Benching 135 for the first time. I attempted it so many times and couldn't get it barely an inch off my chest. I was getting rep PRs with other poundages but 135 remained impossible. So one day,...
I would be ecstatic if the above happened. I also want to enter my first PL comp, and possibly a figure one as well unless life completely gets in the way.
11/24/09
TRAINING - Deadlift max, week 3
Time for a reality check. 200 x 8 is a FAIL if you had more in you, which you did, especially with the chalk (which I looove). So, here are some...
11/23/09
TRAINING - Bench assist
Not a bad day, overall. I was reminded of how weak I am on barbell military pressing, but that just means I have to be more diligent in using the BAR. I watched...
11/20/09
TRAINING - Bench Max, week 2
Well, I redeemed myself from the last abysmal squat day and hit a new rep PR with 115. I'm really proud of myself for getting that 11th rep, because I remember...
11/19/09
TRAINING - Squat max, week 2
This was really bad. I could deal with the 170 x 10 last week (when prior I got 155 x 20). But this week I only just met the rep goal - 180 x 3. And it was so...
11/17/09
TRAINING - Bench Assist
I lifted at the Ridgefield gym, which is woefully unequipped for anything I do. Luckily it was just bench assist day so I could use DBs. Judging from these crappy...
Yes, my training maxes are significantly lower than my actual maxes. For instance, this cycle I am working off a bench max of 125, just so I can get tons of reps in. It is definitely working though,...
TRAINING - Squat/DL max, week 1
This was really lame, but I won't beat myself up about it too much because I know I'm capable of so much more with this, and shouldn't expect to hit PRs...
TRAINING - Benching at TPS!
I made the drive up to Everett, MA to see Matt, meet some of his friends, and bench. I had a blast!! I was the only chick there, and at first I was a real...
TRAINING - misc day
This was intended to just stretch me out prior to TPS BENCH DAY on the 14th, because I get paranoid about forgetting how to lift if I don't do so for a couple days....
Recently some guy at the gym told me that I shouldn't squat with a belt, as it injured his back twice and would ruin mine as well. I told him I would take my chances, but what I SHOULD have said was,...
48k out of college, finance, with several solid internships. I am a great applicant and the average for my kind of position was 50-55k last year, and while I did have 3 job offers, none were above...
TRAINING - Bench max, week 1
How about this. Last cycle's week 1, I did 100 x 15 and thought that was pretty rad. This time I did 105 x 17! That gives me an estimated max of 165?!!?! No...
TRAINING - Bench assist
Did some stuff, felt weaker than usual on the military presses, unstable on the flat DB presses, and I did tricep pushdowns for the first time in forever, with...
TRAINING - Squat/DL max, week 3
This was VERY nice! I'm posting this so late after doing it that I can't entirely recall the finer mental points of the day, but as I can recall, I was...
TRAINING - Bench max, week 3
GOOD DAY!! Ok, so I get to the gym pretty late, feeling lethargic, but looking forward to benching. As I warm up and stretch I feel weak and nasty, thought...
TRAINING - Squat/DL max, week 2
Again, not much commentary today since I gotta expedite posting. I do wish I could have gotten 3 more reps with 145 to match what I accomplished with 135,...
