Sean's Powerlifting Journey

I love the jms.. I've been using them lately myself. They're rough on my elbows though.. thinking I may start going heavier and wrapping them.
 
Pressing starting to look a lot smoother. Throw your elbows out a little faster at the top especially with the SS.
 
Rodja said:
Pressing starting to look a lot smoother. Throw your elbows out a little faster at the top especially with the SS.
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Thanks, man. And will do. My third rep with 315 looked the best. It had a pop to it. Dunno what the difference was though. Maybe elbows?
 
Sean1332 said:
Thanks, man. And will do. My third rep with 315 looked the best. It had a pop to it. Dunno what the difference was though. Maybe elbows?
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Looks like you gripped the bar better compared to the earlier reps. You get a little loose on the first one.
 
Agree^^^ everything looked locked down and tight on the third rep.

JMs and elbows for me is a lot of warm up and then really control and slow the negative portion of the lift. Don't just let the weight fall.
 
That heavy weight is going to teach your body to be tighter.
 
Deadlifts

Sumo
510x2
525x2
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14" Cambered Bar Good Morning's
155x12
245x8
345x6
395x3

I puked after 395.

Paused Romanian Deadlift
245x3x20

Occluded Bulgarian Split Squat
30lb Kettlebell x3x20
 
Also, I plan on peaking my pulls using Schwabs prep. Percents are based off of a projected max of 585. There will be some block pull and reverse band PRs the next two weeks.
 
Rodja said:
Did you shoot Max's CS an email about the shoes?
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Not yet. Spent some time afterwards BS'ing and then just raped a chipotle burrito. I plan on cleaning the baby powder off and taking pictures to attatch.

My foot felt less prone to rolling and I was liking them a lot. Hopefully they can hook me up.
 
Sean1332 said:
Not yet. Spent some time afterwards BS'ing and then just raped a chipotle burrito. I plan on cleaning the baby powder off and taking pictures to attatch. My foot felt less prone to rolling and I was liking them a lot. Hopefully they can hook me up.
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I'd be shocked if they didn't considering it's the first usage of the shoe.
 
nice pressing and sumos man. I agree with the bench tightness, when I get my lats locked in the weights really pop off the chest nicely.
 
Making 525 look like warm ups!! :blink:
 
Max Barbell emailed back within the hour. It's the first they've seen reported of it. I'll be shipping them back tomorrow and they'll be sending a new pair.
 
Look at them plates just go up! Strong!!
 
Competition Bench

Warmup
Chris Duffin's stuff &
TRX BW Rows and pullaparts

Bench
95x2x10
135x8
185x3
205x1
225x1
Little on rings
235x3x3
255x1
Middle on rings
205x2x6

3x3's felt great. 255 was good once I got my lats engaged but I didn't flare at lockout so it was slower than it should have been
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Dumbell OHP w/ Fat Gripz
40x5x10

Low Incline DB Press w/ Fat Gripz
50x5x10

Bench Mimicked Lat Pulldown
115x4x8

Close Grip Seated Cable Row
145x4x8

Bi/Tri/Pullapart
 
Bench machine! Lol.

Seriously though, glad you're back at it. 255 looked like cake. With your attention to technique I dont see any reason you won't be pushing 3 plates in a month or two
 
I had 235 for triples tonight as well on bench! 525x2 sumo looked really smooth and sexy man. How long is Schwab's prep? 12wks?
 
Hyde said:
I had 235 for triples tonight as well on bench! 525x2 sumo looked really smooth and sexy man. How long is Schwab's prep? 12wks?
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Thanks, man. It felt good.

I think it's 16 weeks with the meet prep. I'm just taking the last few weeks for my deadlifts maybe just to ramp up intensity.

I'm keeping the straight bar off my back until after my gym's push/pull and just doing whatever I feel like with the squats.
 
Keeping the straight bar off your back is what's going to make benching so fun for you the rest of the year. You'll be amazed at how you breeze through prep.
 
herderdude said:
Keeping the straight bar off your back is what's going to make benching so fun for you the rest of the year. You'll be amazed at how you breeze through prep.
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If not it may help you. I am gonna work on it myself. I keep being a ***** boy about no pinkies and discomfort lol
 
Sean, I have a hunch your deadlift will be pretty significantly higher in this push pull after the other days doubles
 
rob112 said:
Sean, I have a hunch your deadlift will be pretty significantly higher in this push pull after the other days doubles
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I think not being gassed from squatting will be huge.

That's one thing that I think about when it comes to my first meet. Need to build a larger base to be able to pull after the other lifts. I'll get there.
 
rob112 said:
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Good find

rob112 said:
Sean, I have a hunch your deadlift will be pretty significantly higher in this push pull after the other days doubles
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I'm sure hoping so. 585+ I'll see next week. Will attempt 585 and 600 off blocks.

liftandswim said:
I think not being gassed from squatting will be huge. That's one thing that I think about when it comes to my first meet. Need to build a larger base to be able to pull after the other lifts. I'll get there.
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It's no joy ride come deadlift time. It sucks. It's a feat in itself going 9/9. I need to fix something for sure.

Meet 1: PR 2nd, missed 3rd
Meet 2: 1st attempt only, missed 2nd, skipped 3rd
Meet 3: 3/3 and PR'd. Didn't have a successful 3rd squat though
Meet 4: 1st attempt only, red light 2nd, missed 3rd

Meets suck.
 
Lilliebridge is a beast. The squat looked high but still...

 
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