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[jeremys]

im sick of all these people benching so much more than me yet they weigh so much less. or they bench almost as much as me yet they're MUCH smaller. even people my own age. same thing with squat and deadlift. what the hell. it's like something's not clicking right. i work my ass off and i dont overtrain. i know that

 

[revexrevex]

Compete against yourself instead

 

[spatts]

Sounds to me like he's already doing that.

 

[revexrevex]

Instead of looking at other people, and getting mad at them, you have to do a 180 degree turn. Look at your previous max (lets say on bench), next time you come to workout, YOU and that MAX should be the thing and the person to be mad at. There will always be someone stronger, richer, prettier, smarter and more determined... but you have to concentrate on beating yourself, and in the long term people will be saying what you just said in first paragraph about YOU

 

[vinylgroover]

there's plenty that lift more than me.........but as soon as the shirt comes off, the tables are turned

 

[spatts]

Well said, revex. I can see where you're coming from too, Jeremy. There are A LOT of women out there lifting as much or more than me, and they weight A LOT less.

Pound for pound, I'm not very strong. I'm stronger than I was yesterday, though.

 

[revexrevex]

You look nice in your avatar spatts, can you fly?

 

[jeremys]

Instead of looking at other people, and getting mad at them, you have to do a 180 degree turn. Look at your previous max (lets say on bench), next time you come to workout, YOU and that MAX should be the thing and the person to be mad at. There will always be someone stronger, richer, prettier, smarter and more determined... but you have to concentrate on beating yourself, and in the long term people will be saying what you just said in first paragraph about YOU

thats sound advice but its not that easy. i haven't hit a raw 3rm PR in MONTHS. and i'll be damned if i'm not intense and serious about making it. it just doesn't end up happening for whatever reason. i know i'm getting enough food, etc.

i'm thinking right now that i'm getting burned out. but perhaps that's just a feeble attempt at an excuse for me to get lean and then train for size again. that's what i want to do, i think

 

[revexrevex]

Jeremy's you should make a journal like I do, and post your workouts in it, You can do it in one thread or make separate threads about each workout, like many people do. There are some very strong powerlifters here, who can point out whether you are doing too much volume or not working your weak points. Just do it bro, when I started posting, my strength just took off because of advice of people here.

 

[jeremys]

there's the kids my age that started lifting like 2 months ago and are already at 225-250 raw..and they're adding 5-10 lbs a week..while weighing 50 lbs less. what the fuck

it's nice to say you only have to compete against yourself and everything. and it does sound like a great way to make progress. but that's not good enough for me. i want to win, god-fucking-dammit. that's what i've been doing. but it feels like that's slipping away now that there's more people training at my age

 

[revexrevex]

Bro, you have to have a different perspective on this. When I hit a new PR in bench (for instance 5 more pounds than before), and then I look to my right and see a ripped huge motherfucker putting up 100 lbs than I do..... and I feel STRONGER and BIGGER than him, because I progressed this workout, and it wont matter if he is benching 225 or 900, at that moment I am STRONGER, because I just beat myself!

 

[jeremys]

Bro, you have to have a different perspective on this. When I hit a new PR in bench (for instance 5 more pounds than before), and then I look to my right and see a ripped huge motherfucker putting up 100 lbs than I do..... and I feel STRONGER and BIGGER than him, because I progressed this workout, and it wont matter if he is benching 225 or 900, at that moment I am STRONGER, because I just beat myself!

i know exactly what you mean! but that's the thing..everybody else is making PRs, but i've somehow stopped doing that

 

[spatts]

Everyone I train with lifts more than me. It's fuel...

 

[revexrevex]

post your workouts here. I am telling you, thats the solution to your problem!

 

[revexrevex]

By the way bro, you know your body better, but when I start having thoughts like that (doubting myself, thinking i am not progressing).... it is almost always nervous system overtraining for me. It is like your body's way of telling you to take a break.

 

[jeremys]

By the way bro, you know your body better, but when I start having thoughts like that (doubting myself, thinking i am not progressing).... it is almost always nervous system overtraining for me. It is like your body's way of telling you to take a break.

when i think about it thats what has happened in the past with me too. it's very hard to psyche up and max as often as i have to for my style of training (Metal Militia). who knows, maybe it's just supposed to be a contest prep routine

i need to focus on something else i think. i'm actually getting sick of benching (nobody else does and they dont have problems progressing)

 

[t3c]

why not just push\pull\legs for a while man

 

[jeremys]

i do squat. i'm doing 5x5 for that. i'll probably do that with deads too. hell, bench too i guess. should be a nice change of pace

 

[t3c]

cool, do that for a while for a change of pace...then why not hit conventional westside again?

 

[jeremys]

cool, do that for a while for a change of pace...then why not hit conventional westside again?

thats what i was just thinking! i was thinking of putting more emphasis back on bench though as there's no full power meets around here but quite a few bench contests.

i just found out that mendy is a westsider

 

[louden_swain]

Jeremy,

You still have a lot of growing and maturing to do (in terms of body chemistry). You will probably be bench pressing 550lbs in the next couple of years. . .hang tough!!