thecookiemonster Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Hi everyone!! So a little background about myself. I'm a powerlifter, and a carnivore turned vegan. I am loving this lifestyle and have felt the best that I have in 10 years. So glad to have found this website so that I can get to know other vegans who lead a fit life. I want to prove to everyone who doubts veganism that you CAN be strong, lean, and mean WITHOUT meat and/or animal products! I compete in the 60kg division, and my goals for my upcoming meet in June are: Squat: 292Bench: 145Deadlift: 314 Eventually, I would like to turn a 750 lb. total into a 800 lb. total before I turn 23 (3 years from now!) I recently started working with Brandon Lilly and his "Cube Method", and I am loving it so far. I'm on day #2 of Week 2. Roughly 14 weeks out from my meet, and I'm very excited to see how it turns out. Anyway, follow along if you'd like, and I will try to update as frequently as I can! Benching in about 2 hours. Time to fuel up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecookiemonster Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 THE CUBE - Week #2 Day #2 Pause Bench (1″ off chest): bar x lots 65×585×290×8 Full-Range Bench: 100x5x5 Incline DB Press: 25′s x2x20 Close-Grip Bench: 75×1265x2x12 Band Flyes 3×15 (monster mini) Tricep Band Pressdown: 1×100 NOTES:So. This session could have gone a lot better, but last night at work we were having fitness challenges at the gym, which I participated in to gain more participation from members…so I ended up doing: 2 min plank2 sets of chin-ups25 pushups23 reps with 75 lbs. on the bench press Didn’t miss any weight or reps on training today, but it was definitely a little harder since I was a bit fatigued, and I haven’t eaten much today. BUT no rest for the wicked! And crying is for pussies. Rest tomorrow, and SO PSYCHED for squats on Friday!! Ab picture from this morning, just for funsies: http://i49.tinypic.com/34zalv9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 awesome abs you sound really motivated too, good luck reaching 800lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecookiemonster Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 awesome abs you sound really motivated too, good luck reaching 800lbs Thank you!! Squats coming up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asparagus Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Cool to have you aboard here. Cool also that you're a female powerlifter! How long have you been at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yeah, hell yeah, a female power lifter. You definitely should made some friends here with some of our iron women on the forum. You definitely get some respect from me and many of us guys here as well. -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubNZ Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Impressive goals, I like your attitude! Look forward to following along p.s. Wicked abs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecookiemonster Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks for the replies everyone!! I haven't gotten around to posting in here for a little while since things have been a bit crazy with life/work and it slipped my mind, but I will be back to posting in here now. Deadlifts in about an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecookiemonster Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yesterday's training… Week 4, Day 1 of The Cube: Deadlifts: 135×5165×3195×1225×1235x2x3 Snatch-Grip Deadlifts: (was supposed to be from a 2″ block but I didn’t have one) 160x3x10 Squats: (up 2 reps per set from 2 weeks ago)bar x bunch95×5115×3140x3x10 Front Squats: (low rest) 95x3x10 NOTES: Workout was good, but everything was a little bit rushed since I didn’t have long before I had to get back to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesxvx Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Throw a 45 pound plate underneath your snatch grip deads for the 2" block. That's what I used to do on the cube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Impressive numbers, not just for a woman, just for a human. Good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Haven't seen you post for a while, how is your training going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Great looking log, The Cube is a great system. Simple but effective. As Dylan said above, I hope your training is still going to plan. According to the photo you posted it looks like it is, that's a strong looking core !! 14wks out from your meet in March, did you end up going through with it? Interested to hear how you got on and found the competition side of things. Look forward to reading your updates again soon, regards MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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