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Yesterday was one of our new guy’s first times trying out a bench shirt, so of course I couldn’t let him shirt up alone. I figured it’s been a good three weeks back and my raw bench has been going real good, so why not try on the shirt and see where I’m at. I figured that my shirted bench…
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I got home last night after doing chain squats and went to get in the shower. As I passed the mirror, I noticed a red line across the top of my neck. It was where the bar had sat for the last few hours. I felt great. It’s been a long time since I’ve had that “Squat” line on my…
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It’s a funny thing that I’ve been noticing lately. Not being in the gym consistently for months, I would expect my bench to be suffering terribly. Anyone who knows me knows that the bench has always been my weakest lift. Now don’t get me wrong, in competition, my bench holds up pretty well, it’s the raw bench I’m talking about….
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Yesterday was the APF Europa competition held in Orlando, FL. I had every intention to compete this year as I have done in the last two years, but due to circumstance beyond my control, I was unable to get ready for the meet in time. Instead, I helped coach or two newest members, Jay Grayauskie and Jordan Fowler. They both…
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This week was the second week back in the gym. I was only able to get in the heavy days but that’s o.k. I was actually pleased with myself. On Tuesday, I was able to train bench with Lester. We decided on flat bench for reps, seeing that we have both been inconsistent in our training. Bench Press Bar x…
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Last week was my first week back in the gym in quite a while. Instead of going into details about each workout, believe me they were nothing to talk about, I thought it would be a good time to chat about motivation and how sometimes it’s hard to get back in the gym after being away for a while. As…
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Consistency is what it takes to get by in the sport of powerlifting. I’m convinced of it now. I went to the gym tonight to do the first bench workout in the 5 week program. It called for a whopping 285 lbs. for 3 sets of 3 reps. It was killing me! Now those who know me, know I’m not…
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Two of our members are planning to compete raw in April at the APF Europa in Orlando. I planned to compete, as well, in the Single-Ply Nationals, which is normally held at the same meet, but they are not doing it this year. They are having a multi-ply meet instead. I wanted to get back to competition, since the injury,…
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So, yesterday I got this thought in my head. “The knee has been feeling good lately. For the last few workouts, it hasn’t really hurt. I wonder what it can handle.” Seeing that I haven’t squatted that heavy in a long time I know my strength is down, so I figured I would give my body a little help. I decided to…
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We decided to do something a little different for bench this week. Our new guys both need a little stability work so we broke out the kettlebells. We worked up with the bar upping the kettlebell weight until we had our largest ones hanging on the bar, then we added weight. These were tough. The bells swing as you press so you…
