Prep for World Championships - Olympus Labs sponsored

[Packers1504]

September 1st I will be starting a new OLYMPUS LABS sponsored cycle. For those of you who followed my previous log, I used pretty much this same cycle to prepare for the USPA Nationals on July 19th. I benched 622 lbs in that meet in the 181 lb weight class. I weighed in at 177 lbs for the meet. On September 1, 2014 I will begin a new cycle in preparation for the IPL World Championships in November in Las Vegas. I will again be competing in the 181 lb weight class - bench press only. Just as I did in previous logs, I will be posting some vids of my bench training to show my progress. As far as PH's, I will be following pretty much the same cycle as before. Again, I want to thank Olympus Labs for their support and fabulous products. I'm hoping to put up some really big numbers in the next 12 months with support from Olympus Labs.

Current Stats: Height - 5'4"
Weight - 188.0 lbs
Age: 49

PH 's
TR3ST - 100mg/day
TR3N - 120mg/day
DermaTREST - 100mg/day - 1/2 pump in am (50mg) and 1/2 pump at night (50mg)
DermaTREN - 120 mg/day - 1 pump in am(60mg) and 1 pump at night (60mg)
TransFORM - 100mg/day - 1/2 pump in am (50mg) and 1/2 pump at night (50mg)

Diet - Protein - minimum 300 grams/day . 400 grams/day is my target
Calories - 2500 +/- have to keep body weight near 181 lbs
Supps - No pre-workout supplements
Protein - XF Ultra Peptide -
Liv-52 - on cycle
hawthorne berry- on cycle
Damage Control - on cycle
Letro on hand - if needed
Tamoxifen on hand for post cycle

 

[Sean1332]

Subbed.

Raw or equipped? Either way that's an awesome bench.

 

[Packers1504]

equipped

 

[Packers1504]

September 1, 2014 - first day on cycle. Super excited to hit the gym after work. As you will find out as this log progresses, my main priority is getting a bigger bench. Everything else is secondary. All my workouts are geared towards increasing my bench press. Even my back, shoulders, and arm workouts are focused on what I need to do to increase my bench at that particular time in my training cycle. My workouts are somewhat different from most powerlifters due to age (49) and injuries (4 shoulder surgeries). Most of my non-bench exercises are done with lighter weights due to shoulder issues, while my bench work is usually done with heavy weight. But over the years I have found this to be effective. Most people don't realize how important the traps, shoulders (rear delts in particular), and triceps are. Those muscle groups are actually more important than the pecs in getting a big bench. My back & shoulder day is the longest workout of the week. Here is how today went
1) Lat Pulldowns - total of 12 sets
2) Barbell Shrugs - 6 sets - worked up to 635 for 5 reps on last set
3) Dumbbell Shrugs - drop set - 125 lb - 10, 115 lb - 8, 105 lb - 8, 95lb - 8 - this drop set immediately followed the barbell shrugs with no rest between exercises
5) Arnold Press - on free motion cable machine
90 - 6, 100 - 6, 110-6, 120 - 6, 130-4, 120-54, 110 - 4, 100 - 5, 90 -6 - no rest at all between sets
6) Front Cable Raise (single arm) - 6 sets total
7) Standing Rear cable raises (on cable crossover) - 9 sets total from 3 different angles
8) Side dumbbell raises - 4 sets

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 2, 2014 - Biceps -
1) Free Motion Seated Curls - 30-10 reps, 40-10 reps , 50-10 reps, 60-8 reps, 50- reps, 40-8 reps, 30-12 reps - NO REST BETWEEN SETS AT ALL
rest 30 seconds then
2) Free Motion Seated Curls - 30-10 reps, 40-9 reps, 50-7 reps, 40-7 reps, 30-10 reps - NO REST AT ALL BETWEEN SETS
3) Dumbbell Scott Curls - 30-10 reps, 35-10 reps, 40-10 reps, 45-10 reps, 50-8 reps
4) Seated Dumbbell Curls - 20-10 reps, 25-10 reps, 30-7 reps, 25-6 reps, 20-9 reps - NO REST AT ALL BETWEEN SETS
5) Forearms - 8 sets total

Tomorrow will be first heavy bench day on this cycle, can't wait!

