[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
I don’t feel as lucky now.[/quote]
lol…joking yo…
anyone ever get so trashed you just read T-Nation posts!?!?
I figured you were joking but something inside me was thinking Wow!
Last night the lifting was explosive and satisfying.
T-Handle Swings:
110 lbs x 2 sets x 25
DE Wide Stance Box(Parallel) Front Squats(1 Min btwn sets):
135 x 10
225 x 3
275 x 8 sets x 3
ME Trap Bar Deadlifts:
138 lbs x 5
228 x 3
318 x 3
408 x 1
498 x 1
Standing Crunches:
80 lbs x 25
The Box Front Squats were great and worked me like I haven’t in a while. The trap bar deadlifts weren’t an absolute max and I have room to add weight next week.
Good to see the bench moving up. Congrats.
Thanks OP, it kills me that my bench isn’t a lot bigger now so each step is gratifying. I just ordered a football/swiss bar for a new variation on my bench training and I am expecting big jumps in weight.
I’d like to hear your thoughts on the football/swiss bar when you get some time under it.
I’ll definitely be reporting on the training and results of using the football/swiss bar.
Solid work. And huge congrats on the upcoming bundle of joy!
james
Thanks James.
Lifting this evening was great.
T-Handle Swings:
110 lbs x 2 sets x 25
DE Flat Bench Press:
45 lbs x 25
135 x 10
175 x 8 sets x 3 reps (Alternating Grips-1 min btwn sets)
ME Flat Bench Press (Felt Crazy and Strong and being out of order):
225 x 1
265 x 1
285 x 1 (PR!)[Most I’ve done in a year and 10 months since biceps tear sugery]
300 x 0 (Got it off my chest about 2 inches then fail but a good fail)
Close Grip Bench/Lat Pull-Down/35 lbs Dumbbells Hammer Curls Giant Sets:
175 lbs x 3 x 12/120 lbs x 3 x 12/3 x 15
Standing Overhead Presses:
135 x 2 x 5
135 lbs x 10 (Felt Good)
Decided to max bench tonight for kicks and did a nice touch and go with 285 on my way to break 300 lbs soon. Overhead Presses felt great and I surprised myself with a final set of 10 using 135 lbs so I am going to be increasing my poundage on OPs next week.
At first I was what?
DE and ME same day.
Now I get it.
Nice work. Things are looking great.
So, I gotta say, looking at your log I don’t feel quite as shitty about my progress since a rotator tear, elbow blow out, and tricep tear. Your log is a true sanity check for me. I feel like I should be benching 405 for reps again but have to realize I am almost back to square 1, but with the chance to rebuild in infrastrure correctly.
Thanks Pete and OP. Fighting back after my injury has been a real learning experience and humbling gut check. It’s a chance to test who I am and what I want. Powerlifting is one of if not my main passion besides being the best husband and dad I can be.
Had to take a few days off. My wife and my 3 year old are sick with bad cold subsequently I haven’t been getting much sleep and training has been out of the question. Hopefully, tomorrow I will get back on track.
Congrats on the news and hopefully everyone in your household gets better soon.
I have a bicep injury question since I know you have been there before. During a meet a week ago Saturday I felt a pretty strong tug on my left bicep while setting the bar down. Had a significant amount of immediate swelling just above the elbow joint and a good deal of pain as well right afte. I iced it down and continued to lift with only minor pain on the bench and deadlift and no loss of strength.
Bruising in the area lasted for about a week and minor pain as well as a good deal of inflamation continues. Yesterday was my first day back in the gym and I benched relatively heavy, top set was 6x280 all reps paused and I didn’t have any pain when doing it but this morning I noticed some new bruising in the area. Based on your experiences do you have any thoughts as to what might be going on with it?
Don’t want to clutter up your log with my issues anymore but I did want to thank you for the quick response.
[quote]DBasler wrote:
Yesterday was my first day back in the gym and I benched relatively heavy, top set was 6x280 all reps paused and I didn’t have any pain when doing it but this morning I noticed some new bruising in the area. Based on your experiences do you have any thoughts as to what might be going on with it? [/quote]
Not an expert on biceps tears (or anything much for that matter), but wanted to pontificate in my inebriated state and am hoping mi mahoar amigo Magilla won’t mind…
The idea of ‘pushing through’ a torn bicep at our age is nuts to me…we got too much living to do to worry about ‘pushing through’…I hit the beach and am in better shape than 90% of the people there UNDER the age of 30 and I know most of you guys look even better than I do with my shirt off (although most T-Vixens still get all swoony just thinking about me)…anyway…you effed up your bicep…take two weeks off…go to the doctor so you can hear him tell you you hurt yourself…work back slowly…we’re not going to end up on MF or make a decent living in hetero porn at our ages…anyway…hope this isn’t a downer…was trying to say sounds like you’re killing it and etc…give the bicep some rest.
It’s all good sen say, hopefully Dave will get a Doctor’s help soon.
I’ve got my daughter and wife’s cold and had a touch of it all week so I won’t return to lifting until Monday. Feeling like crap. Live to fight another day.
Finally, I have recovered from my cold and lifted tonight for the first time in a week. I took it kind of easy because I felt a little depleted from the last week of illness in my house.
T-Handle Swings:
110 lbs x 2sets x 25reps
Squats:
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 2
500 lbs x 2
Safety Squat Bar 5 Second Pause Squats ATG:
245 x 3sets x5reps
DE Trap Bar Deadlifts (45 seconds btwn sets):
138 x 3
228 x 3
318 x 8sets x 3reps
Standing Crunches:
80lbs x 25
My body is wrecked now due to this being the first lifting in a week and it feels great! Significant damage and some nice soreness setting in, that’s a good night.
On Tuesday(3/5/13) I did my first lifting with my new football bar. My body was extremely worn out from the lifting the day before and a very hard physical day at work, so I did:
T-Handle Swings:
110 lbs x 2 sets x 25
Foot Ball Bar Presses Medium Grip (16" apart):
33 lbs(bar) x 25
138 x 10
188 x 3
193 x 3 sets x 4 reps
Standing Crunches:
80 lbs x 25
I was completely worn out and had nothing left to do any more lifting.
Then, Wednesday (3/6/13) I thought I would make up for the low energy dat on Tuesday but I was badly mistaken and this was all I could manage:
T-Handle Swings:
110 lbs x 2 sets x 25
Bench:
45 lbs x 25
135 x 10
185 x 3
225 x 1
265 x 1
Once again my body was absolutely fatigued from another hard day at work. I am struggling to get back into sync with training at the present because my wife will deliver in no more than 11 days and she is nearly incapable of doing anything around the house or with our 3 year old. I understand because carrying our baby and all the implications that go with that is hard enough. So, I am doing everything around the house, running my business, taking care of our 3 year old, and training for powerlifting. Challenges abound. Yee Haw!