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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
That is super cool that your wife is getting into it.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
Nice lifting! Nothing wronf with going for it on the third attempt, we all miss a lift here and there. I always found competing to elevate my lifts over the gym.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
I had been hoping for quite a while that she’d get into it; I’m excited to see how it goes.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
Thanks, man!!Hardartery wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:03 am Nice lifting! Nothing wronf with going for it on the third attempt, we all miss a lift here and there. I always found competing to elevate my lifts over the gym.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
This is awesome. Being able to talk about training, programming, and PR’s with your life partner is fun.
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Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
11/7/22 Monday [Training 119] [math]2^3[/math]
Cutting - Week 1
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
193.7 & 36
Leg Press
Sled + 360 x 8
Sled + 385 x 8 x 3
DB Bench
55s x 8 x 4
Sumo DL
135 x 8 x 4
Lat Pulldown
99 x 8
110 x 8
121 x 8,8
Cable Crunch
66 x 8,8
72 x 8
Triceps Pushdown
Single Arm
28 x 8
33 x 8
Session Length
0:58
Notes
Trained less than 48 hours after the meet; may not be the smartest thing I've ever done... My low back still has quite a bit of fatigue going on, but none of this exacerbated it. I have a slight strain in my left upper arm, and I'm not exactly sure what it's from other than it happened at the meet, of course. It made the db bench less than stellar. Getting into position was no fun, but the actual pressing was fine. I could "feel" it on the first rep of each pulldown set, and it also affected the pushdowns, too. I didn't dare try curls of any kind. It feels okay right now though. We'll see what Wednesday brings.
Sumo was super easy, but I just wanted to get some movement in.
Grippin' It
Guide x 8
Sport x 8 x 4
Easing into this.
Edit: I just raked the front yard, and it did wonders for my arm strain.
Cutting - Week 1
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
193.7 & 36
Leg Press
Sled + 360 x 8
Sled + 385 x 8 x 3
DB Bench
55s x 8 x 4
Sumo DL
135 x 8 x 4
Lat Pulldown
99 x 8
110 x 8
121 x 8,8
Cable Crunch
66 x 8,8
72 x 8
Triceps Pushdown
Single Arm
28 x 8
33 x 8
Session Length
0:58
Notes
Trained less than 48 hours after the meet; may not be the smartest thing I've ever done... My low back still has quite a bit of fatigue going on, but none of this exacerbated it. I have a slight strain in my left upper arm, and I'm not exactly sure what it's from other than it happened at the meet, of course. It made the db bench less than stellar. Getting into position was no fun, but the actual pressing was fine. I could "feel" it on the first rep of each pulldown set, and it also affected the pushdowns, too. I didn't dare try curls of any kind. It feels okay right now though. We'll see what Wednesday brings.
Sumo was super easy, but I just wanted to get some movement in.
Grippin' It
Guide x 8
Sport x 8 x 4
Easing into this.
Edit: I just raked the front yard, and it did wonders for my arm strain.
Last edited by alek on Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
hilarious.
female interested in training? Picks out new custom belt, new knee sleeves, WL shoes, leggings, wraps, straps, workout attire, comp singlet(s) ...some neat terry cloth towels to wipe sweat .... and new gym bag to put all this kit in.
IOW: an excuse to buy "clothes"
Have you mentioned the uncontrolled pee-ing on the platform at meets? lolz
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
aw fuck, youre both doin' it rong
https://startingstrength.com/article/do ... -your-wife
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
Eh, maybe. She's lifted before, but not powerlifting. She's also very active, teaching about 7 fitness classes per week as a side gig. She's also seen me compete, but not other females. On Saturday, she saw lots of females compete, several setting state records, and a few of them were older than her.mbasic wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:24 amhilarious.
female interested in training? Picks out new custom belt, new knee sleeves, WL shoes, leggings, wraps, straps, workout attire, comp singlet(s) ...some neat terry cloth towels to wipe sweat .... and new gym bag to put all this kit in.
IOW: an excuse to buy "clothes"
Have you mentioned the uncontrolled pee-ing on the platform at meets? lolz
On the drive home, she asked if I thought she could that, and I said yes. A couple hours later during the drive, she told me she wanted to compete. There you go.
Meh.
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My middle daughter had the same reaction to seeing a powerlifting meet for the first time. It was the summer before her senior year in high school. "Yeah. I want to do this." She loved the energy of a meet. Of course, now she is on the powerlifting team at UT Austin and is totally nuts about the sport.
