Well, you expressed concern that you’re not “THE best”, that you wouldn’t feel comfortable at the Nationals. Just wondering how far you feel you need to go.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Saw a guy working out in gardening gloves. Wondering if they help with the hack squat and cable work he was doing?
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Maybe it’s the same guy I saw at my gym a few weeks ago. I was going to ask him why he wasn’t outside tending to the landscaping. Those gloves really helped out his cable curls and pec deck work.
By Chance ? would it be this…08-25-12 Colorado Grand
If so welcome to NASA 
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Well, you expressed concern that you’re not “THE best”, that you wouldn’t feel comfortable at the Nationals. Just wondering how far you feel you need to go.[/quote]
I’m just focusing on PRs these days.
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
By Chance ? would it be this…08-25-12 Colorado Grand
If so welcome to NASA :-)[/quote]
Yes! And thanks!
Benched yesterday. Another good day. Haven’t missed a bench rep since I started this new programming. There’s a PR there in terms of no missed reps. A reason to celebrate.
Deadlifting tonight. Sumo. Looking forward to it.
Those of you who know Arachne (she blogged sporadically in the PW forum and in the O35s very briefly) please send positive thoughts her way. Her partner had a stroke this week and has been found to have tumors in the brain, lungs, and liver. A very tough time for her and her young son. Arachne is a lovely little Colorado powerlifter. Just like me.
Appreciate what you have. And train hard!
Wow, that is really sad news 
I wish her strength to get through…
Today. Crazy busy in the gym. Had to wait an hour at one point to get the cage. Really good day, though. Training is going awesome.
Squat
8/45
4/75
3/95
2/120 belt
5/135 wraps
5/145 video
5/135
Pause squat . . . three seconds in the hole
5/95
5/105
5/115 belt
Conventional DL no touch on the floor between reps
5/135
5/145
5/155
RDL
5/135
5/145
5/155
Circuit
A) One-leg leg press
B) One-leg hammie curls
C) Weighted hypers
Good luck on the meet. The training looks great. Sorry to hear about what Arachne is going through she is in my thoughts and prayers
Lots of love being sent Arachne’s way.
Your squats are a thing of beauty.
I’m really glad to hear that training is going awesome for you.
Things are sounding good over here in this log!
Got back into gear yesterday as it’s time to start phasing it in. It’s been 11 months. And it is a sad reckoning that I cannot gain so little as 5 lb. and fit into my gear. Hence the nastiness that is now my hips and thighs. I really need a custom squat suit. And when $200 falls into my lap, it shall be mine. Until then, I’m back on my muscle-building diet, which causes me to lose weight. Hmm.
As such, here was yesterday:
Squat
8/45
7/75
5/95
3/115 belt
3/135 suit bottoms/wraps
3/145
3/155
Super easy.
Pause squats
3/115 belt and suit bottoms, no wraps
3/135
Sitting in the hole with the suit chewing into me was no damn fun.
Front squats
3/85 in suit bottoms
3/95
3/105
Would have done better raw on these.
And then the electricity went out and the gym kicked me out. Heading back today to get my accessory work in.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Ouch[/quote]
yeah, ouch~
damn~
Is it a presumption the suit will work in? what is it made of? If not you are near suicide each time you end up like that.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Ouch[/quote]
Wow, those are pretty bad. When I wore gear, the deadlift suit made my traps bleed the first time I wore it.
That’s f*cking diesel. Wow. I think I’d have to give up my unit’s location to get out of that suit.
[quote]DeadKong wrote:
Is it a presumption the suit will work in? [/quote]
Nope. That’s my old broken-in suit. Once a suit’s nice and broken in, it’s no longer useful.
Last night finished up my accessory work that I had to bail on when the electricity went out Monday. Did RDLs (2/6/155), single leg press, single leg hammer curl, and weighted hypers (25-lb. plate behind head).
Then I did a yoga class with my daughter. That really sucked. We were both bored silly. I started watching the clock 12 minutes into the class. That’s never a good sign.
Today.
Flat bench . . . I continue to get better!
8/45
5/55
5/65
3/75
3/80
3/85
To one board
3/85
2/95 . . . supposed to be 3. I was THRILLED to get two reps! Raw!
Flat bench with iso hold
3/3/77
Incline DB bench
T-bar row
Lying skulls
Hammer curls
Yeah for bench!
wow those are some suit bite marks…all up and down, does the suit shift or is it the leg that long down your leg? The majority of my marks are in front on quads at the seam/hem (if I’m really bloated) or on my hips…
Also found multiply briefs don’t bite as much as the centurion does…which is really nice too.