Sean's Powerlifting Journey

No longer competing December 11th. There's a USAPL meet January 15th that I'm going to do instead. Will compete against the same guy I did with in April, and possibly a third. It'll be the 231 weigh class but I intend to weigh-in at 220 just in case I can pull 685 out of my ass. Doubt it. But will try. Norris has it with 683 now.

I'm just going to fuk around this week and get a pump and get my joints feeling good.

**** around this week
505x4x7
520x4x6
535x4x5
Deload
530x5x5
560x4x4
580x3x3
Deload
Peak ?
Peak ?
Peak ?
Deload-Meet Week

I'll most likely lift the same loads as my squat with my deadlift in the second macrocycle. I'll pull conventional until then. Bench, I'll start at 245-250 and go up 5-10lbs a week.

Annnnnnnd now I'll be using the Texas Bar for everything
 
Buffalo bar bench the other day. Uneventful. Forgot to log. Bicep tendon is screaming since I've been squatting low bar again. I may turn into a high bar squatter now. I can't tell a difference in strength anymore.

Tonight

Hatfield Squats
10 reps per plate up to
512x4x10

2" Conventional Block Pull
Triples per plate up to
495x5x5

Leg Curl
Numbers x5x10

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My time is limited lately with family and school. Seeing as I represent a company, I need to devote whatever time I have for AM to do that. I'll come in and update when I can and will catch up with everyone when time permits.

xoxo
 
Jesus Christ you make my max look easy on those hatdields . And if you cant tell a strength difference you might as well just squat whatever way is most comfortable!
 
jswain34 said:
Jesus Christ you make my max look easy on those hatdields . And if you cant tell a strength difference you might as well just squat whatever way is most comfortable!
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Hatfields you will probably be able to do a full plate more for the reps than free, I've found - you get to use the lats to maintain position and pull you as you drive the hips thru. They're a ton of fun actually too.
 
Friday was Close Grip Slingshot Bench
225x5x10-12

Today was high-bar squats
520x6x6

Sticking with high-bar. Easier on the shoulders. No difference in (wrapless) strength.
 
I feel you on that. I'm like three weeks in low bar and bicep/bracialis area flaring. I'm messing with wider grip to see if it helps.

Awesome that there isn't a strength difference for you bc I can't imagine the pressure on it at your weights.
 
rob112 said:
I feel you on that. I'm like three weeks in low bar and bicep/bracialis area flaring. I'm messing with wider grip to see if it helps.

Awesome that there isn't a strength difference for you bc I can't imagine the pressure on it at your weights.
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I had 750 or so on my back on that squat lift event I had in 2014. The pain was excruciating, made my whole right arm throb for the rest of the day.

I had never had any issues before that either, so I could only imagine what it would feel like for someone who has a history of it...
 
jimbuick said:
I had 750 or so on my back on that squat lift event I had in 2014. The pain was excruciating, made my whole right arm throb for the rest of the day.

I had never had any issues before that either, so I could only imagine what it would feel like for someone who has a history of it...
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I can only imagine that weight. Tell you what, zero issue with Duffalo Bar. I wish competitions had that as the squat bar and fat pad for bench lol
 
I appreciate the thoughts, guys. If I were blessed with a better shoulder girdle then maybe I could continue how I was. I've tried different grips and positions ect but any grip or position feels compromising compared to how I've been doing low-bar squats. So since I'm tired of prehab/rehab bull****, I'd rather just eliminate it. Hopefully high-bar works out. If not, the at least my shoulders will have had time to feel good before I go low again.

Training so far this week:

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Sean1332 said:
Eh no idea. They're just fun. They're easy but they suck at the same time. They're a bitch going down and easy coming up? I guess like doing negatives maybe.
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I'll try em some time. I was curious. A lot of the guys at the gym are big on no hands SSB, but never seen this version before

I would imagine you can actually really blast your quads bc that bar wears my back and core before quads. Same goes with front squats, hence my love of the belt squat.
 
3rd rep and 5th rep looked normal aka really good. Kinda looked like bar was over your heels and shifted to mid foot coming out of bottom on other reps. Not positive.

That's some serious volume your pushing ma man. Nice work.
 
rob112 said:
3rd rep and 5th rep looked normal aka really good. Kinda looked like bar was over your heels and shifted to mid foot coming out of bottom on other reps. Not positive.

That's some serious volume your pushing ma man. Nice work.
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I appreciate your eye. You're right. I was trying to sit back too much when I needed to go more "down" than back.
 
Hatfield's up to 702x2
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Dunno if I'll keep these or not. They definetly are hard as fück going down and it's a relatively non-taxing way to have a good overload. I kind of want to hit 800 but I might opt for pause squats in my secondary day next block.
 
