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Sean's Powerlifting Journey

**** man that all looked really easy too! Lookin great at 1 month out
 
It's still an adolescent beard. The longer it's there and free it will mature. Just don't let him completely take over.
 
Thoughts:
My shoulders, though pain free, are still jacked. When I center myself on the squat bar and feel centered, I'm actually not centered and shift to the left out of the hole. When someone centers me, it feels awkward/crooked, but it's a straight squat. When I have someone center me with an unevenly loaded bar (+5 on one side) it feels completely centered on me.

Sumo:
Last couple weeks I noticed my toe angle. When I tried to flare out some more, I could feel "impingement/blockage" in my hips. When I have them tracked where they are now, I'm wide open and good. That may be one of the reasons for my past hip issues from sumo, never finding MY toe angle and stance width.
 
Bench
95x2x10
135x8
160x5
185x2
225x1
245x1
255x1
255x1
+2 Board
275x1
275x1
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Standing DB OHP
50, 60x8
70x2x6

Incline Skullcrusher/Half-kneel Facepull
95x5x6/70x5x20

Abs/RC work
 
Looked like u had no tuck at all at least to me like u BB that **** all the ways. .. take this with a grain of salt cause u know I can bench either
 
Duramaxhd said:
Looked like u had no tuck at all at least to me like u BB that **** all the ways. .. take this with a grain of salt cause u know I can bench either
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Nope you're right. Nothing felt right at all. I'm going to try something different on Friday. Get a bit of a pec and back pump, then bench.
 
DB Bench
55,65,75,80,85,75,65,55x8

Barbell OHP
95,115,135x8

Rolling DB Tri Ext
30x4x10

Seated Cable Row
85-160x5x8

Rear Delt Flys
20x4x25

Preacher DB Hammer Curls
10x4xlots of slow reps

Today was just more of a feel good day. Squat bar has devastated my shoulders, elbows, and bicep tendon. I should be good to press Tuesday though. I'm just giving up the thought of a light bench day at the end of the week, as I should.

Graston tip: Keep the tool in the shower. Every time you shower, graston one body part lol
 
RDL
245x2x6
Sumo Deadlift
335x3
455x1
+Belt
505x1
545x1
565x1
565x1
+2" Block
585x1
615x1

Squat
145x5
235x5
335x5
425x3
485x2x3 in wraps
425x3

Didn't really feel like I put in much work today. Not a lot of time this morning. Pulls felt great. Didn't have much energy after them though and I need to break in these wraps so I threw them on for a few sets. I'll do some band stuff at home for my hips to keep them happy.

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Bench
245x4 singles
+Reactive
265x4 singles

If I could only lower the god damn bar to my chest, this would be so much easier.

DB OHP
Pyramid 40-70-40 6's

Pulldowns/Tri Ext/Rear Delt Flys
Bunches

I feel like my chest needs to open up or spread. I don't know how to describe it. I don't feel my back doing a fcking thing. Once I got the bar to my chest, I straight rested it, long paused, and pushed it up easily considering it was a pain in the ass getting down.
 
Almost sounds serendipitous if I didn't know how fragile the front side is. Get the border of your scap graston'd up and hit your traps with the tens? Sounds like the heavy squats are trying to shut down your upper back. Heavy ass band upper back distraction might undo that too.
 
Rodja said:
How's your upper back posture right now?
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Pretty poor now I'm sure. Might be time to revert back to that one article again

herderdude said:
Almost sounds serendipitous if I didn't know how fragile the front side is. Get the border of your scap graston'd up and hit your traps with the tens? Sounds like the heavy squats are trying to shut down your upper back. Heavy ass band upper back distraction might undo that too.
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I'll give all 3 a shot.
 
Having serious second thoughts about this meet. I was able to take 565 to depth in overkills but ever since I lost my wraps and started using new ones, I only been able to take a very very small handful of squats to depth in 3 weeks or so. That, and the squat bar is becoming excruciating for my shoulders.

This is different than my usual "3-weeks-out-I wanna-quit". I'm just trying to be realistic.

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My knees shoot forward at the last minute and stop my hips from traveling downwards. Tried for the last two weeks to push through it.

Maybe see what my opener looks like next week?
 
Squat
155x8
245x6
335x3
425x1
+Belt
515x1
+Wraps
605x1
655x1
655x1
+Reverse Band
695x1
735x1

SLDL
245x3
335x3
425x3
+Straps
515x1
485x3
485x3

Abs

Vids in a minute
 
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God damn that workout took a while. Took 8-10 minutes in between sets after the 515 squat just to simulate the usually having to wait forever and a big flight.
 
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