:00.000-08:00

Squat:
155 x 1
175 x 1 (high)
175 x 1 (fail, rolled forward)
Not. A. Good. Day. Going to rethink my weights for the meet.

Band-lightened Squat:
205 x 3
215 x 3 x 2
225 x 3
Last rep of last set I messed up something in my left hip, sort of felt a small pop. Tried to go in for pause squats and that didn't work at all; hopefully it's not serious and can be taken care of with some ibuprofen/foam rolling (thanks Dave) before the meet :/.

Luke 1-31-12 Bench

2012-02-01T02:25:00.000-08:00

Raw Bench

205 x 1 @ 8

225 x 1 @ 10 slow lockout, but pretty smooth, ties PR

Shirted board press

245 x 4 board, 3 board x 2

255 x 4 board, 3 board x 2 added belt

265 x 3 board x 3

275 x 3 board x fail then reset, 3 board x 3 PR but with some Gregging. This is 40 pounds over my raw 3 board.

Skullcrushers

70 x 10

80 x 10 x 2

Barbell Curls

70 x 8

80 x 8

Pendlays

135 x 4 neck was hurting

135 x 5

155 x 5

Ultra Wide Grip Bench

135 x 8

155 x 8

145 x 8

Pull Ups

BW x 12, 15

Luke 1-30-12 Deadlift on monday

2012-02-01T02:22:00.000-08:00

Deadlift in suit

435 x 1 @ 9+

465 x 1 @ 10-

495 x f, f

505 x f I wasn't planning on doing another attempt after 465, but I saw the weight on the bar and wanted to lift it

Deficit Sumo Deadlift in suit

335 x 5

355 x 5 x 2 hard

Glute thrusts

GHR

Abs

Bench 1/31/12

2012-02-01T00:18:00.000-08:00

Bench (shirted):
95 x 3 board, 2 board (warmup)
105 x 1 (no commands)
105 x 1 (just made this one)
115 x f (shirt not down enough...=choking)
115 x f (belted but that made it way too tight)
Personal problems. Also worked up to my 1st attempt in warm-ups so that might have been part of the problem.

Pause bench:
65 x 3 x 4

Cable Triceps, Shrugs
Shoulder is doing a lot better but still a bit eh, so laying off of it until the meet.

Ryan Shirted Bench 1/31/12

2012-01-31T22:59:00.000-08:00

Bench w/ shirt-
225 raw x1
(shirt)
275 x 4 board, 3 board
295 x 4board, 3board, 3fail board
315 x 3, 3 board
335 x 3, 2 couldn't touch
345 x 3, 2 board
355 x 2 board
315 x 2, 2fail (exhausted)

Chest supported rows x3
Shrugs x3
tricep iso x3
Close Pulldowns x3
abs

Danny Salzetti Deadlift

2012-01-31T17:19:00.000-08:00

Warmups

135x5

225x3

315x1

Suit on

385x1

435x1

First Attempt

475x1

Second Attempt

525x1 (PR)

Then, I did some rack pulls but my back was completely dead

Ryan Deadlift 1/30/12

2012-01-30T23:55:00.000-08:00

Deadlift Suited-
445 x1
495 xf (grip gave out)
495 x1
505 x1

Rack Pulls (Straps Up)
445 x3
495 x3
465 x3

Glut Thrusts-
A lot of weight x reps

Hamstring curls
GHRs

My back is destroyed

Deadlift 1/30/12

2012-01-30T23:53:00.000-08:00

Deadlift (suited):
245 x 1
265 x f
265 x f
Couldn't lock either of those out, likely for stupid breathing reasons and not for strength. Will fix that at the meet.

Rack Pulls:
275 x 3 x 5
Failed a handful of these (4 or so) not to locking out, but just getting caught on my thighs and wussing out -_-.

GHRs, Banded Hamstring Curls, Glute Thrusts

Cool stuff this week

2012-01-29T23:22:00.000-08:00

Squat
295 x 3
305 x 3 x 2
Last set might've been high. And a note I forgot from last week, I was having trouble with 285 until I tried loosening my belt one notch from where I usually put it. Good to know I'm clearly getting fatter.

Bench
190 x 3 x 2
195 x 3

Speed pulls (conventional)
275 x 3 x 8

Dumbbell bench (1 min rest)
70 x 3
75 x 3 x 4

Military press
115 x 5 x 2
120 x 5
125 x 5 (PR?)
Don't like the seated press at 24Hour since the bar is way too far and way to high for me to do it without a liftoff and also I have no friends

Bench Assistance. Fri. 1/27.

2012-01-28T01:12:00.000-08:00

**** I'M GOING TO TEMPORARILY STOP PRESSING HEAVY ON BENCH ASSISTANCE DAY. MY ELBOWS AREN'T DOING WELL WITH PRESSING HEAVY TWICE A WEEK AND MY MAX & REP SETS STILL HAVE'NT GOTTEN BACK TO WHERE I WAS LAST SPRING (when I hit a 180 max for a PR) ****

Bench 3x8
115 (@8), 115 (@8), 115 (@8)
-> (elbows feel so-so, maybe I shouldn't even barbell bench twice a week).

Dumbbell Bench 4x12
40dbs (@6), 40dbs (@7-), 40dbs (@8+), 40dbs (@8+)

"Desert Eagle" Shoulder Raises
20dbs x5, 20dbs x5, 12dbs x15, 12dbs x15

Wide-Grip Cable Rows 4x5
120 (@8), 130 (@9+), 120 (@8), 120 (@8)

Close-Grip Lat Pulldown 4x10
130 (@9), 120 (@9), 120 (@9), 120 (@8)

Rear Delt Machine 4x8 (w/ vertical grip)
115 (@8), 115 (@8), 115 (@8), 115 (@8)

Hammer Curls 3x15
15dbs, 15dbs, 15dbs

Romanian High Chair Core Db Raises 4x8
-> all w/ 10db (could have gone heavier)

Deadlift Assistance. Thur. 1/26.

2012-01-28T01:10:00.000-08:00

Speed Pulls 6x3
185, 225, 225, 225, 225, 225

Standing Calf Raise Machine 3x20
-> all w/ 20lbs

Hip Adduction Machine 3x10
295 (@10), 265 (@7), 265 (@8)

Hip Abduction Machine 3x10
160 (@10), 130 (@9-), 115 (@8)

Bench Triples. Tues. 1/24.

2012-01-28T01:05:00.000-08:00

Bench 3x3
145 (@9), 155 (@10-)x1+->spotter took second rep (I had messed up my flare but I still had the weight) 155 x2 -> just racked it, wasn't feeling this

Pause Bench 3x3 @ (3 sec.)
115 (@8), 125 (@9), 135 (@10)

Pendlay Rows 4x3
135 (@8), 145 (@10-), 145 (@10-), 145 (@10-)

Close-Grip Weighted Pullups 4x5
BW+25lbs, BW+25lbs, BW+25lbs, BW+25lbs

Db Curls 3x12
-> all w/ 15dbs

Squat Triples. Mon. 1/23.

