Power Unlimited

[squatilupuke]

Well, I've been lurking around these boards and posting infrequently. Decided to get more involved and figured a training journal would be a good place to start.

[squatilupuke]

A little bit about myself: 25 year old male, 192 lbs, bf approximately 15%. I started bodybuilding training in 2008 and found it satisfying at first, but frustrating in the long run as strength gains were hard to come by. I finally switched to powerlifting training this january after reading a ton of Layne Nortons stuff and WOW!!! I love this training. I have a passion for it that I never really had for bodybuilding. I was on a roll until march when I injured an intracostal nerve which put me out of the gym until a few days ago. Man was that a downer. I couldn't train, had no motivation to eat right and lost a lot of size. However, I took advantage of the downtime to read everything I could get my hands on. This led me to Louie Simmons and the Conjugate System. With that, I'll actualy start logging my training.

[squatilupuke]

I expected a loss in strength coming back from injury, but man I wasn't expecting it to be this bad. I have a few days to catch up on here.

Thursday July 19, 2012
DE Bench
Speed bench 115x8x3
Jm press 95x3x6, 95x10
Pendlay rows 135x7, 135x2x6, 135x7
Seated db shoulder press 45x4x5
Hammer curls 30x2x6, 30x7
Bench was a little slow, need to lighten up a bit.

Friday July 20, 2012
ME squat/dl
Wide stance squat 275x1, 285x1, 295x1
Good morning 135x4x10
lying plat loaded leg curl performed unilaterally 25x4x10
Weighted sit ups 25x4x10

and now todays training
Sunday July 22, 2012
ME Bench
Med grip flat bench 220x1, 225x2x1
Db rolling tri xten 30x4x8
Rack chins BWx10, 10, 8, 7
Side db lateral 20x3x8, 20x10
Close grip EZ bar curls 35x4x10

Thats where i'm at now. A lot of the movements I was real conservative on due to lack of familiarity and/or seeing where my strength is. Any input or criticism is welcome because while I have read a ton about this program, I am quite lacking in actual experience with it.

[The Joker]

Hey man welcome to the section

Austin_bicep, Svt03Dal and I are the Leaders here. Let us know if you have any questions. We have a good crew here. I encourage you to check out the other threads.

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Looking forward to following your training bud, I'm a big fan of both Simmons and Tate.

You have a meet in mind that you want to train towards or a little too early at this stage? All the best JIM.

[David Lees]

YES, welcome aboard! Looking forward to seeing your progress and like The Joker said, we had a good crew in here and the more interaction you have in other member's journals, the more you will receive in yours.

[squatilupuke]

Thanks alot gentlemen. I don't have a meet in mind right now, just trying to get my numbers back where they were and then go from there. It's good to know I have access to knowledgable people on here since I don't know anyone who trains for or is even familiar with powerlifting.

[David Lees]

Mini Forklift, tjoe and AustinBicep are your "go to " people for powerlifting info...

[inhiliator5000]

I love the name of the journal bro..

excellent film, that power unlimited.

[squatilupuke]

Thanks. Yeah I love it too. Great footage and interviews, and Kirk Karwoski was a trip.

[squatilupuke]

Hit up some GPP today, tire flipping and sledge hammer. It's so damn hot though, I only lasted about 20 minutes. Also, just ordered a set of bands from Elite FTS. Never used them before so I'm intrigued to see if they'll live up to the hype.

[Austin_Bicep]

Hey man, glad to see you started a journal. I like training with bands on the powerlifts, great tool for added explosiveness and strength.

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Hit up some GPP today, tire flipping and sledge hammer. It's so damn hot though, I only lasted about 20 minutes. Also, just ordered a set of bands from Elite FTS. Never used them before so I'm intrigued to see if they'll live up to the hype.

Hey bro, there's some good info in these couple of threads:

Bands and Chains: When Popularity Misleads

http://forums.musculardevelopment.co...arity-Misleads

Bands

http://forums.musculardevelopment.co...p/127509-Bands

There's a couple of really useful and interesting video clips in that second link. Looking forward to hearing what you think of them JIM.

[squatilupuke]

Hey bro, there's some good info in these couple of threads:

Bands and Chains: When Popularity Misleads

http://forums.musculardevelopment.co...arity-Misleads

Bands

http://forums.musculardevelopment.co...p/127509-Bands

There's a couple of really useful and interesting video clips in that second link. Looking forward to hearing what you think of them JIM.

Thanks for the links Jim, definitely some good info in there. When I get them I'm planning on trying them out on a bunch of stuff to see what works for me and what doesn't, which from my understanding is what the conjugate system is all about.

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Sounds good, I'll definately be interested to see what you think of them.

I'm trying to see if I can get hold of any here in NZ, thinking I will probably end up having to order direct from the States though.