Greetings all. I'm a longtime member, and I have had a couple PL logs on here before, about 6 years ago. Well, after a hiatus, I'm back full-bore into powerlifting. I'm hoping to compete in December, so this'll be a offseason/peak/comp log and we'll see where things go.
Stats-
44 years old
6'2"
285
Squat-440
Bench-340
DL-455
All those are within the last 2 weeks, so those are the numbers I'm going to work off of for now.
Training Plans-
The owner of my gym has designed a 12 week plan, of which I’ll do 2 times before December. It’s a lot of accumulation to start with emphasis on accessories, then it tapers off of heavy accessories and into main movement focus.
Nutrition Plans-
Since Feb, I have been on a weight loss journey. I started out at 325 and have dropped to, most recently, 285. I reached out to Skip Hill (does a ton of BB/Physique prep work) who I have worked with in the past. He is putting me on a 4-6 month plan to drop to the 242-ish range, and I'll compete at 242. I still am in the 'newbie gains/muscle memory" area of gaining strength (I have SBD 605/405/635 as a younger man), and I don't forsee me 'losing' strength dropping another 40 pounds. Will I get as strong as I could if I was eating caloric surplus? Of course not, but in this day and age, unless you're a world class SHW, there's no reason to be a fat powerlifter. I'll also be 45 this year, and long term health is important. I can still be competitive with my numbers in Masters 2 at 242, so I'm confident in Skip's plan.
Pics for reference. That's 299-285. I still have plenty to lose.
So welcome, post up, bash my plan, talk ****, do whatever. I'll start logging sessions after tomorrow's lift.
Stats-
44 years old
6'2"
285
Squat-440
Bench-340
DL-455
All those are within the last 2 weeks, so those are the numbers I'm going to work off of for now.
Training Plans-
The owner of my gym has designed a 12 week plan, of which I’ll do 2 times before December. It’s a lot of accumulation to start with emphasis on accessories, then it tapers off of heavy accessories and into main movement focus.
Nutrition Plans-
Since Feb, I have been on a weight loss journey. I started out at 325 and have dropped to, most recently, 285. I reached out to Skip Hill (does a ton of BB/Physique prep work) who I have worked with in the past. He is putting me on a 4-6 month plan to drop to the 242-ish range, and I'll compete at 242. I still am in the 'newbie gains/muscle memory" area of gaining strength (I have SBD 605/405/635 as a younger man), and I don't forsee me 'losing' strength dropping another 40 pounds. Will I get as strong as I could if I was eating caloric surplus? Of course not, but in this day and age, unless you're a world class SHW, there's no reason to be a fat powerlifter. I'll also be 45 this year, and long term health is important. I can still be competitive with my numbers in Masters 2 at 242, so I'm confident in Skip's plan.
Pics for reference. That's 299-285. I still have plenty to lose.
So welcome, post up, bash my plan, talk ****, do whatever. I'll start logging sessions after tomorrow's lift.
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