2012-01-28T00:59:00.000-08:00

Back Squat 3x3 (belted)
205 (@9-), 205 (@9-), 215 (@9)
-> (squat sessions have just been like a boring march down the same street every monday ... it's been over a year since I hurt my achilles and before then I hit 225x4 on squats ... lately the best I done with 225 is 2 reps ... my form is also horrible ... working on improving it and keeping my torso upright)

Band-Lightened Squat 4x3
-> w/ the big greens
3pes (@7), 3p+15lb.es (@8+), 3.5pes (@9+), 3.5pes (@9+)

Safety Squat Bar Pause Squats 3x3 @ (3 sec.)
+35lbs (@8), +40lbs (@10-), +40lbes (@10-)

Foam Roller Transversus 3x16

Standing Calf Raises 3x10
60lbs (@7), 80lbs (@7), 100lbs (@8+)

Luke 1-27-12 Bench

2012-01-27T21:14:00.000-08:00

Bench in Dave's size 48 Inzer Phenom (aka cutter) which fit about how a 42 katana fits, pretty easy to get on and touch in

185 x 4 board, 3 board, 2 board, chest

205 x 3 board, 2 board chest

225 x 1

235 x fail I got good pop off the bottom, but couldn't quite lock it out, more 2 board work...

Seated Dumbbell Shoulder press

50's x 10

55's x 10

60's x 7

65's x 5

I did some rows and pulldowns, but I was feeling really shitty and hungry so I left early... Also I waited over half an hour to start lifting.

Bench Assist. 1/27/12

2012-01-27T19:10:00.000-08:00

Band-lightened Bench:
95 x 3 x 2
100 x 3
105 x 3
110 x 2, f
Pink band/same pins; way easier than last week for some reason.

Dumbbell press:
25(2) x 5 x 4

Wide-grip Cable Rows, Close-grip Lat Pulldowns, Reverse Flyes, Biceps, Abs
Could only do a little of the reverse flyes because they really aggravate my shoulder.

Luke 1-26-12 Deadlift assist

2012-01-27T15:22:00.001-08:00

Band Resisted Deadlift (bands lift 400 pounds of plates partially off the ground at the top)

135 x 3 x 2

185 x 3 x 4

Low Box Squat

185 x 5

225 x 5

Safety Bar Slight Pause Squat

2 plates per side x 3 x 4

Glute Thrusts

425 x 5 x 2

abs, jumps

Deadlift Assist. 1/26/12

2012-01-27T10:23:00.000-08:00

Speed pulls (suited):
135 (1 purple band) x 3 (easy but seems harder than raw)
185 (1 purple band) x 3 (couldn't lock any of these out)
135 (2 purple bands) x 3 (couldn't lock any of these out either)
135 (1 purple band) x 3 x 2

Wide-stance Low Box Squats (suited):
135 x 5
145 x 5
155 x 5 (finally starting to get that speed)
165 x 5 (easiest set of them all)

Box jumps

Been too long since I've last posted

2012-01-25T10:13:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, sorry for my absence from the blog. I have been working out, just forgot to post stuff. Gonna try to be better. As you guys may know, I won't be competing in the Feb meet anymore because I have a job career day and potentially some interviews.

Bench:
warmups
175x3@9
185x3@10-
190x3@10

Incline Bench:
135x8x2

accessory work

Luke 1-24-12 Bench

2012-01-25T00:06:00.000-08:00

Bench in my katana

225 x 3 board, 2 board, chest

225 x 2

235 x 1 PR slow ass lockout

225 x fail, fail with belt on

2 board in shirt

235 x 3

245 x 3 PR

Ultra Wide Grip Bench

155 x 8 x 3

Pendlays

135 x 5

155 x 5

175 x 5

Close Grip Lat Pulldown chinups grip

200 x 5

stack (250) x 5, 4

Triceps Pushdowns

stack (150) x 15 x 3

Shrugs

Ab Wheel

Updates

2012-01-24T23:31:00.000-08:00

Hey guys. Hope school and training is going well for everyone.

Squat

I switched to a smaller size super centurion (size 38) which is a wide stance instead of a regular like my old one. The wide stance is a better fit for me now since I have gradually moved my feet out wider. Haven't hit depth with the suit yet, but I have 7 more training weeks until the USPA state meet on March 24th so hopefully it happens before then lol.

Bench

Still working technique in the shirt on bench. Not much exciting news to report here.

Deadlift

I switched to sumo style deads recently as I am able to keep my back more upright and in a better position throughout the pull compared to conventional style. Also, using the wide stance super centurion (same as squats), I can get some poundage out of the suit. Here is a video from tonight:

Good luck to everyone competing in the USAPL state meet!

Ryan Bench 1/24/12

2012-01-24T23:23:00.000-08:00

Weigh in, 202

Bench Shirt (First time ever)-
275 - 3board
295 - 3board
315 - 3board
335 - 3board, 2board fail
335 - 3 board, 2 board (clean)

Ultra Wide Grip Bench-
135 x8
145 x8x2

Pendlay Rows x3
Tricep Iso x3
Shrugs x3

Bench 1/24/12

2012-01-24T22:19:00.000-08:00

Bench (shirted):
115 x 3 board, 2 board, 1 board (fail)
105 x 2 board, 1 board, 1 board (I think, can't remember this part of my workout to the end)
105 x chest (nope), chest (nope), chest (yay, I didn't feel this at all)
105 x chest (nope), chest (yay) (I think that was it)

Cable triceps
Shoulder is messed so nothing else today; GP appt. soon.

Max 1/24 Bench

2012-01-24T20:46:00.001-08:00

Bench

200x3

210x3

215x2 =(

Something's wrong and I need to fix it...

Paws Bench

175x3 2 sets

180x3 3 sets

Chest-Supported Bros

135x3 1 set

145x3 4-5 sets (I forgot)

Dips, pull-ups, etc

Squat 1/23/12

2012-01-24T03:11:00.000-08:00

Squat (Suited, Straps Up, Knees Wrapped)
1x3 at 375 lbs
1x3 at 395 lbs
1x3 at 405 lbs

Band-Assisted Squat
1x3 at 425 lbs
1x3 at 445 lbs
1x3 at 455 lbs

Safety Squat Bar Pause Squats
3x3 at 225 lbs

Luke 1-23-12 Squat

2012-01-23T23:40:00.000-08:00

Squat in suit

405 x 3 @ 8+

425 x 3 @ 9-

445 x 3 @ 10- knees wrapped, high

Band Lightened Squat single greens from top

455 x 3

465 x 3

475 x 3

495 x 3

SS bar pause squat

plate + quarter x 3

2 plate x 3 x 2

Transversus

Hypers

Squat 1/23/12

2012-01-23T23:29:00.000-08:00

Squat (suited):
185 x f,f,f (I didn't sit back on these and kept stumbling forward)
185 x 3 (almost depth)
205 x 1, f (again, need to sit back)
225 x 1 (not deep enough, but sat back at least)
185 x 3
Triples obviously didn't happen today, but I'm getting more used to the suit. It feels like nothing will ever get me used to the knee wraps though -_-

Band-lightened Squat
185 x 3
195 x 3
215 x 3
Purple bands.

Safety Squat Bar Pause Squats
bar x 3
bar + 15 x 3
bar + 25 x 3

Ryan Squat 1/23/12

2012-01-23T23:19:00.001-08:00

Weight in at 200lb. 220 by Feb 23.

