What’s the ballpark number you’ll have to hit to get to number 1 at +40??
You gonna go back training Metal Militia for this or what’s the plans…?
615lbs was the last I heard…I lift in the APA/APF?WPO so that, I guess, is the number. Too far away to worry about right now.
Thanks to all for the encouragement!
[quote]Hanley wrote:
What’s the ballpark number you’ll have to hit to get to number 1 at +40??
You gonna go back training Metal Militia for this or what’s the plans…?[/quote]
Yeh…Metal Militia / Westside protocol. Give me a few weeks to ease back into it and you will see…I’ll post my thread from last year now so you can see what I did…prior “implosion”.
[quote]Hanley wrote:
What’s the ballpark number you’ll have to hit to get to number 1 at +40??
You gonna go back training Metal Militia for this or what’s the plans…?[/quote]
Best of luck man.
It will be great to watch your comeback, as well as getting your life back in order. Stay strong.
Wow, what a story! Welcome back, it will be exciting to ‘watch’ you rebuild.
Good luck man. Cocaine ruined one of my best friend’s life for a while. He’s been on the road to recovery for about a year and a half now and is doing much better. The only thing I know to recommend is to stay the hell away from the people and situations where you did the drug.
Apologize to your family and friends for your behavior and ask them for their help and support. They’ll appreciate it and hopefully they’ll be active in your recovery.
You’ve already taken the hardest step - admitting the problem. Wish you the best man.
Life can just suck.
Wish you the best of luck rebuilding your life and your lifts. I am a firm beliver in the gym being my temple.
Whenever I get lazy and stop going, shit seems to get worse for me. I will follow the thread with interest. My advice to you, get into strongman!
Monopoly
Hard times mate. But you are on the right track. Good luck with getting back on top.
1/14/07
“Weak” Bench
1X12----Bar
1X10----95lbs
1X10----135
1X8-----185
1X6-----225
1X6-----225
X16-----225
1X6-----225
Incline Bench
1X10----135lbs
1X10----135
1X8-----155
1X8-----185
Chain Push Ups
1X15 reps
1X15
1X15
Tate Press’s
1X12----40lbs
1X10----40
1X10----40
Band Push Downs (Mini band)
1X45 reps
1X35
25 minutes on Stair Master
Good luck in your return to greatness, stay strong.
[quote]JRR641 wrote:
1/14/07
“Weak” Bench
1X12----Bar
1X10----95lbs
1X10----135
1X8-----185
1X6-----225
1X6-----225
X16-----225
1X6-----225
[/quote]
Well it’s about time you started posting January’s workouts. Your last workout was August of 2006; you need a lot of recovery!!
lol…I told you cocaine buries the brain.
9/14/07
lol…
[quote]HOV wrote:
JRR641 wrote:
1/14/07
“Weak” Bench
1X12----Bar
1X10----95lbs
1X10----135
1X8-----185
1X6-----225
1X6-----225
X16-----225
1X6-----225
Well it’s about time you started posting January’s workouts. Your last workout was August of 2006; you need a lot of recovery!!
[/quote]
Welcome back to the PL world brother.
We were waiting for you.
One workout at a time.
jack
jeez…unreal…I really mean 8/14/07 for my last workout, not “9/14/07”. I am telling you all that reality becomes non-existent on drugs. You really do not know what day it is most of the time! My body is coming back, but my mind is a bit behind…
Thanks to all for the encouragement. It is really great to know that support comes from where you least expect it.
“The Hammer”
[quote]JRR641 wrote:
lol…I told you cocaine buries the brain.
9/14/07
lol…
HOV wrote:
JRR641 wrote:
1/14/07
“Weak” Bench
1X12----Bar
1X10----95lbs
1X10----135
1X8-----185
1X6-----225
1X6-----225
X16-----225
1X6-----225
Well it’s about time you started posting January’s workouts. Your last workout was August of 2006; you need a lot of recovery!!
[/quote]
I wish you all the best. I had a pretty bad lifestyle this year in college. Cocaine does a lot of damage to people, as can most substances or even ideologies. Addiction period is bad. But you get through it, one thing I will advise you is to forgive yourself. Sounds simple advice but a lot of us don’t do it quickly enough.
Forgive yourself, and may you gain strength from whatever spiritual beliefs that guide you.
Best of luck in your road to recovery. May your lifts be strong and your mind be stronger.
-Matt
[quote]JRR641 wrote:
In 2005 I was ranked # 5 by Powerlifting USA in the bench. 220lb weight class / Master’s. Ranked that same year # 46 overall in the 220lb class Open (all age’s). My wife left me (for good reason I guess). I started doing cocaine for the 1st time in my life at 43 years of age (upwards of 8 grams / week, which also fueled excessive drinking…I stopped working out almost altogether.
I almost killed a young man in a fight (which I did not start—not that it makes a difference), almost lost a great job, and ended up in a Drug and Alcohol Clinic for three weeks…almost got kicked out of there too. My kids are afraid of me…and my wife wants a divorce.
WHAT A FUCKED UP MESS I HAVE BECOME.
So, the road back from hell will start Monday as I get back into training. It would be great to get some support from all on the board. I have been a member here since it’s inception, but have not posted in several months. Gonna post my workouts to fuel my desire.
“The Hammer”[/quote]
Hey Hammer,
Now that you desire change, it can happen. Whatever you do, do what it takes to get your wife back, and your family. I wouldn’t be worth a squirt of piss without a good wife, and my family.
I look forward to your recovery, and you posting your workouts. I can use all the help I can get on my bench.
8/17/07
Shoulders / Traps
Front Raises
1X25lbs----25reps
1X30lbs----19
Side Raises
1X20lbs----23reps
1X25lbs----21
Bent over D-Bell Raises
1X20lbs----21reps
1X25lbs----18
Straight Bar Shrugs
1X135lbs----60reps
1X225lbs----44
1X315lbs----21
30 minutes of cardio on S-Master
Thanks to all for the support. Unless you have been “flat on your ass” and no one wants to help /love / support you, you cannot understand how much it means. Especially from people who don’t know you…like you guys and gals.
8/19/07 Bench
D-Bell Shoulder Rotations
1X15-----10lbs
1X15-----10
1X15-----10
Flat Bench
1X10-----Bar
1X10-----95lbs
1X10-----135
1X8------165
1X6------185
1X6------205
1X6------225
1X6------235
1X6------235
D-bell Floor Presses
1X10-----35lbs
1x10-----45
1x10-----50
JM Presses
1X10-----85lbs
1X10-----105
1X10-----135
1X8------175
Tricep P-Downs
1X25------35lbs
1X20------45lbs
1X15------55
1X10------75
35 Minutes of cardio on S-Master
This is to my wife:
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable”.
I am really trying B.
J