Fat Guy in a Little Coat- Powerlifting Log

Training Over 35 Lifter
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tonight i finally found out what it feels like to drop a weight on my chest. unfortunately it had to be a heavy one.

the start of the training session went well. i hit some pretty good numbers. it was when i moved to floor press that i did the dumping.

i hit a solid set with 495 then i moved to a set with 455. i was shooting for a solid triple with that. i hit the first rep easy and then on the second rep i tapped the hook on the way up. then on the third i must have hit it pretty square on the way up and it literally knocked the bar right out of my hands. the platform is about 6 inches off the floor so, unfortunate for me, the weight landed square on my lower chest. my training partners said that the weight actually bounced off me and then came down again. it knocked the wind out of me. i layed there waiting for some real pain to start but it really didn’t come. i got up and the entire area started to tighten up but the pain was pretty manageable. i only wish that i had gotten it on video:)

i missed one rotation and then jumped back in. i dropped the weight considerably but finished out the session. my entire chest is tight right now and sore but i’m pretty sure that i didn’t do any serious damage.

anyway… enough of my whining. here’s what i did tonight.

ME bench-full ROM touch and go
0x10
135x10
225x10
315x6
405x1
510x1

floor press
495x1

455x3-i’m counting the third rep because of all the pain i’m in right now:)
245x a bunch

elbow’s out
40’s x 10
50’s x 10
60’s x 10

pain don’t hurt…

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[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
i missed one rotation and then jumped back in. i dropped the weight considerably but finished out the session. my entire chest is tight right now and sore but i’m pretty sure that i didn’t do any serious damage.

anyway… enough of my whining. here’s what i did tonight.

455x3-i’m counting the third rep because of all the pain i’m in right now:)
245x a bunch

elbow’s out
40’s x 10
50’s x 10
60’s x 10

pain don’t hurt…[/quote]

455x3-i’m counting the third rep because of all the pain i’m in right now:)

Not only that Meat… count that sucker as a baseline PR!

Seriously though, glad you are not seriously injured. If you are pissin’ blood tomorrow… get your ass to a doctor. And take pictures, and post them of course.

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[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
tonight i finally found out what it feels like to drop a weight on my chest. unfortunately it had to be a heavy one.

the start of the training session went well. i hit some pretty good numbers. it was when i moved to floor press that i did the dumping.

i hit a solid set with 495 then i moved to a set with 455. i was shooting for a solid triple with that. i hit the first rep easy and then on the second rep i tapped the hook on the way up. then on the third i must have hit it pretty square on the way up and it literally knocked the bar right out of my hands. the platform is about 6 inches off the floor so, unfortunate for me, the weight landed square on my lower chest. my training partners said that the weight actually bounced off me and then came down again. it knocked the wind out of me. i layed there waiting for some real pain to start but it really didn’t come. i got up and the entire area started to tighten up but the pain was pretty manageable. i only wish that i had gotten it on video:)

i missed one rotation and then jumped back in. i dropped the weight considerably but finished out the session. my entire chest is tight right now and sore but i’m pretty sure that i didn’t do any serious damage.

anyway… enough of my whining. here’s what i did tonight.

ME bench-full ROM touch and go
0x10
135x10
225x10
315x6
405x1
510x1

floor press
495x1

455x3-i’m counting the third rep because of all the pain i’m in right now:)
245x a bunch

elbow’s out
40’s x 10
50’s x 10
60’s x 10

pain don’t hurt…[/quote]

I hope I don’t sound like a total mom but I hope you keep an eye on things.

I watched your floor press. How do you touch your chest on a floor press? Do you have an exceptionally thick chest or short arms or both? That was great to watch.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
I hope I don’t sound like a total mom but I hope you keep an eye on things.

I watched your floor press. How do you touch your chest on a floor press? Do you have an exceptionally thick chest or short arms or both? That was great to watch.[/quote]

Yeah, be careful, but I want to see pictures of that wicked bruise you’ll develop.

ouroboro, of course he can touch his chest on a floor press - it’s about 6x the size of yours.

(sorry, but really - that was just too easy.)

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
maraudermeat wrote:
tonight i finally found out what it feels like to drop a weight on my chest. unfortunately it had to be a heavy one.

the start of the training session went well. i hit some pretty good numbers. it was when i moved to floor press that i did the dumping.

i hit a solid set with 495 then i moved to a set with 455. i was shooting for a solid triple with that. i hit the first rep easy and then on the second rep i tapped the hook on the way up. then on the third i must have hit it pretty square on the way up and it literally knocked the bar right out of my hands. the platform is about 6 inches off the floor so, unfortunate for me, the weight landed square on my lower chest. my training partners said that the weight actually bounced off me and then came down again. it knocked the wind out of me. i layed there waiting for some real pain to start but it really didn’t come. i got up and the entire area started to tighten up but the pain was pretty manageable. i only wish that i had gotten it on video:)

i missed one rotation and then jumped back in. i dropped the weight considerably but finished out the session. my entire chest is tight right now and sore but i’m pretty sure that i didn’t do any serious damage.

anyway… enough of my whining. here’s what i did tonight.