Squat (first day with suit)
315 x3 x2
345 x1
365 x1+f (lost tightness, straps up)
365 x3 (i'm sure all were high)

Band Assisted-
425 x3x2
445 x3
465 x1+F

SSBar Pause Squat-
205 x3
225 x3x2

Good Girlsx3

Bench Assist. Fri/Sat. 1/20-1/21.

2012-01-23T11:45:00.000-08:00

**** (MISSED 2 WORKOUTS MID-WEEK DUE TO ILL STOMACH) ****

Band-Lightened Bench 5x3
155 (@8), 165 (@9), 175 (@10), 165 (@10-)
-> w/ purples (doubled)

Standing Press 4x5
65 (@8), 75 (@9+), 75 (@9+), 75 (@9+)

Cable Flys 4x10
35lbs (@7), 50lbs (@9), 50lbs (@9+), 45lbs (@9+)

**** (RAN OUT OF TIME, GYM CLOSES EARLIER ON FRIDAYS, FINISHED SATURDAY MORNING) ****

Wide-Grip Cable Rows 4x5
130 (@9+), 130 (@9+), 130 (@9+), 130 (@9+)

Close-Grip Lat Pulldowns 4x5
170 (@9+), 170 (@9+), 170 (@9+), 170 (@9+)

Rear Delt Fly Machine 4x10 (vertical grip)
85 (@7), 100 (@9), 115 (@10), 115 (@10)

Hammer Curls
30dbs x7, 30dbs x6

Preacher Curls (outer open grip) 2x6
50lbs, 50lbs

EYH Bads (wrist extensors)
-> greens x20 reps, yellows x10 reps, yellows x10 reps

Bench Assist. 1/21/12

2012-01-21T19:56:00.000-08:00

Band-lightened Bench:
85 x 3
95 x 3 x 2
100 x fail (not sure what happened here but this was impossible for some reason)
95 x 3 x 2
All with pink band.

Press:
45 x 5 x 5

Bench:
55 x 8 x 3

Wide-grip cable rows, close-grip lat pulldowns

Squat. Mon. 1/16.

2012-01-20T23:48:00.000-08:00

Back Squat 3x5 (belted)
185 (@8), 195 (@9), 205 (@10-)
-> (working on staying upright)

Band-Lightened Squats 4x3
-> all w/ purples (singled)
275 (@9), 275 (@9), 275 (@9), 275 (@9)
-> (focusing on straight torso w/ "chest to chin")

Safety Squat Bar Pause Squats 5x3 @ (3 sec.)
+1pes (@10), +40lbes (@10), +35lbes (@9), +35lbes (@9), +40lbes (@9+)

Hyperextensions 3x30 BW

Hip Adduction Machine 4x30
40lbs (very easy), 85lbs (easy), 130lbs (medium), 175lbs (tough)

Aerobics Ball Transversus Crunches 4x12
57.5lb (@8), 57.5lb (@9), 57.5lb (@8+), 62.5lb (+ 10 sec.) hold (@10)

Bench Assist. Fri. 1/13.

2012-01-20T23:43:00.000-08:00

Band-Resisted Bench 9x3
-> all w/ minis (red)
95, 105, 115, 115, 125, 125, 135, 145, 135

3-Board Bench 4x3
155 (@8), 165 (@9+), 170 (@10-), 175 (@10-)

Shoulder Press 3x8
65, 65, 70

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown 4x8
120x8, 120x8, 120x8, 110x8

Cable Rows (med. grip) 4x8
140x5, 110x8, 110x8, 110x8

Shrug Machine (facing in)
3pes x16, 3.5pes x10, 3.5pes x10, 3pes x ?

Db Bicep Curls 3x8
-> all w/ 25dbs

Deadlift Assistance. Thur. 1/12/12.

2012-01-20T23:38:00.000-08:00

Speed Pulls 8x3 (no belt)
225, 245, 245, 245, 245, 265, 265, 245

Box Squats 5x5 (belted)
135 (@9), 135 (@9), 135 (@9), 135 (@9), 135 (@9)
-> focusing on squatting straight up

Lunges 3x10
95 (@8), 95(@8), 95 (@8)

Reverse GHR Sit-Ups
-> all w/ green medicine ball behind head
7 reps, 8 reps, 10 reps

Free Motion Seated Calf Press
100x10ea, 160x10ea, 160x10ea, 100x10ea

Luke 1-20-12 Bench ASST

2012-01-20T21:29:00.000-08:00

Band Lightened Bench (blacks from 6, took off nothing from 4 board+ and about 70-80 at the bottom)

225 x 3

245 x 3

255 x 3 x 3 @ 10

Seated Military Press

95 x 5

115 x 5

125 x 5 @ 9

Bench

135 x 10

145 x 10 x 2 @ 8-, 8

Wide Grip Cable Row

160 x 8

180 x 8 x 2

Close Grip Lat Pulldown

180 x 6

200 x 6

220 x 6

Band Pull Aparts

Biceps

Decline Situps

BW x 12

BW +10 x 6

Deadlift 1/19/12

2012-01-20T13:53:00.000-08:00

Deadlift (suited):
245 x 1 x 3
255 x 1 x 2 (last one hitched...getting stuck on my thighs)
I'm having a hard time getting down in the suit so all of these singles were pulled off of 35 plates. Right shoulder is messed so couldn't do rack pulls.

Banded Hyperextensions, GHRs, Glute Thrusts

Luke 1-19-12 Deadlift

2012-01-19T21:53:00.000-08:00

Suited

Deadlift

405 x 3 @ 8+

445 x 3 @ 9+ PR

Rack Pulls from lowest pin in rack

405 x 3

425 x 3

445 x 3

465 x 3

GHR the new machine feels much better

BW x 10 x 3

Floor Sweeper Abs

3 sets

Luke Bench 1-17-12

2012-01-17T23:47:00.000-08:00

used Greg's 42 super Katana... still suck at shirt

Bench

205 x 3board, 2 board, chest

225 x 2 board, chest x 2 PR

225 x fail

2 board press

195 x 3

205 x 3

215 x 3

ultra wide grip bench

135 x 10

155 x 8

165 x 8

Pendlay Rows

185 x 3 x 2

Weighted Chin Ups

BW + 45 x 5

BW + 90 x 4

BW + 70 x 5

Triceps

Abs

Max 1/17 Bench

2012-01-17T22:57:00.000-08:00

Bench

195x5

200x5 2 sets

They said I could've hit 205, but I REALLY doubt it.

Paws Bench

175x3

185x2 failed 3rd

175x3 2 sets

Chest-Supported Bros

135x3

145x3 3 sets

Other stuff

Squat 1/16/12

2012-01-17T10:37:00.000-08:00

Squat (Straps Down, Knees Wrapped)
1x5 at 345 lbs
2x5 at 375 lbs

Band-Lightened Squat
1x3 at 315 lbs
1x3 at 365 lbs
1x3 at 405 lbs
1x3 at 425 lbs
1x3 at 455 lbs

Safety-Squat Bar Pause Squats
1x3 at 175 lbs
2x3 at 225 lbs

Luke 1-16-12 Squat

2012-01-17T00:13:00.000-08:00

no suit today. felt amazingly shitty today. went hard last night on the keg.

