Varsity Powerlifting Blog

[A_Shellum]

I haven't posted on here in well over a year but there seems like a decent community here so I thought I'd start a blog.

Hopefully I will be updating at least twice a week during term time and I intend to join my university's powerlifting club with an aim to compete in the varsity meet with Oxford. I am well aware that my lifts are nowhere near a decent competition standard but I look forward to the experience and will hopefully break some personal bests with the long term goal of achieving a 3/4/5.

I am currently running Madcows 5x5 but I intend to review this once I've received a bit of advice from experienced lifters at the club.

Current 5RMs -

Bench: 107.5kg (236lbs)
ATG Squat: 150kg (330lbs)
Deadlift: 190kg (418lbs)

Current 1RMs -

Bench: 117.5kg (260lbs)
ATG Squat: 165kg (365lbs)
Deadlift: 200kg (440lbs)

[erikwvh]

I haven't posted on here in well over a year but there seems like a decent community here so I thought I'd start a blog.

Hopefully I will be updating at least twice a week during term time and I intend to join my university's powerlifting club with an aim to compete in the varsity meet with Oxford. I am well aware that my lifts are nowhere near a decent competition standard but I look forward to the experience and will hopefully break some personal bests with the long term goal of achieving a 3/4/5.

I am currently running Madcows 5x5 but I intend to review this once I've received a bit of advice from experienced lifters at the club.

Current 5RMs -

Bench: 107.5kg (236lbs)
ATG Squat: 150kg (330lbs)
Deadlift: 190kg (418lbs)

Current 1RMs -

Bench: 117.5kg (260lbs)
ATG Squat: 165kg (365lbs)
Deadlift: 200kg (440lbs)

May not be impressive powerlifting lifts, but they're sure a lot ****ing higher than mine. In.

[A_Shellum]

May not be impressive powerlifting lifts, but they're sure a lot ****ing higher than mine. In.

Cheers buddy, repped.

[A_Shellum]

Terrible workout today. My partner ducked out and I didn't really get much sleep last night but oh well.

Deadlifts
60kg (135lbs) x 8

100kg (225lbs) x 5
120kg (264lbs) x 3
140kg (315lbs) x 1
160kg (352lbs) x 1
180kg (405lbs) x 1 (this was ridiculously hard considering my 5RM)

205kg (451lbs) x f (should have got this on paper but my head wasn't in it)

DB Rows

42.5kg (93lbs) x 8
46kg (101lbs) x 8
50kg (110lbs) x 8

Front Squats

bar x lots

70kg (154lbs) x 1
80kg (176lbs) x 1
90kg (198bs) x 1
100kg (225lbs) x 1
110kg (242lbs) x 1
120kg (264lbs) x 1

Pullups

BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5

[erikwvh]

Terrible workout today. My partner ducked out and I didn't really get much sleep last night but oh well.

Deadlifts
60kg (135lbs) x 8

100kg (225lbs) x 5
120kg (264lbs) x 3
140kg (315lbs) x 1
160kg (352lbs) x 1
180kg (405lbs) x 1 (this was ridiculously hard considering my 5RM)

205kg (451lbs) x f (should have got this on paper but my head wasn't in it)

DB Rows

42.5kg (93lbs) x 8
46kg (101lbs) x 8
50kg (110lbs) x 8

Front Squats

bar x lots

70kg (154lbs) x 1
80kg (176lbs) x 1
90kg (198bs) x 1
100kg (225lbs) x 1
110kg (242lbs) x 1
120kg (264lbs) x 1

Pullups

BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5

Why do you need a partner? Lone wolf it.