Ok something a little lighter and hopefully more entertaining. We all have our peeves about the gym. I decided to post mine. If you want post yours, humor me. I always enjoy a good laugh. Some train in commercial gyms, like I do ,that breed peeves while others are lucky by training at great gyms or even at home(don’t have to worry about someone else...

I knew today I needed to go up pretty heavy but didn’t want to completely max out. I want to save the Max for the meet. There is no point in risking anything this close to the big show. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy because of last nights sleep. Tossed and turned all night. I just couldn’t get comfortable. Foam rolled and actually fell...

Today was second week. Like last week it started the same…. a MISS. I even did an extra warmup set and stretched longer but that didn’t help. The weight is not the issue the issue is I need a pump to start with a heavy 8 rep set. I don’t miss the weight on the 5th set!!! I actually get it for 9!!!! The weight feels lighter because of the pump...

I am going to add my other upper body parts to my weekly log so everything involved with the bench is covered. I do shoulders/back on Tuesdays and arms on Thursdays. This week I switched my heavy press focus from tris to shoulders. My pressing overtraining rule. Tuesday: Shrugs 275 for 8 reps  for 2 sets 405 for 6 reps for 2 sets 475...

Jun 15, 2013

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Jun 15, 2013

On Saturday, June 1, 2013, I joined Clark Yeo, competitor and WPC/AWPC judge, and his team, at their private gym in Toronto, Ontario. Clark and his teammates Ken Whetham, Chris Arms, and Dennis Pronin, were preparing their openers for a Canadian nationals competition.   The garage was literally a car in half garage behind one of the team member’s...

Since I have put on more Body mass, every week that goes by I am more and more eager to Bench. I really enjoy benching but who doesn’t. I need to have a really good bench at Nats because I have a real crappy deadlift For me to be at this level. If I want to go to worlds I need a deadlift or a freaky squat and bench because these guys are killing me with...

Jun 14, 2013

Just to clear something up. The injury I sustained in the gym was the result of an existing tear to my patellar tendon which was due to an incident not related to weightlifting or powerlifting. The accident was not the result of the act of powerlifting but actually due to the bad angle that I put my leg into when a piece of equipment I was using failed to...