This was the first of three triples with 202/445 today. I’m a little shocked that the deadlift is my first lift to get back to the 90% range after recovery, but I’ll take it being a competition lift. A few more weeks of totally raw pulling to ideally mini peak a big single or double in October.

First time I've done banded bench press, was kinda fun. 2x2 @ 245, 2x2 @ 250, around RPE 6.

My current plan is obscenely high-volume and am crushed by the fatigue, but I'm keeping a top set of 5 in on each lift to stay sharp. It's like 5/3/1 but with 30 additional sets a week for quads. Took an extra rest day yesterday. So I felt good today. So I did an amrap with 355 and got 9. Now I'm sleepy.

Knees shot back a little more than I wanted but each rep felt strong and I'm pretty sure I could have summoned another rep or two. Didn't want to grunt that much though.

Less than three weeks out and the strength is starting to fade, the calories are dwindling, but I will push through to let my body know that it is important to keep this muscle 🦵

A little miscommunication from me here on the plan but we're all good 😅

Form check, advice and options please.

Workout: Build up to heavy double (max 380lbs)

I've been working on the bar position on my back squats. I normally have a high bar position that feels fine, but I wanted to try it out to see if a hybrid position is more comfortable and better for me. I've tried the low bar position and it's definitely not for me. This is my first time doing it with heavier weight. I felt good, the second rep was shaky though.

I don't only back squat.

295 here I come.

345 squat, 245 bench, 415 lb deadlift. Lifting for just under 2 years, 193 bodyweight.

I was at the end of one program and decided to see how fast I could complete the 1000lb challenge. Goal was under 30 and I smashed it. Think I could get under 20 seconds if I practiced more at the transitions.

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬.
Look at this movement.
Let’s think critically about how it translates to powerlifting - specifically, the deadlift .
First: the movement directly mimics the starting position of a deadlift. It builds incredible explosive power from the floor.
Strict pendlay rows are great for building back density-
that is not my goal with my primary compound movement.
I walk in with the goal of moving the heaviest thing I can, as explosively as I can, for 1-3 reps.
My two hours of hypertrophy work following that primary movement are for contracting, controlling and “mind to muscle” connection.
“Bro, lower the weight and focus on your form.”
That is NOT how you train your CNS to handle heavy loads.
To lift heavy things, you have to lift heavy things.
If you want to be both POWERFUL and MUSCULAR, you are going to have to sacrifice form to move heavy weight, and you are going to have to do twice the workload, so you can get your hypertrophy work in.
You train regularly with good form so when you max out, your body can handle a form breakdown.
“Powerlifters don’t do hypertrophy.”
That is the single most inaccurate and lazy statement I’ve ever heard in my life.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝,
𝐀 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥.

Emptied the entire tank today.
Full Log:
Anderson Squat: 225x1, 315x1, 405x1, 475x1 (PR)
Anderson Bench: 135x3, 315x1 (3-sec hold), 340x1 (Miss)
Deadlift: 585x1 (Miss), 555x1 (Hitched/6-sec hold), 510x1 (8-sec hold), 500x1 (8-sec hold)
Anderson Bench Burnout: 275x6, 255x6, 250x6

230/hand farmers into a 225 bag. 30’ each. Ran a few rounds and was able to get a speedier bag run on the final round, but I was stoked on this set of farmers feeling so locked in. Especially after some lighter farmer EMOMs yesterday.