Seth's Training Log

Master Posts : 1912 Join date : 2011-10-31 Age : 32

KKeough wrote:

Chris Anderson wrote:: The sheer anabolism of that will get me to 205 after weighing in at 180.

You don't have 205 in you. You will die trying. srs

Don't be a hero, kid.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:11 pm

KevinAlvy wrote:: Not telling

Easiest neg in the world to give out.

And boy, have I been giving out a lot of them lately.

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So, a little change of plans. I think I will be competing at the NASA meet in two weeks. It just makes more sense to me money wise at this point in time (assuming that we still have a gold card entry I can use) and traveling to Des Moines is much easier for me. My lifts have been feeling very good lately so I don't have any problem competing a few weeks earlier then planned. This next week will be my last week of training before the meet and I'm pretty much planning on working up to a few heavy singles. I will probably stay pretty conservative with my attempts at this meet as I am really focused on hitting a good total. Was pretty disappointed with my last full meet so I'm looking to redeem myself.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:25 am

Seth wrote:: So, a little change of plans. I think I will be competing at the NASA meet in two weeks. It just makes more sense to me money wise at this point in time (assuming that we still have a gold card entry I can use) and traveling to Des Moines is much easier for me. My lifts have been feeling very good lately so I don't have any problem competing a few weeks earlier then planned. This next week will be my last week of training before the meet and I'm pretty much planning on working up to a few heavy singles. I will probably stay pretty conservative with my attempts at this meet as I am really focused on hitting a good total. Was pretty disappointed with my last full meet so I'm looking to redeem myself.

Best of luck, brah. Disappointing that you won't compete in Dubuque, but I understand the reasoning.

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Yeah I was pretty excited about that meet, I'll most likely try to get into the next one. t is what it is, I'm still pretty pumped to compete again either way.

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Also I should mention that I don't know that I will be competing at 198, I may just go in as a light 220 pounder as I've been waking up 208-209 the last couple days. I know I'm not going to set any records so weight class isn't as big of a deal to me right now as long as my relative strength and total go up. To be honest, I'd just like to be back where I was last spring as far as relative strength. Getting hurt this summer was a considerable setback to my squat and deadlift, so I would consider being back where I was a success.

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10/14

agile 8

deadlift
135x10 (stiff leg)
225x5
275x3
315x2
365x1
405x1
435x1
470x1
505x1

front squat
135x5x2

hanging leg raise
1x10

Notes: Deadlift went smooth. Hit my approximate opener and second attempt at 470 and 505. Both went up well. This meet I am putting a lot into hitting my third attempts and keeping all attempts conservative. I feel like my strength is where it needs to be.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:32 pm

Have you sent in your NASA entry form? I'm planning on emailing Rich Peters tomorrow to get the Gold Card stuff sorted out for everybody.

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I did late last week so it should be in.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:44 pm

Good, good.

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10/16

bench press
bx10
105x5135x5
155x3
185x2
205x2
225x1
240x1
260x1
280x1

band pull aparts
4x20

wide grip bench press
135x10

pullups
1x10

Notes: Bench feels strong. 260 and 280 are going to be my first and second attempts. 280 went up without any real struggle. I might do some very light bench pressing early next week, not sure yet.

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10/17

agile 8

squat
bx10
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x1
315x1
335x1
370x1
405x1

Notes: Getting more comfortable with weight on my back. 370 and 405 are my approximate first and second attempts. Both went up well. Woke up this morning with a crazy calve cramp for some reason, bothered me all day. It did not effect my squatting though.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:18 pm

Good luck tomorrow, brah.

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Thank you sir. Weighed in at 202.6

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:18 am

You will crush your PR total tomorrow!

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Get after it

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Quick meet write up:

Weighed in friday night at 202.6. I felt good lifting Saturday, was probably around 208-210 which is about where I've been training. I went 8 for 9 with 418/276/524. To be honest I was satisfied with all of these numbers, though I was expecting a little more out of my bench. That's life though. I've figured out that my bench is almost never where I expect it to be at a meet.

The 418 squat and 524 deadlift were both all-time PRs and the 276 bench was a meet PR. The deadlift looked better on video than it felt to me. Overall I was satisfied with how this meet went. Going 8 for 9 and totaling over 1200 for this first time was a definite success in my mind.

Huge thanks to Chris for filming, and I have to throw out that all three of us that competed had great days. I know lots of PRs were broken. Good showing for UI Powerlifting.

I most likely won't compete again until the spring. I'm going to jump right into some higher volume training. The plan is 5/3/1 with boring but big for assistance. A few tweaks, I will be adding a front squat day, so training 5 days a week. Also instead of doing 5x10 deadlifts I'm going to do some lighter SLDLs, as I don't know how well my body would handle 5x10 deadlifts. Pretty excited to see how I react to this volume. That's all.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:30 am

I'll add in that I think you did a really good job with your attempt selection. Your third squat and deadlift each looked like you put everything you had in them, while still keeping them makeable.

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Thank you, that was the goal.