Squat

315 x 5 @ 8

345 x 5 @ 9+

375 x 5 @ 10- ties PR

Band Lightened Squat greens

455 x 3

475 x 3 x 3

Safety Pause Squats

1 plate x 3

1 plate + quarter x 3

2 plates x 3 @ 10+

Hypers

Squat 1/16/12

2012-01-16T21:22:00.000-08:00

Squat (suited):
155 x 5
165 x 5
175 x 5 (B+ knees)
All of these were low but mostly not at depth (did hit depth at the end of the second set). 175 (raw 1 RM) was so painful that I couldn't concentrate on anything but getting through it so I wasn't paying attention to sinking it, but overall the weight felt easy.

Band-lightened squats:
185 x 3
195 x 3
205 x 3
215 x 3

Pause squats:
135 x 3

I don't like this pattern of mine

2012-01-14T23:12:00.000-08:00

Squat
295 x 3 x 2 @ 9+
305 x 3 @ 9+
325 x 1 @ -10
335 x f

Bench
185 x 3 @ 9
190 x 3 x 2 @ 9
205 x 1 @ 9+
215 x f

Speed pulls
275 x 3 x 12
No bands so I went with ~60-65% of what my 1RM is and pulled hard and fast

Dumbbell bench
65 x 3 x 6
70 x 3 x 6
at most 60 seconds of rest in between

Marx 1/13/12 Bernch

2012-01-14T02:57:00.000-08:00

Barnd-Resisterd Bernch

185x3 4 serts

3-Broard Prerss

225x3

235x3

245x3 3 sets

250x3

Wride-Grirp Lart Pulldrown

170x5

180x5 3 serts

Shourlder Prerss, Currrls

Bench Assist. 1/13/12

2012-01-13T23:10:00.000-08:00

Band-resisted bench:
weighted orange bands x 3 x 2
It was way too much of a hassle to switch bands so I only did a couple sets of these and focused on shirted 3-board.

3-board (shirted):
95 x 3
105 x 3
115 x 3
125 x 3

Press
45 x 7 x 3

Cable Rows, Wide-grip Lat Pulldowns, Shrugs

Luke 1-12-12 Dead Asst

2012-01-12T23:24:00.001-08:00

Green Band Resisted speed pulls with my creative setup

135 x 3 x 6

185 x 3

Low Wide Box Squats

225 x 5

255 x 5

275 x 5 x 3

Glute Thrusts

425 x 5

Abs Floor Sweepers

Box Jumps

Deadlift Assist. 1/12/12

2012-01-12T22:51:00.000-08:00

First time in the squat suit.

Speed pulls:
Tried to get a couple of these but couldn't lock out, but I'm not sure that I've ever been able to do plate + purple bands.

Box squats:
135 x 5 (medium-high box)
135 x 5 x 2 (bench)
135 x 5 x 2 (low box)

Glute thrusts
245 x 6 x 4

Box jumps

Luke 1-10-12 Bench

2012-01-11T14:46:00.000-08:00

Bench

185 x 3 @ 8+

195 x 3 @ 9-

205 x 3 @ 10

215 x 1 @ 10-

Incline Bench

135 x 5

155 x 5

165 x 5 x 3

Chest Supported Rows

3 plates x 6 x 3

Neutral Grip Pull ups

BW + 30 x 10, 8, 10

Skull Crushers

70 x 10

80 x 10

70 x 10

Flyes

Ab Wheel

Bench 1/10/12

2012-01-11T11:41:00.000-08:00

First shirt day. Holy crap, ow.

Bench (shirted):
75 x 3 (4 board)
75 x 3 (4, 4, 3 board, didn't hit the last board)
80 x 3 (4, 3, 3 board, can't remember how this set went)
95 x 3 (3, 2, 2 board)
100 x 3 (3, 3, 2 board, last one really solid)

I have the gnarliest/awesome-ist welts from the shirt. Pulling the bar down is really difficult but once it's down it pops back up like nothing...1 plate bench here I come :D

Incline Bench:
55 x 5 x 3
60 x 5

Chin-ups, skullcrushers

Mx 1/10 Bnch

2012-01-11T01:57:00.000-08:00

Bnch Prss

185x3

200x3

205x3

210x3

215x1 wth wrst wrps

225x1 wtht

ncln Bnch

145x5

155x5

mvd grp n bt

165x5 3 sts

Chst-Spprtd Rws

90x5

115x5

135x5 3 sts

Pll-ps,Dps,tc

Bench 1/10/12

2012-01-11T00:42:00.000-08:00

Bench (Shirted)
1x3 at 225 lbs (3-Board)
1x2 at 245 lbs (3-Board, 2-Board)
1x3 at 245 lbs (3-Board)
2x1 at 235 lbs (1-Board)

Bench Triples and Singles. Tues. 1/10/12.

2012-01-11T00:18:00.000-08:00

Bench 3x3, 2x1
145x3 (@8), 155x3 (@10-), 155x3 (@10),
165x1 (@10), 165x1 (@10)

Incline Bench 4x5
115 (@8), 115 (@8+), 125x4+f -> (stopped on the last rep because I flared too wise and my right shoulder just felt off - didn't want to risk anything so I also skipped the last set)

Semi-Bent Over Rows
95x15, 135x5, 95x15, 135x5

Chin-Ups
BWx10, BWx8, BWx9, BWx10

Weighted Dips 3x4
BW+35lbs, BW+35lbs x3+f, BW+25lbs x3+f

Db Bicep Curls 3x6
-> all w/ 27.5 dbs

Squat Triples and Singles. Mon. 1/9/12.

2012-01-11T00:10:00.000-08:00

Back Squat 3x3, 2x1 (belted)
205x3 (@8+), 215x3 (@9-), 215x3 (@9),
235x1 (@9), 255xf -> (I had that squat!! However, I didn't drive my legs enough while focusing so much on staying semi-upright and then I still caved in and my torso flopped so I lost my chance of squatting the weight further up)
-> (the weight was do-able though - and it didn't feel heavy on my back - just a technical mistake)

Good Mornings Off Pins 5x5 (belted)
225 (@8), 245 (@9-), 245 (@9), 245 (@9), 245 (@9)
-> (w/ pins at squat rack level #10)

Hyperextension Machine (in courtyard) 4x8
-> all @ 35lbs, keeping explosive

Reverse GHR Sit-Ups 3x8
BW+10lbs, BW+10lbs, BW+10lbs

Luke 1-9-12 Squat

2012-01-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

First time back in gear since meet

Squat

405 x 3 @ 9-

415 x 3 @ 10-

435 x 3 @ 10- knees wrapped

455 x 1 @ 10 I think I can go heavier, but I always feel shitty by this point

GMOPS pin 10? decent ROM

225 x 5

275 x 5

315 x 5

335 x 5

Band Resisted SS bar box squats

45's x fail, x 1

Leg Press

Transversus

Luke 1-8-12 Bench Asst

2012-01-10T13:28:00.000-08:00

Pause Dumbbell Bench

up to 75's x 5

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

50's x 10 x 3

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown

Cable Rows

Shrugs

Biceps

Squat 1/09/12

2012-01-10T11:54:00.000-08:00

Squat (Straps Up)
1x3 at 345 lbs
1x2 at 375 lbs
1x3 at 375 lbs (knees wrapped)
1x1 at 405 lbs (knees wrapped)
1x1 at 415 lbs (knees wrapped)

Good Mornings Off Pins
5x5 at 245 lbs

Transversus Abs

Squat 1/9/12

2012-01-10T08:31:00.001-08:00

Squat:
135 x 3 x 2
145 x 3
165 x 1 x 2

Good Morning Off Pins:
155 x 5 x 2
165 x 5
175 x 5 x 2

Had to leave early for TA prep stuff.

