My road to 1500

23-12-17

Bench 20kg 2x5, 60kg 2x5, 80kg x5, 100kg x3, 115kg 4x5

CG Bench 107.5kg 3x5
DB OHP 30kg x8, 35kg x8, 40kg x8, 20kg x20
Cable Flys 4 plates 4x12
Dips BW + 10kg 4x8

Bit of a short session today, just got done what I could in the time I had. Bench felt really good today setup wise but my elbows started playing up around the last set of 115kg.

Bench and CG Bench video.

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Merry Christmas andy

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Merry Christmas guys n gals!

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Thanks buddy, have yourself a good one too!

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Woke up at 95.8kg this morning, and I can actually see a visual difference from where I started 4-5 weeks ago!

Not sure whats going on really because I’ve eaten way over the last couple of days so was expecting to have gained a little. I’m on a settled, frequent TRT dose now so maybe thats contributing somehow, because the fat just seems to be melting away.

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Gift horses and mouths. Just enjoy it. Same thing happened to me a few times.

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27-12-17

Squats - 20kg x5, 60kg 2x5, 100kg x5, 140kg x3, 160kg x1, 180kg 4x5

Front Squat - 122.5kg 3x5
Belt Squat - 100kg 3x8
DB Row - 60kg 3x8
Chins - BW + 10kg x8, 8, 8, 5

Squat and Front Squat video.

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28-12-17

Bench - 20kg 2x5, 60kg x5, 80kg x5, 100kg x3 122.5kg 3x4

Spoto Press - 120kg 2x4
Inc DB Press - 35kg x8, 40kg x8, 47.5kg x8, 55kg x4
DB OHP - 30kg x6, 35kg x6, 40kg x6, 45kg x4
Cable Flys - 5 plates 3x10
Dips - BW + 15kg 4x8
Face Pulls - 13 plates 4x12

Didnt feel overly great today, weights felt heavier than usual but I got what I wanted.

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31-12-17

Bench 20kg 2x6, 60kg 2x6, 80kg x5, 100kg x3, 110kg 4x6

CG Bench 102.5kg 3x6
BB Inc Bench 80kg 3x8
DB OHP 25kg 3x10, 30kg x10
Dips BW + 20kg 4x8
Straight Bar Pressdowns 12 plates 4x12
Alt DB Hammer Curls 20kg 3x10

I’ve hurt my back a little so Squats and Deads are out of the question at the moment, as is Benching with my feet under me. I’m seeing a Chiropractor next Friday so hopefully that will help.

I think its my SI Joint thats out if alignment again, as I’m getting lower back pain on 1 side, and hip / outer leg pain on the opposite side.

Silver Lining, I Benched with my feet out wide today rather than tucked under me and I felt a lot more stable.

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Had my Chiro appointment today and holy crap my hips were screwed! They were so out of line that 1 leg was longer than the other! After twisting me around and popping things back into place I feel a lot better, I’ve got another session in a week or 2 to make sure things are still where theyr supposed to be, but for now my back pain has gone!

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10-1-18

Bench 20kg 2x10, 40kg x10, 60kg x10, 80kg x8, 100kg 4x6

DB OHP 25kg x10, 30kg x8, 35kg x6
BB Inc Bench 80kg 3x8
Side Laterals 12.5kg x12, 12, 10
Dips BW + 20kg 3x8, BW x15
BB Curls 30kg 2x12

I’ve spent the last 4-5 days in bed, barely eating and doing very little apart from sleeping. I’m finally getting over the Flu virus I managed to pick up. It’s been a rough few days but I’m back to training now.

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First Lower day, 2nd warmup set and my SI Joint has slipped out again, I get all the luck :slight_smile: have to smile or I’d cry.

Not going to be logging anymore, I’m going to try other activities for a while, Powerlifting seems to be nothing but injuries lately, so I’m calling it a day!

Ever try a chiropractor? Some are shit but some work. Tried it when I had no where to go and fixed my shoulder after it was hurting for 2 months. Had to go in last night cause my hip was acting up and feels much better already.

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Went to a chiro and he put it back in last week, its popped out again sadly. Exact same pain, exact same place.

Hurts to move my right leg, my right lower back is a constant pain, and my left hip / groin / outer leg is also painful.

Well instead of getting out of it completely just work with very light weight for a month or two. It’s better to do that than actual rest from what I hear. Then you can decide and see what happens

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Might be a dumb idea but have you considered using briefs? They support the hips a ton. I don’t think it’d be too complicated to implement them.

For instance, you’d squat almost entirely in briefs, but your assistance would be skewed towards making you as strong in the bottom as possible (front squats, ab work, paused squats in the briefs, split squats, lunges, etc).

Cheers for the suggestions guys but to cut a long story short, powerlifting just isnt something I want to do at the moment.

I’ll probably carry on training around my injury but it’ll more than likely be BBing stuff.

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I figured I’d go bb when strength starts dropping off hopefully 35 or older

Hows it going @andypee hows the injuries holding up?

Backs still causing issues mate, cant deadlift at all, body weight back raises is about my limit, and I also cant squat low bar pain free, high bar seems fine so far though.

Things are going pretty decent, I’m still dropping weight at a steady pace but since doing the higher rep work I’ve noticed my shoulders and traps seem to have ‘popped’ a little bit, so I’m happy with that.

Just doing a Legs / Push / Pull / Rest split at the moment, heavy compounds for 4x4-6, then lots of higher rep stuff… and Im enjoying it so far.

Thanks for askin man!

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