[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
how about going for a 1 rep max on the days you would be training those lifts anyway. example, ME bench day, ME squat/dead day-test the squat the first week and then the dead next week. you wouldn’t get an accurate reading on each lift if you tried them all in the same day.
what kind of powerlifting program are you following now?
meat[/quote]
Yea, your’re right. Typical for me to overlook the obvious. I have based my workouts on some of the Westside/Dave Tate articles I have read. I can’t believe how much stronger I have gotten in just 8 wks. This stuff is absolutely amazing!! One of the articles I found here at T-Nation by D.Tate outlined a 9 week program and in the article he says on your 9th week max out later in the week. I am assuming that this is to give yourself some extra time off to recover before the re-max. I don’t ever plan on entering a competition. Just wanted to 1.)try something different 2). get as stronger as my shitty genetics will let me and to 3). put some mass on. In what order do they do the events during a competition?
[quote]obatiger11 wrote:
maraudermeat wrote:
how about going for a 1 rep max on the days you would be training those lifts anyway. example, ME bench day, ME squat/dead day-test the squat the first week and then the dead next week. you wouldn’t get an accurate reading on each lift if you tried them all in the same day.
what kind of powerlifting program are you following now?
meat
Yea, your’re right. Typical for me to overlook the obvious. I have based my workouts on some of the Westside/Dave Tate articles I have read. I can’t believe how much stronger I have gotten in just 8 wks. This stuff is absolutely amazing!! One of the articles I found here at T-Nation by D.Tate outlined a 9 week program and in the article he says on your 9th week max out later in the week. I am assuming that this is to give yourself some extra time off to recover before the re-max. I don’t ever plan on entering a competition. Just wanted to 1.)try something different 2). get as stronger as my shitty genetics will let me and to 3). put some mass on. In what order do they do the events during a competition? [/quote]
If you haven’t already, go to www.elitefts.com. there you will get more info.
you want to test your max so you know if what you are doing is working and to also see where your weeknesses are.
Meat is of course leading you in the right direction.
as for the order in the meets squat, bench, DL,
Id do like he said one week hit the squat and bench next week hit the DL and id take the de lower work between these very low key to be fresh.
Best of luck
Oh and I suggest losing the poor outlook and opinion of your self the “shitty genetics” etc why make opinionated excuses to fail. We all have your battles dont use them as an excuse use your short comings as a challange.
Phill
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
obatiger11 wrote:
maraudermeat wrote:
how about going for a 1 rep max on the days you would be training those lifts anyway. example, ME bench day, ME squat/dead day-test the squat the first week and then the dead next week. you wouldn’t get an accurate reading on each lift if you tried them all in the same day.
what kind of powerlifting program are you following now?
meat
Yea, your’re right. Typical for me to overlook the obvious. I have based my workouts on some of the Westside/Dave Tate articles I have read. I can’t believe how much stronger I have gotten in just 8 wks. This stuff is absolutely amazing!! One of the articles I found here at T-Nation by D.Tate outlined a 9 week program and in the article he says on your 9th week max out later in the week. I am assuming that this is to give yourself some extra time off to recover before the re-max. I don’t ever plan on entering a competition. Just wanted to 1.)try something different 2). get as stronger as my shitty genetics will let me and to 3). put some mass on. In what order do they do the events during a competition?
If you haven’t already, go to www.elitefts.com. there you will get more info.
you want to test your max so you know if what you are doing is working and to also see where your weeknesses are.
[quote]Phill wrote:
Meat is of course leading you in the right direction.
as for the order in the meets squat, bench, DL,
Id do like he said one week hit the squat and bench next week hit the DL and id take the de lower work between these very low key to be fresh.
Best of luck
Oh and I suggest losing the poor outlook and opinion of your self the “shitty genetics” etc why make opinionated excuses to fail. We all have your battles dont use them as an excuse use your short comings as a challange.
Box Squat w Blue Bands (low 12inch box)
Bw x ton
Bar and bands x ton
135 x 4
185 x 2
225 x 2 (10 sets)
These are getting better the 12 inch box is still ultra damn low though
Keg Loading 48? platform
200lb x 1 ( 2 sets)
300 x 1 ( 2 sets) PR
200 x 6 PR
Sweet the warm ups were flying with the 200 then the goal today was to get a good load I didn?t have to battle so much with the 300. Nailed it very well on the first one, second was a battle like last week very happy how the first went up. Then wanted 200 x 5 for a new rep record but nailed 6 pretty easy and fast maybe 30 seconds or so. These are getting better quickly not dilly dallying so much grab that sucker and GO!!!
Single leg DB RDL
80 x 15 ( 3 sets)
These suck in a good way
High step up (explosive)
Bw +40 3 x 10 each leg
Gravity Boots hanging ab work and back stretching 10 minutes
These really kill the abs just crunching up drawing from both the shoulders in and legs pulling nails the lower abs in a way I have found nothing else does also help the back stretch out really like it after a DL session
Bench
bar x few x 2
135x8
225x5
295x1
Wraps
340x1 PR
340x MISS
Wraps Off
315x1
315x1
The first 340 I nailed. The lockout stalled for a second, but it was pretty quick. The second one my setup was just off somehow. The 315’s were easy enough, but not easy enough to try a double.