Squat Monday 01-09-11

2012-01-10T00:46:00.000-08:00

Squat
225 X 3
245 x 3
255 x 2 + fail

265 x 1 @10-
265 x 1 @8+

GMoPs
185 x 5
225 x 5
205 x 5, 5

Safety Bar Box Squat
135 x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ,3

Heavy Walkout
315
345
365

Abs

Heavy Rack Pulls (doubles) and some bench assistance. Fri. 1/6/12.

2012-01-08T22:40:00.001-08:00

Sumo Rack Pulls 3x2 (belted)
365 (@8), 385 (@9+), 405 (@10)!!!!
-> (I was incredibly happy to hit 405!!! My PR for this is 405x3 ... my grip was slippping a little while putting down the second rep but I felt good).
-> (pins were 1-2 inches below my knees)

Good Mornings Off Pins 3x4 (belted)
225 (@9), 225 (@9), 245 (@10)

**** (came back to the gym later at night for some bench assistance work) ****

Incline Bench
125x5 (@9) -> my left collar bone area was hurting so I just stopped, I didn't want to risk anything

Close-Grip Lat Pulldowns
120x12, 180x6

Iso-Lateral High Row Machine
1.5 pes x 15, 1.5 pes x 15

**** (gym closed & I ran out of time) ****

Bench Assist. 1/7/12

2012-01-07T15:35:00.000-08:00

Band-resisted Bench:
45 x 3 x 9 (orange bands off dumbbells)

3-board:
95 x 3 x 4

Seated Overhead Press:
45 x 5, 6
45 x 6 (band-lightened a la Dave :P)
35 x 6

Lat pulldowns, Cable Rows, Shrugs, Biceps Biceps Biceps, Abs

Winter Break Update

2012-01-06T22:18:00.000-08:00

In Boston I was training with Big Mike (coach of the northeastern team and founder of iron revolution) along with some of the team members of NU and iron rev. I had a great time and learned a lot about gear. Without even seeing your gear I can now tell you it's not tight enough -- it never is.

Notable PRs...

Squat
441 lbs (used THP knee wraps instead of my own. they're stiffer and felt better)

Bench
299 lbs

Bench Assistance 1/06/12

2012-01-06T20:00:00.000-08:00

Deadlift
1x3 at 315 lbs
1x5 at 315 lbs
1x3 at 335 lbs

Rack Pulls
1x3 at 315 lbs
1x3 at 335 lbs
1x3 at 355 lbs
1x3 at 375 lbs

Glute Thrusts
2x8 at 315 lbs
1x8 at 335 lbs

Glute Ham Raises
3x8

Transversus-Focused Abs
3 sets

Deadlift 1/6/12

2012-01-06T19:34:00.000-08:00

Yaaaaaay it's so great to be back :> I missed everybody!

Deadlift:
185 x 5
205 x 5
A little light, but I was groggy from a nap.

Rack pulls:
185 x 3
225 x 3 x 3
245

Glute thrusts:
185 x 8
225 x 8
245 x 8
265 x 8
(Everything about these with the team makes me giggle).

GHRs, abs

Luke 1-6-12 Deadlift

2012-01-06T18:35:00.000-08:00

First time deadlifting since hurting my back after the meet

Deadlift

365 x 5 @ 9+

385 x 5 @ 10/10+ uhg felt super shitty. I've lost strength in every lift

Rack Pulls

405 x 3, 3 with straps, 1 these felt really shitty. I'm not accustomed to the heavier weights and I was afraid to go heavy cuz my back.

Hamstring Curls

Leg Extensions

Adductors

Abs

Hyperextensions

Luke 1-4-12 Bench

2012-01-05T15:59:00.000-08:00

Bench

185 x 5 x 5 @ 10-

I have regressed in strength. Maybe this is due to my tiredness recently. My body weight is up a little bit too. I just feel like shit whenever I try to lift heavy.

Incline Dumbbell

60's x 8

70's x 8 x 2 with some assistance

Bent Over Rows

205 x 6

225 x 6

245 x 6

265 x 6

Triceps Pushdowns

150 x 15, 15, 12

Weighted Chin Ups

BW + 45 x 10, 7, 5

Ab Roller

I was waiting for the PDF

2012-01-04T23:11:00.000-08:00

Now that we have an official workout for the new cycle I wanted to return to using the blog. Nothing interesting happened in the month of doing screw around workouts except for a lot of cleans, culminating in
Cleans
175 x 1 x 2 (PR)

And now for the split
Squat
275 x 5 x 5
Not feeling it

GMOPs
315 x 5 x 5

(Extra) Low box squats
225 x 3 x 6
Minimized rest time between sets for these

Bench
175 x 5 x 2
180 x 4
175 x 5
175 x 4
I'll attribute this to doing shoulder stuff on Sunday

Incline bench
145 x 5 x 4

Bent over row
185 x 5 x 2
195 x 5 x 2

Chin ups
BW x 15 x 2
BW x 12 x 2

Skullcrushers and cable flyes

Bench 1/04/12

2012-01-04T22:40:00.000-08:00

Bench Press
5x5 at 155 lbs

Dumbbell Bench
4x5 at 50 lbs per arm

Bent-Over Rows
4x5 at 185 lbs

Chin-Ups
1x8
1x4
1x4
1x4

Skull-Crushers
1x8 at 65 lbs
1x6 at 65 lbs
1x5 at 65 lbs
1x8 at 55 lbs

Cable Flies
3x10 at 50 lbs

Luke 1-3-12 Squat

2012-01-04T04:27:00.000-08:00

Squatted Raw because I'm still at home. I felt super tired today, fell asleep like 3 times before workout, and I had zero motivation.

Squat

315 x 5

325 x 5

335 x 6 @ 8 I wanted to do 10, but the bar slipped down too far. A lot of my reps were high.

squat walkouts

435 x 3

GMOP

up to 275 x 6

transversus

Lower Body Progress

2012-01-03T23:08:00.001-08:00

Hey guys,

Happy New Years to all of you! Just thought I'd post up some recent PRs. I finally hit a deadlift PR since my scalene injury from February. Also, I've been walking around 201lbs BW so I'm filling out my weight class (no longer doing a paleo diet).

495lbs SSBar Box Squat (straps down)

565lbs (not 555lb) Conventional Deadlift

Congrats to everyone that has qualified for nationals so far. I hope more people qualify after the Feb meet.

Take care,

The Miz

Squat 1/03/12

2012-01-03T20:16:00.000-08:00

Squat (Suited, Straps Down)
1x5 at 275 lbs

Squat (Suited, Straps Down, Knees Wrapped)
1x5 at 315 lbs
1x5 at 335 lbs
1x5 at 355 lbs
1x5 at 345 lbs

Good Mornings Off Pins
1x5 at 225 lbs
1x5 at 245 lbs
1x5 at 265 lbs
1x5 at 255 lbs

Safety Squat Bar Box Squats
1x3 at 175 lbs
1x3 at 195 lbs
2x3 at 205 lbs
1x3 at 215 lbs
1x3 at 225 lbs

Walk-Outs (10 seconds)
1 at 395
1 at 365

Bench Doubles. Tues. 1/3/2012.

