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Strength Stuff
I got my first weight set when I was 14 years old. I eventually moved on to working out at a local YMCA. From there, I found a place called "Leo's Black Iron Gym" and it seemed like something straight out of the "golden era". The owner, Gary, introduced me to powerlifting and I followed a basic 5x5 routine to improve strength. I entered my first powerlifting competition when I was 16, and won. I entered another when I was 18 and ended up setting a state record in bench press for my class. I joined the Army when I was 19, which changed my physique quite a bit. When I was 21 and finally back home, I started training for strength, again. One year later, at the age of 22, I took 2nd place at the US Nationals. This qualified me for Team USA. Unfortunately, I trained with more ego than brains and ended up ripping my hamstring and my pec minor while prepping for worlds. I ended up going through some serious struggles in my personal life, which pulled my attention away from training for a few years. It wasn't until I was living in Taiwan that I decided to compete, again. I only trained for four months before competing in the European championships. While taking my second attempt on squat, I ripped my hamstring, again. However even with only 4 months of training and a busted hamstring, I ended up finishing 3rd in my class. When I got back to Taiwan, I decided I wanted to shift all of my efforts to becoming as strong as possible in one year. One year later, I tested myself in the gym. I ended up hitting lifetime PR's on on my lifts, with 310kg/683lbs raw squat, 205kg/451lbs raw bench press,and a 335kg/738lbs deadlift. I took a long break after that, then life happened and it was difficult to get back into the gym for longer than a few weeks at a time.
I am now back in a position to take training seriously. I am building up a serious home gym (I even made a squat rack based on Rips design). My goal is to focus less on powerlifting, specifically, and more towards overall/general strength and strongman type of performance. I will post all of my workouts and progress, here.
Following a Push/Pull/Legs/Off schedule.
Training at home on equipment that I made myself (other than a barbell and plate weight that was purchased).
I'm on the "see food" diet.
Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 91kg/200lbs
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January 8th, 2019
Viking Press - 50kg x 8 reps, 75kg x 8, 90kg x 5, 105kg x 5, 120kg x 1
Incline Bench (pinkies on rings) - 70kg x 8, 80kg x 5, 90kg x 3, 100kg x 1
Side Laterals - 5kg x 16, 10kg x 12, 15kg x 8
Tricep Bench (index fingers 12" apart) - 70kg x 8, 80kg x 5, 90kg x 3, 100kg x 3, 105kg x 1, 110kg x 1
Tricep Extension (index fingers 12" apart) - 22.5kg x 12, 31.5kg x 8, 40.5kg x 4
Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight 92.8kg/204.5lbs
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January 9th, 2019
Beltless deadlift (narrow stance, double overhand grip) - 50kg x 8, 100kg x 5, 130kg x 3, 160kg x 3, 180kg x 3, 200kg x 2
Bent Rows - 50kg x 8, 80kg x 5, 90kg x 5, 100kg x 5, 110kg x 3
Viking Shrugs - 50kg x 8, 75kg x 8, 100kg x 8, 125kg x 8, 145kg x 8, 160kg x 8
Narrow Pullups (double overhand, index fingers 12" apart) - 5 x 5
Reverse Curls (with barbell) - 20kg x 8, 30kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 50kg x 5
Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 93.5kg
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January 11th, 2019
Beltless Squat (no support of any type, wearing sneakers, etc) - 70kg x 8, 100kg x 5, 130kg x 3, 150kg x 3, 170kg x 2, 180kg x 1
Beltless Front Squat (no support, sneakers) - 70kg x 3, 100kg x 3, 110kg x 2, 120kg x 1, 130kg x 1
Age: 29
Height 5'11"
Weight: 94.4kg
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January 12th, 2019
Overhead Barbell Press - 70kg x 5, 80kg x 3 x 3, 80kg x 2
Behind the Neck Viking Press - 50kg x 8, 75kg x 5, 100kg x 3
Viking Press - 100kg x 5
Narrow Grip Incline Bench - 70kg x 8, 80kg x 5, 90kg x 2 x 2
Bench Press - 70kg x 8, 100kg x 5, 120kg x 2 x 2
Tricep Extensions - Yellow Band x 44, Red Band x 16, Yellow + Red Band x 8
Overhead Tricep Extensions - Yellow Band x 44, Red Band x 9
Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 95.1kg
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January 20th, 2019
I missed a week in the gym. My son has been in the hospital since the 13th, so I've been sleeping on a chair next to his bed and living off of convenient store food, mostly. He's improved enough that I finally felt it was okay to go home, take a shower, get some clean clothes, and do a quick workout.
Beltless Deadlift - 70kg x 8, 120kg x 5, 160kg x 3, 190kg x 3, 210kg x 1
Pullups - bodyweight x 8, +red Band x 8, +red band & yellow band x 5, bodyweight x 5
Bent Rows - 70kg x 3 x 8
Age: 29
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 95.4kg
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