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Overall Goal: I want to improve my Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift to total above 1100 lbs in Powerlifting.
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Motivation Level: 10/10
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Steve
Sex:
Male
Age:
48
Location:
New York, New York, United States
Occupation:
Security Professional
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Why I Love It:
How I Stay Motivated:
I am always thinking of increasing the poundages on my lifts. I am focused on strength primarily, as opposed to Bodybuilding. I'm a strength athlete who lives, sleeps, eats, and breathes the fantastic sport of Powerlifting.
I don't get paid monetarily, but I train like a Professional Athlete and live the Spartan Lifestyle. It pays off constantly.
BB Accomplishments:
Hitting a 1000 lb Total in Powerlifting.
Forum Signature:
Squat (single ply): 336 lbs. X 1
Bench Press (single ply): 290 lbs. X 1
Deadlift (single ply): 435 lbs. X 1
Powerlifting Total in Competition (single ply): 1041 lbs.
Bench (raw): 270 lbs. X 1
Incline Bench Press (raw): 225 lbs. X 1
Power Curls (competition): 130 lbs. X 1
Standing Military Press: 190 lbs. X 1
Weighted Dips: BW + 110 lbs. X 3
Weighted Pullups: BW + 90 lbs. X 1
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2009 6:55pm
What smitsky Is Up To:
Nov 25, 2009
smitskychanged Weight from 184 lbs. to 186 lbs., a 2 lb. gain in 351 days
Deadlifted today for the second time in many years. At 70% of my 1 rep max set when I was 35 lbs lighter. I was at 90% of my 1 rep max for the Curls. Body weight was 184 1/2 lbs today.
Todays workout:
Conventional Deadlift: 135 X 3; 165 X 3; 215 X 2 (warmups); 250 X 1 X 10...
I do not use foam roller. I will check it out
as of now
I do all stretching workouts. The onez recommended for sciatica (youtube videos)
Bodyweight workouts (abs and lower back)
I wanted to know if few lite weight reverse leg curls and lunges are of any use to speed up the recovery . I do not feel any pain . it is just mild numbness in the hips
Also was your the same case ?
Tight periformis muscle ?
I wanted to know if it is curable or not. I dont not have any pain as of now, it s just the mild numbness in the hips.
Are you completely recovered from your sciatica ?
Should i hit the gym and start working on hips, hams and core ? or should wait for it to recover completely ?
Ok, Its not allowing me to send a PM. I will write here only.
I saw your thread on sciatica. and hence messaged you.
I will keep it as short as possible. Here is what happened.
Some 6 months back i had lower back spasm during rows and my tailbone area used to ache. Since then i have recovered a lot. almost complete recovery.
However now a days there is pain in my sciatic nerve. Since X - Rays were normal. I am suspecting it is because of tight periformis muscle.
You've got some good definition, but you need to work on the abs man. Good #'s otherwise. Not many 45 yr. olds can hang anywhere near me so good job.
Nice DL.
