Recent content by powerlifterjay

Well i started the diet at 245lbs. The 260 wasnt my normal walk aorund weight. I bulked up in between meets to gain strength. Manily water though. I was pretty bloated. And i stayed over 260 for just a short time. I did hang over 250 for awhile though. Again with a good bit of water weight...

The injury is gettign better as far as trainig goes. But i havent really tested it either. It wasnt a pec tear though, it was my bicep tendon in my delt. I popped it out of its groove. And the inflamation was ungodly! I havent flat benced since Nov. I am happy i can still train on it...

Well needless to say i am nto doing one rep maxes. But i did like 585 in the gym last June. But i pulled 700x1 in the rack from my knee prior to that. Last week i pulled 775lb x2 reps. After 675x6. From the floor i do 5's with 500lbs. No gear. So i dont know what it will be. When i get a...

Thanks guys. The pics were shot with wrong timing. My lats are relaxed, my arms are nto flexed ETC. Next week will be better. My tatts?? Tribal on right (alot) about 12 hrs worth. barb wire and taz on left, tribal on upper back and reaper on chest. I am having fun with this but ready...

For those that remeber me here are some pics of me getting ready for my show. I am 217lbs in these pics. Even though i am not training fro strenght right now i am still pretty strong considering. I might not go over 600 on the bench right now,but i am probably just 2months from it, if that is...

I am middle finger on ring with raw bench and shirt bench. And no lots of rings are spaced differently. Cheap bars especially. Last meet i did in fact was off. They were an inch in. We keep a tape measure in the bag at meets just incase fo this. It makes that much a difference to me...

Hey Spatts i tried to PM you but your box is full , i will try later.

I agree the 5x5 woudl work better. You will put size on with Westside but you will do it quicker and put it on in differetn places without it. You want size do the three core movements. Squat, bench , deadlift. NO need to box squat for bodybuilding. And you wanna deadlift more often with...

I think if you follow it to a tee you will not overtrain. IN fact you may ask yourself if yoru doing enough. Problem, at least with me, is when you modify it. The way i train , then do westside my way i can end up overtrainig. Not so much my lower body but upper. I personally do not feel...

Thanks all! I am 5'9 inches....and change but i leave that off!! It sounds like i have little man syndrom! I will post pics. But i wanna get alot of before and afters first. I took my first pics Nov 10th at 245lbs. I will take my new ones jan. And then Feb starts the count down. I will...

Well i havent died!! PL jay is around! Seriously though. My shoulder injury has sidelined me from the thing i love the most...benching. I dream of it, i am gonna heal. But until i see a pro on the situation , i am gonna do th ething i havent done for it, rest. My training now for chest is...

Spatts, I truly do not know at this point. My deep tissue therapist said my bicep tendon fell out of its grrove. It was put back in and i took a week off then competed, did 625 no pain. Then in training it was more painful. So i layed off. Did high board presses etc, then 3 weeks out from...

I agree bench shirts are out of hand. I mean i will always use one, but i know some people that are weak as shit and get big boosts from there shirts. I personally wouldnt give a shit if they banned all of them!! Because i dont believe that all big benchers with shirts would win raw meets...

Glen Chabot was the cleanest bencher. BUt i think he is done now. He tore his pec last week or so. From what i heard he is said his return is unlikely. Of course until you hear it from himself i wouldnt count anyone out.

Well i used to use a bench routine that worked for me. After years of benching it is what i settled with. My best raw is 545, and my best shirt in a meet is 625lbs both @242lbs bw. With my routine i benched 600lbs in a meet. I switched to westside and put 25lbs more on my contest best...