No soreness in the shoulder today which I think is a good sign.  I am however on full alert for anymore as I will probably take a step back at that point.  I’ve been rolling with a tennis ball to see if that helps at all.  Trying to stretch out frequently.
Bench press
8@135/61.4 - warm-up
5@165/75 - […]

This week wrapped up on a good note.  All of the deadlifts went rather smoothly, which amazed me after last weeks grunt.  But I suspect that was because of the layoff.  I switched from front squats to zercher squats. Despite the pain in the arms, I like them better than front squats.  So I’ll do […]

I’m in a bit of shock about Jesse Marunde (from IronMind, Jesse’s Forum) passing away on Wednesday.  May god be with his family through this hard time.
I did make it into the gym today for a workout and went through everything.  My right shoulder twinged a bit on close grip but not through everything.  I […]

Today’s workout went well. The squats at the upper end were a bit of a struggle, but nothing that I couldn’t do.
Squats
8@145/65.9 - warm-up
8@185/84.1 - warm-up
8@205/93.2
8@215/97.7
8@220/100
Stiff Leg Deadlift
10@215/97.7
10@230/104.5
Leg Extensions - 3×10@145/65.9
Tags: squats, stiff leg deadlift, powerlifting

Things seem to be clicking again which is nice.  Due to other things on my mind I wasn’t totally annoyed with all of the bench monkeys!  My right shoulder was a bit off on the shoulder press, but that might have been grip related, but it’s something I’m watching VERY closely.
Bench Press
8@135/61.4 - warm-up
8@160/72.7 - […]

Deadlifts
10@155/70.5 - warm-up
8@205/93.2 - warm-up
3@225/102.3 - warm-up
10@245/111.4
10@255/115.9
10@265/120.5
Front Squat
5@155/70.5
5@160/72.7
5@165/75
Cable Rows
10@145/65.9
2×10@160/72.7
Lat Pulldowns finished it up.
Tags: deadlifts, front squats, powerlifting

Despite not doing close grip last week, I still felt like the weight was fairly easy on the close grip which is a good thing. Everything else move along well and there was nothing that I struggled with. Other than wanting to get some kids to quit hovering around the bench when their body was […]

Found this in my RSS feeds this morning. Andy Bolton attempting to deadlift 1014. Despite missing it’s impressive none the less.

Tags: andy bolton, deadlifting, powerlifting

I made it into the gym today and as soon as I got to the floor where the weights are it occurred to me that one of the reasons (among others) that I haven’t been as motivated about going into the gym is due to the idiots at the gym. The one squat rack was […]

I made it back into the gym today.  I planned on going, felt really tired thought I’d go tomorrow, but ended up going by the gym so I went in for a workout. Glad that I did.  Things felt really good and the weight’s actually move very smoothly.  Question: What is the range of motion […]