good luck on working on those health issues. I have digestive issues also which I control with natural enzymes and probiotics…
Love to know which ones work for you - had an xray today and the barium from Monday, despite several days of juice fasting is still very present…Need it out!
8/11
BS 115/5 135/5 150/5
BP 85/5 95/5 105/5
1A DBP, Incline 25/10,10 30/10,10
1B T-Bar 70/8,8 80/6,6
2A Skullcrusher 30/10 35/8,8,8
2B 18" StepUps 50/6,6,6,6
3A Leg Raises 4x10
3B Hypers 10/4x10
8/12
PP 65/3,5 75/3,3 88/2,1,1
DL 160/5 185/5 205/6,1
1A F.Squat 65/5 75/5,5 95/5
1B Pushups 6x10
2A RDL 65/8 75/8 95/8
2B Pullups 2,2,2,2,3,2
3A Triple Threat
3B Ball Crunches
Not really looking forward to hitting the gym because I feel like I cannot do it… but I am determined to preserve as much strength as possible during this fast and I did hit my numbers, even a little increase on some accessories compared to last round. Yay!
Ah I see. My friend Colin has had a load of stomach problems which, despite years of different tests, continue to be diagnosed. He’s done the barium meal thing and they make him fast every time he has to have a test. What a pain!
prebiotic - I take the live ones in a small container of cultured yogourt. They are much more lively than in pill form. dosage says a minimum of 50 billion live active acidophilus and L. casei bacteria per portion.
enzymes - a mix of papain (450), bromelain (60mg) and Amylase (30mg). In case of a bad night (like christmas gorging) I double the dose.
Thank you
Juice fast ended prematurely because I made myself seriously ill. Now juicing part of the day and eating (yummy protein mostly). I am feeling weak in the lifting cave tho. Accessories are going well, but main lifts even when I match prefasting number just feel so hard!! I did completely kick the caffeine habit so now I am lifting without caffeine, and haven’t even been using nose tork.
8/15
BS 125/3 140/3 160/4,2
BP 90/3 100/3 110/6
1A DBP, Incline 25/10,10 30/10,10
1B T-Bar Row 70/8,8 80/6,6
2A Skull crusher 30/10 35/8,10,10
2B 18" Step ups 50/8,8,6,8
3A Leg Raises 4x10
3B Hypers 10/10 25/10,10 BW/12
8/16
PP 65/5,3 75/3,3 88/3,2 93/miss,1 98/miss,1
DL 175/3 195/3 215/2,3,1
1A Front Squat 65/5 75/5 85/5 95/3 115/1
1B Push Ups 7x10
2A RDL 65/8 75/8
2B Pullups… 2 horrible singles… hmmm
8/17
BS 135/5 150/3 165/2,1
BP 95/5 105/3 120/1 (missed double)
25 minute run
8/18
PP 65/3,3 75/3,3 88/2
DL 180/5 205/3 230/1
8/23
BS 120/5 140/5 155/3
long warmup… should have been 5’s all the way, bum day. Took too long and was a flop for the only lift I could fit in 
Went back to school this week, trying to adjust to kids (and my) schedule & still having major digestion issues.
Crow suggested I try the recently posted German volume ladder to get my butt motivated and fire me up.
8/26 Day 1 of Ladder
1A BS 105/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
1B BP 75/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
2A Lunge, walking xcross cave x10
2B Push ups BW/10x10
3A 1 minute plank x5
3B Cable Row 87.5/5x10
8/27 Day 2 of the ladder…the other lifts
1A DL 155/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
1B MP 55/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,7-2-1,6-2,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Well…set 10,9,8 I fatigued out, set bar down and right back up, no real rest but didnt quite nail the ladder.
2A RDL 65/10,10 70/10 80/10 90/10
2B Lat Pulls 87.5/10,10,10,10 100/8,4
3A Leg Raise 5x10
3B Hypers BW/10 10/10,10,10 25/8
I was pretty sore from yesterdays squats and lunges so I think tomorrow might seriously hurt. Training induced muscle pain is a total turn on however, so bring on the pain!
8/29/11 (5am)
50 min run - 4 miles
9/2/11 (1pm)
1A BS 115/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
1B BP 85/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
1 leg press 120/5x10
DB Row 40/5x10
Ball Crunch 10,10,10,20
(5pm) 19 min run
9/3/11 (9am)
1A DL 165/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
1B MP 55/1,2,3,5,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
RDL 70/10 80/10,10,10
Lat Pull 87.5/10,10 100/6,6
Leg raises & Hypers
9/4/11 (745am)
40 min run - 3.5miles
9/5/11
BS 125/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
BP 95/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
9/6/11
DL 175/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
MP 60/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Didn’t hit the accessories either day. Heavy weight, grind to make the tip of the ladder and start back down. Longer due to recovery need also.
Okay, back to 5/3/1 for a lil while.
9/9/11 5am
1A BS 100/5 115/5 135/10,1
1B BP 75/5 90/5 100/10,1 w/pause
2A DB Incline press 25/10 30/10,10,10
2B Cable Row 87.5/7,10,10,10
3A Cable Tri OH Ext 80/4x10
3B 18" stepups w/BB 4x5
20 ball crunches
5pm
23 min run (105° on the streets… took a while to cool off after this one!)