Training from today:

10/28

agile 8

front squat
bx5
95x4
135x3
160x5
185x5
210x5

snatch grip DL
135x10x5

lying leg raise
5x10

Notes: Still a little stiff from the meet, but it didn't seem to affect my training much. 210x5 was a little challenging but in a weird way. I think it was more of a balance issue, as it wasn't so much an issue of getting out of the hole as it was just controlling my momentum. To be honest my training is going to be pretty boring for awhile. I'm just going to pound away at the volume and see how I react. Switched from doing SLDL's to snatch grip, I'm not sure why. I've never done them before and am intentionally starting light, though I did feel fatigued by the end of the 5th set.

Master Posts : 1912 Join date : 2011-10-31 Age : 32

Seth wrote:: Quick meet write up:

Weighed in friday night at 202.6. I felt good lifting Saturday, was probably around 208-210 which is about where I've been training. I went 8 for 9 with 418/276/524. To be honest I was satisfied with all of these numbers, though I was expecting a little more out of my bench. That's life though. I've figured out that my bench is almost never where I expect it to be at a meet.

The 418 squat and 524 deadlift were both all-time PRs and the 276 bench was a meet PR. The deadlift looked better on video than it felt to me. Overall I was satisfied with how this meet went. Going 8 for 9 and totaling over 1200 for this first time was a definite success in my mind.

Huge thanks to Chris for filming, and I have to throw out that all three of us that competed had great days. I know lots of PRs were broken. Good showing for UI Powerlifting.

I most likely won't compete again until the spring. I'm going to jump right into some higher volume training. The plan is 5/3/1 with boring but big for assistance. A few tweaks, I will be adding a front squat day, so training 5 days a week. Also instead of doing 5x10 deadlifts I'm going to do some lighter SLDLs, as I don't know how well my body would handle 5x10 deadlifts. Pretty excited to see how I react to this volume. That's all.

Repped
Big squat and deadlift PRs! If you can recapture the smolov jr magic, 315 is a guarantee with six months of training.

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Yessir, pretty pumped about the numbers. As far as smolov jr. I'd consider it. Might give it another go running up to a spring meet.

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10/29

press
bx10
65x5
80x5
95x3
105x5
120x5
135x5

bench press
130x10x5

rear delt raise (between press sets)
8x15

plate-loaded row machine
5x10

cable pushdown
3x10

db curl
3x10

Notes: I can tell I haven't pressed in awhile, but that usually comes back pretty quick. Everything felt funny when I put my belt and wrist wraps on for my last set. Felt backwards for some reason.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:28 pm

Seth wrote:: Quick meet write up:

Weighed in friday night at 202.6. I felt good lifting Saturday, was probably around 208-210 which is about where I've been training. I went 8 for 9 with 418/276/524. To be honest I was satisfied with all of these numbers, though I was expecting a little more out of my bench. That's life though. I've figured out that my bench is almost never where I expect it to be at a meet.

The 418 squat and 524 deadlift were both all-time PRs and the 276 bench was a meet PR. The deadlift looked better on video than it felt to me. Overall I was satisfied with how this meet went. Going 8 for 9 and totaling over 1200 for this first time was a definite success in my mind.

Huge thanks to Chris for filming, and I have to throw out that all three of us that competed had great days. I know lots of PRs were broken. Good showing for UI Powerlifting.

I most likely won't compete again until the spring. I'm going to jump right into some higher volume training. The plan is 5/3/1 with boring but big for assistance. A few tweaks, I will be adding a front squat day, so training 5 days a week. Also instead of doing 5x10 deadlifts I'm going to do some lighter SLDLs, as I don't know how well my body would handle 5x10 deadlifts. Pretty excited to see how I react to this volume. That's all.

Also repped. But then again, I rep everything you post.

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I don't get all this forum lingo, but I think thats good. When are you usually at the CRWC? I might start training there a little more often now that I'm back in a regular schedule.

Subject: Re: Seth's Training Log Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:53 pm

Seth wrote:: Quick meet write up:

Weighed in friday night at 202.6. I felt good lifting Saturday, was probably around 208-210 which is about where I've been training. I went 8 for 9 with 418/276/524. To be honest I was satisfied with all of these numbers, though I was expecting a little more out of my bench. That's life though. I've figured out that my bench is almost never where I expect it to be at a meet.

The 418 squat and 524 deadlift were both all-time PRs and the 276 bench was a meet PR. The deadlift looked better on video than it felt to me. Overall I was satisfied with how this meet went. Going 8 for 9 and totaling over 1200 for this first time was a definite success in my mind.

Huge thanks to Chris for filming, and I have to throw out that all three of us that competed had great days. I know lots of PRs were broken. Good showing for UI Powerlifting.

I most likely won't compete again until the spring. I'm going to jump right into some higher volume training. The plan is 5/3/1 with boring but big for assistance. A few tweaks, I will be adding a front squat day, so training 5 days a week. Also instead of doing 5x10 deadlifts I'm going to do some lighter SLDLs, as I don't know how well my body would handle 5x10 deadlifts. Pretty excited to see how I react to this volume. That's all.

Boss. Happy to hear you smoked the meet!! Excited for your training, and really excited to hopefully share the platform with you in the spring.

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