That is definitely normal. Only my deadlift seems to be able to increase while being at a lighter BW. I carbload (Even though I'm fat in the first place lol) before benching for a reason; it really...
Of course it's problematic squatting 2 inches deeper all of a sudden. You won't have the strength to squat the same weights right away. When you've been "cheating" with depth, you need to work on...
I'm sorry, but just over 205 lbs. at 6"1' isn't sufficient hypertrophy, unless he's 3% bodyfat. He benches 185 lbs., do you seriously think he has a lot muscle? What about a 315 squat? I'm sure he...
I will disregard your sarcastic reply and theoretical background and say that it just won't work as well for hypertrophy, which is what our beginner lifter here (OP) definitely needs. I know a lot of...
If you add more work, just eat more food to recover. At your level, focus on both hypertrophy and strength. You should be doing hypertrophy "pump" work after your main lifts.
You could definitely gain strength while cutting. You just need enough protein to repair muscle breakdown after lifting. You can also take greater advantage of other variables, massages, naps, longer...
You shouldn't be doing 5 doubles in training. At your level, you should be doing sets of 5 reps and focus on building technique and muscle with sets of higher reps in the powerlifts. 5x2 is so little...
Agree with what Fits said. You have no business testing, just focus on building strength and musclemass for those big lifts at the comp/test day. If you don't plan on losing more weight and plan on...
You're not looking fat. What are your lifts? Did they progress well in this timeframe? If your lifts went up and you're not obese, from a powerlifting standpoint, don't worry about it.
Because no teen powerlifting wants to be as weak as you are, so they gain more weight in order to get stronger. No matter how "ripped" your abs are, you still can't lift anything, so you're no good...
As others have mentioned, you should do some back work. Depending on your current strength levels, linear progression with a few simple exercises is probably a good idea. I think you should add some...
Nice log, I'm 19 too, I'm interested in Leeman's training methods as well. Interesting to follow your progress with this. What's your goal BW and max lifts?
Nice lifts. You are where I hope to be in 4-5 years. Your old posts in the 2008 thread about height/weight for powerlifting inspired me to go towards 120 kg class and beyond.
Had no internet connection for a few days, so wasn't able to log my workout. On wednesday I did about 20x3 of cleans with a light weight, top practice my technique, and did some back work as well....
29th of april, surprise Benchtime. After my brief sway to low calorie eating and low volume lifting, I suddenly wanted to gain weight again. I feel much better on a caloric surplus, better mood, less...
