Dropping Weight and Trying to Get Stronger!

[Buccos1]

Sun (5/5)

Squats
(1x5) 135
(1x3) 225
(1x2) 315
(1x2) 365
(1x2) 425 - add briefs
(1x1) 475
(1x1) 505


DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
1/4 x 6" Grade 8
3/8 x 7" FBBC Brass


I bent my last Golden and it didn't put up much of a fight. The crush on these things are tough though.

[Buccos1]

Mon (5/6)

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
Blue Nail
1/4 x 6 5/8" Grade 5

DU - BBW
1/4 x 6 3/8 Grade 8


Ironmind Hub
(1x1) 45
(1x0) 57.5 - dropped half-way up
(1x1) 57.5

Grippers
(1x3) #1
(1x3) #1.5
(1x5) #2
(1x20) #1.5
(1x15) RB 210N

[Buccos1]

Wed (5/8)

Bench Press
(1x8) 135
(1x3) 185
(1x3) 225
(1x3) 255
(1x1) 300

Speed Bench - w/chains
(8x3) 135


Box Squats
(7x2) 350


Bench felt weak today! Not necessarily strength, but soreness/pain in the front delt and elbow/forearm, forcing me to alter technique a little and cut the reps short. My lower back feels awesome though, compared to the past few days.

[Buccos1]

Fri (5/10)

Reverse - BBW
Yellow Nail
7mm x 7" (355lb.) - 7 degrees

Mid-bar - 1.35" suede/IMP piece
5/8 x 24" A36 HRS

Horseshoes - 1.25" suede
SCF LR0

Ironmind Hub
(2x2) 45
(1x1) 55


I haven't spent much time at all on reverse (ever), but was happy to get some movement on the 355 bar. I did some experimentation with the midbar and wraps, and do not recommend combining IMPs with suede (IMPs underneath)! Even with a tight wrap, the wraps were spinning, which made a medium-tough bend a lot tougher than it should have been!

[Buccos1]

Sun (5/12)

Bench Press
(1x8) 135
(1x5) 185
(1x3) 225
(1x3) 255
(1x1) 300
(1x3) 365 - 2 board/add shirt
(2x0) 395


I continued to experience pain in the elbow from the seam on the shirt and couldn't get into the right groove the last 2 reps. I might open with 315 raw at my meet and then put on the shirt for the second/third attempts.

[Buccos1]

Wed (5/15)

Squats
(1x5) 135
(1x3) 225
(1x3) 315
(1x2) 405 - add briefs
(1x1) 455
(1x1) 500

Deadlifts
(1x3) 225
(1x2) 315
(1x2) 405 - add suit/straps down
(1x1) 455
(1x1) 500 - straps up


DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
1/4 x 6.5" Square
Red Nail

Grippers
(1x5) #1
(1x5) #1.5
(1x4) #2
(1x20) #1.5


Last squat/dead session before my meet. I've been sick the past few days and just got over a fever this morning, which made me finally feel strong enough to go today.

[Buccos1]

Sat (5/18)

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
Blue Nail
1/4 x 6.75 Grade 5

DU - BBW
19/64 x 7" (405lb.) O1 Drillrod - 25 degrees

Horseshoes - 1.25" suede
SCF Lite Plain #000

Ironmind Hub
(1x3) 45
(1x1) 55

Grippers
(1x5) #1
(1x5) #1.5
(1x20) #1.5

[NickAus]

Glad to hear your back to normal again!!

[Buccos1]

Glad to hear your back to normal again!!

Thanks man! The back feels great, but the nerve in my elbow is still messed up. I might have to open raw on bench, and then just throw on a loose shirt and try to go 350 or something like that.

[Buccos1]

Mon (5/20)

Box Squats
(5x2) 365

Speed Bench
(5x3) 135 - minis/chains

[Buccos1]

Wed (5/22)

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
1/4 x 7" Square
Red Nail

Ironmind Hub
(1x1) 45
(2x1) 55

Horseshoes
SCF Lite Rim #2