Sean1332 said:
No sir. Competing USAPL.

Been hearing that Pioneer is good
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Ahhh just be ready for that holding before the bench. I helped a buddy who did one recently and that was the only thing that threw him off was the hold his second and third attempts before benching. If we would have realized it we would have done that in the gym. But I thought it was a fun meet, good atmosphere, and lots of good lifters. Very well run.

Yea I was curious bc I know you self wrap. I can't decide. It's hard as hell to find much as far as reviews in wraps. I'll check out pioneer. Thanks brotha
 
Hope you all enjoyed your Holiday.

Friday I squatted 495 for 6 beltless paused triples followed by sumo 520x5x5

Saturday was close grip bench w/ 255 for triples

Today was squat 565x4x4
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My squat has never progressed so well, ever. 3 years ago this was my wrapped 1RM. A year ago I did this weight as a wrapless single.
 
liftandswim said:
What do you think the difference has been?
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I'm not sure. I don't want to simplify it so much as to say "just pushing harder" but I don't know how else to explain it. I'm just forcing myself to do more reps for more sets with heavier weight than I had been comfortable with. Even after just the first set, I question my ability to do a second set. Doin heavy weight for reps for sets was never really in my playbook before I guess. I always played safe with RPE and did a lot of assistance. It definetly isn't assistance work that's boosting my squat. I've just been doing a couple sets of dumbell RDL's after squatting.

Sounds dumb.
 
Not really. Training the comp lift or a "mechanically similar movement" as swede would put it should make the comp lift stronger more than something less similar, at least at your stage. What you're saying makes perfect sense imo.
 
Sean1332 said:
I'm not sure. I don't want to simplify it so much as to say "just pushing harder" but I don't know how else to explain it. I'm just forcing myself to do more reps for more sets with heavier weight than I had been comfortable with. Even after just the first set, I question my ability to do a second set. Doin heavy weight for reps for sets was never really in my playbook before I guess. I always played safe with RPE and did a lot of assistance. It definetly isn't assistance work that's boosting my squat. I've just been doing a couple sets of dumbell RDL's after squatting.

Sounds dumb.
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Similar results for the other lifts due to this however?
 
SweetLou321 said:
Similar results for the other lifts due to this however?
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My bench was on the raise there for a bit but I think I tried to progress it too fast.

I had been pulling conventional until this week so I have no real measurement of strength there. I began sumo but it was in the stiff bar with straps (sliced my finger wide open cutting the turkey) so I have no comment on that yet. 520x5x5 post-5-plate-beltless-triples is a good sign at least.
 
Sean1332 said:
My bench was on the raise there for a bit but I think I tried to progress it too fast.

I had been pulling conventional until this week so I have no real measurement of strength there. I began sumo but it was in the stiff bar with straps (sliced my finger wide open cutting the turkey) so I have no comment on that yet. 520x5x5 post-5-plate-beltless-triples is a good sign at least.
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Thanks bud. I agree with you tho. Just pushing the main lifts harder has helped me a ton as well. Had my best squat and pull progress doing not much more then squatting and pulling lol.
 
Great discussion. And well said Sean. I think lifting is such an incredible mental challenge when breaking through new barriers. I think it gets to a point where it is like yea that felt heavy, but how did it move?
 
Hey man, not only are you moving big weight, but you've got a nice beard workin there. #beardgains
 
He's like Sampson in the Bible, except all of Sean's strength is in his beard.
 
Guys....the further away your grows away from
your scalp, you get stronger. It's science. :P

I appreciate the motivation dudes

So back to what I said about pushing it...

585x3
585x2, I noticed the bar slightly lower, or maybe my wrists let it lower, either way, I got out of position
So then I said fück it
585x3

Couple reps to depth, couple reps not. I'm not worried. My depth has been decent lately and my hips are fried. Last training week before a deload so I expected it

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My main squat day assistance the last three weeks has been dumbell RDL's against an average band I stood on. I used this to get my hook grip going since I had been wearing straps. Progression went (dumbell per hand+band) 100x5x6, 110x4x6, 120x3x6. I think it's an awesome way to train hook grip. We have Cap dumbells so the handle chews your hands up like a power bar would
 
Bench 265x4x3
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Bar path felt great. Let setup with jeans sucked so my butt was off the bench a bit.

Primary assistance on this bench day the last few weeks has been illegal grip bench with 225 for as many sets as I can followed by band resisted dumbell pressing, back, and arms.
 
Dude. You're a beast. Plain and simple. I know I'm 500+ pages late but I'm stalking you now.
 
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