TM for powerlifting - 10 weeks to 1400, courtesy of PPST3

[wk105]

Sorry to hear about the back tweak, Deri. Solid squat, though - good work! You'll smash 700 when life has calmed down a bit.

[DeriHughes]

Sorry to hear about the back tweak, Deri. Solid squat, though - good work! You'll smash 700 when life has calmed down a bit.

Cheers Will. Congrats on the 400 meet bench today!

[DeriHughes]

You got that t5 yet? Times running out...

Went with the Alhambra in the end. At least I can moonlight as an airport taxi service if I need to get of the house.

[wk105]

Cheers Will. Congrats on the 400 meet bench today!

Thanks. Felt good. Sure you'll get it next time out. You beat me to the 600 meet squat, which is way cooler.

[Chris McCarthy]

Sorry to hear about the meet...but you turned up and turned out, as they say. You'll hit 700plus.

[DeriHughes]

Sorry to hear about the meet...but you turned up and turned out, as they say. You'll hit 700plus.

Cheers Chris

[DeriHughes]

Some light work tonight to get some blood into my lower back. Spent c70 hours sitting at a desk or on a train this week which isn't great on a lot of levels.

Beltless squat, 15s (!) - 20 x 15, 60 x 15, 100 x 15, 120 x 15, 120 x 15 - harder on the lungs than anything else, and no pain, but lower back pump was decent afterwards

Flat back close grip bench - up to 150 x 1, then 110 x 5 x 5. Nice and easy.

BB Rows - 80 x 8 x 3 - very strict, getting set at the start was painful on the lower back but eased through the sets

Don't think there is any lasting damage there. Just spinning wheels a bit while work kicks my ass for another week or so anyway. Then a whole c3 weeks to train before the twins arrive to kick my ass for a few months.

[Chris McCarthy]

Cheers Chris

I was going to make some crack about representing Wales, but that would have only heaped on the misery.

[DeriHughes]

I was going to make some crack about representing Wales, but that would have only heaped on the misery.

We did pretty well actually. Just missed out on the top 3..

[DeriHughes]

Brutal few weeks at work, losing 3-4kgs bodyweight, a non-sleeping 2 year old, and a wife carrying twins at 32 weeks has totally fucked my training. Lifted three times in three weeks, including my comp and today's session. The GainzZz train has definitely left the station.

Work will calm down a bit now so can get back on track hopefully. Just going to do a rough bench LP to get back up over c150x5, with a bit of squatting and pulling around the edges.

Sat 5th Aug:

Beltless bench - up to 150 x 1 @ 7, 135 x 5 @ 7, 125 x 5 x 4. A starting point for LP (which will be 5x5, top set + back-offs, twice a week)

Beltless DL, Oly shoes - 100 x 5 x 5 - still have some mild pain in my back when I set to pull so kept these light and just worked the movement pattern a bit. Will load up a bit next week then move to an 8/5/3/1 four week cycle I think.