Beasting it! Must be the new hair cut :-)

Another back day for me.

I can do that in one weekend :-) Still sick waiting for Sat 10:30-11 am :-)

Rob :-)

dont you mean 700 :-)

Where's my samples? :-)

:-) lol

I use to love leg days but eff that. Leg days, not the business.

2 weeks, eh? I don't know... that's a good amount of weight for a guy my size. That said, it's been my "far and away" goal for a while. I will be quite happy if/when I put that up.

I just wanted to pop in and share with you guys who directed me to the delicious rocky road flavored ON whey protein (Tom, mostly) that I branched out and ordered the limited release chocolate coconut recently and it is AWESOME! Highly recommended. It has great flavor and good consistency, even in water.

Do you keep you legs elevated during bench or on the ground? It's really important not curve your back or squirm around even if it's a negative impact on your max attempt.

I assume you'll use (or better be using) a spot on your attempt. I remember in high school is when I first lift 225 and was about a week from my 205 bench.

Make sure to warm up. Walk 10 minutes at 3.5 mph on treadmill. Do a set with 135 (10-12 reps). A "gauge your potential lift" with 185 and then go for it. Even if the spot does a significant amount to help, at least mentally you went through it and know how much more you'll need to do to clean on your own merit.

Glad you're diggin' the ON, Colin. I have tried a couple new flavors (Cake Batter, for instance), but still love the RR best. Not going to try the limited release, though, don't care for the taste of coconut. :-)

I am very careful to make sure my form is good and part of that is keeping my back straight and not using my legs, although I do keep them on the ground when I lift heavier weights.

I use a spotter when I get up to and over 175... I hate getting stuck under weight...



Did deads yesterday... 3rd time ever doing them, did 225... I think I'll be able to get a little better once I get more used to using those muscles. I felt like I did them properly form-wise, though... no sore back today... :-)

Too risky for me. Even though the reward is big from doing them, one bad lift can set you back 2+ months... 225 is a lot to dead lift considering where you are with benching... Be careful, can't stress that enough.

My chiropractor has made some good money off of people doing dead lifts, but the even bigger one to avoid is the kettle ball. This is a big money maker for him. He says he's just about to hand out a business card to anyone doing it in the gym. Kettle ball took me out for over 2 months. Sciatic pain was unreal after just the slightest form change...

I'm out for a while. Tried to play golf while in Montana and f-ck my back up good. Been out of work this whole week taking meds and still not right. It's better than when I got back to the Island, but far from good. Never had back issues before, Father Time is catching up with me. This sucks.......

Sorry to hear brother, hoping for a fast recovery. Back issues are no joke.

Mahalo Huy

Sorry to hear about the back, Jay. Oh, for a Fountain of Youth.

geRRy, where's my supplements? :-)

Thanks Tom

Chesty day for me today. Had a nice work out, although my arms gave out on me the last set of db flat.

GeRRY where are my supplements!? :-)

Yeah, geRRy....I need my samples! :-)

205 on bench (it wasn't easy at all) yesterday. :-)

I must not have eaten a lot this weekend as I weighed 145 yesterday morning. Weighed 152 this morning. :-)