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 3, 2014 - Bench Day - all sets of bench were done to a 2-Board
Bench - 2-Board
1) 405 - 3 reps
2) 500 - 2 reps
3) 605 - 2 reps
4) 655 - 2 reps
5) 675 - 2 reps
6) 725 - 1 rep
7) 765 - 3 reps - [video=youtube;hOiQnW0c70Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOiQnW0c70Y&list=UU478 ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
Close Grip Bench with Chains
1) 135 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps
2) 155 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps
3) 175 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps
4) 195 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps
5) 225 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwciN1I8Jlo&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ
after benching at home, I went to gym to finish
Free Motion Cable Chest Press
1) 50 - 10 reps, 60 - 10 reps, 70 - 10 reps, 80 - 8 reps, 70 - 7 reps, 60 - 8 reps, 60 - 10 reps - no rest at all between sets
30 seconds rest, then immediately to set 2
2) 50 - 10 reps, 60 - 10 reps, 70 - 7 reps, 60 - 7 reps, 50 - 9 reps, 40 - 12 reps - no rest at all between sets
60 seconds rest , then immediately to set 3
3) 40 - 10, 40 - 10, 40 - 10, 50 - 10, 50 - 10, 50 - 10, 50 - 10, 50 - 10, 50 - 10, 50 - 10 : 10 seconds rest between each set - 10 sets total
Triceps
finished off triceps with 20 sets of various pushdowns

 

[Tagger]

In, fuarking in!!!

 

[Misfit28]

Holy hell, nice benching!

I agree, the upper back is so integral to Bench. I have been focusing heavy on posterior delts, triceps and traps lately and I can tell a huge difference in my Bench.

My go to moves for rear delts and Face Pulls, heavy one arm DB rows, and rear "delt destroyers"

 

[Tagger]

Holy hell, nice benching!

I agree, the upper back is so integral to Bench. I have been focusing heavy on posterior delts, triceps and traps lately and I can tell a huge difference in my Bench.

My go to moves for rear delts and Face Pulls, heavy one arm DB rows, and rear "delt destroyers"

Holy crap yah it is.

Damn man, I am just trying to get into the 315 club and he is over here throwing 600 lbs like it's nothing!

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 4 - took the day off - right shoulder was extremely sore after the bench workout
Sept 5 - Shoulders & Back
Back
1. Dumbbell rows - 60 - 10 reps, 80 - 10 reps, 100 - 10 reps, 115 - 10 reps, 125 - 10 reps, 170 - 8 reps, 170 - 10 reps, 170 -12 reps,
2. Barbell Shrugs- 405 - 6, 455 - 6, 495 - 6, 545 - 6, 585 - 6, 635-5 - tore callous off right hand again - happens every couple months on barbell shrugs
3. Dumbbell Shrugs - 125- 15, 115-8, 105-8, 95-8 - no rest between sets
4. Pulldowns - 8 sets total
Shoulders
1. Front Plate Raises - 90 lbs (2 - 45 lb plates held together) - 12 reps, 45 lbs - 10 reps, 25 lbs - 15 reps - no rest between sets
2. Side Dumbbell Laterals (single arm) - 40 - 6 reps, 50 - 6 reps, 55 - 6 reps , 60 - 5 reps
Shoulder started hurting pretty bad again so I cut shoulder workout short

