This past week was an eye opener for me. I have not been feeling well at all this past week but I needed to put in my 2 hours of powerlifting.  As of now, I'm doing my Bench, Deads and Squats for reps of 5. 

Since there is never anyone in my gym that I go to, I had to be creative with my spotting.  So I used the power rack to assist with my Bench.  I ended up pushing 195 for 5, I was very happy with that. These were all touch and go reps, no paused reps this week.

On my squats I felt like a beast!  I tired myself out by doing to many sets to start before I squated 275 for 5. I probably could have pulled off the 295 for 5, but I was wasted. According to Marty, 275 for 5 equates to a 320 squat. I'm happy with that too.

On my Deads, I ended up pulling 275 for 5 and they felt very light. For the past 2 weeks I have been deadlifting off a plate so once I stood in front of that bar I felt like I could pull anything of the ground.

In addition to the 2 hours a week with my 3 lifts I have been snatching and banging out pull ups like crazy. I have now been getting 2-3 reps with the 24k on my foot. Overall I have been feeling pretty strong. I never thought I would be where i am now, as far as powerlifting and the best part is that my Kettlebell training has not been affected at all.

I still test my mobility with some FMS drills, like the ASLR and deep squat, plus shoulder mobility test. All 3 have been equal, no change.

 

 

 

 

 

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