2012-01-03T17:56:00.000-08:00

Bench 4x2
145 (@8), 155 (@9-), 165 (@10-), 165 (@9+)
-> (for most of this past quarter, 165 has been tough for me when just hitting singles so it was good to knock out some doubles with this weight!! -seasonal PR).

Floor Press 4x4
135 (@8), 145 (@9+), 145 (@10-), 145 (@10)

Dumbbell Bench 4x8
45dbs (@8), 50dbs (@9+), 55dbs (@10), 50dbs (@9)

Cable Rows (medium grip)
120x12, 160x6, 120x12, 160x6

Rear Delt Fly Machine 3x12
-> all w/ 10lb.es.

EYH Bands (wrist extensors) 3x20
-> all w/ white bands (easiest level)

Squat Doubles. Mon. 1-02-2012.

2012-01-02T23:27:00.000-08:00

Back Squat 4x2 (belted)
205 (@8+), 215 (@9), 215 (@9), 225 (@10)

Box Squat 4x4 (belted)
145 (@8+), 155 (@9), 165 (@9+), 170 (@10-)

Form Focus Squats 4x8 (belted)
115 (@7), 135 (@9), 115 (@7), 115 (@7)

Standing Calf Raises 3x15
-> standing on a 1 inch wooden board and using shrug machine
1 pes, 1 pes, 1 pes

Rotary Torso Machine (core) 3x12
80, 80, 80

Bench Assist. Fri. 12/30/11.

2012-01-02T23:18:00.000-08:00

Incline Bench 4x5
115 (@8), 125 (@9), 135 (@10)->P.R.!!!!, 120 (@8+)

Weighted Dips 4x3
BW+25lb (@7), BW+35lb (@9-), BW+45lb (@10)-> P.R.!!!!, BW+35lb (@9)

Cable Flys 3x12
100, 100, 100

Lat Pulldowns (close-grip)
130x12,
200x6->P.R.!!!!! (this was the whole stack at my local gym)!!!,
140x12,
180x6

Dynamic Shrugs (on shrug machine)
4pes x20, 3pes x40, 3.5pes x25, 2.5pes x44

Iso-Lateral High Row Machine
1.5pes x12, 2pes x10, 1.5pes x12, 2p+10lb.es x6
-> (all very explosive with good control)

Bicep Curls 3x10
25dbs, 25dbs, 25dbs

EYH Bands (wrist extensors) 3x12
-> all w/ white bands (easiest level)

Deadlift Assistance. Thur. 12/29.

2012-01-02T23:13:00.000-08:00

Sumo Rack Pulls 4x4 (belted)
315 (@7+), 335 (@8+), 355 (@9), 365 (@10)

Good Mornings Off Pins 4x2 (belted)
-> (w/ pins at the 11th hole of the squat rack at my local gym)
225 (@8+), 245 (@9), 265 (@9+), 275 (@9+)
-> (last 2 sets were kind of a semi-squat/GMOP)

Standing Calf Raises 3x20
-> all BW

Weighted Sit-Ups
25dbx5f, 10dbx9, 10dbx6+f
->(w/ 20 seconds rest between sets, gym closed early. I ran out of time.)

Deadlift 12/30/11

2012-01-01T10:22:00.000-08:00

Deadlift:
235 x 3
Worked up to a medium triple after being off for a week.

Good mornings:
145 x 5 x 4

Learned to snatch, woo :)! Was too tired to set a max with weight but I look forward to practicing.

Winter Training Log

2011-12-30T10:22:00.000-08:00

Over the past six weeks, I have been trying to get myself ready for equipped lifting. My strategy for this was to use high weight and low reps as much as possible to condition my body to the heavier weight that I will lift in equipment. So, instead of following the traditional 5-3-1 training cycle, I used 3-1, 3-1, 3-1. I also started eating as much as possible to gain weight. I also did not do any physical activity besides lifting. The only exception to this was week 6, when I played 18 holes of golf before doing bench singles. During fall, I would play basketball for an hour on Monday nights before practice, so I never had really good squat workouts. Before starting this six week period, I was not training very hard. My singles had been falling in weight over the previous twelve weeks. So, I decided to go all out knowing that it would be the only hope I had to qualify for nationals in February. My final sets every time were done at 10 or 10+ on RPE. By the end of these six weeks, I reached one of my major goals and deadlifted 500.

Week 1:

Squat 265x3, 275x3, 285x3

Bench 185x3, 195x3, 205x3x2

DL 385x3, 405x3x3

Week 2:

Squat 275x1, 315x1, 335x1

Bench 205x1, 225x1, 225xf

DL 405x1, 425x1, 445x1

Week 3:

Squat 265x3, 275x3, 285x3, 295x3

Bench 185x3, 195x3, 205x3, 215x3

DL 405x3x2, 415x2

Week 4:

Squat 275x1, 315x1, 335x1, 355xf

Bench 205x1, 225x1, 235xf

DL 405x1, 435x1, 475x1

Week 5:

Squat 275x3, 295x3, 315x3

Bench 185x3, 205x3, 215x3, 225x3

DL 405x3, 425x3

Week 6:

Squat 315x1, 335x1, 355x1

Bench 205x1, 225x1, 235x1, 245xf

DL 405x1, 435x1, 475x1, 500x1

Bench. Tues. 12/27.

2011-12-29T00:40:00.000-08:00

Bench 4x4
135 (@8+), 140 (@9), 145 (@10-), 145 (@10-)

Floor Press 4x2
135 (@8), 150 (@9+), 150 (@10), 145 (@9)

Dumbbell Bench 4x8
40dbs (@ 7), 50dbs (@9), 50dbs (@9), 50dbs (@10)

Power Curls 3x3
-> all w/ Ez-curl bar
-> +30lb.es (@9), +32.5lb.es (@9+), +32.5lb.es (@9+)

Rear Delt Fly Machine 2x12
-> both sets with 10lb.es
(superset with cable rows...)

Cable Rows (medium grip) 2x10
120, 120

Squat. Mon. 12/26.

2011-12-29T00:35:00.000-08:00

Back Squat 4x4 (belted)
185 (@9), 195 (@9+), 205 (@10), 195 (@9+)
-> (form still shabby, torso bent over a lot)

Box Squat 4x2 (belted)
155 (@9), 165 (@9+), 175 (@9+), 185 (@10-)

Form Focus Squats 2x8 (belted)
135 (@7), 135 (@7)

Standing Calf Raises (w/ shrug machine) 3x10
BW, 1pes, 1pes
-> (not too heavy, achilles tendons felt so-so)

Rotary Torso Machine 2x16
70, 70

Bench Assistance. Fri. 12/23.