ME bench-full ROM touch and go
0x10
135x10
225x10
315x6
405x1
510x1

floor press
495x1

455x3-i’m counting the third rep because of all the pain i’m in right now:)
245x a bunch

elbow’s out
40’s x 10
50’s x 10
60’s x 10

pain don’t hurt…

I hope I don’t sound like a total mom but I hope you keep an eye on things.

I watched your floor press. How do you touch your chest on a floor press? Do you have an exceptionally thick chest or short arms or both? That was great to watch.[/quote]

thanks for the concern. i’m sore as hell today but i’m sure i will be just fine.

i have t-rex arms and a thick chest. put the two together and my ROM is very small. it’s awesome for benching but deadlifting is a real pain in the ass.

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
I hope I don’t sound like a total mom but I hope you keep an eye on things.

I watched your floor press. How do you touch your chest on a floor press? Do you have an exceptionally thick chest or short arms or both? That was great to watch.

Yeah, be careful, but I want to see pictures of that wicked bruise you’ll develop.

ouroboro, of course he can touch his chest on a floor press - it’s about 6x the size of yours.

(sorry, but really - that was just too easy.)[/quote]

i will definitely get some pics if it bruises up really nice. i have a whole collection of training injury pics. my favorite one is when i tore my adductor in my right leg. that thing bled out for two days. i was black, blue, purple and orange from my waste to my ankle.

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:

ouroboro, of course he can touch his chest on a floor press - it’s about 6x the size of yours.

(sorry, but really - that was just too easy.)[/quote]

Hmmmm… I think we need pictures for comparison… from you too PMPM just for the puroses of scale you know… lol!

68

[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:

ouroboro, of course he can touch his chest on a floor press - it’s about 6x the size of yours.

(sorry, but really - that was just too easy.)

Hmmmm… I think we need pictures for comparison… from you too PMPM just for the puroses of scale you know… lol!

[/quote]

She may be strong but she’s also pretty mean. I thought the key to a big bench was triceps. Now I hear it may be implants.

69

Whats in the water in Ontario? Makes you real strong I guess. I’ll take a bottle please.

70

455 on the chest makes me cringe. Hope you feel better.

I think I may need those implants Ouro, my bench sucks!

71

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Whats in the water in Ontario? Makes you real strong I guess. I’ll take a bottle please.[/quote]

you call’n me a damn Canadian?? :slight_smile:

72

[quote]formfunction wrote:
455 on the chest makes me cringe. Hope you feel better.

I think I may need those implants Ouro, my bench sucks![/quote]

luckily i didn’t have time to cringe. i actually feel pretty good today. just a little sore. i’ll be back training on thursday.

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
I hope I don’t sound like a total mom but I hope you keep an eye on things.

I watched your floor press. How do you touch your chest on a floor press? Do you have an exceptionally thick chest or short arms or both? That was great to watch.

Yeah, be careful, but I want to see pictures of that wicked bruise you’ll develop.

ouroboro, of course he can touch his chest on a floor press - it’s about 6x the size of yours.

(sorry, but really - that was just too easy.)[/quote]

I just about spat coffee all over my computer screen when I read this. lol

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I dropped 225 on my chest once about 20 years ago. That hurt, 455 would have bisected me.

I’m glad your good mauradermeat. There is much I hope to absorb from you.

75

[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ecogenx wrote:
Whats in the water in Ontario? Makes you real strong I guess. I’ll take a bottle please.

you call’n me a damn Canadian?? :slight_smile:

[/quote]
If your gonna play Canadian, your gonna have to put a pom-pom ontop of that skull cap/ touque your sportin’ lol!

I will sponsor ya big guy… but you will have to do a shot of Newfie Screech, eat some seal flipper pie and kiss a cod fish.

76

Wen did Meat covert to canadian…
they do have that free healthcare.

I have bombed some o-lifts, 455 on the chest…
that is ruggged.
be careful or maybe I just need to get stronger…

kmc

77

Glad to hear you are OK.Keep hammering away bro.

78

[quote]Jimmy T wrote:
Glad to hear you are OK.Keep hammering away bro.[/quote]

thanks hoss!! i am. i’ll be back pull’n tomorrow. just spit up a little blood…no big deal.

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[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
Jimmy T wrote:
Glad to hear you are OK.Keep hammering away bro.

thanks hoss!! i am. i’ll be back pull’n tomorrow. just spit up a little blood…no big deal.

[/quote]
Hmmm… didn’t picture you as a spitter… LOL!

OK, that was a bad one… how ya feelin’ today?

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[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
maraudermeat wrote:
Jimmy T wrote:
Glad to hear you are OK.Keep hammering away bro.

thanks hoss!! i am. i’ll be back pull’n tomorrow. just spit up a little blood…no big deal.

Hmmm… didn’t picture you as a spitter… LOL!

OK, that was a bad one… how ya feelin’ today?

[/quote]

if i did “play for the other team” i would definitely be a “hitter” not a “catcher”.

i have a strain in an intercostal now. now that the overall pain is going away, i have a severe pain in my right intercostal area… i was going to pull tonight but i’ll lay off until saturday.

how are you doing with your nasty case of vaginitis?? have you been soaking in a bath of berries and cream douche? then slathering up with equal parts vagisil and gynolotramin??