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PR’s are cool, but..

Personal records are cool and all, but don’t allow them to define your worth. Of course, for professional athletes in weightlifting & powerlifting, we use those PR’s to determine where we are at within our goals and wanting to increase weights, but sometimes we need to take a step back and re-evaluate the situation andContinue reading “PR’s are cool, but..”

Do More —

I could have very well stopped and been complacent with reps, after progressing but instead I decided, to DO MORE because I CAN. Why be complacent if I want results.    Today’s workout reminded me, I can do it and I will do it.    Warm up:   Leg press: 4 x 25, 60 lbsContinue reading “Do More —”

Making a friend & doing deadlifts

For starters, today was a good workout BUT to add to that, I had a fun conversation with a girl who attends my gym, her fiance does too, but she was working out this morning and had a leg day, it was the day she was starting to use the barbell for squats for theContinue reading “Making a friend & doing deadlifts”

Yesterday’s workout

Deload week will entail low weight core lifts and I decided I would do heavier weight accessory lifts during deload week 🙂  Barbell shoulder press: 3 x 5   40% of 90% of 1-RM: 30 lb 50% of 90% of 1-RM: 40 lb 60% of 90% of 1-RM: 50 lb   Bench press: 5 xContinue reading “Yesterday’s workout”

Sumo behind..

I have been off schedule with my posting, all I have is excuses & so I won’t go into detail, but I have been spending my weekends “supposedly” studying 😀    As per usual, my Sumo deadlifts are always a week behind my other core lifts — please excuse any confusion this may cause.   Continue reading “Sumo behind..”