Sept 6 - Biceps
1) Seated Dumbbell Curls - 20 - 10 reps , 25 - 10reps, 30-8 reps, 25 - 8 reps, 20 - 10 reps - no rest between sets
2) Dumbbell Scott Curls - 30 - 10 reps, 35 - 10 reps, 40 - 10 reps, 45 - 10 reps, 50 - 8 reps
3) Dumbbell Hammer Curls - 30 - 8 reps, 35 - 8 reps, 40 - 8 reps, 45 - 6 reps, 40 - 6 reps, 35 - 7 reps, 30 - 10 reps - no rest between sets
4) Seated Cable Curls - 6 sets total - 12 - 15 reps per set
5) forearms - 8 sets total

Sept 7 - Chest & Triceps
Shoulder was still sore and more importantly did not have any spotters. Kept chest & triceps high reps & low weights to give the shoulder a break

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 10 - Chest & Back
Bench All sets off a 2-Board - 500 - 3 reps, 585 - 3 reps, 675 - 3 reps., 700- 4 reps
Close-grip Bench - 185 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps, 225 + 200 lbs chains - 5 reps, 245 + 200 lbs chains - 4 reps
Then went to the gym to finish workout - Pec Dec - 10 sets total, Free motion chest press machine - 8 sets total
Pushdowns - 20 sets total
I tried something new for the video, Here is a YOUTUBE LINK to all the bench & close grip bench in one clip
[video=youtube;h6RCaymw4iA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6RCaymw4iA&list=UU478 ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 11 - Back & Shoulders
1. Pull downs - 8 sets
2. Barbell shrugs - 405 - 6, 495 - 6, 545 - 6, 585 - 6, 635 - 6 - after last set, immediately went to dumbbell shrugs - no rest between barbell & dumbbell shrugs
3. Dumbbell Shrugs - 125 - 12, 115 - 9, 105 - 8, 95 - 7, 85 - 10 - no rest at all between sets
4. Face Pulls - 4 sets total
5. Side Cable Laterals - 4 sets
6. Front Barbell raised - 55 - 10, 65 - 8, 75 - 7, 65 - 6, 55 - 9 no rest at all between sets
7. Seated Front Dumbell Raises - 25 - 8, 30 - 8, 35 - 6, 30 - 6, 25 - 9 - no rest at all between sets
8 . Rear cable Lateral Raises - 4 sets total
9. Rotator cuff exercises - internal & external cable rotations - 4 sets

Sept 12 - Biceps - did not record exercises - approx 20 sets of various bicep exercises.

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 13 - Chest & Triceps - body weight was 190.0 lbs today. have to really keep an eye on that - will have to reduce calories a little. I would include my daily calorie/protein intake, but all apps on my phone no longer work. Hopefully I will be getting a new phone soon!
1. Bench ( all sets off a 2-Board) -
405 - 3 reps
495 - 2 reps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXtQLr7A80&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ&index=7
585 - 1 rep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0suGCEaIKYs&index=6&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ
635 - 1 rep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5f7Xsv7mE&index=5&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ
675 -1 rep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kPsNePwF9U&index=4&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ
725 - 1 rep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0nU4jXVch4&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ&index=3
765 - 1 rep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l15KBWItDNQ&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ
815 - 1 rep
[video=youtube;GP7vOjdQtuA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP7vOjdQtuA&list=UU478 ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
Right shoulder was extremely sore today. Did my best to ignore it. Been bothering me for 2 weeks now. Despite the shoulder, had a good bench workout as I had my best spotter. Went to the gym to finish up triceps - did roughly 20 sets for triceps to finish the workout.

 

[Packers1504]

