[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
MM, since you are already an elite level raw lifter, why are you taking this so seriously? [/quote]
i’m not taking it serious. I’m just having fun with it. I appreciate you calling me an elite level raw lifter. I definitely don’t consider myself elite level. I strive to be but definitely aren’t there yet… may never reach it but i’m having fun trying.
when i read about this on Wendler’s log it just looked like a good challenge. I’m not changing my training at all. I’m doing all of these after I do my normal training. If i were serious about it, I would do them first.
Also, I figure if a short, fat middle aged guy with little to no real talent for the sport can reach or get close to all or some of these, maybe others will realize that the sky’s the limit on setting goals. I don’t feel like i was genetically given many gifts for this sport but what i do have is the drive and i don’t place limits on myself. the day i realized that the weight on the bar was just a number was the day i started to make progress. I hear people all the time say “i will never be able to lift that much”. well…they are right. they never will because they don’t believe they will.
for me it’s all about the journey, not the destination.
i truely believe you could hit these goals Steele. You have a good work ethic as well.
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If I can stay healthy I might have a shot in 7-8 years or so. But the way I’ve been going that seems to be asking for a lot.
Well, if you won’t except “elite” then I guess “really fucking strong” will have to work. You’re pretty close on most of these though right?
I also agree with you about this being a journey and not a destination. This is just a way of life for me, and I wouldn’t give it up for anything. I’m sure you’re the same way.[/quote]
who cares how long it will take? i kinda like have long term goals. if you are anything like me, once i reach the goals it will be time to quickly find new ones.
i hear yeah on the staying healthy thing. I spent the first few years of powerlifting with chronic injuries. It hasn’t been until recently that i’ve figured a few things out. I’ve had to learn the hard way that accessory work is the cornerstone to staying healthy. i used to just do presses to the front because that is what is needed to bench big… wrong. now i put a ton of emphasis on the rear and medial heads of the shoulder. also, i never did any lower back or ab work. who needs that?? wrong…nothing can be truely strong without a strong core. these are but a few of the things i had to learn the hard way.
as it stands right now after doing my regular training session-
bench 315x18
dips BW+ 180 x 6
pullups BW +100 x 1- i have a pulled trap that is holding me back at the moment.
curls 135x8
standing military- 250x1
deads 405 against bands (approx.500 at top) x 10
squats… doing those tomorrow night.
none of the above are done in a rested state and none are to failure…yet. my plan is to gradually work up to the numbers. I’m actually enjoying the process and in no hurry. it’s added something to look forward to at the end of my training.
it is definitely a lifestyle. i was reading in the thread about “when to retire?”. I’m sure at some point i’ll have people telling me to retire but i never will. as long as i can grip a bar, i’ll be lift’n. also, my view on competing has really changed since i started. it used to be about comparing myself to other lifters. now i lift and compete purely for myself. when i compete now i always go “open” class and i don’t even weigh myself before i go. i show up go open and weigh what i weigh. i don’t care about what others are lifting. my goals are to just do a little better than i did last time. I can see it now… I’ll be that 60 year old guy competing in the open class and everyone wondering why i don’t go and compete with the old guys:)
