Powerlifting?

I've slowly been coming to the realization that if I want to compete in anything physical and be good at it, it's probably going to be in powerlifting. I don't have the genetics to be a bodybuilder (nor would I really want to) , I don't give a shit about swimming, running is just as boring as swimming and CrossFit seems like a great way to wreck myself.

This is cool.

Now when I say "be good at it", that doesn't mean that I think I'll be a world champion, but I believe it to be my best bet. With that being said, I figure I have a lot of ground to make up, as I'm almost 24 and have really only ever focused on getting bigger.

I did a 2-week ramp up into a phase that I've been working through for a couple weeks now. The split looks like this:

Day 1: Heavy bench/Light overhead press
Day 2: Heavy deadlift/Light squat
Day 3: Off
Day 4: Heavy overhead press/ Light bench
Day 5: Heavy squat/Light deadlift
Day 6: Off

This has been working a lot better for me than whatever I posted earlier. I've also actually been taking my days off and getting some rest, unlike when I made my last post. I've been making steady gains, and my elbows and knees have stopped bothering me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still trying to get Tom Hardy's traps.

Here are my numbers as of right now in comparison to my all-time pr's (current/all-time):

Bench: 255/ 280

Overhead Press: 160/ 170

Squat: 325/ 365

Deadlift: 394/ 415

I've almost caught up to my old OH press and deadlift records and hope to get them in the next two weeks before taking a quick de-load. This post is getting long, so I'll end it right here, but I'll be posting what I've been doing with my diet sometime in the near future.

What I'm Looking Like These Days 2

So I've been dieting down for the last 3 weeks or so now and have dropped to about 185 lbs., which is about 10 or 11 lbs. On paper, it's almost a little too fast, but I don't feel as though I've lost any muscle. My strength is also continuing to rise.

What I'm looking Like These Days

I'm 6'1" and have a pretty lanky build. Right now I'm averaging 195 lbs. and am probably around 10% body fat. I'm guessing to get somewhere around 198-200 lbs. in the next 3 weeks, and no, I don't believe that it will be all muscle!