LiftingDad's LiftingLog

[Lifting_Dad]

I tend to start and stop these things. I keep training but I tend to get lax on my training logs for some reason. I guess it's because I've been in a constant state of change. I am expecting big things to happen and wanting fast results. It's the exact thing I tell people NOT to do when training. My resurgence begins with returning to what made me strong. Well, the best road to me getting stronger. I am very critical of myself. I do not see myself as strong. I will be the first one to critique myself. Arrogance is not my game. Yes, I can spit fire when I need to but I'd rather not as living life with positivity is more important to me.

Current estimated 1RM's
Squat: 360
Bench: 340
Deadlift: 440

Current Class (USAPL): 182 lbs.
Current Weight: 176-177
*I just started powerlifting in June, have been training for several years with mostly a bodybuilding focus, followed by a short stint of physique. Focusing on slowly climbing up in weight.

Yes, my bench is high when compared to the other 2 lifts. I trained legs, however it was also the easiest workout to skip when life got overwhelming. That is no longer.

I train my lower body 3 times per week. I train upper body twice per week. I train like a powerlifter. This will be a more of a vlog with some of my thoughts thrown in the mix. I like to say I'm open to suggestions, yet I also tend to be ignorant in the fact that if I do not feel it will help, I will simply not do it. I know my body, I just need to trust it.

 

[Lifting_Dad]

I have plenty of videos on my youtube channel. Feel free to check them out and I do greatly appreciate it when people subscribe.

I will start my log with this video as it's video #1 with my current training block.
I also just got rid of a bench (it was bit with the arms way too wide and my bar wouldn't rest properly).
All will be done out of my squat rack, which is perfect for me.

Here we go:
[video=youtube;M7VPBwK5H14]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7VPBwK5H14[/video]

 

[RegisterJr]

I'm in here

 

[Lifting_Dad]

I'm in here

good to have you man.
thanks for following.

 

[RegisterJr]

good to have you man.
thanks for following.

I'll have to check out your channel later on. I remember that cool bench you built tho.

 

[Lifting_Dad]

I'll have to check out your channel later on. I remember that cool bench you built tho.

Thanks. I finally get to use it now!

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Todays workout went well. Autoregulation is much better when you know and understand your limits. That essentially sparked the video discussion
[video=youtube;KXdg_nBixnY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXdg_nBixnY[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Here we go, it's a lower body session, finally one that felt decent.
315 for 3 and 350 for 5.
Not PR's, but I'm glad my back is holding up under loads (it's been a struggle)
[video=youtube_share;9y3QsUtlc1I]http://youtu.be/9y3QsUtlc1I[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Not sure if this is a pr, but it felt good.
[video=youtube;WaMUq0WXgUo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaMUq0WXgUo[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Some heavy paused rows. I was too tired to break down the dumbbells to a lighter weight.
[video=youtube;8jgpX4Jm8wE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jgpX4Jm8wE[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Decided to film my lower body warm-up routine. I will do foam rolling generally it's an hour before or the night before.
I do not foam roll everyday.
[video=youtube;m856HB7eGz8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m856HB7eGz8[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Working through some shoulder tightness, training went fairly well though.
[video=youtube;cbIdAhZfBeM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbIdAhZfBeM[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

I don't know if I've ever been this consistent with lower body training, but powerlifting is a whole different ball game.
[video=youtube;d-6D5OZcYBc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-6D5OZcYBc[/video]

 

[RegisterJr]

Nice looking squat.

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Nice looking squat.

Thanks! Trying to make sure I get low.

 

[NurseGray]

In for this. Great stuff!

 

[Lifting_Dad]

In for this. Great stuff!

Thanks brother!

 

[Lifting_Dad]

A little behind on updates:
[video=youtube;JmOKi9kUqjI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmOKi9kUqjI[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Hit a little bump here:
[video=youtube;B5L07YNGbIo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5L07YNGbIo[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Squats went fairly well here
[video=youtube;O73Q88Fd9gA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73Q88Fd9gA[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

The second rep is a debatable pause, but it went up.

