My wife got her time to train once she healed up.
And I had too much time on my hands. I played basketball and ended up breaking my ankle. That made me quite useless for nighttime feedings.
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04/12/2019
Traphouse Barbell W10D4
DE LOWER
Rack Pulls (Pin position 2) - 55%, green bands
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
BB Banded Box Squat - 55%, green bands, 14" box
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
GHR, calves, banded hamstring curls.
Good workout
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Strong couple of sessions
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04/13/2019
SATURDAY MORNING BIG BOY BENCH WORKOUT
Traphouse Barbell W11D1
ME UPPER
BENCH IN A SHIRT! - Coach and I were able to squeeze myself into it! I was a little pessimistic about even getting into it, so coach was right.
225 x 0, lol - could bring it down like 1"
315 x nearly touched a 3 board
385 x touched a 2 board press - FLEW UP! Felt good. (video to follow)
405 x 2 board press, no problem
455 x 1 board press
475 x 1 board press - felt tougher than it looked (video to follow - apparently they used a potato to record this)
500 x 1 no boards - coach said I touched fabric, but not enough for me to feel it. I also think my spotters helped me at the top, but he said they didnāt. Iām still not sure what the hell a bench shirt feels like, but first time having one on was a F*@#$ing blast. Workout ended up taking like 2 hours because playing with the shirt took quite some time. @corstijeir
Bench with Weight Releasers - 70lbs on weight releasers; 3sec negative, explode concentric
135 x 1
165 x 1
185 x 1
205 x 1
225 x 1
265 x 1
315 x 1
315 x 1
315 x 1
These took quite a bit out of my. Keeping the eccentric slow, was not easy with these.
GIANT SET
Triceps Extentions
40lbs x 12
40lbs x 12
40lbs x 12
Chain Curls
12
12
12
Banded Crunches
40
40
40
GIANT SET
Clean and Press
30lbs x 10
30lbs x 10
30lbs x 10
BB Rows
155 x 20
155 x 15
155 x 10
Chins
6
6
6
Great workout with a good group of guys.
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That looks like a lot of fun. Whatās the purpose of the shirt? Sure it allows you to lift heavier loads, but how does this help you? Simply so you can feel what the increased weight loss feels like?
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Geared lifting is so you can have a bigger total.
That out of the way using gear as overload can help with many things.
- overload
- teaching you to stay tight and control the weight
- give your shoulders/hips a break
- bring some fun back into your training
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Solid day in the shirt dude!!
- got to work on bringing your chest up to the bar, you can see with the 475 where you started to flatten out because of the pressure from the shirt.
- Given what your RAW bench is already Iād say put the shirt on for 365+ only.
- Next session you decide to use the shirt, do triples on 1 breath with no board trying to go as low as you can
- take the bar out further over your chest before you start to lower it, itās a much different bar path from raw.
Once you get a hang of it you could put up some solid 530+ stuff
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Also, donāt put the shirt on for another 3 weeks at least. Let your body recover.
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Did you record that second clip in a flip phone? Lmao!
Thatās a damn solid press.
@jackolee - It was a lot of fun! New toys to make bench press more exciting is always welcome.
@corstijeir - Thanks man!
- Yes, trying to touch was definitely a new experience for me. I see what you mean by me flattening out. Will definitely be something to work on.
- Probably a good call, although getting any sort of sweat or pump on prior to trying to shirt up would make this task nearly impossible! (it took 4 guys to get the shirt OFF me!).
- Triples in a single breath does not seem easy! Basically speed work in a shirt?
- My coach did mention this, and also said Iām still in a habit of bringing the bar back over my face too quickly, rather than just moving it up in a straighter bar path. Definitely some things to work on.
I do appreciate the tips!
Iāll make sure coach doesnāt get too excited and schedule more shirt work in for a couple weeks at least, probably smart.
@dchris - Thanks man, felt pretty cool to have 500lbs held up over my face.
Nah, they filmed it on my coachās phone, but sent it to me via text. So Iām assuming he had to dull the quality quite a bit in order to send it along.
