Legitimacy first, then greatness. Adam Skillin is a competitive powerlifter.

[Adam Skillin]

looking good, man!

Do you think that you might be going too heavy on the light day and it is interfering w/ your intensity day? 295 is almost 2 X bodyweight for you (and your doing 3 sets!).... I barely squat body weight on my light day and I only do 2 sets.... this past Wed. my light day I left the gym feeling great--- like it was a recovery day. Of course, I am older than you so I need more recovery.

just thinking....

Thanks, man. I don't know if I'm going too heavy on light day. Sure feels like it. Maybe I'll play around with it.

6/21/14 Was away visiting family in Florida this weekend. Got light day in at a 360* Fitness in or near Clearwater:

Power Cleans: 135 x 3 x 5 (I think having a mirror helps me)
Squats: (Didn't have my shoes): 225 x 8 x 2
Press: 150 x 5 (surprised I got all 5. Was planning to do 2 triples, but then made the last minute decision to go for it).
Incline Press: 135 x 10 x 2 (Because I couldn't find a dip station, and I don't have the ability to do inclines at home, so I wanted to do them)

[Adam Skillin]

6/23/14:

Got back later than I'd hoped from a long weekend trip. Couldn't figure out a way to do all my lifting another day, so up to the loft I went.

Intensity Squat: 375 x 3, 1(f) (Blaming the plane ride, lack of sleep, and every other excuse I can think of)
Volume Press: 137.5 x 5 x 5

Deadlifts postponed. Probably to tomorrow night.

Apparently I ate my way up to 161 lbs this weekend. Just going back to normal now should get me within range of 148 by August 2nd, and a lot of that's bloat, but wow.

[Adam Skillin]

6/24/14:

Had to make up the deadlifts I missed. Not sure whether it will turn out to have been a good idea...

Deadlift in PPII's: 440 x 1 x 5

[Nick Klemetson]

Deadlift in PPII's: 440 x 1 x 5

Don't know your notation. Is this 5 singles?

[Adam Skillin]

Don't know your notation. Is this 5 singles?

I should have explained that in the first post. That is 5 singles indeed. I say sets x reps when the weight isn't listed, but weight x reps x sets otherwise (except I don't usually bother with a x1 for a single set). I don't think I can pull 440 x 5 in shoes yet. Probably could in socks, at least on a good day, but that would be a 5-lb PR for a 5-rep set.

[Adam Skillin]

6/26/14:

Deadlifting Tuesday didn't seem to impede volume (aka horrible awful terrible make my legs hate me) day:

Volume Squat: 340 x 5 x 5. Started going too deep again now that my month-old hamstring injury isn't telling me when I'm at depth. All 5th reps had some grind factor in them. Knees even came in a bit on a few of them, if I'm honest.

Bench 3's: 220 x 3 x 5. Hard. Might have to start microloading.

Chins: AMRAP in 7: 73.

Very intent on getting 5 reps @ 380 on Monday. I'm a big fat 155 lbs. That's my meet PR single weight. Gotta 5-rep it.

May be looking for a pro MMA debut fight at 135. I'll keep the log updated and obviously would have to reach out to Andy Baker for some help as to how to maintain/continue strength gains while I lean up to within a cut-able margin. I'm sure he'll say HLM, but a private consultation might not be a bad idea if I find the right opportunity.

[Nick Klemetson]

May be looking for a pro MMA debut fight at 135. I'll keep the log updated and obviously would have to reach out to Andy Baker for some help as to how to maintain/continue strength gains while I lean up to within a cut-able margin. I'm sure he'll say HLM, but a private consultation might not be a bad idea if I find the right opportunity.

Awesome. How many amateur fights do you have?

[Adam Skillin]

Awesome. How many amateur fights do you have?

Just 4. Haven't been in the cage in a few years, but I've been training all the while.

[Adam Skillin]

Renato laranja would kill you in pl or bjj. Jussayin

Not to mention speaking with an awesome Brazilian Portuguese accent. Nice 3000th post, btw.

[B. Murphy]

Lifts are getting grindy for you now. Your knees certainly started coming in on some of the squats, but you love to grind out all 5 reps. I'll keep calling your depth so you stop going 2-3 inches too deep.
Now keep getting stronger so you can dominate in MMA again.