Decided to Do a Competition, Finally.

Training Powerlifting
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So I trained yesterday and felt stupid and terribly weak! I know it is just a mind game really though.
here’s how it went.
Push ups: 12, 10
dips: 6, 8, 6
chin ups: 4, 3
Incline Bench: 95x 6, 6 105x 5, 4
Bench: 115x 5, 5, 135x2, 2
seated DB OHP: 35x 8, 8, 40x 6, 5

Felt really weak and out of it.
My bench form was greatly affected because I cannot place my feet like I normally would, and cannot ground myself into the floor due to my weak knee and the fact that I cannot bend it very much.
Today I think I will attempt some BB style back/bi work. We shall see how that goes.

There is a Bench Press competition on post coming up soon in April I believe. I still really want to compete in it, so hopefully I can get my form figured out in a manner that works with my faulty knee.

I’ve decided that I really want to be on the Indigo 3G train, so I have to figure out a feasible way to procure the magic substance that fits into my shitty financial budget.

Cheers all!

_[broken]Queen

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WORKOUTS:

12 Feb:
Front squat: 115x5,6,5,6
push press: 67x6, 75x9,9, 97x5,4,5
incline push up: 12
ring push up: 7,6
ring flyes: 2,2

13 feb:
did not write down my workout

21 feb:
pull ups: 3,1,2
box squat: 135x5,5,6,8,6
SLDL: 135x10, 155x10,8,8
walking lunges w/ 35lb db: 3 rounds

22 feb:
chin up: 5, 3+10lb
WGPU: +10lb: 3, 2, 2
push up: 15, 12
dip: 10, 7+10lb, 5+25lb, 4+35lb
OHP: 45x10, 67x6, 77x5, 89x5,4, 94x2
bench: 95x4, 115x5, 135x4, 145x1

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28 Feb:
DL: 155x6, 245x3,3,5, 265x2,1,3,4
lateral body rows: 10,8
T bar rows: 55lb, 100lb, 110lb, 120lb, 120
kroc rows: 65x7,9,8,9

29 Feb:
incline press: 85x10, 95x10, 105x8,5,8
pause bench: 115x5,5,5,6…no pause: 115x5,2
incline PU: 10,10,8
OHP: 67x10, 77x6, 7,5,6

1 Mar:
squat: 135x5, 155x5, 165x4,5, 175x3,4
GM: 135x8,8,8,8
pull ups
chin ups
suitcase carries

2 mar:
trap bar DL for a few sets, then stopped. body was in pain

5 Mar:
OHP: up to 100x3
Bench w/ bands around wrists: up to 160x1 ← PR FOR ME!!! so excited! almost bodyweight!
dips
push ups

7 Mar:
Had my bodyfat checked. 20% ish.
pull ups
BB rows
power cleans
lateral body rows

mar 9:
front squat sets of 115 for reps
leg press: sets of 408x10

mar 10:
fucked up my knee doing combatives.

mar 14 BACK in the gym
bench
incline bench
DB OHP seated
dips
pull ups
chin ups

mar 15:
pull ups
T bar rows
machine low rows
machine straight arm pull downs
lat pull downs with handles
DB rows

mar 16:
DB curls
work on the rings
iso- holds
lever holds
knee rehab.

The knee is still effed up.
I don’t anticipate being able to squat anytime in the near future.
I cannot fully straighten my leg, or bend my knee further than a little less than 90 degrees.
Working on stretching a lot right now. lots of icing.
uhg. I hate this!

Cheers all.
excited for St Pattys Day!!!

_[broken]Queen

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I competed in a bench press only competition a few weeks ago.
I won my weight class. I hit all three of my lifts successfully. My last lift was 145lb.
It went up pretty evenly. I probably should have tried 150. Oh well. I got a trophy.
Now to get my body and mind right, and get back into it. In the gym. Where I need to be.

Cheers

_Mel