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Nope. Work up 365-435 range. Itās to teach you to be tight and to control the weight.
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I missed this little topic earlier, so Iāll respond nowā¦a little late:
Me neither! Training has been going well, and am looking forward to seeing how it has translated to strength in the big 3.
If peaking was just ātime in the gymā, I could probably get away with it. Peaking, for me, is much more than that. This is when diet, sleep and recovery are most important. These are key variables in a successful peak. I doubt my sleep is going to be anywhere near optimal, diet will likely be less than stellar (leaning towards convenience over healthy options), additional stress, etcā¦
Even my coach discouraged me from doing it.
So Iāll probably just look to peak and do a mock meet at one of the local PL gyms who carry competition bars/calibrated plates. Keep my PRs as ālegitā as possible.
Haha, yeah, instead I think Iām actually going to try to make my marriage work.
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That makes sense. Iāve experienced my two kiddos and they were different from each other. My daughter was easy and my son had his days and nights backwards. That took some work to correct.
I donāt know about you guys, but my time in the gym is a key to making my marriage work!
This is definitely an unknown variable that is keeping me from committing to a meet 3 weeks after our due date (heck, it could be 1 week after the kid actually arrives if she happens to be late). I hope he starts out sleeping well, but Iām preparing myself for the worst since I wouldnāt want to leave that burden on my wife if things arenāt easy for the first few weeks.
Good point! My wife knows Iāll still be working out, but I will be on a much more fluid workout schedule. My coach is cutting a key for me to his gym so that I can workout on my own schedule once the munchkin arrives.
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I feel like people over stress about the unknowns of a new baby. Itās not really that bad. Youāll work as a team with your wife.
Iām not sure about your work plans and if youāre taking time off, but I think it takes about two weeks to settle in to the new lifestyle. I recommend that people take off three weeks if they can. Two weeks to adjust and then one week to enjoy the new normal before returning to work (and adding a new variable to the new routine).
If your boy starts off backwards like mine then you just have to keep them awake instead of letting them sneak their late nap.
If he sleeps at night then you just have to figure out the feeding schedule. We fed them every three hours. Iād stay up late and feed at about 11 pm. Weād take turns getting up at 2am to feed. And then my wife (who is an early bird) would get up at 5-6 and feed them. That allowed one of us to get a mostly full night of sleep every other night.
Itās possible to be somewhat normal soon after a newbornās arrival. But youāre right about the sleep and stress factors. Theyāre present. Theyāre not debilitating, but it would definitely affect peak performance.
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This was actually my plan. I was also just told that our province has introduced some additional ānon-birthing parentā benefits which top your pay up for a period of time after your child is first born so that I donāt actually have to use my vacation time. I need to look into this more, but Iām hoping that I will qualify for this.
My work benefits also have a great ātop upā for taking paternity leave, while my wifeās job does not. So I will be taking some time off (likely at the end of the maternity leave stage), which I am looking forward to!
A lot of friends who we have spoke to and some of the books we have read seem to also agree with the 2.5-3hr feed/sleep schedule.
Friends of ours also said they were able to get on a good sleep schedule and stay sane quite early by sharing feedings (Wife:8pm, Me:11pm, Wife:2pm, Me:5am - or something similar). This means each of us can at least get down for a 5hr sleep rather than just trying to catch naps in between feedings. Iām not too worried to be honest, we will figure out our own schedule once we see how it plays out, but good to go into it with some ideas that have worked for others.
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Last bit of advice. My daughter would get into crying fits and it would drive me nuts. Sheād been fed and wasnāt sick so I didnāt know what the problem was. I finally figured it out - gas! I put her on her back on my lap and would work her legs up and down one at a time (like the squat pattern). Iād also massage her belly.
Once I learned that I was able to help her which definitely helped me. Just add that to your tool kit for soothing an upset baby.
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Thanks man, looking for any/all tips I can collect at this point haha. 12 weeks to go, before life changes!
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The funny thing with babies mate is that they are all different. Most of us donāt have a clue to start but we make it up as we go and it usually works out alright.
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