Back...Into the Deep End

Do you use an app to track your calories?

By now, I have all the numbers in my head, for the most part. Brands, portions, combinations ect…all the usual things that I eat. I know I’m 90% on point that way, and it really is low on my list of obsessions overall :slight_smile:

Thank you for the post above.

Okay. I looked at couple of apps, couldn’t decide though, go figure. Thought it might help me.

You’re welcome, but I know words are empty when you are hurting.

Another week begins; 12 weeks to go. SQ at 90%, BE at 85%. Groovyness, my usual 100%+.

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I forgot: Sunday, pump day, press day as follows.

DB OHP: 3x20@ 25’s
Low inc. hammer press: 3x15@45’s
Same; hammer/reg. press: 4x10@ 65’s
DB 1 arm row: 5x10@ 65 + 20 pullaparts each set.
Flat fly: 4x15@45’s
DB ohp: 2x20@25’s

misc. pullaparts after other sets= 200+. I did a lot of these today:)

Tues: SQ/ front sq and BE.
Thurs: DL and OHP/shoulders.
Fri: SQ/leg press and BE
Pretty close to that.

Tues 5/10: BE and SQ; Pretty good.

Low incline DB: 3x15 @ 50’s; various angles/pause/stretching…warm ups.

BE: Up to 5x5@ 225/ 85%
Spoto: 3x3@ 225. Paused about 3" of chest.
H.incline DB: 3x15@ 40’s

SQ: Worked quick up to: 5x5@255/ 85%.
Close stance/high bar: 3x8@ 225
Short but good.
Misc. band work as always.

I’ve settled, so to speak, on adding 50lbs.to my total in July for 950 (up from last Dec.) Then, lifting again in December this year, going over 1000lbs., for the allusive “4-digits”.

Simple, right? Most from DL, a little from BE…SQ, we’ll see:).

12 weeks.

19 sets with 8 sets of squats doesn’t seem short to me.

Smart plan if you feel good on meet day you can always up the weight on your third attempts and maybe split the difference at 975.

Your lifting form received compliments today.

Thursday: DL and stuff.

DL: Sets of 3: 3@135/ 2@185/ 225. Put these on hold, to wait for my buddy.
OHP: 5’s @ 95,95,115,135/ 3x3@135.
DL: Singles @ 185/225/ 255/ 10X1 @ 275. Yeah that’s right. That’s what the plan says! Did 2 reps, in between my buddies sets of 5.
Box DL: 3x6@ 225
Close BE: Sets of 5@ 135,135,155,185/ 3x5@ 205.
Hammer Pulldowns: Sets of 6 @ 100,115,130,145,160,175. Never tried 160 or 175 before; did alright.
Rear Delt machine: 4x10 @ something easy:)

Friday the 13th.

Calves and Curls:

Straight Calf: 4x10@250 (seated leg press)
Seated Ham curl: 4x12@120

SQ: 3x3@135, 2x3@185, 5x3@225. Practice/quick reps.
Front SQ: 4x3@135.
Leg Press: 4x10@ 480

Seated DB press: 8’s@ 30,30,40, 3@50’s
Seated row: 10’s @ 120,140,160,180,160.

Saw a 60+ lady, all decked out, cruising roller blades around Wash Park…eating a burrito. So, that’s cool.

According to the above post, I forgot curls. Bummer.

11 weeks from RIGHT NOW, I’ll be 182lbs. and in the warm-up room. Right now, I’m sitting at work (on my high horse) watching people ‘running’ in the Colfax Marathon. Many of whom, do not look like they should be running 2 miles, let alone 26. Then I remember that my meet total is 890 (for now).
I lift for me, they run for them; these are my people.

Onward and Upward.


And don’t chu forget it!

Beautiful, just love it!

11 weeks. Time to start meet training.

You are right people train in different disciplines for their own reasons. Even crossfitters I suppose.

Start??..I’m wearing my Singlet right now! Under my shirt and tie of course; OVER the shirt/tie would get some looks at work.

Working a Juggernaut plan, including the final peak into the meet. So far, so good really. Recovering well, ready to train…and so it goes!
Not setting records all the time, but once a week or so, I’ll hit something that’s a solid jump for me. I guess that’s the point:)
High intensity/high volume.
Onward and Upward.

Tuesday: SQ/BE

Low inc. DB: 3x15@50’s
BE: 3x5@135/ 155/ 185/ 5x5@230 (90%). Took all I had to finish; but no help needed.
Inc. BE: 3 sets up to 3x5@185.

SQ: 3x5@135/ 2x5@185/ 225, 4x5@265 (90%). Decent; no help needed.
Paused in the hole: 3x3@ 225. A good 2 sec. hold, locked in place, then popped up.
Seated OHP: 10’s @ 135,135,155, 185/ 15@ 135.

Ran out of time; off to work and Pizza Night!

Thurs/ DL and stuff.

Hip ext/ back raise/ band work; many.

DL: Worked to 295@ 5,4,3,3,3,3,3. Needed chalk today; grip was strong, but slippery.
Box DL (conv. stance): 3x6@ 225; to easy here; needed more weight.
Seated Row: 6’s @ 120,140,160…4x6@190. Sweet. Felt great in the lat/mid-back area.
Leg Press: 10’s @ 480,480,570,570,570
Straight calf: 3x10@ 250, slowly.
Back raise/hip ext/ band work; more.

Friday: SQ and stuff.

No real warm-up today. Another regular was chatting with my pal and I; invited him along for squats.

SQ: 3x3@135/ 2x3@185. 8x3@225. Talking with this guy, kept doing set after set…working on form, speed, ect.
Front SQ: 4x5@185. Started pausing reps. Last set, paused all with a 3 count; groovy.
Seated Ham: 8’s @ 120,135, 4x8@ 150. Hard squeeze/pause, every rep; serious pump after SQ’s.
Close BE: 5’s @ 135,135,155,185,205…3x5@225. PR I guess; struggled with 215 3-4 weeks prior.
High Inc.: 5’s @ 135,155, 4x4@185. Not much left in the tank here.
Bands/back raise/ hip/ foam rolled about 15 minutes.

Watched and hung out with Karen; Nationals geared lifting. Many great lifters; young, old, many younger female lifters (more than males actually) which was cool to see.
Highlights off the top:

84yrs, 175lbs guy; pulls about 370.
Masters 1b (my age/weight) benched around 460, for an American class record.
A couple teenage guys pulling near 600 was cool.
A 50+ lady set American Open total record; forgot the number.

Pretty cool overall. Bought a USAPL shirt I’m currently growing out of :slight_smile: