Shane's Journey to 2800

[bobbyorr]

[Hosehead]

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.

[bobbyorr]

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!

[Hosehead]

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!

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

[bobbyorr]

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

[bobbyorr]

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

[bobbyorr]

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!!

[cog]

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

[bobbyorr]

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

here is the squat and bench

[cog]

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

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