Sept. 17, 2014 - Chest & Triceps - Shoulder was still pretty sore, so I decided not to do heavy bench today. Instead went to the gym for my workout - more of a bodybuilding workout.
Chest
1. Pec-Dec - 50 - 10 reps, 60-10 reps, 70-10 reps, 80 - 10 reps , 90 - 8 reps, 80 - 7 reps, 70 - 8 reps, 60 - 8 reps, 50 - 12 reps - no rest at all between these sets. Immediately after pec-decs, moved to exercise 2 with no rest between
2. Free Motion Cable chest Press - 40 - 10 reps, 50 - 10 reps, 60 - 7 reps, 50 - 8 reps, 40 - 10 reps - no rest at all between sets. Immediately after this exercise moved to exercise 3 with no rest between
3. Chest Press Machine - 115 - 10 reps, 130 - 10 reps,145 - 10 reps,160 - 5 reps, 145 - 6 reps,130 - 7reps,115 - 10 reps - no rest at all between sets
These 3 exercises (Pec-dec - 9 sets, free motion cable chest press - 5 sets & Chest press machine - 7 sets) comprised 1 giant set. I did a total of 3 of these giant sets.
4. Cable Cross-Over - 7 sets total

Triceps
1. V-Bar pushdowns - 40 - 10 reps, 50 - 10 reps. 60 - 10 reps, 70 - 10 reps, 80- 7 reps, 70 - 7 reps, 60 - 8 reps, 50 - 8 reps, 40 - 10 reps - no rest between sets at all
2. SIngle arm Pushdowns (reverse grip) - 25- 10 reps, 30 - 10 reps. 45 - 8 reps.
3. Rope Pushsdowns - 30 - 10 reps, 35 - 10 reps, 40 - 7 reps, 35 - 8 reps, 30 - 10 reps - no rest at all between sets
4. V-Bar pushdowns - 35 - 10 reps, 45 - 10 reps. 55 - 10 reps, 65- 10 reps, 70- 7 reps, 70 - 7 reps, 60 - 8 reps, 50 - 8 reps, 40 - 10 reps - no rest between sets at all
Hopefully I'll get a heavy bench day in on Saturday - have spotters lined up already.

 

[Packers1504]

OL likes pics to show progress. So here is my latest pic
5'4" 190 lbs
View attachment 107161

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 18, 2014
Shoulders - just did a light shoulder workout as I have a heavy bench workout scheduled for Saturday - Didn't want to tax the shoulders too much as I wanted to save it for Saturday. I'll post a vid of Saturday's bench training - will be my last workout with a 2-board before the meet. Hoping to go up to 815 - maybe a little higher.

 

[Packers1504]

Sept 20, 2014 - Chest & Triceps - Heavy bench day! had my 2 spotters and had a great bench work out ! I wanted to go as heavy as possible today since this was my last workout using a 2-Board before my meet. All benching was done off of a 2-Board except for the last set of 800 lbs which was done off of a 1.5-Board
Bench
1. 405 - 3
2. 500 - 1
3. 585 - 1
4. 635 - 1
5. 675 - 1
6. 725 - 1
7. 765 - 1
8. 795 - 1
9. 825 - 1
[video=youtube;4ijOLGoEc8U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ijOLGoEc8U&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
10. 800 - 1 - this set was done off a 1.5-board - all other sets done off a 2-Board
[video=youtube;IYD-sEgWKcg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYD-sEgWKcg&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

After Benching went, went to the gym and finished my chest workout with 8 sets pec-decs, 6 sets on freemotion cable press machine, and roughly 20 sets total for triceps. Workout felt FANTASTIC today. In retrospect, I should have tried at least one set higher than the 825 off a 2-board. My bench training will enter new phase - all benching will be off a 1.5-Board for the next 3 weeks before dropping down to a 1-board. I'm about 6 weeks out from my meet in November in Las Vegas, and my workouts are going great to this point. As long as my shoulder holds up, I'm hoping to put up some big numbers in November!

