Continuing to plug away consistently, rotating 5/3/1 lifting days with some kind of conditioning days, while walking at least three miles a day. So far, so good. Weight-wise, I continue to hover right around 250. I’m just now starting to … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: Jan. 17-23, 2021
Continuing to plug away consistently, rotating 5/3/1 lifting days with some kind of conditioning days, while walking at least three miles a day. So far, so good. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 Walk 3.5 miles Band Shoulder warmup Bench 10×45, 5×95, … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: Jan. 10-16, 2021
Back to training regularly after a couple of weeks off post meet. My shoulder did not heal as much as I was hoping with some rest, so we will have to see how that goes. Jumping back in with a … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: Jan. 3-6, 2021
I have not done a competitive powerlift competition since the summer of 2016. In between then and now, I got in the worst shape of my life. So, I went into 2020 with the intention of getting back into lifting heavy, while also taking some weight off. It is hard to serve those two masters at the same time, unless you were as detrained as I was. 13 months ago, I tested my maxes. While weighing 267 pounds, I squatted 320, benched 215 and deadlifted 320 pounds. So, a total of 855. I’ve had meets in the past where that … Continue reading So, I Finally Returned To Powerlifting…It Went Well
Final training week before my competition, sort of. Regular followers know I’ve been prepping for a powerlifting meet coming up this Saturday. So last week’s training was my final week of prep for that. Problem is, our area is currently … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: Dec. 8-13, 2020
Had a small setback in training this week, with a cold/flu? wiping me out midweek. I did minimal training Tuesday, and none Wednesday and Thursday before getting rolling again Friday. This upcoming week will be by final week of training … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log: Nov. 30-Dec. 7, 2020
Hello prowler, my old friend. About the only thing new this week was the reintroduction of the prowler for some conditioning. This is not an ideal addition three weeks out from a meet, but it is what it is as … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log, Nov. 23-29, 2020
Wrapped up my Starting Strength block and switched to 5/3/1 meet prep this last week. Made steady progress on the 3×5 linear progression, my most sustained run of that type of training in quite a long time. It was probably … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log, Nov. 9-22, 2020
I’ve never been someone who meditates. At least, not in the traditional sense. I’ve done some gratitude journaling. I write lyrics and poems sometimes, never to be shared with the world but just to think on life and such. I’ve even done some breathing practices, mostly box breathing. My most often used form of “meditation”, and for the majority of my life, involved headphones and a dark room. Often a glass whiskey. I will literally lay on my basement gym floor and disappear into someone else’s head. It eventually leads to getting into mine, but it starts with someone else’s … Continue reading Meditation. Yes, Meditation.
Continuing to plug along, although I only got two weight sessions in last week due to Election Night shenanigans and recovery from said shenanigans, along with a Saturday road trip. I only have a couple weeks left on Starting Strength … Continue reading Kaizen; Training Log, Nov. 2-9, 2020
I Am Weez 