Friday; 11/11.
DB hammer press: 2x10@ 50 and 60’s.
BE: Up to doubles @ 198,228, 242/ 4x1@ 265. Solid on all reps:)
Close grip: 2x5 @ 242. Used Elite bench bar pad(?)…snaps onto the bar= 4" off chest at the touch. Going for the lockout power!!
Seated row: 8@ 135,185/ 2x4@ 225/ 4x4@185. Different machine than normal; good pulling groove.
DL: 3 full reps+ 3 lockouts (hip hinge) each set: 4 sets @ 185.
3 weeks out tomorrow. All training days/intensity is pretty well set. I’m building up and peaking pretty much the way I did last time; days out for last heavy work, accessory stuff; with higher weights across the board.
I have all my notes (including my warm-ups on meet day) from the last meet; go figure 
Weight in @ 7, lift at 9, guaranteed 2 PR’s, possible 3rd (BE) as well, by noon.
Just another typical Sunday morning;)
It’s official. It’s now within 3 weeks of my next meet, which means a Singlet may be worn at any time; Any Time:)
Wearing your singlet at work could lead to additional gifts from the ladies in the building!
It’s the season of giving Dave; I give them ‘Singlet Time’, they give me baked goods:)
It’s what you call a “Win-win” situation.
A perfectly good plan, shot to hell.
Sunday, 11/13; exactly 3 weeks out. ‘Planned’ on a last heavy SQ day; doubles at 295-ish I figured.
This happened instead:
SQ-- 3x3@155
2x3@ 195
2@ 242
1@ 286. Popped up, immediately committed to go higher…
1@ 308. T-PR. Solid, but slower; had to go up…
1@ 330. +22 PR. Hard, a grinder for sure. Had a spotter, but never got in trouble.
1@ 308
2@ 264.
Watched vids/ depth all the way up; may try to post 308/330 (or have Karen do it for me:) Was hitting right at parallel. I’ll bury it deeper at the meet; never have an issue there.
Anyway, I hit my “I hope so” meet goal, 3 weeks out. No Singlet Required:)
Onward and Upward.
Wow! Great job on the PRs. A great confidence boost at this point in the training cycle. Either post or send to me. I wanna see!
Thanks K. I’ll get the vids together tonight (?), and send them your way.
Like I said, wasn’t planning on it. But you know, it’s powerlifting and all; I was feeling the power:)
330 squat
265 bench
360 DL
What would you do without Karen? Everything is looking strong!
Hmm. Squat video not working. I’ll have to work on it more.
Thanks for those; I knew they’d come out crappy:(( I’ll try to get them posted myself. I run into issues, having only a computer at work to use…They look pretty strong on my phone:)
Tuesday; Extra stuff.
Seated Ham curl: 6’s @ 120,135,150, 165/ 4x6@ 180.
Leg Press: Reps= 6+6(close/ SQ stance); 480,480,570/ 3@ 660.
Hammer Inc. press: 6’s @ 185,185/ 3@ 225.
Hammer Pulldowns: 6’s @ 115,130,145/ 3@ 160.
Pretty simple; Focus on Ham/Quad, Upper push/pull. Hammer presses really help BE setup; lock in the back, chest up, tri’s lockout power, pause at bottom…
Good stuff.
Friday@ 17 days out is last heavy DL; singles at 370/375, plus other stuff.
The following Fri @ 10 days out is last heavy BE; singles at 270/275…not set yet
Squats will be…determined; nothing close to the PR of last week; train hard, then set platform PR of at least my 330 (gym pr).
No more un-planned PRs in the gym:)
Great form on the pull z. You have A LOT more in you.
Thanks Dave. I’m planning on about 55 lbs. more…in about 18 days
Let’s see…
Well that’s cool:)…gonna see if I can do this again.
286 lbs.
308lbs: T-PR.