[video=youtube;H4RNhRV-oZ0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4RNhRV-oZ0[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

A breakdown of my breakdown. Don't get too greedy or limit yourself too much:
[video=youtube;45uRmZuE2bM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45uRmZuE2bM[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Almost caught up:
[video=youtube;rUmNTGtjxzk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUmNTGtjxzk[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

And this is from today 1-15-15
[video=youtube;W4sw-auabYk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4sw-auabYk[/video]

 

[RegisterJr]

Nice squats man, and strong bench. You ever do banded benching to improve *******?

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Nice squats man, and strong bench. You ever do banded benching to improve *******?

looks like you got the lock/out bad word issue there. That word is banned here (likely due to it being a very popular supplement retailer).

Lock/out is not a struggle for me however I let my triceps lag and I paid for it. I focused way too much on bench and nearly eliminated all accessory triceps work. Bad choice for me. I do occasionally use the Slingshot though.

 

[RegisterJr]

Ah, I always forget about LO. Seems a little absurd...

I've been trying to hammer CGBP on arm day for exactly that reason. OHP and bench seem to be climbing too.

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Ah, I always forget about LO. Seems a little absurd...

I've been trying to hammer CGBP on arm day for exactly that reason. OHP and bench seem to be climbing too.

I'm getting back into CGBP. Strength has gone WAY down on it.

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Finally a little bit of a plus side for squatting. It's not huge numbers, but it's something!

[video=youtube;SdKbZdibg14]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKbZdibg14[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

So, when I was tracking my food today in mfp, I noticed my macros were high but my calories were off. I know there's some rounding that occurs with labels, but some items are really bad. My protein bar (not naming names) says 200 calories, and you can see in the video how far that is off.
[video=youtube;CCo0uBVpBlg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCo0uBVpBlg[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

SL Deadlifts for a few heavy reps.
Not sure why but squats were feeling heavy so decided to film these.
[video=youtube;OXZf963bprE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXZf963bprE[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

I've been dealing with shoulder pain while benching and my grandma passed away today so it was just a go with the flow workout.
It's been awhile since I've done curls.
[video=youtube;sq0A2Oe0WDw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq0A2Oe0WDw[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Squat numbers are improving, and my mock meet is closing in.
[video=youtube;FDm3o2rY2rQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDm3o2rY2rQ[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

This is 3 weeks out from my mock meet and this is my current estimated 1RM.
[video=youtube;_Ec2CjLCPA0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ec2CjLCPA0[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

[video=youtube;wnot8Nzxj_I]www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnot8Nzxj_I[/video]
Here's a bit more recent video. This is from Monday, 2-2-15.

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Rocking out some pause squats.
[video=youtube;eDRgf311Qt4]www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDRgf311Qt4[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

With my shoulder hurting, I didnt want to overdo it on bench work. I wouldnt advise someone to add in a new movement pattern leading into a meet/mock meet/test. However, I felt I needed to do something so this was the top set.
[video=youtube;sPdPwjsa9wM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPdPwjsa9wM[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

This is leading into my mock meet. I got a new bench with competition specs, so I was anxious to try it out. I did want to make sure I took one 85%+ single before my mock meet, otherwise I'd risk that feeling extremely heavy come mock meet time.
[video=youtube;yc9766hNxkE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc9766hNxkE[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

We FINALLY got into our new house, it was only a near 2 year process. No we didn't build, I'm not that well off, but it is a new house to us. It's been chaos over the last few weeks between moving as well as being bumped positions with Athletic Xtreme.
I am now the operations manager and oversee sales.
Here's a look at how the gym is laid out in the new house.
[video=youtube;KPW32uHnsLo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPW32uHnsLo[/video]

 

[Lifting_Dad]

Here are some pause squats and I am recovering from sickness here so bear with me.
[video=youtube;rkQvZpo8Ejo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkQvZpo8Ejo[/video]