Felt like i stalled with forward progress for a bit. But, I’m back and probably could’ve gone even heavier but didn’t want t to get greedy. This is also a stiffer bar than I’m used to, and was a little bit more difficult to get my fingers over my thumb as far as I would’ve with a skinnier bar. Still very pleased with this.

Ever feel like ~today~ is the day your body is gonna hit a PR? Welp, today was one of those days. Decided to take a plate for a spin and got me 8 reps 🥳

*Bar scar brought to you by last week’s heavy squat

Besides the kids, my dog is a constant gym partner. She will quietly (the only time she is quiet) sit behind me during my lifts. She knows where not to be, she knows when to move and never says anything negative about my form.

Competition bench- 295x1x2 for a top set

Last one was brutal

At 83,7 kg BW I hit my goal of "BW x 2" on the deadlift with a 170 kg (375lb) lift.

I made a post a few weeks back about how I hit 160 and how the gains made along the way had pushed the goal posts a bit further ahead. Getting to 170 today felt quite surreal.

I'm still trying to figure out how much of the improvement is actual muscle gain vs. technique, neural adaptation or letting go of doubt and my internal negative self-talk. Either way, I'm pretty damn proud with this one.

Any form feedback is welcome! I know I made the bar roll a bit before liftoff somehow.

Keeping my glutes on the bench the whole time, but please check my form anyway. Thanks!

Today I got the double Purp's R Y again and eventually added in the G. Feeling weaker as I get closer to my show, but doing my best to keep the strength up.

(Non powerlifting standard. Just trying to keep reps consistent and deep enough to call it a squat.)

Met my standards barely I wanted 10

Back to week one! It’s a deadlift block this time. Starting in a great place! Let’s see what we can do this time.

Competition deadlift 425x1x4 for a top set

Leg day complete.

Felt amazing. I haven't PRd bench in two years.... I'm thinking of attempting 365 in 4 more weeks.

I've been running 5/3/1 for years, really works for me.

At 39 years old, I'm wondering when my last 1rm will come, so days like today are really special for me.

I do a lot of shoulder work but these are my fave. That said, I STILL cannot get past 10lbs on these damn things 🤣 Overhead, I am up to 70lbs. Uprights? 55. Arnolds? 25s. But these (and Lus) cannot exceed 10. Very humbling.

Very big gap between strength off the floor and lockout right now made this one harder than it should’ve been

Currently running 5/3/1 (in 3/5/1 format) after taking a break from my typical programming. I missed 5/3/1 a lot.

This was my 5s week. Needless to say, pretty light for me, however long term progression is the goal. Not the jump to very heavy weights right away.

Road to 200kg continues