 

[Packers1504]

October 1, 2014 - after being sick for almost a week, had a heavy bench work out today. All bench sets were off a 1.5 board.
1. 405 - 2 reps
2. 455 - 2 reps
3. 505 - 2 reps
4. 555 - 1 rep
5. 605 - 1 rep
6. 675 - 1 rep
7. 695 - 1 rep
8. 725 - 1 rep
[video=youtube;zq3mEK8a9Ao]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq3mEK8a9Ao&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
9. 765 - 1 rep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfhzYLjn3HI&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ

After benching, I went to the gym to finish up:
8 sets Hammer Strength decline press
10 sets Pec-Dec
15 sets Tricep extensions

 

[Packers1504]

Oct 11, 2014 - been sick for the last week, didn't miss a workout but felt like rap all week. Starting to feel better today so I did a heavy bench workout
Bench
1. 405 - 3 reps - 2-Board
2. 495 - 2 reps - 2 board
3. 545 - 2 reps - 2 board
4. 585 - 1 rep - 2 board
5. 635 - 1 rep - 2 board
6. 675 - 1 rep - 2 board
7. 725 - 1 rep - 2 board
8. 765 - 1 rep - 2 board
[video=youtube;goW6d96xhJU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goW6d96xhJU&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
9. 815 - 1 rep - 2 board
[video=youtube;DQLuMkygxL0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQLuMkygxL0&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

2. Speed Bench with bands - 135 lbs on bar plus doubled small bands - 10 sets of 3 reps with 30 seconds rest between sets.

 

[Tagger]

Oct 11, 2014 - been sick for the last week, didn't miss a workout but felt like rap all week. Starting to feel better today so I did a heavy bench workout
Bench
1. 405 - 3 reps - 2-Board
2. 495 - 2 reps - 2 board
3. 545 - 2 reps - 2 board
4. 585 - 1 rep - 2 board
5. 635 - 1 rep - 2 board
6. 675 - 1 rep - 2 board
7. 725 - 1 rep - 2 board
8. 765 - 1 rep - 2 board
[video=youtube;goW6d96xhJU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goW6d96xhJU&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
9. 815 - 1 rep - 2 board
[video=youtube;DQLuMkygxL0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQLuMkygxL0&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

2. Speed Bench with bands - 135 lbs on bar plus doubled small bands - 10 sets of 3 reps with 30 seconds rest between sets.

Been sick for a week as well....

I feel your pain haha.

 

[Packers1504]

October 15, 2014 - 21 days until weigh-in for world championships - current body weight is 192 lbs - will need to cut to 181 lbs. Had 2 good spotters and had a great bench workout. Set a new PR off a 2-board at 835 lbs!
Heavy Bench Day
1. 405 - 3 reps off a 2-Board
2. 495 - 3 reps off a 2-Board
3. 545 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
4. 585 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
5. 545 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
6. 635 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
7. 675 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
8. 725 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
9. 765 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
10. 815 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
[video=youtube;R-XQAoK4rYk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XQAoK4rYk&index=3&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
11. 835 - 1 rep off a 2-Board
[video=youtube;cwjNsm0jkxY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwjNsm0jkxY&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
12. 765 - 1 rep off a 1-BoardBoard
[video=youtube;sfRrqyYCKDQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfRrqyYCKDQ&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

 

[Packers1504]

October 22, 2014 - Heavy Bench Day - really worked on my form and getting down to a 1-Board. Weights felt great -even last set at 725 felt great. These last two weeks before the world championships I will concentrate on my form. Body weight right now is 190.0 lbs. I will probably try to drop 2-3 lbs in the next 2 weeks to get down to around 187 the day before weigh-in. It should be fairly easy to lose7 lbs of water weight last 24 hours before weigh-in to get down to 181 lbs.
Bench Press
1. 405 - 2-Board - 3 reps
2. 455 - 2-board - 1 rep
3. 505 - 2-board - 1 rep
4. 555 - 1.5-board - 1 rep
5. 605 - 1-board - 1 rep
6. 655 - 1-board - 1 rep
7. 695 - 1-board - 1 rep
[video=youtube;ysW6WCTmafk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysW6WCTmafk&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
8. 725 - 1-board - 1 rep
[video=youtube;8cVP--jPQoU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cVP--jPQoU&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

 

[Tagger]

Packers in here still tearing **** up.

My god man. So strong haha.

