Must be genetics.
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Not enough cool whip for breakfast.
Always good to see you back Alex.
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If it helps keep you motivated, I can call you names and challenge you to meaningless internet-based feats of strength.
Good to see you.
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This is definitely the cause! Glad you solved this, now it’s completely out of my hands and not at all my fault. Which is entirely comforting, now I don’t have to look at those pesky little things like effort and consistency, plus anyone better than me either cheats of has better genetics, which is essentially the universe giving them a cheat card. This is definitely how one becomes a true winner!
Haha might legit help in my case! Following in the favourite diet of people significantly larger than myself I did just eat most of a tin of biscuits before bed…you know, to stave of catabolism, it was pwo (only by 8 hours) so would get impossible to store as fat.
Thanks, I’ll be happy when it’s not “back” it’s just everyday, but appreciate the support, you lot are awesome!
Definitely, and since you’re stronger than me, they’ll all be a challenge (although I refuse to squat any deeper, so no depth challenges!)
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Now you’re getting it! Excuses, not results. That’s what life responds to.
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you win the internet with this one today
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Week 5 day 2:
Conditioning:
Sandbag over shoulder - 50kg
S/s
6c Burpees
10/1, 9/2, 8/3, 7/4, 6/5, 5/6, 4/7, 3/8, 2/9, 10/1
GS:
Wgpu: 5 X 6 sets
Axle Ohp: 28.5, 38.5, 48.5, 58.5kg X 5, 43.5kg X 12, 7
Ab roll: 5 X 6 sets
Air squats: 10 X 6 sets
Wrapped up in under 45 mins. Conditioning was a great bad idea, went for the lighter bag and reversed my normal pattern (normally 75kg and only do reps 1-5) so I did the hardest thing and did the most reps of it, got to my usual stop point and suddenly going from 5-1 on sandbags seemed like a reasonable thing, so I continued, of course that’s when the Burpees ramp up, done that but in just under 15 mins, probably room for a fair bit of improvement on that one too.
Weight 199.
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As promised my “start” photos - but unlike most peoples they aren’t going to look better at the end, just fatter 
Excuse the bathroom photos the only decent mirror with reasonable lights was in the showers at work.
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Random update, a guy at church mentioned he was doing a powerlifting charity comp with his local gym end of this month, going to phone up tomorrow see if I can get in on it. It’s a snap gym so not expecting much, but it’s for a great local charity and it’ll be fun.
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That’s great man! Good opportunity to dip your toe in the water and sounds like a fun thing to do for charity.
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go for it!
You’ll have fun and help with a good cause
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Yea it’ll be good to do a comp to dip my toes before before the strongman (and it’s like a right of passage to powerlift before strongman right?).
Thanks, might have to briefly revert to sumo to have any chance of pulling over 180!
Think I’ll be lucky to get, but will aim for a paltry: 160/120/180
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I’ve never done any powerlifting and I have good excuses as for why. I figure I’ll do it once I’m too beat up to so strongman, haha.
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sumo good
good enough
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Outstanding development. If, for some reason, you find out from your call that participation isn’t an option, don’t rule out volunteering to load and spot. I’ve done that for a few meets. Along with being a stellar all day workout, it’s a great way to give back and also still learn a ton and be part of the community.
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Awesome. What’s a snap gym?
Mate…are they going to make you go parallel? Because yeegads if so.
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Thanks dude, Great suggestion, but they’ve got a space, put me on the spot and asked openers, went 140/100/150 (I think? Might have said 160?).
Just a chain round here, bit like planet fitness (to be honest I didn’t think they had any free weights, but I’ve never step foot in it, I’ll laugh if it’s all Smith when I get there).
It’s a local charity comp I’m sure they’ll validate my awful depth and then I can forever claim it’s comp depth! If they don’t then I can claim it’s because they weren’t an official ipf meet and then never compete again!
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Volunteer for the rules committee and then convince them of the virtues of quarter-squats.
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Prepping for the comp, same way I do everything that’s non-essential right now - I don’t. Life’s full on, moreso than usual, all good, but in-laws down for a week, preaching (it’s about a 30 min talk and prep takes me a long time), a sundry of church meetings (evenings weekend and mid week) day job, second job kids, dog, visiting other family, side hustle, day job… Did I mention the day job!
Spent most of yesterday white water rafting…without the raft (water rescue training, great fun but exhausting).
Sleep is low stress is medium, food intake is too low.
Managed to get a quick sess in, decided for comp prep instead of usual training.
Squat:
60, 80kg X some
100, 120, 140, 150kg X 1
Bench
60, 70, 80kg X some
90, 100, 110kg X 1
Deads:
60, 100kg X some
120, 140, 150, 160kg X 1
Openers were a good guess of where I am at currently, phew, went openers & 2nd, didn’t want to try third as I didn’t want to influence my decision on the day if I felt off/failed today, was confident I’d hit all seconds, wasn’t confident I’d hit 3rds, but see if I’m feeling stronger/less fatigued on the day and just judge it by that, glad to know I’m not going to completely embarrass myself and get 0/9.
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