An intermediate lifter's progress log

[trav_longo]

UPDATED: 4/22/2013

Tales of the Iron Conquest. Subjects in Powerlifting, Strongman, and Weightlifting. Volume I.

Lifting for 3 years. Actually lifting for 1.

Competition Bests:
435/275/490 - 1200
4th Place, USAPL Battle On the Border 2013, Men's Raw Open, 198lbs

Gym Bests:
435/285/500 - May 2013

Giving it a go on my slightly altered version of the 'Texas Method'. Doing my own thing for bench press and using press as assistance.

[trav_longo]

Today's log

Clean and Jerk
135x5, 135x2, 155x2, 165x1, 175x1, 185x1, 190x1 (PR), 185x1x5

Pendlay Row
205x4x8

Barbell Bench Press
135x8, 185x5, 205x3, 225x3x8

Weighted Pull-ups
20lb 5x5

Barbell Curl
75lb 20x2

[ShannanD]

Big T! Happy to see you here. Guess we're all giving into the peer pressure...

[jenica]

I'm a PL/strongman (well, woman in my case) hybrid athlete too. Each has unique challenges and training requirements, but both are too fun to give one up!

Good luck with prep this month.

[Alex Kennedy]

Awesome!

[trav_longo]

Hahaha, I just have to get in the habit. I have a bunch of logs to catch up on lol.

[trav_longo]

Thanks so much! I definitely agree with you. Good luck to you as well.

[trav_longo]

February 28, 2013
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Barbell Bench Press
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135x5, 185x5, 205x3, 225x2,

245x1
255x1,

185x5, 205x3,

215x6, 215x6, 215x6, 215x6

Close-Grip Bench Press
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185x6, 185x6

Wide-Grip Pull-up
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10, 10, 10, 10, 10

Low-Bar Squat
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Warm-up:
135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x2

Working:
345x5x5

[trav_longo]

March 1, 2013
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Fucking around with formatting, bear with me here.

Low-Bar Squat
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Warm-up:
135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x2, 335x2

Working:
355x4x4

Barbell Bench Press
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Speed: 135x5, 185x5, 205x5

One-Arm Dumbbell Row
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100x10, 100x10, 100x10

[trav_longo]

March 4, 2013
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Comments: Overtrained. Called it quits early in the workout.

Deadlift:
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Warm-up: 135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x2

Low-Bar Squat:
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Warm-up:
135x5, 135x5, 225x5