NorthStrong's Training Log

[NorthStrong]

5/3/1 C4W3 Deadlift (and skwat) - NBPL Meet Prep Week 6

Squat

365x1
385x1
405x2 (pr)

Deadlift

365x1x5
315x1x10

Stiff Leg

275x7 (pr)

Assistance

Pulldown 3x10 @ 120-160
s/s
Leg Curl 3x10 @ 100-120
Cable Row 3x10 @ 120
Back Raise 3x10 @ 45

Commentary

Fuking awesome session today. Decided to YOLO (again) and squat, and jusy REALLLY ****ING MAKE SURE I HIT CPU DEPTH....and I THINK I did this time...

Went light on DL to try and get some speed and volume to give myself a break from 425/405 the last two weeks.

Video up in a bit. Really happy with this as a last heavy day for lower stuff before a meet...

[NorthStrong]

Video

depth check pls

i think these are there

i rly do

[dhale0895]

Looks pretty good to me man, now quit worrying about depth and focus on fukin **** up next Saturday

[Daemonium]

Looks good to me. Looks like there will be some meet PRs set.. possibly on all lifts??

[NorthStrong]

Looks pretty good to me man, now quit worrying about depth and focus on fukin **** up next Saturday

das it mane

srs though cant really smash any weights if i get called on depth, which is why i am so concerned with it. I think I will be fine though. Dat dere 200kg squat is right around the corner...

Looks good to me. Looks like there will be some meet PRs set.. possibly on all lifts??

Certainly looking like it man. Definitely for squat bench and total. For deadlift I am sure I will be able to pull a 2.5kg pr. If not I kill myself HT style.

If I get the attempts I want, it'll be like a 50lb pr total, if not, it'll be like a somethign PR total, so I'm not gonna complain.

[NorthStrong]

5/3/1 C4W3 Press (butnotrly) - NBPL Meet Prep Last non-deload session

Bench

255x2, moved ok.

close grip

225x5x3s

Assistance

Cable row 2x8 @ 160
Pulldown 2x8 @ 120
Pushdown 2x8 @ 65
Hammer Curl 2x8 @ 40
Face Pull 2x8 @ 140
Dip Machine 1x8,1x12 @ stack (270)

Video



Commentary

Benching was just meh, not focused but it was alright. I think I am like kinda overreached right now but thats what i want really.

I think I'll go tuesday for light sq/dl, then weds or thurs (ur opinions pls) for light bench.

Excited for this meet, but even more excited for my offseason afterwards

[martin_mathers]

Looks like a good opener.

[NorthStrong]

Looks like a good opener.

I am thinking of opening right around there. 255-270-280, or 255-275-285 ish. See how things feel.

[FenderElectrics]

Looks like a good opener.

x2

Depth looked fine there. What are you planning on opening squats/DLs at?

Also current meet PRs?

[kmc06005]

I am thinking of opening right around there. 255-270-280, or 255-275-285 ish. See how things feel.

255-315-315

[NorthStrong]

x2

Depth looked fine there. What are you planning on opening squats/DLs at?

Also current meet PRs?

Opening squat and pull around 385. Hoping to finish around 435 for both.

Bench i'm gonna open at 255ish and hope to end up at 280 285.

Current Meet PRs

Squat - 402
Bench - 275
Deadlift - 429

255-315-315

1/3 on bench coming right up. 315 will have to wait a bit...babysteps..

[izzygrant]

people who squat their deadlift are weird

[NorthStrong]

5/3/1 C4 Deload - 4 days out

Squat

315x3

Bench

225x3

Deadlift

315x1

Commentary

So fukng weird going to the gym in the morning. Went on an empty stomach today. Nothing felt like that bad, but things just felt creaky and meh. However I started lifting a lot earlier this morning than I will be lifting on Saturday. I figured I'd try going early 1-2 times this week just so getting up and lifting soon after isn't such a shock on meet day for me. Hopefully it helps a bit.

people who squat their deadlift are weird

i'm just like a weak j-wong, leave me alone

[CooCooCaChoo]

Good luck on the meet breh. I think when I hit 450 I was doing about what you were on squats, 405 x 2-3. Don't think I went any heavier than that, hopefully you got the same in ya.

Then hopefully you have like a 100lb pr on deads just so you can be like normal and stuff with your ratio

[NorthStrong]

Good luck on the meet breh. I think when I hit 450 I was doing about what you were on squats, 405 x 2-3. Don't think I went any heavier than that, hopefully you got the same in ya.

Then hopefully you have like a 100lb pr on deads just so you can be like normal and stuff with your ratio

Yeah it'll be interesting to see how squats go. I won't get too greedy likely, since even 407 will be a meet PR, but 435 is looking like a nice number for me. 440 since 200kg if its there also be nice.

1:1 ratio crew 4 lyfe.

[NorthStrong]

5/3/1 C4 Deload - NBPL Meet Prep, 2 days out.

Squat

225x3

Floor Press

185x5

Deadlift

225x3

Commentary

Did this at home, since no bench I floor pressed but whatever. It's similar enough, and just wanted to remind my muscles that they need to do some big lifts for me saturday, so I just did some light stuff to practice, get the HR up a bit, etc.

Squats were filmed...definitely to depth. I think I squat a lot better without a mirror. Way more upright and I drive my upper back into the bar a lot better.

Deadlifts felt...good. Like really good. Even though it's super light, it moved in such a way that I know I have a PR pull in store for me this weekend.

This has definitely been the most productive meet prep I've had. Not feeling injured, or beat up at all, hitting PR weights with good technique in the gym, and just mentally feeling very fresh for this one. I think the last one I had way too long of a prep (12-13 weeks) when I really only feel I need about 6.

Wish me luck bois. Dhale from this forum is competing as well, and he said he can get some video of my lifts which is awesome.

[Daemonium]

Good luck boss.

Being not injured/beat up sounds amazing. Cherish that.

[NorthStrong]

Good luck boss.

Being not injured/beat up sounds amazing. Cherish that.

Thanks man. Feeling really confident. I think I will hit a PR total with my 2nds. Might really go for it on my thirds to hit something not chitty in total.

[JohnnyRingo350]

You going wrapped or nah?

Canadian + Woman

[NorthStrong]

You going wrapped or nah?

nah no wraps, it's CPU (ipf affiliate) prob wrappin for november meet though.

[JohnnyRingo350]

nah no wraps, it's CPU (ipf affiliate) prob wrappin for november meet though.

500 in nov is mandatory

[NorthStrong]

500 in nov is mandatory

should happen i think easily enough.

[FenderElectrics]

do you think there's a chance you total more than 1153?

asking for a friend

[NorthStrong]

do you think there's a chance you total more than 1153?

asking for a friend

LOL. If I push hard...maybe.

[FenderElectrics]

LOL. If I push hard...maybe.

you'd be in elite company

glgl make sure to update

[NorthStrong]

you'd be in elite company

glgl make sure to update

Will do man. I don't have internet on my phone or anything so I can't do live updates. Maybe Dhale can, idk. But I will update after the meet and prob get vids up the next day.

[StayxCold]

Do it for Kaz.

[CROMAGS1985]

I don't have internet on my phone or anything

Backwoods Canadian

GL man

[dhale0895]

Will do man. I don't have internet on my phone or anything so I can't do live updates. Maybe Dhale can, idk. But I will update after the meet and prob get vids up the next day.

Live updates between flights when not eating

[NorthStrong]

Do it for Kaz.

i will

kaz powah flows through me

mostly in the hair

Backwoods Canadian

GL man

CHEAP canadian...

thanks old man

Live updates between flights when not eating

sickening, thanks breh