 

[Tagger]

October 22, 2014 - Heavy Bench Day - really worked on my form and getting down to a 1-Board. Weights felt great -even last set at 725 felt great. These last two weeks before the world championships I will concentrate on my form. Body weight right now is 190.0 lbs. I will probably try to drop 2-3 lbs in the next 2 weeks to get down to around 187 the day before weigh-in. It should be fairly easy to lose7 lbs of water weight last 24 hours before weigh-in to get down to 181 lbs.
Bench Press
1. 405 - 2-Board - 3 reps
2. 455 - 2-board - 1 rep
3. 505 - 2-board - 1 rep
4. 555 - 1.5-board - 1 rep
5. 605 - 1-board - 1 rep
6. 655 - 1-board - 1 rep
7. 695 - 1-board - 1 rep
[video=youtube;ysW6WCTmafk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysW6WCTmafk&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
8. 725 - 1-board - 1 rep
[video=youtube;8cVP--jPQoU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cVP--jPQoU&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

Shoiiiiiittttttrr!!! How is it easy to lose 7 lbs of water? Hahaha.

 

[Packers1504]

Shoiiiiiittttttrr!!! How is it easy to lose 7 lbs of water? Hahaha.

I just don't eat or drink the day before weigh-in. That's usually good for 7 lbs. for me.

 

[Tagger]

I just don't eat or drink the day before weigh-in. That's usually good for 7 lbs. for me.

Damn. That is ****ing crazy haha.

 

[Packers1504]

October 26, 2014 - After today's workout, I will only have one more bench workout before the World Championships. Worked off of a 1-Board today. Really concentrating on my form - good touch on the board, but staying down on bench, even lockout with both arms. Worked up to 745 lbs off a 1-Board. Felt good, probably could have gone 20-40 lbs higher, but only had 1 spotter today. Body weight is still at 190.0 lbs (morning weigh-in). I want to lose 3 lbs by in the next 8 days. I would like to weigh 187 or less when I leave for Las Vegas on Monday November 3rd. My plan is to not eat or drink anything at all on Monday November 3rd. Weigh-in is Tuesday November 4th. Not eating/drinking at all the day before weigh-in is usually good for a 7 lb weight loss which would put me right at 181 for weigh-in. Anyway, this is how my bench workout went today:
Bench
1. 405 - 3 reps - 2-Board
2. 505 - 1 reps - 2 board
3. 555 - 1 reps - 1.5 board
4. 605 - 1 rep - 1 board
5. 675 - 1 rep - 1 board
6. 725 - 1 rep - 1 board
7. 745 - 1 rep - 1-Board
[video=youtube;Mo4MROgmrE0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo4MROgmrE0&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

 

[Packers1504]

October 29, 2014 - Body weight was 190.0lbs - 6 days out from weigh-in and 7 days out until the meet. Toady was my last bench workout before the World Championships. Benched with only 2 full days rest since last bench workout. I usually like a minimum of 3 to 4 days rest between bench workouts, but today was the day my spotter could help. I didn't want to go too heavy as the meet is only a week out. Just wanted to concentrate on my form and work up tp some decent weights.
Bench
1. 405 lbs - 3 reps off a 2-Board
2. 505 lbs - 1 rep off a 2-Board
3. 575 lbs - 1 rep off a 1.5-Board
4. 635 lbs - 1 rep off a 1-Board
[video=youtube;xpq6qCIqbIk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpq6qCIqbIk&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
5. 675 lbs - 1 rep off a 1-Board
[video=youtube;grj8NLxz_sM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grj8NLxz_sM&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
6. 725 lbs - 1 rep off a 1-Board
[video=youtube;tAV69TyybUU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAV69TyybUU&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
After benching went to gym to finish chest & triceps workout.

 

[smike]

I'm just like you!
When i don't want to go heavy i stop at 700!!!

