Goals & Gains The Hell in Me

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
315x3
405x3
+belt
455x2
505x2x4

Bench
135x5
185x5
+belt
225x5
275x3x5
275x4x4

BW
279

- back was really tight and arching was painful. Belt helped alleviate pressure.

 

[NurseKnuckles]

I've never benched with a belt.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Deadlift
315x3
405x3
455x2
485x3
+belt
485x3x4

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
245x6x6

Face pull
50 reps

I've never benched with a belt.

I've had to do it a few times, usually if I've had to do a lot of driving or sitting preceding the bench, my hips get tight and laying down hurts.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
315x5
365x5
405x5
455x3
+belt
455x5x3
405x8

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
260x5x7

BW
277

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
315x3
365x3
405x3
455x3
+belt
495x4x2 10lb PB

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
275x4x8

Face Pull
40 reps

BW
280

-feeling really good, training wise. It may not seem like it, but bench is feeling solid, really starting to click of late.

Squat is going well, been using the heeled shoe for the last few months without issue, also using them to bench. I may switch back to flats at some point, but I'm in no rush to do so.

 

[Obscure Terror]

Adipowers 4 lyfe bro!

Best lifting investment ever.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
250x2
290x2x8
+slingshot
315x1
345x1

Squat
315x5
405x3

Sumo DL
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x1

Conventional DL
405x5
455x3

Hit the hook with 345, still fairly smooth.

Squats were just to loosen up a bit.

Sumo feels good. Until it doesn't.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
315x3
365x3
405x2
+belt
455x2
495x2
535x1
565x1
585x1 +20lb PB

Bench
135x5
185x5
275x1
295x1
320x1 +5lb PB

Deadlift
315x2
405x1
495x1
550x1

BW 276

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

 

[rikwebb]

Congrats on the PR's, plus you've got Kirk Windstein esque beard going on there

 

[TehWeak1]

6 hundo soon

 

[Obscure Terror]

Nice work brah. Do you find the wrist wraps help on deads for keeping your grip closed?

 

[MilkManUK]

Good work Aleks, congrats on the PR mate.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Nice work brah. Do you find the wrist wraps help on deads for keeping your grip closed?

Yes. Having small hands, coupled with the fact that I have deadlifted about 3 times since June, I was struggling to hold 455. I think I was a bit fatigued by this point, just need to deadlift more often again.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
-- no belt or sleeves
315x5
365x5x7
405x5

-- just getting some work in. Feeling a bit sluggish from the other day.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Deadlift
315x3 C
315x3 S
405x3 C
405x3 S
455x3 C
+belt
495x3x5 C

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
240x6x3
240x9x2

Row
225x5
275x5
225x5x3

BW
280

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
315x5
365x5
405x6x6

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
255x5x7

Lats
30 reps

Face Pull
30 reps

BW
279

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Squat
315x5
365x5
405x3
455x1
+belt
455x5x3

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
250x3
270x4x8

Preacher Curl
110x10
140x10
155x6x3

Face pull
77.5 x10x10

BW
280

-wore flats for squat and bench. Felt weird for squat, not bad weird, just a little different. Depth was surprisingly low, as well.

-bench feeling great.

-the pump was real.

 

[TehWeak1]

Thinking of making the switch back to flats meeself.

 

[Aleks Sytsevich]

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x3
255x3
290x3x2
290x2
295x1x10

-coach didn't like my pauses or my set up. Made me change my set up a bit and pause longer.
-last 5 singles looked better than the first 5. He said they were really fast and the stroke was good.