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I was hoping that my wife would have had that reaction at the first meet. She was very surprised how positive the whole experience was, but she wasn't quite hooked. Seeing the other women, ranging for a 10 year old to a Masters III, did it.JohnHelton wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:38 am My middle daughter had the same reaction to seeing a powerlifting meet for the first time. It was the summer before her senior year in high school. "Yeah. I want to do this." She loved the energy of a meet. Of course, now she is on the powerlifting team at UT Austin and is totally nuts about the sport.
I was also happy that my kids saw two young girls--the 10 year old and her 13 year old sister--competing. The 13 year old set a record, too. My daughter was especially intrigued by the 10 year old.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
yeah. I was (mostly) kidding about both parts of that post.alek wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:04 amEh, maybe. She's lifted before, but not powerlifting. She's also very active, teaching about 7 fitness classes per week as a side gig. She's also seen me compete, but not other females. On Saturday, she saw lots of females compete, several setting state records, and a few of them were older than her.mbasic wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:24 amhilarious.
female interested in training? Picks out new custom belt, new knee sleeves, WL shoes, leggings, wraps, straps, workout attire, comp singlet(s) ...some neat terry cloth towels to wipe sweat .... and new gym bag to put all this kit in.
IOW: an excuse to buy "clothes"
Have you mentioned the uncontrolled pee-ing on the platform at meets? lolz
On the drive home, she asked if I thought she could that, and I said yes. A couple hours later during the drive, she told me she wanted to compete. There you go.
Meh.
Its great she wants to compete and train. More great she came along for your meet!
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
I'm late, but congratulations on the meet, even if it may not have gone as you'd have liked. Sounds like you still enjoyed it, especially considering your wife's inspirations.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
Thanks, man! I appreciate it, and yeah, I still had a good time. Just hungry for more.
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Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
11/9/22 Wednesday [Training 120] [math]2^1[/math]
Cutting - Week 1
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
193.2 & 35.93
SSB
330 x 2 @ 6
340 x 2 @ 7
345 x 2 @ 8, 8.5
e1rm = 397
Comp Bench
205 x 2 @ 7,7,7, 7
e1rm = 238
Sumo DL
365 x 2 @ 7,7,7, 7
e1rm = 423
Session Length
< 1:08
Forgot to hit "finish" until driving home.
Notes
I've got some gnarly bruises/welts on my back where the bar rests for squats from the meet, so I did SSB instead of lbbs today.
Arm strain is still here. It did affect bench; I could tolerate it, but I'm going to try an take it easy the rest of the week; hence no direct arm work or pulldown/pullups today.
Sumo didn't feel awkward like it did early this year. Maybe my feet are a little narrower today?
For @JohnHelton:
Grippin' It
G x 5
S x 5
T x 3
.5 x 2
1 x (2,ff)
1.5 x (ff,ff)
1 x (2,ff),(2,ff),(2,ff), (2,ff)
Cutting - Week 1
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
193.2 & 35.93
SSB
330 x 2 @ 6
340 x 2 @ 7
345 x 2 @ 8, 8.5
e1rm = 397
Comp Bench
205 x 2 @ 7,7,7, 7
e1rm = 238
Sumo DL
365 x 2 @ 7,7,7, 7
e1rm = 423
Session Length
< 1:08
Forgot to hit "finish" until driving home.
Notes
I've got some gnarly bruises/welts on my back where the bar rests for squats from the meet, so I did SSB instead of lbbs today.
Arm strain is still here. It did affect bench; I could tolerate it, but I'm going to try an take it easy the rest of the week; hence no direct arm work or pulldown/pullups today.
Sumo didn't feel awkward like it did early this year. Maybe my feet are a little narrower today?
For @JohnHelton:
Grippin' It
G x 5
S x 5
T x 3
.5 x 2
1 x (2,ff)
1.5 x (ff,ff)
1 x (2,ff),(2,ff),(2,ff), (2,ff)
Last edited by alek on Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
A bit of a wide stance conventional pull. Kind of like how Austin does sumo. Doing a more traditional sumo will definitely feel awkward until you start to groove it. I started pretty light because I was afraid of hurting myself.
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Re: Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
Probably... the video from the side looked like a conventional pull. I might upload that one, too.JohnHelton wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:53 am A bit of a wide stance conventional pull. Kind of like how Austin does sumo. Doing a more traditional sumo will definitely feel awkward until you start to groove it. I started pretty light because I was afraid of hurting myself.
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Have you heard? Alek is duping again.