2011-12-28T20:00:00.000-08:00

Incline Bench 4x5
115 (@9-), 115 (@9-), 125 (@9+), 125 (@9+)

Weighted Dips 4x3
BW+25lbs (@9), BW+25lbs (@9), BW+35lbs (@10), BW+35lbs (@10)

Lat Pulldowns (close-grip)
140x12, 170x6, 140x13, 180x5+f

Iso-Lateral High Row Machine
1p+35lb.es x12, 2.5pes x6, 1p+35lb.es x14, 2.5pes x6

Cable Rows 3x12
80, 120, 100

Grip Strengthening Holds 2x(10 sec.)
-> both sets of 4pes on shrug machine

Bicep Curls 2x9
25dbs, 25dbs

Rear Delt Fly Machine 2x12
-> all w/ 10lb.es

Luke 12-28-11 Legs

2011-12-28T17:59:00.000-08:00

Low Box Squat

315 x 3 @ 8+

335 x 3 @ 9+

345 x 2+fail I was mentally and physically tired and did not care enough to get that 3rd rep

Sumo Deficit Deadlift

225 x 5 standing on 2 plates

275 x 5 standing on 1 plate

these were way harder than they should have been and are much harder than the suited version

Weighted Hypers

2 plates x 20

2 plates + 25 x 15 x 2

Transversus a la foam roller

Luke 12-27-11 Bench

2011-12-28T00:57:00.000-08:00

Bench

195 x 3 @ 8+

200 x 3 @ 9+

205 x 5? spotter touched literally every rep. I got the first 3 by myself pretty much but I felt like throwing in some more since he was helping.... even after I said don't touch it.

Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

50's x 10

60's x 10, 8

Dips, Ultra wide grip pull ups, Abs, sub-scap pull ups superset

Squat 12/26/11

2011-12-26T22:26:00.000-08:00

Squat:
155 x 3 x 3
Harder than it should have been, but still definitely a PR.

Pause Squat:
135 x 2 (fail, unbelted, ...)
135 x 3 x 3 (belted)
At this point I felt somewhere in between nausea and passing out, so I decided to call it quits on squat.

Press:
50 x 3 x 3
Some light press.

Luke 12-24-11 Legs

2011-12-24T16:32:00.001-08:00

Got into gym at 3:45 to find out that it closed at 4. Rushed workout with no rest. I did machines to not stress my achilles.

Leg Extensions

2 leg x 2

and single leg x 2

Leg Curls

2 leg x 2

and single leg x 2

Adductors and Abductors

Weighted Hypers

Cable Crunches

Luke 12-22-11 Bench

2011-12-22T17:40:00.000-08:00

The bottom outer sides of my feet and my achilles tendons have been hurting ever since I hiked to Havasupai in the Grand Canyon. I did 24 miles with a backpack on friday and saturday and I'm still in pain. I don't want to do lower body until I figure out what's wrong. Tendinitis maybe?

Bench went really shitty.

185 x 5 @ 10

Dumbbell Bench

55's x 10

65's x 10 x 2

Skull Crushers

Barbell Curls

Shoulder Raises

Flys superset

Deadlift Assistance. Thur. 12/22.

2011-12-22T15:32:00.000-08:00

Sumo Rack Pulls 4x2 (belted)
355 (@9-), 365 (@9), 385 (@10), 365 (@10)
-> (I was happy with a 385 double. That is a seasonal PR).

Good Mornings Off Pins 4x4 (belted)
-> (with pins at 11th hole, which is a little higher than last week)
185 (@7), 215 (@9), 235 (@10-), 255 (@10)

Stiff-Leg Deadlifts 3x8
205 (@8), 205 (@9), 205 (@9+)

Transversus Cable Crunches on Aerobics Ball 3x15
100, 130, 150

Bench. Tues. 12/20.

2011-12-22T15:22:00.000-08:00

Bench 4x2
155 (@10), 145 (@9+), 145 (@9+), 145 (@9+)
-> (PECS & TRIS STILL REALLY SORE, COULDN'T DO AS MUCH WEIGHT TODAY).

Floor Press 4x4
115 (@7+), 130 (@9), 140 (@9+), 145 (@10)

Power Curls 3x4
-> EZ-curl bar + 25lbs each side, EZ-curl bar + 30lbs each side, EZ-curl bar + 32.5lbs each side

Dynamic Barbell Shrugs
225x30, 245x25, 205x40

Cable Rows (medium grip)
120x12, 140x5+f, 90x20

Squats. Mon. 12/19.

2011-12-22T14:53:00.000-08:00

**** TRICEPS, PECS, & LOWER BACK STILL VERY SORE FROM ASSISTANCE WORKOUTS. THIS CERTAINLY LIMITED TODAY'S PERFORMANCE & MY SQUAT FORM WAS HORRIBLE (LEANING OVER, ETC) ****

Back Squat 4x2 (belted)
205 (@9), 215 (@9), 215 (@9), 220(@10)

Box Squat 4x4 (belted)
135 (@8), 135 (@8), 135 (@7), 135 (@7)
-> kept lighter in order to practice good form & keep torso upright.

High Bar Squats 2x8 (belted)
135 (@7), 135 (@8)
-> kept light to focus on form & keep upright.

Form Focus Squats 1x8 (no belt)
135 (@9)

Calf Raises (on the Pony Express Machine) 3x15
20 lbs, 20 lbs, 20 lbs
-> kept light for achilles

Rotary Torso Machine (Core) 3x16
70, 70, 70

Bench Assistance. Sat. 12/17.

2011-12-18T22:39:00.000-08:00

Incline Bench 4x5
115 (@8+), 125 (@9+), 125 (@9+), 125 (@9+)

Weighted Dips 4x3
BW+15lbs (@8), BW+25lbs (@9), BW+35lbs (@10-), BW+35lbs (@10-)
-> (elbows felt good!!)

Db Chest Flys 4x10
-> all w/ 20dbs
-> (all w/ elbows slightly bent)

Close-Grip Lat Pulldowns
140x12, 170x6, 130x13, 165x6

Db Pullovers
50db x12, 60db x6, 45db x12, 55db x7

Iso-Lateral High Row Machine
2pes x12, 2.5pes x5+f, 1p+35lb.es x12, 2p+15lb.es x5+f

Db Bicep Curls 3x10
-> all w/ 20dbs

Deadlift Assistance. Fri. 12/16/11.

2011-12-17T01:39:00.000-08:00

**** (TOOK 5 DAYS OFF AFTER THE MEET) ****

Sumo Rack Pulls 4x4 (belted)
315 (@8), 345 (@9), 355 (@10), 335 (@9+)
-> (my calluses near the bases of my fingers were starting to kind of blister underneath so I had to drop the weight for the last set, I was very satisfied with 355x4 though when a month ago I only got 3 reps with that weight).

Stiff-Leg Deadlifts 4x5
205 (@8), 205 (@8), 205 (@8), 205 (@8)
-> (calluses still hurting from the heavy rack pulls so I did slightly lesser weight, probably could have done 225 for all sets but stayed lighter to save hands).

Good Mornings Off Pins 4x8
-> (using the 10th hold up from the floor on the squat rack at the local gym here)
-> (pins were just a little bit above my torso being parallel to the ground)
135 (@8), 135 (@8), 135 (@8), 135 (@8)
-> (my lower back was fried from the rack pulls & stiff-legs)

"Pony Express" Machine Calf Raises 4x10
-> (no weight on the first set & did the remaining sets with only 20 lbs)
-> stayed really light so as not to aggravate my achilles tendons, the goal is to slowly restrengthen calves without re-inflaming the old achilles strains)
(calves were a little tight)

Cable Abs 4x15
50, 60, 70, 70

UCLA Powerlifting Invitational. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.

