Haha that happens to me quite a lot. I like to pretend that I’m like Eddie Hall and have such huge, powerful core musculature that it shows through even at 20-25% body fat. My sub 3-plate squat says otherwise, but a man can dream.
Speaking of BF% though, I’m down a couple of inches around my not-inconsiderable waist and down ~3lbs on the scale since 7/1 which I’ll take.
Just started on with a coach (programming, not diet) for 4 days per week. We are going to be doing a conjugate style programming, so let’s see what this new training stimulus can bring. Hoping for a 700lb deadlift and a solution to my cute little bench press.
Well I guess it is all relative! Last meet was 347lbs. Considered “intermediate” at best, while my other lifts are considered to be in the more “elite” territory.
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Based on charts like this found online, not my opinion of my lifts lol Just for clarification.
My friends just started a diet challenge so now I’m in my one from work that ends April 1, my friends one ends May 1, and this one ends June 1
I initially wasn’t going to go crazy this year but the other two contests I’m in could be worth $1,500 total if I win those so what the heck… goal is now 167 down from 207. My kid is born early May so after that it’s probably not going to be a great time to prioritize my hobbies so that will hopefully set the stage for a year of being lax.
Yeah I’ve never trained for powerlifting before. Done the occasional 1RM but that’s about it. My squat and DL would be in the class 2 or 3, but I’d be somewhere between Master and Elite on my bench lol.