Sept 25 is comp day. Feel like the assistance is lagging but Iām pretty worn out after the main sets and happy with how those are going.
Kinda ready for the comp to be over so I donāt have to train so hard, thatās how I know Iām actually pushing enough to make progress instead of treading water
Finished my easy week, back on the grind Monday. Got a new gym membership so played with a couple new toys today, nautilus hip thrust machine is pretty lame compared to barbell thrusts. Iām also too short for the belt squat, bottom it out right above parallel
Good, busy since I started doing yoga about 4 times a week. Just touched comp weight for the first time on log this week, feeling pretty good about it. Back is absolute toast for leg day after my log/farmer workout but squats have been feeling good the other leg day of the week.
How about yourself? Havenāt kept up with the log but seen your IG posts here and there.
Well thanks training has been good. I was training for a powerlifting comp but it got postponed because of covid and these lockdowns we keep having down here. Did a mock meet on my own in the shed and happy with where I am at. Itās low progress but Iām not 21 anymore so I am happy with any progress.
Thatās a bummer, I heard yāall have had pretty strict restrictions but havenāt looked into the details.
I hear you on progress, other than farmers I think all my PRs are from 2+ years ago. Thinking about changing goals after this comp, turn 30 in Oct and we all know thatās when itās time to get real
Yep restrictions down here are a joke. Cant go out unless for shopping or exercise, only travel 5km from home. If you work in an essential industry like I do, you have to get a covid test once a month. Kids are home schooling, lots of people working from home. Cant even take your kid to the park and push them on the swing because all playgrounds are closed.
I hear you about turning 30, interestingly that is when I think I started to get strong. 30-40 is also the period of my life when I did the least training. LOL
Yikes, I get the strict restrictions early on when we thought 10% of the pop would be killed but hard to justify now, especially with the time weāve had to bolster the medical field for outbreaks.
I figure thisāll be the last decade to really push a competitive side of lifting but that fire isnāt even there, maybe a shift toward other goals for 3-6 months will reignite it
This can definitely help. Its normal for goals to change and our focus to shift. I think as long as you are doing something you will be better than 90% of the population.
What a difference it makes getting to sleep in and slam coffee and cookies before lifting. @T3hPwnisher might be on to something with how effort is what builds strength.
Feeling more confident with log, all the cleans were good today and no grinders