24 October 2022
OHP
95 x 3
105 x 3
120 x 6
Unilateral cable reverse flye 15 x 10 x 3
Egyptian lateral raise 15 x 10 x 3
26 October 2022
Squat
240 x 5
270 x 3
300 x 4
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27 October 2022
Bench
135 x 5
145 x 3
165 x 5
135 x 13
DB rows 70 lbs x 10 x 3
Looks like it’s time to do 75 lbs
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Just genuinely out of curiosity…I was just thinking of where my strength currently stands. Like if I were to compete in a local powerlifting meet for fun at 165 lbs, would I actually be able to keep up with at least 50% of the guys in the competition?
So far the heaviest lifts I’ve done are:
Squat 320 x 2
Bench 175 x 1
Deadlift 385 x 1
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Your looking at it wrong. You compete against yourself. You need to do your first meet to establish a baseline. Only meet lifts count. Once you have your first meet, then you have numbers to work off of. Competition breeds excellence. Go for it and set your openers low.
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You’re right, you’re right. Thanks for the reminder. Maybe someday I’ll try when I can actually train properly
31 October 2022
Sumo
285 x 5
325 x 3
365 x 3
OHP
100 x 5
115 x 3
125 x 5
100 x 10
Cable rear 15 x 10 x 3
Egyptian lateral 15 x 10 x 3
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2 November 2022
Squat
215 x 5
245 x 5
280 x 7
Bench
115 x 5
135 x 5
150 x 9
135 x 7
DB row 75 lbs x 8 x 3
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3 November 2022
Deadlift
255 x 5
295 x 5
335 x 8
OHP
90 x 5
105 x 5
115 x 8
Cable rear 15 x 10 x 3
Egyptian laterals 15 x 10 x 3
Did back to back sessions. Trying to squeeze in as much as I can before I go home for a month. Let’s see if I can hit x2 body weight on squats before I go. That would be 330
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Looking strong
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10 November 2022
Squat
230 x 3
260 x 3
295 x 3
315 x 1
330 x 1 (like 2 inches above parallel, so I won’t count this just yet)
17 November 2022
230 x 3
265 x 3
295 x 3
Bench
135 x 3
145 x 3
160 x 3
135 x 10
DB row 70 lbs x 10 x 3
19 November 2022
Sumo
275 x 3
315 x 3
355 x 3
OHP
95 x 3
105 x 3
125 x 5
Lateral raises
Cable rears
5 December 2022
Squat
200 x 5
230 x 5
260 x 8
Bench Press
110 x 5
125 x 5
145 x 9 (failed the 10th)
135 x 8
DB Row 70 x 10 x 3
Dips + 10lbs 10, 7
I’ve been MIA lately, but getting back. Went away for a month, so the 330 x 1 there is an attempt at 2x body weight before I went home for vacation. I knew I’d be weak AF after the vacation and be heavier, so I really tried the 330 before my flight. Was feeling under the weather at the time, but no excuses, I didn’t reach depth. It is what it is. We’ll get it next time.
My last few weeks before my flight, my TMs were similar to the last time I calculated TMs (except for sumo). Didn’t have much progress because of how shitty night shift was and all that. This set of TMs, training kinda stopped because of my vacation. Didn’t lift much back at home because it just wasn’t safe. I was sweating (needed to adjust to the humidity, and the knurling was absolute shit. the bar was slipping down my back from the sweat and lack of knurling. Totally not safe to have like 3 plates on my back). Plus I just let myself eat like shit. No regrets.
November 10 I was 161.3, came back 169.1. Felt it in my belt too, went up by like 1.5 to 2 inches LOL (the holes are half an inch apart). I decided to just reuse my TMs from before. Glad to have done 260 x 8 on squat. I think I did 260 x 10 before, but considering I had like a 3 week lay off, I think the TMs are just right. We’ll see what happens in the next few weeks.
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Felt sick when I did this, tbh. Glad I muscled through it though. Getting this one next time!
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“330x1 Too High” → Still a good rep, though!
And then there’s this:
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Thank you! Lol
7 December 2022
245 x 5
280 x 5
315 x 10
OHP
85 x 5
95 x 5
110 x 10
Unilateral reverse cable fly 15 lbs x 10 x 3
Egyptian side lateral 15 lbs x 10 x 3
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I don’t think that’s high. Looks about parallel to me. In any case, great job!
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Decent enough rep for a training lift but deff wouldn’t have got three white lights. Good to see you still pushing hard.
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Thank you gentlemen!
16 December 2022
Sumo
260 x 3
300 x 3
335 x 8
OHP
90 x 3
100 x 3
115 x 8
Cable rears 15 + 2lbs DB x 10 x 3
Side laterals 15 x 10 x 3
Superset:
Hammer curls 20 lbs x 10 x 3
Cable tricep kickbacks 15 x 10 x 3
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19 December 2022
Squat
230 x 5
260 x 3
290 x 5
Bench
125 x 5
145 x 3
160 x 6
Wasn’t supposed to lift but good thing I did. Was feeling scared last few squat sessions that something went wrong with my squat after getting sick. Looks like it’s coming back. Huge mental PR for overcoming the weight on the bench too
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21 December 2022
Sumo
280 x 3
315 x 3
355 x 6
OHP
95 x 5
110 x 3
120 x 6
Cable reverse flye 20 lbs x 8 x 3
27 December 2022
Squat
205 x 5
240 x 5
275 x 8
Bench
115 x 5
130 x 5
145 x 10
DB rows 75 lbs x 8 x 3
Super set:
Dips +35 lbs x 8 x 3 (picked up the wrong weight, was only supposed to use 25)
Hammer curls 30 lbs x 8 x 3
28 December 2022
Sumo
250 x 5
285 x 5
325 x 10
OHP
85 x 5
100 x 5
115 x 8
Cable reverse fly 20 x 8 x 3
Cable lateral 10 x 10 x 3
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3 January 2023
Squat
225 x 3
255 x 3
285 x 5 (for some reason, this was a little harder than it should have been. probably because i was making sure I was trying to reach depth on each rep)
Bench
125 x 3
140 x 3
155 x 7 (failed the 8th)
DB row
75 x 8 x 3 (probably will go back on 70 x 10 and then 70 x 12)
Treadmill, 10 minutes (yes, you read that right. felt like I was gonna die lol)
4 January 2023
Sumo
270 x 3
305 x 3
345 x 8
OHP
95 x 3
105 x 3
120 x 6
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Lol the camera kept moving
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My squats compared 3 years apart. For some reason my depth is bugging me. I always thought i reached depth so I stopped taking videos for a time until recently where I took videos more often again.
There’s a powerlifter in the gym thats pretty strong and he was suggesting I use squat shoes. I tried to elevate my heels on plates and damn it was easier to hit depth. So its either squat shoes or improe ankle mobility
On the other side of the coin, I have no plans to compete, so there’s kinda no point in reaching powerlifting depth…
Any comments?
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