2011-12-17T00:59:00.000-08:00

****(I rested the week before the meet, however I also did not lift for a full week ~3 weeks before the meet as well [due to the week of Thanksgiving] and I believe this threw off my strength peaking cycle and undermined my performance at this meet)****

**WEIGH-IN: 63.9 kg (or 140.9 lbs)**

**SQUAT**
-1st Attempt: 92.5 kg (or 203.75 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, easy opener]
-2nd Attempt: 107.5 kg (or 236.75 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, very tough, RPE @10]
-3rd Attempt: 117.5 kg (or 259 lbs)
... [No Lift with 3 red lights, couldn't even get out of the hole, failed at the bottom and was leaning forward/ was caved in too much]

**BENCH**
-1st Attempt: 65 kg (or 143.25 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, easy opener]
-2nd Attempt: 75 kg (or 165.25 lbs)
... [No Lift with 2 red lights to 1 white light (center judge), lifted my butt off the bench but still locked it out, RPE @ 9+]
-3rd Attempt: 80 kg (or 176.25 lbs)
... [No Lift with 3 red lights, failed off chest, couldn't even press it more than 2-3 inches up]

**DEADLIFT**
-1st Attempt: 155 kg (or 341.5 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, easy opener]
-2nd Attempt: 170 kg (or 374.75 lbs)
... [No Lift with 2 red lights to 1 white light, I locked it out fully but the judges called it on hitching, although I thought it was just a very slow & very tough lockout, RPE @ 10+]
-3rd Attempt: 170 kg (or 374.75 lbs)
... [No Lift with 3 red lights, got most of the way up but could not get my hips through to lock it out]

**JUDGE'S TOTAL: 327.5 kg (or 722 lbs)**

** MY "WISH TOTAL" (if the second bench attempt & second deadlift attempt were counted as good lifts): 352.5 kg (or 777 lbs) **

--> (my "wish total" is 55 lbs more than the judge's total but still 23 lbs less than my previous [accumulated] PR's total of 800 lbs) ... (previous PR's were 255 squat, 180 bench, 365 deadlift ... meet "wish" lifts 236 squat, 165 bench, 374 deadlift) ... (and my optimum accumulated total [counting a 255 squat, 180 bench, and 374 deadlift] would be 809 lbs).

Bench 12/16/11

2011-12-16T22:47:00.000-08:00

Not working out as much as I'd like to, but something is better than nothing. Heavy 5x5 to try to lessen that deficit.

Bench:
65 x 5 x 5

Pause bench:
65 x 3 (something pinched in my elbow here that made it excruciating at the bottom)
55 x 3 x 2 (felt okay at 55 after 5 min of massaging)
65 x 3

Pendlay rows:
85 x 5 x 4

Luke 12-14-11 Bench

2011-12-14T23:57:00.000-08:00

Bench

185 x 5 @ 8+

190 x 5 @ 9

195 x 5 @ 9+

didn't feel too great today on the bench, maybe because I had a couple of drinks earlier

Bench off pins

up to 205 x 3

this felt really hard, I'm not sure why. I definitely need to work on my lockout these days, but this struggle was something different

Semi bent over rows keeping my upper back really tight

185 x 8

205 x 8

225 x 8

Skull crushers

70 x 10 x 3

superset with barbell curls

70 x 8 x 3

and some rear delt raises, abs, and sub scap pull ups.

Squat 12/14/11

2011-12-14T19:10:00.000-08:00

Squat:
135 x 5 x 5
Felt light, but then my legs turned to jello for the rest of the workout.

Pause Squat:
115 x 3 x 3

Lunges:
95 x 5 x 4

Luke 12-13-11 Squat

2011-12-13T16:11:00.000-08:00

Squat

325 x 1 @ 8-

365 x 1 @ 8+

385 x 1 @ 9 felt too hard to go up to 405

My back is still hurting from deadlift. I was not feeling great today. My squat seems to be getting weaker, I'm not sure. I can wear my belt on hole 5 now which is tighter than ever.

Low Box Squat

315 x 3 @ 9

335 x 3 @ 10-

345 x 3 @ 10-

Leg Press

3 plates + 25's per side x 10 x 2

this machine hurt my back

Cable ball transversus

Some mahines

UCLA Open Invitational 12/10/11

2011-12-11T21:54:00.000-08:00

Body weight: 66.3 (146.1)
Weight class: 67.5 (148.8)

Squat:
67.5 (148.8)
75 (165.3) (knees came in a bit)
80 (176.4) (10 lb PR, looked cleaner, still didn't have elbows under)

Bench press
35 (77.2)
37.5 (82.7) (felt solid)
~~40 (88.2)~~ (fail, would have been a 3 lb PR but just didn't set up right)

Deadlift:
107.5 (237.0) (2 red lights, sunk a little at the top)
115 (253.5) (went up cleanly)
120 (264.6) (unfortunately don't have vid of the lift and can't check form, but thanks for the backslap Ryan)

Total: 80 (176.4) + 37.5 (82.7) + 120 (264.6) = 237.5 (523.6)
Qualifying total for Collegiate Nationals: 230 (507)

Feels like:

Luke 12-8-11

2011-12-09T19:18:00.000-08:00

Benched on wednesday

worked up to 185 x 3, felt super tired

Squat on thursday

325 x 3

365 x 3

385 x 3 @ 10+ the last rep almost stopped. this is 15 pounds off of my PR. I was still tired from lack of sleep and being sick and finals

post finals idk

2011-12-08T00:33:00.001-08:00

did a bunch of rows and heavy shrugs

then worked up to
BW(245) + 70 lbs x 1 pullup

2011-12-07T02:03:00.001-08:00

12/6/11
Bench
205 x 3
215 x 3
225 x 3
235 x 3
245 x 4 (tied PR) @ 10-

3-Board
255 x 3
265 x 3
265 x 3
My 3-board hasn't been good enough recently.

Close Grip Pause Bench
155, 175, 185 x 3

BW Pullups

Bench 1

2011-12-07T01:51:00.001-08:00

I hadn't put the shirt on since Men's Nationals 2010, so I thought I would try it out for fun.

315 x 2 @ 3 board
345 x 1 @ 3 board + 1 @ 2 board
365 x 1 @ 2 board + 1 @ 1 board
365 x 1
385 x 1
405 x 1 (402 was PR)
415 x 1

Not too shabby for 18 months of raw work. Probably had a few pounds left in the tank but I'll save that for another session.

Oddity PR

2011-12-06T11:31:00.001-08:00

After not seriously training for the majority of this quarter (mainly schoolwork, and light lifting), I go into the gym to dick around as a study break. I do some power cleans, and eventually hit 185x1 (10lb PR). After not squatting heavy or pulling heavy for weeks.

Epic WTF moment

11.29.11--Bench

2011-12-03T17:41:00.000-08:00

Forgot to post this last Tuesday... had a busy week.

Bench:
165x5@9-
170x5@9
175x5@10-
175x5@10
175x4@10+

Isolateral Bench and Isolateral Incline Bench
3 sets each

chest, shoulder, triceps accessories

Deadlift 12/03/11

2011-12-03T01:40:00.000-08:00

Deadlift (Raw)
2x1 at 335 lbs
1x1 at 355 lbs

Glute Thrusts
1x8 at 225 lbs
2x5 at 315 lbs
1x5 at 335 lbs

Hamstring things
4 sets