I always take off a couple weeks after a powerlifting meet. It’s something experience has taught me. That week after a meet, I feel like I have been in a car wreck. The next week I try to get to … Continue reading Kaizen: Training Log, The 2022 Plan
I have competed off an on in powerlifting for, ahem, nearly 30 years nows. As best as I can remember, my first actual meet (not one of those high school power meets) was 1993ish. But for the past decade or … Continue reading Back On The Platform: My Seemingly Annual Powerlifting Meet
I’m a sucker for loud, bumping music when I lift. Anyone who sees my instagram videos knows that. The music varies from rock to pop to hip hop. As long as it bumps, grooves or soars. Or as Tommy Haverford would say, “Is it a banger?” But I’ve also become a fan of a particular youtube genre for my workouts. No, not that one. I’m talking about the gym motivation super clips. The videos of speeches, workouts, inspiring images all spliced together. Guys yelling loudly about their success and how they achieved it. I’ll admit. I’m a sucker for them. … Continue reading Gym Motivation–The Video Series
This week’s update is actually the last two weeks, as I’ve finished off a cycle and took a few days off before circling back around to a new cycle. I’m steady with the heavy 5/3/1 sets, hitting some singles afterwards … Continue reading Kaizen: Training Log, Oct. 4-13, 2021
Light training week with a busy week of work. Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Walk Bench 5×95, 5×115, 3×135, 5×165, 5×190, 5×215 Pushups 17 Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 Walk 1.61 miles Airdyne 5.0 miles, 18:54 Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 Walk 1.91 … Continue reading Kaizen: Training Log, Sep. 27-Oct. 3, 2021
Rogue Fitness put out a series of documentaries on Youtube back in 2017, taking a look at some of the early days of strongman and fitness pioneers. I am a guy who still buys old 50s and 60s strength magazines and books, so it really is kind of surprising it took me four years after their release to start the series. I didn’t even know about them until I was doing some research on Louis Cyr. Episode 1: Eugen Sandow Sandow is probably best known these days as the guy the Mr. Olympia Statue is named after. Early strongman was … Continue reading The Rogue Legends Series: Looking At The Early Days Of The Strongman
Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 Airdyne 4.0 miles, 15:02 Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 Jog .17 miles Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 Walk Press 5×75, 3×95, 5×110, 5×130, 5×145 DB Curls 25x 11-11-11 GH Raises 6-6-6 Bottom Squat 2:00 Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2021 … Continue reading Kaizen: Training Log, Sep. 20-24
Getting back into it. Got two lifting days and two airdyne days in, plus lots of golf. Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021 Walk 2.04 miles Box Jumps 3×14”, 3×16”, 3×17” Press 5×95, 3×120, 3×135, 3×155, 3x1x170 Circuit Plate Raises 25# 11-11-11 … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: Aug. 9-15, 2021
Concerts, weekday golf, a wedding, summer free time has meant an uptick in the alcohol consumption, but the training is still moving along smoothly. Moved from the 3×5 week to 5/3/1 with singles finishers. Sunday, July 4, 2021 Walk 3.06 … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: June 28-July 4, 2021
Back around 2006-2009, I got back into powerlifting, and orbited some of the top levels of the sport. I had competed all through high school and got back into a few smaller competitions before, mostly in NASA, but it wasn’t until I moved to Fairfield that I started doing some of the bigger shows. And when I say “I did the bigger shows”, I mean I would compete on the Amateur’s day of the two-day Pro-Ams and such or serve as a handler for a training partner. I was strong, but I was Fairfield strong, not Westside strong. I know … Continue reading The Numbers I Use To Chase, A Powerlifting Motivator
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