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Cav * said in high questioning voice* you realize he WASN’T “literally” screaming right? hehe Well maybe :wink:
Thanks your too sweet!

Mash well we have a certain standard here in O35, got to be a little shmexy/studly to show up all the kids.LOL
I dont think Im a natural squatter, kind of odd though, i love to back squat even if i suck.
Stay tuned this cant last forever, sigh.

Matty Yea, you would know!! Thanks for the rah rah, if I make it look half as easy as Lula Ill be golden!

I was actually surrounded by body builders, 2 have done a PL meet, and are planning on more.
So spectating was quite enjoyable :stuck_out_tongue:

Training
warm up and i actually rolled my feet today, ouch it hurt good.

This wasnt the plan, but its what went down, what can I say.

squat
45/1x5
65 2x5
90 3x5

front squat

78 2x5 1x6
75 1x10
then a double and some singles with the back squat 90, with more of a high bar.

I may throw in some accessory work with upper day.Got my new/old bench will be nice not to feel like Im going to fall off, with it so narrow at top.

wont bore you with a bagillian sets so heres one.

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Try again.

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Great looking front squats! I think you will like the new/old bench at least as far as being sturdy and the correct dimensions lol

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just catchin up on all the awesomeness.

thinkin about a meet, huh?? It’s so easy to get bitten by the bug!

I felt like I wanted to compete in bb’ing when I went to watch my first comp.

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I know he wasn’t “screaming”, but that sounds more dramatic than “he was reluctant”.

And your squats look great.

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GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZEE takes me forever to find my log …

Thanks G, Im hoping my light bulb moment with my back, makes even my front squat prettier, will be nice not folding in half :0

Mim gurl you have the taper and legs and and and for bbing, if you change your mind!

Cav OK, I guess its not just the females diggin the dramatics, ha!

SO that ended January, Ive got one last training sesh to end this maintenance mode of mine. Although even though I wanted to AT LEAST maintain,

75x10 was REP PR definitely depth was below parallel
Bench at 83/2x7 most for 7 old was 80x7
narrow grip bench 73/2x7 was best ever

So things are still moving along. This month will be good, next month will be a tuffey with the beginning of the month determining how training “may” go. Ill be traveling out of town so hopefully ill find a FL, gym to train in.

I have ZERO plans ATM to drop any weight, Im comfortable here, maybe even press for some gains Feb and hopefully March, april, then see what Ive got in May. I dont feel like Id have the body Id want cutting back, so that would be really DUMB! Im embracing a little cellulite, fuck it, Ill just smile a little bigger :smiley:

So Im debating about switching gyms or I should say CLUB to GYM. Its a PL GYM, went today to check it out.

PROS SIDE
Platform for DLs,
has Oly plates so I can be at right height warming up
prowler and more available —>serious bad assery here
can build confidence training in front of people again
Owner was great! Said he would offer up technique advice if i ever wanted.

CONS
30 mins away (place now is 2min)

cons of place I go to now
cant DL there so I DL at home then drive there and finsih training, but it is close
they have squat racks BUT bars almost touch the bars next to them, so kinda freaks me out.
DOUSH BAGGERY never ever put plates away

PROS club now
close

*Maybe just go a couple times a month and pay that way? (not offered but I can ask)

Time to DIG DEEPER!!!

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OMG THAT’S FREAKING AWESOME!!! The PL gym sounds super freaking cool (prowler?!). But I feel ya, sometimes you have to make a rational decision. lol!

So how did you feel walking around the PL gym? Were you excited by it? I think in the end your gym is kinda like your second home. You gotta be comfortable with it, you know?

And yeah, maybe going in 1x a week and just pay a day rate? That could be a good option! Go when you need to really focus and get in the zone. RAWR!

I’m super excited to see what you have in store next month! Your goals sounds great. You’ve made awesome gains. Dig deep!!

edit: Nice front squatting!

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Woah that’s a lot of PRs up there, nice work!!

I would agree that you have nothing to lose weigh wise. You are sleek and strong!

I’ll put a vote in for the PL gym. Being in that atmosphere is HUGE and it is so helpful to be around other people doing the same thing, and who are knowledgable (I am learning this too). Is keeping both memberships an option? Then you can do PL gym a couple times a week and club the days you just want to do accessory or de-loady type stuff?

And what kind of club doesn’t let you dead lift!? I must have missed that earlier on.

DIG DEEP!!! :smiley:

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Hun, 30 minutes is a small price to pay for a truly hardcore gym. That said, if it doesnt fit into your schedule or lifestyle it’s no use to you.

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Front Squat looked perfect…you might have the longest feminine fingers I ever saw and I wish I had your wrist flexibility. I think the switch to the PL gym is a no brainer!

