My Journey to Getting Strong(er)

Pretty meh feelin day today. Things felt heavy…

ME Bench - 1/3/12

Bench
225x4 -this is when i knew things were feelin heavy
-add 1bd
240x3
250x3 PR

Pin Lockouts
315x3
-cut it here, this felt like a damn semi truck

Decline Bench
205x8
215x7

HS High Row
4x8

NG Lat Pulldown -SS- Dips
4x12 -SS- BWx12/12/10/10

DB Curl -SS- Single arm band pushdowns
4x10 -SS- 3x15

Band Pushdown
40/30/30

NOTES: Overall ok day. Things felt heavy. Hit my major working sets on bench though so that is good.

your meh days are slowly becoming respectable :wink:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:
your meh days are slowly becoming respectable ;)[/quote]
Haha, thats pretty cool to hear :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Sessi lockout strength.

'Dem forearms…

Nice session man, I HATE when everything feels heavy, but at least you hit a PR, so dealwithit.jpeg

LWI

That lockout strength wasnt there today on the pin lockouts phlegms!! Hahaha

Ink, lolz, its funny how we were talking about that with your session and then look what happens lol. It was technically a default PR but its ok. Thxbrah.jpg

[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Ink, lolz, its funny how we were talking about that with your session and then look what happens lol. [/quote]
I actually lol’d when I read it, and thought “that’s what you get, bitch”

trollolololol

[quote]inkaddict wrote:

[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Ink, lolz, its funny how we were talking about that with your session and then look what happens lol. [/quote]
I actually lol’d when I read it, and thought “that’s what you get, bitch”

trollolololol[/quote]
U make meh sad panda

DE Lower - 1/5/12

GM’s
155x5
175x5
195x4

Speed Sumo DL
135 w/ quaded miniband per sidex12x1

DB SLD w/ miniband around neck
85x3x12

HS Low Row -SS- Wide Stance Band Squats (DMM)
3x12 -SS- 3x12

Ab Wheel
3x8

Hanging Leg Raise
3x8

Lat Pulldown Abs
3x15

NOTES: Good day. Another low back pump lol. Pulls were fast. Things felt solid.

Looked back today at my progress from end of 2010 to the end of 2011. Its crazy how you dont realize your own progress! Some numbers…

Squat
265x1 12/8/10
375x1 12/18/11
110lbs

Bench
205x1 bounced off chest 12/11/10
255x1 12/24/11
50lbs

Deadlift
315x1 12/14/10
440x1 10/30/11
125lbs

I couldn’t believe what I was reading honestly!

[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Looked back today at my progress from end of 2010 to the end of 2011. Its crazy how you dont realize your own progress! Some numbers…

Squat
265x1 12/8/10
375x1 12/18/11
110lbs

Bench
205x1 bounced off chest 12/11/10
255x1 12/24/11
50lbs

Deadlift
315x1 12/14/10
440x1 10/30/11
125lbs

I couldn’t believe what I was reading honestly![/quote]

Very impressive stuff. I won’t be able to complain if I make progress close to that this year that’s for sure!

Awesome gains buddy, I can easily see you adding those plus some to your lifts before the years is out. 1700 total or bust brah!

Heard that on the progress. You’re doing great bud

Appreciate it guys! You all are doing even better yourselves, keep on doing big things!

Thinking about some goals for 2012…

Be better
Get stronger
Wreck shit
Get bigger
Lower bodyfat
Consistently stretch/mobility work
Continue to bring my GPA up
Stay focused in school and training
Be a better person
Increase my conditioning (find a hill around my place?)

Short term 2012 goal
Total 1200 plus at my meet in March

List is to be continued…

DE Upper - 1/7/12

Bench (reload week)
200x6
215x5
-all reps paused-

MP
135x4
145x3/3

Lying DB Tricep Ext.
5x8

Band Pushdown (mm)
20/15/12/10/10

Cable Row
5x10

Shrugs -SS- Band Facepulls
5x20 -SS- 5x12 (light band)

DB Curls
4x10

NOTES: Nice, easy day. All reps were fast and smooth. Driving back to school tomorrow and squattin on monday!!

Cool goals. I’m sure you’ll go a long way to achieving them! I’m going to have to do one once I have break from all this university work.

Shit wrecking proceeded

Jake, thanks man. Get on it brotha! Spar, haha thanks dude!

8 weeks out tomorrow.

Oh snap, I had forgotten you were so close to another meet. Looking forward to that for sure!

I’m toying with the idea of doing a PL meet in a couple of months myself actually. Although the Fed running the meet has some really weird rules that I’m not sure if I would be cool with regarding the bench.