11/11/22 Friday [Training 121] [math]2^2[/math]
Cutting - Week 1
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
192.6 & 35.73
Pullups
Slow Eccentric
Bw x 4 x 4
Leg Press
Sled + 450 x 4 @ 7,7
Sled + 475 x 4 @ 7
Sled + 500 x 4 @ 7.5
DB Bench
75s x 4
80s x 3
75s x 4,4
Paused Sumo DL
315 x 4 @ 7,7,7.5, 8.5
Cable Crunch
66 x 10
72 x 8,10
Triceps Pushdown
Single Arm
28 x 10,8, 8@10
Barbell Curls
65 x 6 x 3
Session Length
1:22
Notes
Haven't had 5 plates a side on leg press in a long time, not that that's anything to be proud about. On my third rep with the 80s on db bench, my left arm got a little wobbly, and the db got a little closer to my face than I liked. So I actually did something intelligent, which was to not try a 4th rep and put the 80s back for the 75s. The arm strain is mostly gone, but it probably had an effect here. I think I'll be able to progress with the db's pretty well, and I like that they're making me work on keeping stabilized.
Paused sumo dl kinda sucks, but that just means it works. I'm actually liking the sumo thing right now. I may stick with it while cutting rather than doing conventional sgdl. So far, I have accumulated essentially zero back fatigue from it, which is fuck king amazing.
Grippin' It
0.5 x (4,ffff), (4,4), (4,4), (4,3f)
Each pair of parentheses represent a set done with first my right and then my left hand. So I did 4 reps with my right and 4 failures with my left on the first set; 4 reps with both left and right on second and third sets; and 4 reps on my right and 3 reps and 1 failure with my left on the fourth set.
Cutting - Week 1
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
192.6 & 35.73
Pullups
Slow Eccentric
Bw x 4 x 4
Leg Press
Sled + 450 x 4 @ 7,7
Sled + 475 x 4 @ 7
Sled + 500 x 4 @ 7.5
DB Bench
75s x 4
80s x 3
75s x 4,4
Paused Sumo DL
315 x 4 @ 7,7,7.5, 8.5
Cable Crunch
66 x 10
72 x 8,10
Triceps Pushdown
Single Arm
28 x 10,8, 8@10
Barbell Curls
65 x 6 x 3
Session Length
1:22
Notes
Haven't had 5 plates a side on leg press in a long time, not that that's anything to be proud about. On my third rep with the 80s on db bench, my left arm got a little wobbly, and the db got a little closer to my face than I liked. So I actually did something intelligent, which was to not try a 4th rep and put the 80s back for the 75s. The arm strain is mostly gone, but it probably had an effect here. I think I'll be able to progress with the db's pretty well, and I like that they're making me work on keeping stabilized.
Paused sumo dl kinda sucks, but that just means it works. I'm actually liking the sumo thing right now. I may stick with it while cutting rather than doing conventional sgdl. So far, I have accumulated essentially zero back fatigue from it, which is fuck king amazing.
Grippin' It
0.5 x (4,ffff), (4,4), (4,4), (4,3f)
Each pair of parentheses represent a set done with first my right and then my left hand. So I did 4 reps with my right and 4 failures with my left on the first set; 4 reps with both left and right on second and third sets; and 4 reps on my right and 3 reps and 1 failure with my left on the fourth set.
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11/14/22 Monday [Training 122] [math]2^3[/math]
Cutting - Week 2
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
191.7 & 35.54
Lat Pulldown
Slow Eccentric
143 x 8
148 x 8 x 3
Sumo DL
275 x 8 @ 6,6,6, 6.5
DB Bench
65s x 8 @ 7,7,9.5
50s x 8 @ 9.5
Leg Press
Sled + 360 x 8 x 4
Session Length
1:03
Notes
Pretty good session. I did not do any bro stuff because I had to get to a meeting with the director of the rec center at the university. We're going to try to get a student powerlifting club going, and I'd be the faculty advisor for it.
Grippin' It
T x (8,8)
(0.5 x 8, T x 8)
(0.5 x 8, T x 8)
(0.5 x 8, T x 8)
Cutting - Week 2
AMBW & Umbilicus (7-day)
191.7 & 35.54
Lat Pulldown
Slow Eccentric
143 x 8
148 x 8 x 3
Sumo DL
275 x 8 @ 6,6,6, 6.5
DB Bench
65s x 8 @ 7,7,9.5
50s x 8 @ 9.5
Leg Press
Sled + 360 x 8 x 4
Session Length
1:03
Notes
Pretty good session. I did not do any bro stuff because I had to get to a meeting with the director of the rec center at the university. We're going to try to get a student powerlifting club going, and I'd be the faculty advisor for it.
Grippin' It
T x (8,8)
(0.5 x 8, T x 8)
(0.5 x 8, T x 8)
(0.5 x 8, T x 8)
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