After my run in the NPC Masters Nationals in Pittsburgh a while back (July 2014) and getting my ass handed to myself, I decided after a great run of twelve years in bodybuilding to burn the posing trunks and get into powerlifting.
I promised my wife I would never do insane cycles of gear, and as a competitor at 232#, my heaviest weight in the super heavyweight category, going up against 250-275 gorillas is not my idea of a healthy life. So I retired. I have no regrets. I came in at the best shape of my life.
Now to move on.
My idea is to first compete in the raw untested meets and move into strongman, while doing both. I already do farmer walks with 175 in each arm (for HIIT cardio) so I know I am built to do this.
At the moment I am weighing 232-234 and need to get to 242 pounds to get in that class.
Here's my totals thus far. Be cool I know I have work to do.
Squat: 340 for 1
Bench: 255 for 3 (this is my shittiest lift and need to improve asap-two very long arms suck)
Deads: I pulled 455# but my grip slipped so I didnt really count that lift. I went a lot lighter and got 405 for 1. Probably could have gone for two or more reps. In the past, I've pulled 505 for 1 without a belt.
(OHP 185 for 1).
I'm going to be doing Jim Wendler's Boring But Strong Challenge with 5s Progression and add on 5 pounds for upper body each week on the 10x5 assistance work and possibly 10 pounds for the lower body work.
I promised my wife I would never do insane cycles of gear, and as a competitor at 232#, my heaviest weight in the super heavyweight category, going up against 250-275 gorillas is not my idea of a healthy life. So I retired. I have no regrets. I came in at the best shape of my life.
Now to move on.
My idea is to first compete in the raw untested meets and move into strongman, while doing both. I already do farmer walks with 175 in each arm (for HIIT cardio) so I know I am built to do this.
At the moment I am weighing 232-234 and need to get to 242 pounds to get in that class.
Here's my totals thus far. Be cool I know I have work to do.
Squat: 340 for 1
Bench: 255 for 3 (this is my shittiest lift and need to improve asap-two very long arms suck)
Deads: I pulled 455# but my grip slipped so I didnt really count that lift. I went a lot lighter and got 405 for 1. Probably could have gone for two or more reps. In the past, I've pulled 505 for 1 without a belt.
(OHP 185 for 1).
I'm going to be doing Jim Wendler's Boring But Strong Challenge with 5s Progression and add on 5 pounds for upper body each week on the 10x5 assistance work and possibly 10 pounds for the lower body work.
