Looking solid man. Rock solid.
Maybe some singles with increasing weights, to show some form breakdown if any.
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Once I get my back up near 100% Iāll definitely be upping the weight. It does feel more natural than the conventional to me right now.
Also, Iām not sure if Iāve mentioned it or if anyone noticed But I changed my log name from Maple Syrup Strongman to Maple Syrup Strength.
Reasoning? There is a local dude who started a powerlifting league and is associated with the Canadian Powerlifting League (CPL). He hosts a few comps right in my hometown. The furthest one is about 3hrs away if I want to go to more. For a Strongman comp, the closest is 2hrs and next closest is over 4 hours away.
As much as I feel that Strongman might be more āfunā with events competing against each other and the variety, I think Powerlifting is more realistic for me.
Majority of my training is based around the big 3 (well, 4) so I might as well just get in a competition and get some actual numbers on the board. Also, since this local host is fairly new and is keeping track of all records set at his meets, I would (currently) be able to get my name on the record books at least for a bit! Iād be lying if I said this didnāt excite me, even though there hasnāt been a ton of people go through the league yet. As it stands a couple of my openers would nearly make the āTop 5 Liftsā.
I think I will have too many excuses not to give strongman a try this year (quite a bit of money to register if Iām only going to make one event for the year).
Maybe Iām a powerlifter now? Planning to lift in the 198lb class, so I need to get less fat. Sitting at 214lb or more right meow. Judging from last yearās schedule the first local comp was the beginning of April so I do have a little time but Iād like to take it slow and steady to try not to lose lbs on my lifts through the cut.
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Clearly youāre just trying to inflate your ābeforeā picture for the T-ransformation challenge. Unless you start cutting we might be close to the same weight when this thing kicks off January 1st!
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Great. Another 198 who kicks my butt. Just what I neededā¦
Actually, this is cool. Iāve got a shot of catching you on squat and DL.
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No, you have a shot on all your lifts! These new found slabs of meat on your chest will make your bench sky-rocket!
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Fuck I hope so 
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Jesus fuck, youāre all big enough already! Stop growing would ya?
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Haha, obviously! Well, I am planning on dropping a few lbs before heading to Florida a month from today. Hopefully get my weight down to around the 210lb mark before we leave. Nothing drastic, just a little lessā¦fluffy.
Thatās assuming that I can actually get down to 198lbs, AND not sacrificing strength in the process! Stay on my ass Mark, I can always use the push!
Lol I can assure you, very little of this weight gain has been LBM.
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DE UPPER
WARMUP
2min AirDyne (27cals)
Arm Circles
Band Shoulder Stuff
BANDED BENCH PRESS (Red Mini Bands - Doubled)
45 x 10
135 x 5
175 x 3 x 9sets
Nice smooth, fast reps. Short rest periods.
T-BAR ROWS (Narrow Grip)
90lbs x 8
135lbs x 10, 10, 10, 10
LYING DB TRICEPS EXT
35lbs x 12, 12, 10, 10
COOLDOWN
2min AirDyne (29cals)
Quick workout. I got home late tonight from my in-laws so I just wanted to slip one in so I didnāt fall behind on my program. ME LOWER tomorrow, back/hip is still not 100% so we will see how it goes.
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I just noticed this when I was in my profile looking for a bookmark:
STATS
666 days visited
I should probably log off for the day to be safe.
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ME LOWER
RACK PULLS (Below Knees - Lowest Pin Position on Rack)
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 3
365 x 3 Hook grip to here; thumb felt like it was close to ripping; strapped up for the rest.
405 x 3
455 x 3
495 x 3
545 x 3 ā these werenāt grindy, but reps were definitely slower than the previous sets so I called it a top set. I didnāt want to be stupid and prolong this back/hip tweak Iām nursing.
405 x 10 ā This felt wayy too light for 405lbs. I like it. I mean, I understand itās not a full deadlift, but these felt light. Iām going to crush my 605lb PR in a couple weeks.
SLDL
225 x 8 x 4sets
Just trying to feel the hamstrings and give them a nice stretchā¦didnāt work. SLDL/RDLs have never really hit my hamstrings the way I want them to. I can only assume my hamstrings are weakā¦?
INCLINE SITUPS
15, 15, 15, 15
Hadnāt really done these before. Not too shabby.
I tried to follow Brianās version of conjugate, but there are just too many moving parts for my liking. I enjoy these nice, basic, simple workouts where I can put 100% focus on a main lift, then just go about my business for the assistance. It may not yield quite the results of a more intense program, but my body seems to stay healthier when not over-complicating my workouts.
Hereās the height I was pulling from:
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If a simpler program keeps you injury free, itāll probably yield better results 
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I can never get RDLs to work either, but Stiff leg DL with dumbbells kills my hamstrings.
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Thatās a pretty big goal of mine!
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Iāll have to give this variation a go now that I have access to dumbbells!
Do you keep your lats flexed, especially during the eccentric portion?
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I think my key for RDLs is pushing the bar away from me on the eccentric. Itās massively counter-intuitive because Iām such a scrape your legs puller, but it definitely makes your hammies light up. Need to keep abs locked TIGHT though, because pushing the bar away does add some strain to your lower back.
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Iām fairly certain that I do, which is kind of the reason I do it with such light weight. I keep everything pretty locked in, then try to finish with a hard glute squeeze (maybe I shouldnāt?). To be honest Iāve never really looked up videos or anything on this movement in an attempt to improve either, so I might be just plain olā doing it wrong.
Yes, the bar is definitely drifting forward quite a bit compared to a regular deadlift since Iām basically only hinging at the hip. I feel the good stretch of my hamstrings at the bottom, but I donāt think Iāve ever been āwow, my hammies are smoked from those RDL/SLDLsā compared to hitting some light hamstring curls and limping around the gym waiting for my hamstrings to return to their regular function.
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