Manveer Gets Competitive

[Walter Palmer]

You are in a really good place. Saw your DL vid and it looks very nice. Primed for some big numbers. Do you have a meet or a time you are going to test planned?

[manveer]

You are in a really good place. Saw your DL vid and it looks very nice. Primed for some big numbers. Do you have a meet or a time you are going to test planned?

Thanks, Walter. I am supposed to test the week of Mar 20. I couldn't find a meet that I wanted to do, really. Work & personal travel will ramp up a lot after that.

[Bryan Dobson]

545 looked nice and smooth.

[gtl]

Thanks, Walter. I am supposed to test the week of Mar 20. I couldn't find a meet that I wanted to do, really. Work & personal travel will ramp up a lot after that.

March 25 there is a USPA tri state meet (IN, IL, OH) in Huntington, In..

I'm considering it if I can get my SSB squat in par with where my LBBS was and transition back to LBBS without dying.

[manveer]

545 looked nice and smooth.

Yeah, thanks, deadlifts were moving well.

March 25 there is a USPA tri state meet (IN, IL, OH) in Huntington, In..

I'm considering it if I can get my SSB squat in par with where my LBBS was and transition back to LBBS without dying.

I considered it. It's about a 3 hour drive. Kinda far. It is one of the few drug-tested USPA meets I've seen and you can actually weigh-in on the same day, which would be nice. A lot of the USPA meets I've seen you have to weigh in the day before which can be problematic if you're coming from far away. I'll keep thinking about it...probably not though.

[Chris McCarthy]

I agree, that 545 looked like cake.

Mmmmn, cake....

[marcf]

I noticed that you started doing the ab wheel when you first did RTS, and that you're still doing it now. Has it made any noticeable difference at all? Maybe in your beltless work?

[manveer]

I agree, that 545 looked like cake.

Mmmmn, cake....

Cake is good. And good for you.

I noticed that you started doing the ab wheel when you first did RTS, and that you're still doing it now. Has it made any noticeable difference at all? Maybe in your beltless work?

I feel like I can get a little tighter during squats. It would be hard to figure out how much the ab wheel work helped with that. Mike says GPP work adds up over a long period of time. I also haven't been that consistent with it since I didn't do it while my pec was already irritated. Supporting myself while doing the ab wheel irritated things more.

I think it's a good way to spend 10-20 minutes/week once you're a mid-intermediate or beyond. No data to support that.

[manveer]

BW (1/24 morning): 236.6#
BW (1/25): Forgot

Sleep (1/23 evening): 6h38m
Sleep (1/24 evening): 7h34m

2017-01-25 - C2W13D3
Pin Squat
415x1 @8
385x4 @9
365x4 @8
365x4 @8
Still weak, but stronger than last time.

Video: Instagram

Eccentric-only bench (5ct)
45x5x2
295x1x10

[manveer]

BW (1/26 morning): 237.6#

Sleep (1/25 evening): 6h36m, had to get up early

Haven't been able to take lunch because I was working offsite yesterday and today and tomorrow I have the most mind-numbingly boring training so I have to eat whatever they provide (or bring my own lunch like a weirdo).

2017-01-26 - C2W13D4
Deadlift (no belt)
500x1 @7.5
475x4 @9.5
440x4 @8.5
440x4 @8.5
Pretty good. Back is going into slight flexion when I break the weight off the floor. Could be fatigue, but I don't like it.

I've widened my grip about 1.5-2 finger widths this week (pinkies just inside knurl marks). I can get my knees out more and hips closer to the bar. The slight increase in ROM is worth it for what feels like a better/tighter starting position.

Pendlay Row
195x7 @6
210x7 @7 (misload, missed a 5# plate on one side)
220x7 @8
220x7 @8
220x7 @8
220x7 @8.5
OK.

Video: 2017-01-26 Deadlift 500x1 475x4 Pendlay Row 220x7 - YouTube