i was shocked i could still manage a few of these bad boys cuz im feeling weak! contest prep is no joke! yay for a few weighted pull ups! i accept.
JUL
i was shocked i could still manage a few of these bad boys cuz im feeling weak! contest prep is no joke! yay for a few weighted pull ups! i accept.
Oh man, I couldn’t have asked for anything more. Yes, there were some things I could have done better. But overall, I was happy with my performance. In a nutshell, I broke the national squat record, the national bench press record, and the national overall total record, PLUS I won the Best Lifter award, and it feels so awesome to get that honor and validation. My hard work paid off! ::::contented sighs:::
Well, where should I start… I guess I’ll start ...
Continue Reading →oh my fucking gawddddddddd
I did dat shyt!!!!!!
say WHAT!? OMG!!!!
TODAY. IN TRAINING. I HIT 231 BENCH!!!!!! Oh yeah baby!! In perfect time! I’ve been focused focused FOCUSED, grinding and grinding and training and resting and eating, optimal meal timing, strengthening not only chest but shoulders and triceps…etc etc…and it’s paying off! “Easy” 231 pound bench press right here! Lifetime PR for me! USPA meet is around the corner, I’m feeling excited to see what I can hit! 😀
WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
My Strength
This week’s training has been a bit frustrating, because I don’t seem to be hitting the numbers I used to be able to hit!
For example, with squats…
Before Argentina, I hit 320. I want to hit 326 in the meet. Today I tried for 308 and failed. My strength felt decent but my form was a bit off. I am having problems getting my balance right, which doesn’t allow me to fully leverage my own strength. It’s funny, because Dan ...
Continue Reading →Yeahhh Buddy. So I mentioned a few weeks ago that my friend at Rise Above Strength Gym has a record board on his wall, divided into different categories. In the adult female bracket (my bracket), Bre dominated. I’ve never met her, and there’s nothing personal– it’s just that I felt like breaking some records. Among other records, she had done a weighted pull up at 27 pounds, a bench press at 135 pounds, and a deadlift at 255 pounds. Although ...
Continue Reading →Something I feel very passionate about is multi-planar training. Ever since I tore my ACL a year and a half ago, learned more about principles of rehabilitation and injury prevention, and got certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist, I have a message about training: Thou must train in multiple planes of motion. Most people (especially endurance athletes) overtrain in the sagittal plane (front and back). This leads to overuse injuries as well as weakness and instability when a demand from ...
Continue Reading →Unknown pain in the bottom right lateral side of my foot. Begone. Thou (literally) art my spur. Plantar fasciitis, are thou? Hopefully not a stress fracture? Perhaps more benign.
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