Shane's Journey to 2800

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yd4p..._ZpdKg&index=1

Nice lifts. You handled the 405 lb bench easily. How do you like the knee sleeves compared to traditional wraps ? I have never used knee wraps but after my meniscus surgery this past January It feels slightly unstable even though strength is improving. I was thinking of including some form of wrap. I started using elbow sleeves when my bursitis became to much to bear and a year later it feels great pressing. I was hoping to have the same luck with the knee.
Congrats on the baby ! My wife is due with a baby boy July19th , our first.

Congrats on the baby as well!!

I love the knee sleeves, they offer nothing close to the support that wraps offer, but they are tight enough that it feels safe. The titan ones i hear are pretty good as well (http://titan-canada.ca/titan_canada_1_004.htm)

And thanks about the the bench... i was terrified doing it, my best all time is 455 and that was before my bicep tear and when i could bench decently well!

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Congrats on the baby as well!!

I love the knee sleeves, they offer nothing close to the support that wraps offer, but they are tight enough that it feels safe. The titan ones i hear are pretty good as well (http://titan-canada.ca/titan_canada_1_004.htm)

And thanks about the the bench... i was terrified doing it, my best all time is 455 and that was before my bicep tear and when i could bench decently well!

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Thanks for the link bro. I think I'll try some sleeves first. Wrapping for what I'm currently squatting seems retarded.

April 27th
Day 3
Squats: worked up to 675 x 1
Bench:Worked up to 315 x 5
Drop set:185 x 15
Deadlift: 405 x 3, tried to do it double over hand, only got one, then had to switch

May 1st
Day 1
Squat - 545 x 5
Bench - 405 x 3
This is such a pr, that i just left the gym after!

http://youtu.be/SqeZ5VyoYhI

Sorry it's been a while!
I have hit some sweet numbers in the gym and I'm currently in the middle of a Deload/Mobility week
Some of the recent highlights
Squat: 725 x 1
Bench: 365 x 5
Deadlift: nothing special haha

My lifting is going great! I started back to work roofing so I have been super tired every night. Looking forward to next week and getting back at it!!

If you're roofing it's amazing you have any energy to deadlift.

between that, and a one month old.... not much rest haha

here is the squat and bench

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpYtIEFZnf0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txC4mdw7AUc

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Tuesday Dec 8th
Lower recovery
Squats with the safety squat bar to a just below parallel box
135x10x2
185x10x2
225x10x2
Tried to do some Good Mornings after this, but NOT A CHANCE!!! Back is still lit up from the weekend
I did some glute-ham raises in its place, I can usually get 3 sets of 15 pretty easy, but this was a struggle to get 3 sets of 10
Lunges with 135 on a barbell (I’m trying to rehab a separated AC joint so I elected not to use the dumbbells, I like this more I think) One trip is twice across the warm up room and back
One trip with 135
Sit ups in the glute-ham raise
3 sets of 12
Head to head rower race with PaulV, 250 meters in 41.2 seconds
Great session today, glad to be back in the gym training again

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Are you doing your situps kind of straightened out going past neutral at the bottom or some other manner?