9/10
1A DL 135/5 175/5 200/2,5(mega grind, totally rediculous),1
1B MP 55/5 60/5 70/3,3 +2 PP
2A FS 65/5,5 75/5,5 85/3,3 95/3,3
2B Pushups 10x10
3A GM BB/10,10 55/10 65/8 75/8
3B A bunch of lame ass attempts at pullups, very ugly and only 1-2 reps per
4A Leg raises 3x10
4B Hypers 3/10
4C Lat pulls (cuz pullups freaking suck today) 87.5/3x8
Today was hard… but wth, the work is in 
9/11/2011
5:00 - 2mi run
9/13/2011 8:00
BS 110/3 125/3 140/8,3
BP 85/3 95/3 105/8 95/5
1A DBP, incline 25/10 30/10,10,10
1B Cable Row 87.5/10,10 100/10,8
2A OH Cable Ext 80/10,10 90/8,8
2B 18" StepUps BB/5x6
3A Hang curl V Up 3,5,5,3,3
3B Rev Hypers 5,8,8,8
9/14/2011
4:30 KB complex at home & turkish getups
9/16/2011 5:00
PP 55/5 65/5 75/3 88/3 93/1 98/miss, to forward
DL 145/5 170/3 190/3,3,3 200/1
1A FrontSquat BB/5,5 65/5 75/5 88/5,5 98/3,3 108/3
1B Pushups 10,10,10,10,10,10,10,3,8
2A Good Morn BB/10 65/10 75/10
2B Incl Situp 15,15,3
2C Band Pullups 8,8,6
1200
3.5 mile run (37:38)
9/17/2011 8:30
BackSquat 120/5 135/3 150/5
BenchPress 85/5 100/3 110/3 (4th no touch)
1A DBP Incl 25/10 30/10 35/7,7
1B Cable Row 87.5/10,10 100/8,8
2A Cable Tri Ext 80/9,9 90/7,7
2B 18" stepups BB/10 55/6,6,6
3A Hypers 10/10 25/10,10,10
3B Leg Raises 4x10
Butterfly kicks & crunches x2
Jacob’s Ladder - 7.5 minutes, 3 breaks
9/18/11
1630 39 min run
9/20
PP BB/5,5 55/5 65/5 75/5 88/2,2 93/1 98/1,1
DL 155/5 180/3 200/3,3,1,1,1
1A Fr.Squat 65/5,5 75/5 88/5,5 98/5
1B Pushups, 5,5,5,7,7,7,7,7 = 50
2A Good Morn 65/10,10 75/10
2B Pullups 2,2,2,2,1,1
3A Leg Curl 3x8
3B Incl Situp 3x8 (w/dowel)
3C Lat Pull 87.5/8 100/8
9/21
04:30 4 mile run
9/23/11 05:00
BS 105/5 120/5 140/10,1
BP 80/5 95/5 105/7,5,3,1 w/ pause
1A Flat DB Press 30/10 35/10,10,6
1B T Bar Row 70/8,6,8,8
2A Skullcrusher 35/10,10,10
2B 18" Step ups 50/6 55/5,5
3A Hang curl leg raise 4x5
3B Reverse hypers 4x10
11:30 30 min on precor AMT & 1/2 mi run on indoor track
9/24 9:00
PP BB/5,5,5 65/5,5 88/2,3 98/miss, 1, miss
DL 140/5 165/5 185/10
1A Front Squat BB/5,10 65/8 75/8,8 88/6 98/5,5 108/4,5
1B Push ups 7x10 = 70 (nose touch)
2A Pullups 2,2,2,1
2B RDL BB/10 65/10 75/10 85/10
3A Lat Pulls 100/6,6,6
3B Incl Situp 10,10,7 (w.dowel)
Hi, just checked out your log. Good stuff in here! What competition are you doing and do you have the same goals for it that in your first entry because it seems you are a lot stronger than those numbers!
9/25/2011 0630
3.5 mile run
9/26/2011 0500
BS 115/3 130/3 145/6,3
BP 90/3 100/3 110/3, 2
1A Flat DBP 30/10 35/10,10,10
1B TBar Row 70/8,8,8,8
2A Skullcrusher 35/8,10,10
2B 18" Stepups BB/6 55/6,6 really bad on right side
4.5 min plank, rotating every 30sec
9/27/2011 0830
PP BB/6,6 55/5,5 65/5 75/3 88/2,2 93/1 98/1 103/miss
DL 150/3 175/3 195/3,3,3 225/1 great form
1A Pullups 3,2,2,3
1B RDL BB/10,10 65/10 95/10,10
2A FrSquat BB/10 65/8 85/5 88/5,5 98/5,5,5 (hard today!) 108/4,4 (belt)
2B Pushups 10x7 =70 nose touch
3A Incline Situp x4
3B Rev Hypers x4
3C 1arm cable pulls 80/10 90/8 100/6
9/29/2011 0520
3.5 mile 36min run
Thank you DiscoDani!
I compete in raw powerlifting meets a couple times per year. There is one in November which I am threatening to compete in now. Unfortunately my current maxes are not what they were last time I competed so I am desperately focused on making a powerful comeback. I also compete in a lot of our gym’s local meets also (pump and runs, womanathalons etc) when I can.
My goals…
Short term, get lifetime PR’s back. 250 DL (I’m up to 235). 190 BS (175 current). 130 Bench (125 current).
Long term: 275 DL, 225 BS, 135 BP
Lifetime goal: 315 DL, 250 BS, 150 BP
My husband and I are trying to get pregnant so these goals may take a very long time to achieve, however I intend to lift while pregnant so hopefully it will be a small stallout in my goals.
9/30/2011 0830 at home
KB swings 26/20,20,20
KB complex w 2 26/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
(complex = clean, squat, overhead press, row, rdl)
Turkish getup 26/5 (per)