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HARA HAHAHA did you say HUN with that cigar in your mouth, cause i heard it that way.
OK True story, I was always grumbling about the stinky cigars, so when the hub and I went to mexico, i said Hey I want to smoke a cigar with you…needless to say, I had THE BIGGEST BUZZ and I wont go into detail, but ok, I give I see what the deal is with the cigars :wink:

Mashy I am ready to rev up my gears! Mentally i dont like to think about possible road blocks, but Im going to stay optimistic, and go with everything with my dad will be just fine! Dont really want to get in discussion about it :frowning: ANYWAY…

Yea Lulu, its the same for you, I read in your log someonementioning you not possibly having enough musculature?
Dang, serious like serious, your legs, glutes are BUILT, upper looked pretty thick too.Not that I was checking out the spandex,OK, so I was, hey Im human! haha

Matty and all, ok one thing I forgot is yea, have a year contract where i am going, ugh, but the owner was way cool, so Im gonna see what I can come up with. Honestly the whole prowler thing, lets just say if I was a guy…yea it turns me on, so ill work something out.My place now has a sled and tires but you have to pay extra like a group class fee thing, there its included. Ill be working soon, so it wont be a big deal.

heres what went down

Push ups warm up
Military press 45/55/60/55 or 50 forgot only got 4 for 60 tried tucking felt good(no sway, arch back)

Lat rows
30/12
35 3x10

Freer motion shoulders sit 40 3x10
Lat pull down 48/10 53/10 50.5 x10
Lat free motion 40 3x8 or 10 forgot :frowning:
2 rounds felt triad 10s
Front raise alt arms 10s 1x8
Bi curls arms together using tuck position 2x12 15s surprisingly tuff last 2 reps
Jog/run track 10 min
Done actually did curls after lats…

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Funny how my light bulb moment lead to your light bulb moment which is now back to me. More on the back before next squat session. And i am not sure your fr sq could get prettier, but i am sure that just lit the fire to make it that way :slight_smile:

New gym sounds really awesome and i think it is needed for all the reasons you listed above. I’ll throw in my 2 cents but also i have more insight into your life so i have maybe just a different perspective?

I believe your schedule is about to change so i think that needs to get worked out before you make a full time jump. You’ll be traveling alone, and parking walking in/out alone so you need to be smart about that. I don’t think the area is necessarily bad but definitely not the biltmore! With that said it’s something to consider if you can only make it at night.

Also atmosphere is great but i also know that you don’t need that 100% of the time. You are one of the most driven people i know. And you know that is a major compliment maam…seriously. When it comes to picking up stuff on lifting and power lifters i have found for the most part they are not good coaches but good at telling you how they do it, then you can tweak things to work for you. When i was learning i was fortunate to be in the NEPA area, close to Allentown, wilkes barre, Lehighton and Hazleton. Those areas were rich with tremendous power lifters. We would go train at a gym occasionally to as much see the people lift as workout. Listen, ask, watch, meet people then go back to the basement gym and see how we could tweak what we were doing. We coached each other but now that is done with video just as well (almost). We picked stuff up and also made acquaintances so when we went to meets we knew people. So i have seen the occasional trip to the PL gym be really productive.

Lastly is the amount of equipment, i know they have one platform and 1 comp squat rack. If its busy can you use the power cages, set up a deadlift spot on floor etc. Believe me 4-5 powerlifters can tie up a platform for a long period of time.

So just things to consider, but my vote is see if you can get there 1x week or every other week and test the waters. Sorry for the ramble.

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likin’ where your head is at…

hope the gym thing works out soon.

Oh and I like my ink more than bb’ing
By summer my half arm sleeve will be complete and am planning a back piece :smiley:

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Thanks also for the FS love. Yea my wrists might be the most flexible body part I have. I am barely holding on the bar anyway.

Mim Yea, oddly enough my head and my body are making a peace offering, me likey!!

Lula Yea, Ive seen 1 person DL, the entire time Ive gone there, and shes like the national champ or something, guess they dont like the clanging of weights, and no floor room either, BUT theres always loads of plates on the machines, but thats OK. FUCK TARDS.

G OK When i said you can resume coffee, I didnt mean last night, ha! Seious though thanks for ALL that.
Ya, know, Im not concerned about the people that go to that gym, I think the Bad ass Boxers etc would totally have my back, its the other crowd…anyway, Im SURE its fine. Im just a little primadonerish what can i say ?

SO yea, Im liking where my training is heading. I know what I like, I know what frustrates me etc.
I think I respond to a good amount of volume with decent weight, (having a few prs while in maintenance mode, reminded me of this)

Sooo Some ramping with some higher volume/flat weeks mixed in.
ex: this week sq.95/105/95 next 85/5x5, something like that. I actually like the high volume weeks, they kick my ass but my recovery is good.

The other thing I think it would have helped if i saw some PLers in there when i was there,that would have charged me up. FOR INSTANCE last night at my gym, the guy on the BOSU ball in the squat rack
DID NOT MOTIVATE ME, the racks almost touch, and quite honestly if he fell, i would have been PISSED at him, instead of asking if he was alright. Thank God Im in my zone most of the time there. Chatty Cathy I AM NOT!

Time to fuel UP !!

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[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
likin’ where your head is at…

hope the gym thing works out soon.

Oh and I like my ink more than bb’ing
By summer my half arm sleeve will be complete and am planning a back piece :smiley:

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Wait, you like your ink more than BBing, because you cant compete if you are all inked?

Ill have to get over and see how the meds are helping your training!

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Oh PUMP, why do you have to deflate, and leave me?

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^One word…

DAYUM!

Hair looks Farrah Fawcett good.

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I think that pic needs to be turned into a ‘Come at me bro’

Nice pipes Up! Giving Matty a run for his $$$?

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I have a humidor full of my favorite cigars but only really get to enjoy them on summer weekends and vacations. Takes a solid hour to enjoy one for me.

And yes, that was a New York “hun” with cigar in mouth.

Btw, nice guns!

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HOT HOT HOT!

I’m with you on the cigars! My brother got me into them last year and filled me up on some good ones. I’ll bring them when we train together…nothing like a post-pump-cigar, no?

Love the spark you’ve got going on in here!