Relearning the Bench Shirt

Here's some vids from my first shirted day since my last meet. It has never been so hard to touch my chest with this damned shirt. One of the most frustrating days at Diablo by far. You'll see on the failed 385 that I struggled going down and tried to force the last inch. Then I was able to double it. On the 405 I was so focused on touching that I did a touch and go. I'm going in the shirt one more time to hit my opener a couple of times for clean singles. 385 x f 385 x 2 405 x 1

Max 4/28 Bench Assist

Press

135x1

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1 <-PR

Close Grip Lat Pulldown

200x5

210 3x5

Tried the stack, but couldn't get the handle past the top of my head. Last time I couldn't even move it though, so that's progress, right?

Squats

225 4x5

Easy. I might start coming to squat day again before the end of the quarter if I don't get reinjured.

Luke 4-27-12 Deadlift

Deadlift
225 x 5
275 x 8
315 x 8 @8
365 x 8 @8 PR
I miss my suit for deadlift, but I want to get some more off the floor strength

High Pulls
135 x 3
155 x 3
185 x 3
205 x 3
185 x 3, 3
205 x 3, 3

Hamstrings n' things

Luke 4-23,25-12 Squat ad Bench

Lunges to rest hips
185 x 10 x 4


Leg Extensions
Hip Machines
Abs

Bench
tried to hit a PR at 230, failed due to lingering effects of cholera
185 x 8 @ 10+
I'm not as strong as I was a few weeks ago, but I think it will come back

Incline Bench
155 x 5
175 x 2 + fail
155 x 5 x 3

Dumbbell Rows
95's x 12 x 3 per arm

Dumbbell Bench
60's x 8
75's x 5,6

Chinups, dips, abs

4/25 Bench

Bench Singulls

225 success

235 success

245 fail

225 success

235 success

240 success

I'm failing at like... 4 board... idk

4.5-bored

240x5

3-boar'd

240x2

235x3 3 sets

Rough, just how I like it.

Pull-Ups

+35x5

+40x4

+35x5,5,4,4

Dips

+70x3,2,1 (strange set, weight started swinging)

+70x4

+70x5 2 sets

+70x4

Overhead Squats, worked up to 135x4, failed the 5th because my left shoulder was tired (read: personal problems)

Burrito

Luke 4-20,4-21-12 Lower Back, Bench Assist GPP

Friday
Good Mornings up to 275 x 10 with good depth
some hip stuff.  My hip is still hurting

Saturday
Semi Bent Over Rows
up to 185 x 6 or 8 light weight
Other rows, pulldowns, dumbbell shoulder press

GPP
stairs, burpees and sprints.  I felt like I was gonna throw up.  I need to get in better shape.

Luke 4-18-12 Bench

First day back, first day lifting on the new cycle. My left hip hurts a lot, I'm not sure if I should squat.

Bench (Ram your bench)
205 x 3 x 3 @ 9+, 10-, 10

195 x 3 x 2 @ 10-, 10-

Close Grip Incline Press (Slingshot your incline)

135 x 5

155 x 5

165 x 5 @ 10

155 x 5

Dumbbell Rows with loadable handles. I'm gonna say handle weight was 30 lbs

80's x 15

100's x 6

120's x 6

140's x 6

Triceps Wounding

155, 165, 155 (only got 2 reps on 4 board)

Chinups, Dips, Hanging Abs superset

Luke 4-14-12 USAPL Collegiate Nationals 2012

USAPL Collegiate Nationals 2012, Baton Rouge

I did not have a very good start to this meet. I got sick with cholera (not really) and threw up the night before lifting, stayed up until 2 coughing, woke up at 6:40 and weighed in light at 158 pounds. I had a bad cough the whole trip and almost threw up again between 225 and 315 when warming up for squats. Considering this, I did pretty well.

Squat

207.5 kg (457 lbs) 2 whites. 1 red for depth. easy

217.5 kg (480 lbs) 2 whites. 1 red for depth. 16 pound meet PR. This one felt pretty hard and I only would have gone up 5 kilos, but I decided to go for 500 since I already had a big lead

227.5 kg (501 lbs) 3 reds. Failed just out of the hole. I blame the cholera.

Bench

95 kg (210 lbs) 3 whites. easy

105 kg (231 lbs) whites. pretty easy. 5 pound meet PR.

110 kg (243 lbs) 3 reds. almost had it, but failed in the transition to lockout

Deadlift

195 kg (430 lbs) 3 reds. went up super fast, but I fell forward and dropped it at the top.

202.5 kg (446 lbs) 3 whites. easy. I wanted to repeat my first because I was scared, but Mis made me move up because it was so easy

217.5 kg (480 lbs) 3 whites. easy. 28 pound meet PR. Had 10+ pounds in me.

Total: 540 kg (1190 lbs) 49 pound meet PR

Pretty good meet. I definitely had more in me, but the judging was very strict and I was not feeling near my best. I hit a triple body weight squat and deadlift. Thank you everyone that helped, especially my teammates for cranking my wraps, helping me warm up, and bringing me tums and other requests, Misael for submitting my attempts and helping in general, and Dave for handling my gear, coaching, and eating my tasty cakes.

4-2-12 and 4-4 Deadlift and Bench

Deadlift

455 x 1 lost balance at top

455 x 1 hitched

455 x 1 good, but still shitty

this was supposed to be my opener, looks like I will have to lower it

Bench

225 x 1 struggled lockout

225 x 1 ass came off

225 x 1 good?

probably should lower opener for this also

and then I hurt my shoulder

things are not looking good for the meet

Rough numbers for meet:

461, 485, 507

210, 230, 242

430, 468, 480-501

Sorry for my absence!

Hey guys, I know it's been a long time since I've posted here. Sorry. I still make it to the gym at least twice a week. Unfortunately, I can't even remember the last time I trained my deadlifts...

Just wanted to give a quick update on where my squat and bench are.

Bench:
Max: 210
1x3: 195
1x5: 185

Squat:
Max: 345
1x3: 315
1x5: 295

All of this is at roughly 185-190 pounds bodyweight.

Passover is coming, so I'll probably lose some weight, goal is to be around 175, but not lose strength.