PR Power Physique

[Flash_Monsta]

Awesome stuff, Bloodhy.

Did your strength suffer much cutting for your competition?

 

[Bloodhy]

Competition Bench
1 x 275lbs (124.7kg)
1 x 285lbs (129.3kg) PR +10lbs
1 x 290lbs (131.5kg) PR +15lbs
F x 295lbs (133.8kg)
1 x 295lbs (133.8kg) (No Pause)

Close Grip Bench
1 x 225 (102kg)
1 x 245 (111kg)
1 x 265 (120kg)
1 x 275 (124.7kg) (No Pause)

Incline Bench
1 x 185 (83.9kg)
1 x 205 (93kg)
1 x 225lbs (102kg)

Really happy with these new numbers. Plan is to bench at least 300lbs at the meet.

I had to test my Close grip and Incline as well for the Bench Predator program. That face when you close grip your previous bench PR.

Awesome stuff, Bloodhy.

Did your strength suffer much cutting for your competition?

I didn't lose any strength on Bench and Conventional deadlift. I lost 50lbs on my sumo deadlift and a little bit on my squat too.

The show was just over a month ago and I'm already stronger than I was before. Think I built some muscle and it's a win-win in the end.

 

[Tosa]

You're doing the meet at Evolve, or some other meet?

 

[Bloodhy]

You're doing the meet at Evolve, or some other meet?

Yes the meet at Evolve. I got the very last spot when I subscribed too! Do you plan on coming? I imagine some of your friends would compete then. Also, plan on doing any meet this year?

 

[Tosa]

Yes the meet at Evolve. I got the very last spot when I subscribed too! Do you plan on coming? I imagine some of your friends would compete then. Also, plan on doing any meet this year?

I'd be a little surprised if no one I know competes, but I actually don't know of anyone doing the evolve meet.

I was planning on doing the evolve meet myself, but since I strained my adductor, I decided against doing a meet so soon . So my next meet won't be until November.

 

[Bloodhy]

PR Strength Deadlift Program

2.5" Deficit Deadlift w/ a 1sec Pause Right Off the floor
Sumo
6 x 302lbs (137kg)
6 x 287lbs (130kg)
Conv.
2 x 6 x 287lbs (130kg)

Stiff Leg Deadlift
2 x 8 x 287lbs (130kg) (Deadstops)
2 x 8 x 287lbs (130kg) (Touch n Go)

Sun's Out Guns Out

DB Curls
3 x 8 x 30lbs

Tris Pushdowns
3 x 8 x 50lbs

Bench
3 x 10 x 135lbs

Seated Cable Rows
3 x 10 x 100lbs

[YT]IEthfU2_j_8[/YT]

 

[Bloodhy]

Cube Predator W1D1

Bench
8 x 145lbs (65.8kg)
5 x 175lbs (79.4kg)
5 x 3 x 205lbs (93kg)
15 x 175lbs (79.4kg)
13 x 175lbs (79.4kg)

Close Grip Bench
3 x 8,7,6 x 195lbs (88.5kg)

Incline DB Press
12 x 55lbs (25kg)
10 x 60lbs (27.2kg)
8 x 65lbs (29.4kg)
6 x 70lbs (31.8kg)

Skullcrushers
12 x bar
10 x 55lbs (25kg)
8 x 65lbs (29.4kg)
2 x 6,5 x 75lbs (34kg)

Arnold Press
4 x 12 x 20lbs (9.1kg)

DB Flyes
4 x 10 x 25lbs (11.3kg)

Jack Knives
3 x 20

That pump though. Feel like I'm gonna love this cycle. Decided to drop the Upright Rows, my shoulders get quite a bit of work from the above already.

 

[Bloodhy]

PR Strength Deadlift Program

Sumo Deadlift
10 x 88lbs (40kg)
8 x 132lbs (60kg)
5 x 175lbs (80kg)
5 x 220lbs (100kg)
4 x 265lbs (120kg)
3 x 309lbs (140kg)
2 x 353lbs (160kg)
1 x 397lbs (180kg)
1 x 4188lbs (1900kg)
1 x 441lbs (200kg)
1 x 452lbs (205kg)
1 x 462lbs (210kg)
1 x 474lbs (215kg)
1 x 485lbs (220kg)
1 x 496lbs (225kg)
F x 507lbs (230kg)
1 x 507lbs (230kg)

+42lbs (19kg) PR from 4 weeks ago! I'm halfway through my peaking cycle now but I'm still not my all time strongest. I pulled 515lbs in January and I'm definitely hoping to beat that at the meet in August.

Also, met the Powerlifting team tonight and they're pretty kool. LRP powerlifting, they have a youtube channel called RLpowerlifting. They're the ones hosting the event too. One of the guys actually gave me a tip on my fail deadlift and I came back and nailed it.

EDIT: Had a photoshoot today with the college in town where I'm doing the Bachelor (NAIT). They'll put my face in the magazine for 50,000 copies and possibly on billboards around the town too. That's pretty exciting!

 

[Stargazer Rex]

Hi, Bloodhy.

Nice DL PR.

