800lb Ironman
Well I have decided to set an accomplishment goal, my first ever self contest. I am going to go for the 800 lb Ironman at the main FOB. 800lb combined Squat, Deadlift and Bench Press. Well my "test" run of the event I maxed my bench at, of course, 250. My squat I was able to pound out an amazing (for me) 330 (thats with a towel around hte bar to relieve some stress off my shoulders, not sure if it will be ‘legal’ for the event, but if its not I will suffer a bit of pain for the gain lol) and after finally researching it on BB.com to find the ‘proper form’ for the deadlift, I was able to do (without straps..) 265×5. So according to the ‘One Rep Max’ calculator I should be able to throw 300. Not sure I can hold 300 without straps and I am pretty sure straps are not legal so… Either way… 250+330+265= 845!!! Which means I am GOOD!!! All I have to do now is get back to the FOB and line up a ‘test’ with the ‘judges’. Since I have pretty much already accomplished that I am now going to aim for the 1000lb by the end of deployment… 165 more lbs to be dispursed over those events…. To me, it sounds like its going to be a hard road, but it is a road I will be traveling!
I would just like to thank my first workout partner for showing me the wrong way for doing a dealift… (Not the wrong way as in I could have hurt myself, just not doing a real deadlift… Once I found out the proper way I jumped up almost 100lbs just in doing it right lol)
May 16, 2008 at 2:01 am
Wut it do man…Thanks for putting your life on the line out there for all of us…jus some advice if you really wanna get stronger…you should know everything has a trade off…my point being there’s a difference between body building (building muscle mass) and strength traing (optimizing how much force your muscle can create in a certain amount of time) if you focus on one the other suffers and vice versa…you try and do both it takes longer to get there…stay up out there do your thing…if you got any questions or comments feel free…peace…
May 16, 2008 at 3:18 am
Powerlifting is a great event. When I started training I worked out with a several powerlifters. They helped me get out of the comfort zone. I really think they are the reason I can push myself to my limits. I bet you will do great at the event.