Good luck at the competition

 

[Packers1504]

November 8, 2014 - IPL World Championship results - no way to sugar coat it - was my worst meet in 10 years. I was feeling great going into the meet and even the warm-ups at the meet went good. I opened with 622 lbs - this was equal to my best lift at Nationals in July. Obviously, I was very disappointed in my performance, but I'll use this failure as motivation for my next meet. I'll review the meet video and analyze what I did wrong and what I could have done better. I also go over my training log. Try to find some areas that I can work on.
1st Attempt - lost it on the way down. I let the bar drift to far forward and dumped it.
2nd Attempt - felt like it was a good lift, but got red lighted.
[video=youtube;n_7lKCThC30]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_7lKCThC30&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]
3rd Attempt - again it felt like a good lift - even better than the second attempt, but got red lighted again.
[video=youtube;juQXxtBsnHk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juQXxtBsnHk&list=UU478ye2pzkJDzjyJwwepbhQ[/video]

 

[Rodja]

Why did they red light the 3rd attempt?

 

[Packers1504]

uneven lockout

 

[Rodja]

uneven lockout

On the 3rd one? Dafuq!?

 

[Tagger]

uneven lockout

The **** you have to have a even lockout?!

That's some bull****!

 

[Packers1504]

Can't do anything about it at this point but move on and start training harder! Just adds a little more fuel to the fire!

 

[Tagger]

Can't do anything about it at this point but move on and start training harder! Just adds a little more fuel to the fire!

Of course!

Next time man!

 

[edje007]

Can't do anything about it at this point but move on and start training harder! Just adds a little more fuel to the fire!

Sucks about the failed attempt. You'll get it next time.

Still on tr3st and tr3n?

 

[edje007]

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[edje007]

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[Hyde]

Can't do anything about it at this point but move on and start training harder! Just adds a little more fuel to the fire!

Just found this thread; read the whole thing and really enjoyed the detail in your log. Really sucks they called you for that, but you were definitely good for a nice PR this meet if your training was any indicator. High 6s all day, at least. Great work, and hopefully you'll have another opportunity before too long to get back on the platform.

 

[Packers1504]

Just found this thread; read the whole thing and really enjoyed the detail in your log. Really sucks they called you for that, but you were definitely good for a nice PR this meet if your training was any indicator. High 6s all day, at least. Great work, and hopefully you'll have another opportunity before too long to get back on the platform.

Thanks for the kind words. I've already begun my PCT along with a new training cycle. Probably sometime in February I will start another PH cycle. I'll time that with a meet in late March or April.

 

[Hyde]

Thanks for the kind words. I've already begun my PCT along with a new training cycle. Probably sometime in February I will start another PH cycle. I'll time that with a meet in late March or April.

I'm in pretty much the exact same boat, cycle-wise. Hoping to do a local meet around the end of march (and in PCT now).

In that video of you lifting 622 for the first time at the previous comp, the judge giving the press command (bald, white mustache) - his name is Jim, and he's a hell of a guy to lift around. If you ever get the chance to talk to him again, he has a ton of passion for the sport. I've been judged by him, and I've lifted in the same flights as him at other meets (all USPA), and he's just a blast.

 

[Packers1504]

I'm in pretty much the exact same boat, cycle-wise. Hoping to do a local meet around the end of march (and in PCT now).

In that video of you lifting 622 for the first time at the previous comp, the judge giving the press command (bald, white mustache) - his name is Jim, and he's a hell of a guy to lift around. If you ever get the chance to talk to him again, he has a ton of passion for the sport. I've been judged by him, and I've lifted in the same flights as him at other meets (all USPA), and he's just a blast.

All the judges were good guys. I talked to them both before and after the meet. Sometimes things just don't work out the way you would like. Nothing I can do but work harder for the next meet.

 

[Hyde]

All the judges were good guys. I talked to them both before and after the meet. Sometimes things just don't work out the way you would like. Nothing I can do but work harder for the next meet.

Oh I meant the meet before this cycle's meet. But yeah, some days it really doesn't seem to come together. So many things can go wrong.