Battle for the Beast: Journey to Team Universe

[Suzanne]

Yea!! We should definitely all train together, I have found that the one on Golf really feels welcoming to bodybuilders and is such a great atmosphere...Dundee is ok but Golf is where its at!

that would be cool! We love to vary our WOs so having multiple gyms is perfect! i love the hammer strength seated ham curl and they have that at dundee. I like doing some torture on the freemotion (like heavy db walking lunges superset with freemotion squat ouch!) which they have at golf it's perfect! Tomorrow we are hitting back with Gail at golf

[tammyp]

hey lady! great chatting with you yesterday....

[2hot4u]

Jen, I will be at the nationals this year to help a friend but the plan is for 2010 to compete at the nationals in Atlanta October 15-16th. I just had hernia surgery this past week and need the extra time to recover to get back in the gym to make the improvements i want to show the judges for next year!!! Bigger everything lol and of course shredded to the bone. I am very excited and can't wait so maybe i will see you in florida as we cheer on our friends onstage!!!

Definitely going back to powerlifting in my off-season...I had such a good time with it last year and think it was good for my physique.

At this point I think Team Universe is my best option...the girls there tend to be a bit smaller. I can't imagine being able to compete against the lightweights at Nationals or NA's much less the middles! Ha! Doing the combo of NA's and Team Universe could be an option just because I think you tend to come in a bit harder to a second show...

What about you Lisa? Master's Nationals again? Will you be going to the Nationals? I can't wait to go and watch the show.

[The Beast]

Yea! It will be so great to see you. Hopefully you recover quickly from your surgery and are hitting it hard again before too long.

I am so excited to go to Nationals Oh and we will both be off-season so we can relax and enjoy ourselves down there!!

[The Beast]

I started my Powerlifting training...slowly but surely...this past week!! After my first squat workout I was in PAIN, serious pain, for about 4 days and I only went up to 205. I am really going to try to keep a log of my training here.

My split is:
Monday Shoulders and Calves
Tuesday Arms
Wednesday Legs
Thursday Off
Friday Chest and Abs
Saturday Back
Sunday Off

[The Beast]

Back/Deadlifts

This was my first deadlift workout and I was physched. I haven't lifted sumo style since last May during my meet and really I only lifted sumo for a few weeks leading up to my meet last year. I think I will have some major progress with this lift, last year I pulled 402 at my meet and my goal for this year is 450. It is lofty but I think attainable. This workout went really well, we didn't have chalk because we weren't at my powerlifting gym but my grip felt pretty good and all the lifts went up easy.

95 x 12
135 2 x 12
175 x 10
225 x 6
250 x 3
275 x 3
295 x 3

Wide grip pull-down
100 x 12 120 x 10 130 x 10

Low Rows
100 x 8 120 x 8 130 x 8

V-Bar pull-down
120 x 8 130 x 8 140 x 8

Wide Grip rows
45 x 12 75 x 12

[The Beast]

Wednesday: Legs
My leg workout went well...this is my second workout back and I am still working back up in the weight I am pushing.

Squats
45 x 12
95 x 12
135 x 10
175 x 8
195 x 3
then I added my belt
225 x 3
245 x 3
260 x 3

Lunges
135 3 x 8

Leg Press
490 2 x 12

Dumbbell Leg Curls
50 x 12
60 x 12
70 x 10

Single Leg Curls
40 2 x 12

[Suzanne]

Chase and I are hitting back with Gail at Golf on saturday around 11:30

sunday we are going to libertyville for legs

[IslandGirl]

Hey Jen!

On your db leg curl. Is this where you are on a bench and you curl the db? Are you holding the db with your feet? How do you hold a 70 db? That is heavy. I tried this with a lighter db and my feet can't hold it for long. lol Is there a trick to this?

Hope all is well on your end!

[The Beast]

Hey Jen!

On your db leg curl. Is this where you are on a bench and you curl the db? Are you holding the db with your feet? How do you hold a 70 db? That is heavy. I tried this with a lighter db and my feet can't hold it for long. lol Is there a trick to this?

Hope all is well on your end!

It took me quite awhile to be able to keep my form with heavier weights on these. I have found I just have to go very slow and really focus during the entire lift or I lose the weight...no trick I am sorry to say!

[The Beast]

Last week I had a GREAT week with my lifts and went heavy...I deadlifted 350 twice but just for singles. Going into it I didn't want to go fro singles and my previous set 335 went up easy but I felt a little unstable and didn't push it.

Squats also went really well last week:
95 x 12
135 x 12
185 x 10
225 x 8
added belt
255 x 4
275 x 3
295 x 3
added knee wraps
315 x 3

I felt great...my last heavy sets were right to parrelel so I need to dig for that extra inch. I was just excited to get a successful lift with wraps on.

My meet is January 30th so my plan is to have fun the next few weeks just working back into getting under heavy weights. Take a week off over Nationals as I still have a few nagging issues, my elbows are bothering me...then get back into a regiment and get into the powerlifting gear for the next 6-8 weeks for the meet.

[Wolfpack]

Last week I had a GREAT week with my lifts and went heavy...I deadlifted 350 twice but just for singles. Going into it I didn't want to go fro singles and my previous set 335 went up easy but I felt a little unstable and didn't push it.

Squats also went really well last week:
95 x 12
135 x 12
185 x 10
225 x 8
added belt
255 x 4
275 x 3
295 x 3
added knee wraps
315 x 3

I felt great...my last heavy sets were right to parrelel so I need to dig for that extra inch. I was just excited to get a successful lift with wraps on.

My meet is January 30th so my plan is to have fun the next few weeks just working back into getting under heavy weights. Take a week off over Nationals as I still have a few nagging issues, my elbows are bothering me...then get back into a regiment and get into the powerlifting gear for the next 6-8 weeks for the meet.

If YOU do that much, I can imagine what Matt does...If Nat and I get to train with you guys, I think it'd be best (for my ego) if we just train arms instead.

[sweetjane57]

If YOU do that much, I can imagine what Matt does...If Nat and I get to train with you guys, I think it'd be best (for my ego) if we just train arms instead.

seriously! lol we can do calves too!

[IslandGirl]

It took me quite awhile to be able to keep my form with heavier weights on these. I have found I just have to go very slow and really focus during the entire lift or I lose the weight...no trick I am sorry to say!

Ok thanks. I'll need to try this again then. Do you do them on a decline bench or a flat bench?