Slicin' and Dicin'

[Dustin07]

Free Day/week

Bench
5 x 95
3 x 135, 175

1 x 205, 245, 270, 290
1 x 305 (PR tie)
1 x 310 fail

Slingshot
1 x 315, 335 (PR)

Drop set/ raw
14 x 225 (2 rep PR)

Notes
Missed my 310 attempt, got it about 6"+ off the chest so sticking point was like dead center of ROM but I threw the bar forward so I think it's a skill issue more than strength.

previous rep PR at 225 is 12.... preparing for the NFL combine.

Week one of age 44.

 

[akboom87]

Free Day/week

Bench
5 x 95
3 x 135, 175

1 x 205, 245, 270, 290
1 x 305 (PR tie)
1 x 310 fail

Slingshot
1 x 315, 335 (PR)

Drop set/ raw
14 x 225 (2 rep PR)

Notes
Missed my 310 attempt, got it about 6"+ off the chest so sticking point was like dead center of ROM but I threw the bar forward so I think it's a skill issue more than strength.

Precious rep PR at 225 is 12....

Week one of age 44.

What I think of when I see 44

 

[Dustin07]

was going to bench at lunch at maybe squat after work, thats why we did zero accessories today, just chasing heavy 1RM stuff, but that was a good hard effort, especially with the AMRAP finisher, so I might push squats off till tomorrow.

Yeah we do have some near us, but my wife and I like to go up to the Smoky Mountains and Gatlinburg TN. There is a place called Cade’s Cove that you can drive through and stop and see some really old cabins and churches. We can spend a whole day there just walking some of the trails and you see Black Bears, deer, and even an occasional coyote, but they let you go inside the cabins and churches. It’s really cool to see how they built all those structures with such primitive tools 150 to 200 years ago.

my wife and I have been trying to figure out a way to get out of town this winter like Jan/Feb for some sunshine but that region would be a cool adventure! probably won't be a sunny Mexican beach but man it would be nice.

How funny, when I saw that I thought HMM we must be having this convo in @Smont's thread. I mean it was cannibis related, so nothing to make me think different. LOL

lol fair mixup all things considered

 

[Dustin07]

FWIW my buddy just came in telling me he was thinking about my bench today. I've been lucky to have him available my past couple sessions to push bigger numbers. He said my 305 attempt was the worst bench he's ever seen me muster, despite the fact that it was a clean legal rep. pushed the bar away and fought it, then of course 310 was the same thing where even his spot was a challenge cause he said it was like I was fighting him more than the bar. I'm a little surprised by that but it validates I have a skill issue to work on there!

throwing 95 and 135 up felt like tossing pillows, but things started feeling tight around 245/270. I think I would have done well with more warming up.

not to create excuses but our heater broke at work so from 6am until 11am I kept sticking my hands in my pockets, running them through hot water, etc trying to warm them up so I did walk into the gym feeling cold as hell already. I didn't have the eye of the tiger when I made this attempt.


that doesn't mean I have 310 or 315 but just that I'm not sure I gave it 100% either. I'm not worried, I set two PRs for birthday week, tied a lifetime PR. last cycle I hit 300lbs on bench, this cycle I finished with 305. Stay the course and see if I can snag a 306-310 next cycle. I still have a lot of time to finish the year with three wheels.

 

[gphagan1]

Free Day/week

Bench
5 x 95
3 x 135, 175

1 x 205, 245, 270, 290
1 x 305 (PR tie)
1 x 310 fail

Slingshot
1 x 315, 335 (PR)

Drop set/ raw
14 x 225 (2 rep PR)

Notes
Missed my 310 attempt, got it about 6"+ off the chest so sticking point was like dead center of ROM but I threw the bar forward so I think it's a skill issue more than strength.

previous rep PR at 225 is 12.... preparing for the NFL combine.

Week one of age 44.

Congrats on the PRs….that 225 x 14 is impressive, especially after the 305 and 310 attempt. You should start adding in some Spotos, they really help in the area where your sticking point is.

was going to bench at lunch at maybe squat after work, thats why we did zero accessories today, just chasing heavy 1RM stuff, but that was a good hard effort, especially with the AMRAP finisher, so I might push squats off till tomorrow.



my wife and I have been trying to figure out a way to get out of town this winter like Jan/Feb for some sunshine but that region would be a cool adventure! probably won't be a sunny Mexican beach but man it would be nice.



lol fair mixup all things considered

Actually we’re pretty cold here in Jan/Feb and Gatlinburg is even colder then, but by March it starts warming up quickly. Of course our cold is not as bad as yours. Sometimes we go down to Florida to see my sister in the winter. She is always trying to talk us into moving down there, but Georgia is home sweet home. Ha, we’ve considered going up your way eventually to see all the beautiful scenery up that way and eventually go to Alaska, on a cruise….ha, in the Summer.

 

[Hyde]

“Never tie your PR, dude.”
-Louie Simmons

I think about that a lot. You generally don’t have the energy to tie, then go up again. You need to jump from 290-295 prior to 310.

 

[Rockslide]

Congrats on the 225. Impressive after the 1RM stuff.

I’m 7 years younger than you but your thread and you hitting PRs and some discussion in @gphagan1’s thread the other day has me wondering… how much of a performance drop off with age is age and how much of is is just an injury that you can’t recover from due to age. I think it’s more the 2nd. Providing not a massive fall off in hormones the PRs probably can keep coming well into the early 60’s in people on HRT. The reality of the situation is probably more that the connective tissue fails in almost all lifters at some point and once a major injury that sidelines someone for 6 months occurs in the mid 40s on, it’s very very hard to get back to that baseline

Keep up the good work, you’re crushing it.

You’re like 10 grams of creatine , a high carb meal, 4 trest caps , some amp citrate away from 3 wheels right now. No doubt you will have it by the new year