 

[Bloodhy]

Hi, Bloodhy.

Nice DL PR.

Thanks! I'm dreaming for 545lbs at the meet but I'm sure 530 is in the cards. I'll be deadlifting 3 times a week until the meet, kinda scared!

 

[Stargazer Rex]

Thanks! I'm dreaming for 545lbs at the meet but I'm sure 530 is in the cards. I'll be deadlifting 3 times a week until the meet, kinda scared!

Damn, that's some serious deadlifting. I like it

 

[Flash_Monsta]

Not only are you Jakt n Tan with shredded glutes and 3d delts.. you back it up with big numbers. Nice job.

 

[SexyMahnaz]

Great work. Some vn deadlift PB's for sherloggers this week.

 

[Bloodhy]

Cube Predator W1D2

Bench
8 x 145lbs (65.8kg)
6 x 175lbs (79.4kg)
5 x 205lbs (93kg)
3 x 245lbs (111kg)
4 x 3 x 235lbs (106.6kg)
2 x 8 x 205lbs (93kg)

DB Straight Up Bench
12 x 35lbs (15.9kg)
10 x 40lbs (18.1kg)
8 x 45lbs (20.4kg)
6 x 50lbs (22.7kg)
5 x 55lbs (25kg)

Incline Bench
3 x 5 x 160lbs (72.6kg)

DB French Press
2 x 15,12 x 20lbs (9kg)
15 x 15lbs (6.8kg)
10 x 10lbs (4.5kg)

Lat pulldowns
4 x 12 x 100lbs (45.4kg)

Military Press
12 x 55lbs (25kg)
2 x 10 x 75lbs (34kg)
10 x 65lbs (29.4kg)

Knee Raises
20 (These do nothing for me)

Russian Twist
3 x 10ea x 25lbs

Knees to Elbows Crunches
3 x 10ea

Conc. Curls
3 x 12 x 25lbs

Flyes
2 x 10 x 25lbs

Damn, that's some serious deadlifting. I like it

Not only are you Jakt n Tan with shredded glutes and 3d delts.. you back it up with big numbers. Nice job.

Great work. Some vn deadlift PB's for sherloggers this week.

Thanks guys! Feel quite weak after watching Eddie Hall's new world record at 1,020lbs, which is more than twice my PR haha


Here's a progress pic halfway through my peaking cycle at 192lbs (87kg) bodyweight. Still trying to make 205lbs bodyweight for August 22. The lighting sucks in this washroom.

 

[Bloodhy]

PR Strength Deadlift Program W6D1

Snatch Grip Deadlift (w/ Straps)
3 x 275lbs (124.7kg)
5 x 315lbs (142.9kg)
4 x 345lbs (156.5kg)
1 x 370lbs (167.8kg)
2 x 4 x 345lbs (156.5kg)

BB Reverse Lunges
3 x 5ea x 185lbs (84kg)

BB Back Raises (1 sec hold at the top)
4 x 10 x bar

First time ever using straps. Went to buy some just cause it's in the program. Got the non padded but rubberized one, they suck. I'm changing them for non padded non rubberized.

 

[Tosa]

First time ever using straps. Went to buy some just cause it's in the program. Got the non padded but rubberized one, they suck. I'm changing them for non padded non rubberized.

If nothing else, some use of straps will keep your hands from getting too beat up by your current deadlift volume. Especially considering the bars at evolve. I'm kind of wishing I started my current training cycle making some use of straps, so I'd be used to them, and could use them without feeling like they're messing up my setup too badly.

 

[Bloodhy]

Cube Predator W2D1
Bench
8 x 165
5 x 195
5 x 3 x 225
2 x 14,14 x 185

Close Grip Bench
3 x 7,6,6 x 205

Incline DB Press
12 x 60
10 x 65
8 x 70
6 x 75

Tris Pushdowns
12 x 42.5
10 x 50
8 x 57.5
6 x 65
5 x 70

Arnold Press
4 x 12 x 22.5

Flyes
4 x 10 x 27.5

Jack knives
2 x 25

Crunches
25

Everything is in lbs today, I'm on my phone.

If nothing else, some use of straps will keep your hands from getting too beat up by your current deadlift volume. Especially considering the bars at evolve. I'm kind of wishing I started my current training cycle making some use of straps, so I'd be used to them, and could use them without feeling like they're messing up my setup too badly.

Good point. I love these bars but they do scrape my hands pretty hard. My gf's not liking it haha. I'm supposed to only use them on heavy snatch grip DL, might just use them once a week.

 

[Tosa]

Good point. I love these bars but they do scrape my hands pretty hard. My gf's not liking it haha. I'm supposed to only use them on heavy snatch grip DL, might just use them once a week.

We have the same kind of bars at the UAPA, although ours are older, so the knurling is a little less aggressive at this point. I don't know anyone who's had grip issues with those bars that doesn't either have small hands, or pulls at least 600.

 

[spdrew2143]

Deadlifting 3x a week!? Is Tosa doing your programming?

 

[spdrew2143]

Just remember, with deadlifting less is more, especially at an elite level.