Pulls

Deads: 135 X 8, 225 X 5, 315 X 5, 405 X 3-4 sets of 4, then did one sets of 2 with 495
close stance leg press: 4 sets of 8-10
reverse hyper: 2 sets of 15 with ~600

bench

bench with chains: worked up to 2 plates and started adding chains: worked up to 5-6 plates X 2 sets of 5 off a one board.
4 board close grip press: 3 pl X 5, 4 pl X 5, 4.5 X 4

squat switch

I am going to do 3-4 weeks of cambered bar squats with chains.
went up to 325 and 4-5 chains (can't remember) for 2 sets of 5, but did more work than it sounds like.
Reverse band deads with chains (I know this sounds retarded, but Now is the time to experiment for the next cycle) Green bands probably took off 134-150 at the top: 325 lb bar weight. Kept adding chains 2 at a time until we ran out of chain. final set was around 7-8 chains per side for sets of 3. This was way too light for the spud, but we both agreed it would be something fun to throw in for the next training cycle. I think I am going to try a super chain cycle(using a lot of my weight in chains this cycle for all three lifts) and see how it does. I think we are going to need more chains for spud if he decides to do it.

Squatting so soon?

against everyones advice I decided to squat to see how it would feel.
235 X 4-5 sets of 8-10. Everyone held their breath on the first set.
Everything felt good with no pain in my hamstring dispite the big hematoma on the back of my leg. I didn't realize everyone was nervous until Karl offered to spot me on 235.

On thursday all the new Spud Inc Kettlebells came in. They looked cool, but damn they were heavy!

Just a little

Normally take a week off after the meet, but since I didn't actually do the whole meet I decided to do a little to get some blood in my muscles.
Bench: 135 X 5 sets of 20
Band Pushdowns: 4 sets of 20
Side raise: 20 X 15
Done!

Meet day

The Meet went well for everyone on the team. It was weird not getting all jacked up and anxious when it was time to squat, because I was not squatting. I picked another of my favorite activities to take my mind off of it. 4 sausage and egg crosoints, 2 trioplex cookies, 2 muscle sandwiches and a jug of pedialyte hit the spot and I was ok. The bench went well with my third attempt at 639 going very well and fast. can't complain there. It was a good day, but I hav't had a whole nights sleep since the meet (more like 3-4 hr naps at night) so it is off to bed for me.

Not so good news

Not going to compete full power at the meet this weekend. I am going to go in the bench only division. I have a very small amstring tear on my right hammy. Nothing serious for the long term, but not going to risk blowing it out at a meet. Now I am going to eat as much as possible the rest of the week and go in as a super heavy hopefully around 320. 3 chic-fila sandwiches 24 chicken nuggets and a chocolate shake is a good start to that huh. Thats got to be around 2,000 calories. After that the spud diet begins...