MattSxvx Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Back on it tonight! Took 3 days off from the gym. Rack Deadlift: (just under knee height for the bar)135x10225x6315x2405x1475x1 (PR)495x1 (NEW PR) This went up pretty easy tonight. Incline BB Bench Press:135x10185x2205x2240x1 (PR)205x6205x6205x4135x20135x15 BB Squats:45x10135x10205x6275x1295x1295x1 Couldn't quite get my form right today for some reason. Felt like the weight was too high onto my neck so i kept these pretty light. Leg Press:460x6640x6820x61000x5 (PR) Strict EZ Bar Curls: (done with back to a wall and no upper body movement)75x295x1105x175x12 Will def try more with this next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallCanz Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 You should try competing. It's pretty crazy how much more you get out of the adrenaline when you're standing in front of a room full of people. I'll bet you could already do each of these lifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 You should try competing. It's pretty crazy how much more you get out of the adrenaline when you're standing in front of a room full of people. I'll bet you could already do each of these lifts.Completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 You should try competing. It's pretty crazy how much more you get out of the adrenaline when you're standing in front of a room full of people. I'll bet you could already do each of these lifts.Completely agree. I am actually looking into possibly doing a meet. Looking for a competition coming up around here so I can atleast put myself on a timeline. I think it would help a lot having an actual goal. I don't know how my shoulder will hold up on flat bench though. It hurts pretty bad even pressing 135. This is why I usually stick to incline press. What is the best website for looking for competitions coming up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 What is the best website for looking for competitions coming up?Sounds great Check out this one http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/4421 They have a pretty good search engine if you type in what you are looking for. That said, I'd also check the website of various federations as not all of the meets from all of the different federation are listed on there. Be aware of the types of meets you are looking at as some are raw, equipped, tested, untested, etc; IMO you're probably best doing a raw meet first to see how everything runs on the day, then you can progress on from there. Give me a yell if you have any questions or need any help with anything Matt, MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Welp I hit a huge bump on this road. Severely injured my left knee either in the gym or at work. Woke up barely able to walk on it. Going up and down stairs and in and out of the ambulance at work is agony. I really do think it is the heavy leg presses. This is how I hurt the same leg last time (1300 lb leg presses). I am done doing leg press forever now. Going to stay off of it a week, ice it, and see how it feels. Will work on upper body this week I guess. Very unhappy with this as I was making huge progress on a weekly basis on my deadlifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Damn man, sorry to hear that. Rest up, ice and see how you go. Hoping you get a speedy recovery MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Sorry to hear about the knee - not a bad idea to stay away from those leg presses, and when you're back to squatting, always go deep, it tends to be easier on the knees for most people if you always make sure to dunk it below parallel. Hope you feel better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I also agree with regards to the deep squatting, easier on the knees than stopping at parallel or just before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Sucks about the knee mate :/ keep us posted and take care man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 After taking 9 days off from the gym I am going to attempt to make it through a workout tomorrow. Probably just rack deadlifts and pressing. I will have to slowly ease squats back in. I am so stressed out and devastated by this happening I nearly want to give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesxvx Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Keep through it man. When I messed up my ankle I wanted to drop it completely, but that would be the worst decision you can make. The progress will come and you'll come back stronger than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I was pretty sure I commented, obviously didn't hit the 'Submit' button or something which is quite possible lol. 9-10 days off you shouldn't lose much (if any) strength, it's probable that you can just pick things up right where you left off. Also likely that the layoff did you good as I know from reading this log how hard you can push yourself. Either way enjoy getting back into the gym, stay positive and never give up. We all encounter injuries at some point in one form or another, it's how we deal with them and move on that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asparagus Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hey man, how's the recovery coming along? Hope you are getting better - take care of those knees, they're important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Going well. Nailed 460 deadlift with a 3 sec lockout tonight. That is the strongest I have felt moving that much weight so far. Slowly building squats back up at the moment. Got 310 tonight. On the road back to 365+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asparagus Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice, glad to see you back in the saddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 465 raw DL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Raw DL 480 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Wow, great work on your DL Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Raw DL 480 now jeez, some serious lifting there pal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSxvx Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Raw DL 500 lbs three days ago. Back is still sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesxvx Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I wasn't even in this race haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Great work on the 500 raw DL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Great DL Matt, nice pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecookiemonster Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Raw DL 500 lbs three days ago. Back is still sore. Awesome!! Did you happen to get a vid? Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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