Notes: I accidentally put 230 on the bar and repped out instead of 240. Kinda sucks but oh well.
I pushed it pretty hard on the close grip board presses too. I didnt’ have a place to do floor presses or pin presses so I decided to change up the grip for new stimulus.
DB pressing kinda sucked today as a result of pushing hard on the board presses.
Can’t wait to do lower body work Thursday. For some reason, the thought comes to mind of what Ice-T says to Wesley Snipes in “New Jack City”- “I wanna shoot you so bad my dick is hard”
That’s how bad I want to lift again…nevermind, haha.
Things are coming together on the bench too, set up was feeling better, chalk on the bench makes keeping the arch easier.
I think I’m going to try t get the Light bands to work on the squats again this week, and may try the shirt after DE work instead of doing high pins.[/quote]
HELL YES if you can get someone to chalk the hell out of your back works even better.
Keep up the good work bro nice pressing and progress,try and limit those misses though build that confidence Im as guilty as the next guy at time of taking it that step to far after nailing a PR.
Thanks man, like Phill said, once you can figure out a tough program that works for you that you can go in every week and not missa rep, things start coming together.
And don’t feel too bad about mis counting, I missed Dead PR’s two weeks in a row because I misloaded the bar.
Things are coming together on the bench too, set up was feeling better, chalk on the bench makes keeping the arch easier.
I think I’m going to try t get the Light bands to work on the squats again this week, and may try the shirt after DE work instead of doing high pins.
HELL YES if you can get someone to chalk the hell out of your back works even better.
Keep up the good work bro nice pressing and progress,try and limit those misses though build that confidence Im as guilty as the next guy at time of taking it that step to far after nailing a PR.
Phill
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Thanks man,
limiting misses really makes a difference. since it was a second attempt at the weight I don’t think it’ll affect my confidence much, I tried ending it on two solid reps to really reinforce moving some big weight.
Notes: I accidentally put 230 on the bar and repped out instead of 240. Kinda sucks but oh well.
I pushed it pretty hard on the close grip board presses too. I didnt’ have a place to do floor presses or pin presses so I decided to change up the grip for new stimulus.
DB pressing kinda sucked today as a result of pushing hard on the board presses.
Can’t wait to do lower body work Thursday. For some reason, the thought comes to mind of what Ice-T says to Wesley Snipes in “New Jack City”- “I wanna shoot you so bad my dick is hard”
That’s how bad I want to lift again…nevermind, haha.
-MAtt
-MAtt[/quote]
nice w/o----quick question…how did the all pressing in one sess. work out?..also nice quote, lol
Bench
bar x few x 2
135x8
225x5
295x1
Wraps
340x1 PR
340x MISS
Wraps Off
315x1
315x1
The first 340 I nailed. The lockout stalled for a second, but it was pretty quick. The second one my setup was just off somehow. The 315’s were easy enough, but not easy enough to try a double.
The second 405 was messy. It was all over the damn place.
DB Row (Reps are what I did for each side)
100x15
120x10
120x10
These always beat the hell out of me. They were cheated a bit, but they work.
Things are coming together on the bench too, set up was feeling better, chalk on the bench makes keeping the arch easier.
I think I’m going to try t get the Light bands to work on the squats again this week, and may try the shirt after DE work instead of doing high pins.[/quote]
solid workout. but why did you try the 340 on bench again? It was a PR and you got it. why do it again? everytime you miss a lift, it takes it’s toll on your CNS. I know it’s hard to stop yourself but always look ahead. people in my gym comment that they have never seen me fail in a lift- the reason is because i only try lifts that i know i can hit. it will keep you healthy and keep you progressing.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
solid workout. but why did you try the 340 on bench again? It was a PR and you got it. why do it again? everytime you miss a lift, it takes it’s toll on your CNS. I know it’s hard to stop yourself but always look ahead. people in my gym comment that they have never seen me fail in a lift- the reason is because i only try lifts that i know i can hit. it will keep you healthy and keep you progressing.
meat
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Yeah, it was a dumb move. As far as misses go, it could have been worse, I had the spotter grab it as soon as I realized I wasn’t making it.
OK damn I need to use those boots more often oncce a week at least for ab work. My back feels better than it has in a LONG time even after loading that damn 300lb keg a few times.
1.deads- off of 35’s- 1355 2455 3335 3555 3993, was supposed to get 5, trying out a diff stance, not sure if it’s gonna work or not
2.gm’s- 1856 2254 1855
ran out of daylight in the warehouse…oh well, might be getting a cold, so prob for the better
nice w/o----quick question…how did the all pressing in one sess. work out?..also nice quote, lol[/quote]
Thanks, man. Glad you like the quote. On these few weeks off from school, basically all I’ve been doing is lifting and thinking and reading about lifting when I’m not. I need to get back to school, haha.
As far as the pressing goes, I guess we’ll just have to see. It’s only my second week on it (so only 2 workouts), so it’s hard to judge. If my singles at 90% are easier next week than 2 weeks ago, I know somethings working.
Also, I’m going to try and include some more close grip pressing- haven’t varied my grip in a while.