Re: power lifting program

[Guest guest]

,

I agree with you 100% concerning rehabbing his shoulder. An acute case

of tendinitis can easily turn into a chronic problem and hold back his progress

for a significant amount of time, depending on how long he waits to address the

problem.

Dave Barry

Dearborn Heights, MI

Former AAU Mr. America

Former NABBA Mr. USA

Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 1:49 PM

Subject: Re: Re: power lifting program

 

That's great!

Keep in mind that most rookies get decent gains for around the first 3 years of

PL training, so the trick is truly to keep focused on long term and stay out of

injury. Being patient, not pushing too hard too soon is sometimes the most

difficult part. As your DL gains in strength, your bench may improve also

fyi...

Do get the shoulder rehabbed, and be sure to ice and take care of yourself after

your workouts. Realize that some things we do in our lives outside the gym also

can influence our results in the gym - i.e. mileage on the shoulder may also

build up from work or other sources...

I'm glad you found good coaching help and I found it really gave me the best

start in the PL journey - I still am thankful for the help I got 16 years ago.

Stay strong and best of lifting luck,

The Phantom

aka Schaefer, RMT/CMT, competing powerlifter

Denver, Colorado, USA

Re: power lifting program

Hi everybody,

Things have been going well in my effort to total 1000 pounds in my powerlifting

program. I have finally gotten 300 pounds in my deadlift and 265 pounds in my

squat. I haven't really tried to go heavy yet with the squat and the 265 went up

pretty easy. The only thing missing is the bench. I have a bit of tendinitis in

the shoulder and have managed to do 200 for the max. I have had a lot of fun

with the program and experimented with different exercises and rep schemes. What

I have learned is that I can go heavier faster, and that it doesn't seem to

overwhelm me nearly as much as when I first started. Aside from the shoulder I

haven't had an injury yet (knock on wood) and hopefully I can continue to gain

week by week and month by month. Thanks to my guides, McKnight and Todd

Craig I have kept motivated and on track throughout my trek.

And thanks to you all that have helped and supported me, I will keep updating

when I can.

Price

Rapid City, South Dakota

[Guest guest]

No, I said heavy benching limits heavy deadlifting.

Lockout is upper body dependent and you get tired on a big bench.

Most big benchers are not great pullers.

The Phantom

aka Schaefer, RMT/CMT, competing powerlifter

Denver, Colorado, USA

Re: power lifting program

Hi everybody,

Things have been going well in my effort to total 1000 pounds in my powerlifting

program. I have finally gotten 300 pounds in my deadlift and 265 pounds in my

squat. I haven't really tried to go heavy yet with the squat and the 265 went up

pretty easy. The only thing missing is the bench. I have a bit of tendinitis in

the shoulder and have managed to do 200 for the max. I have had a lot of fun

with the program and experimented with different exercises and rep schemes. What

I have learned is that I can go heavier faster, and that it doesn't seem to

overwhelm me nearly as much as when I first started. Aside from the shoulder I

haven't had an injury yet (knock on wood) and hopefully I can continue to gain

week by week and month by month. Thanks to my guides, McKnight and Todd

Craig I have kept motivated and on track throughout my trek.

And thanks to you all that have helped and supported me, I will keep updating

when I can.

Price

Rapid City, South Dakota

[Guest guest]

Thanks to all that responded it does help keep me motivated and strong. As far

as the shoulder is concerned it has gotten better. I do have to still watch

what I do when I bench and I make sure it is very warm before I start. That may

be part of the issue in making progress, I probably do 15 to 20 repetitions at a

lighter weight before I start with my program. But it helps with the stiffness

and I will continue even if it cost me a few pounds on my total. The other

issue I wanted to ask was about the deadlift. I have not been wearing a belt

until I get to near 85% of my max. I also have to put the weight down gently

because there is no place to set it down with more vigor. Even my 300 went up

and down with very little noise and I didn't disturb the people doing abs 10

feet from me. So what do you people think, should I keep without wearing a belt

the higher I lift and am I hurting myself by not allowing the weight to drop a

little faster.

Oh , thank you for your support, you asked about my other activities. They

are varied, from golf to softball and disc golf plus I teach classes all week

long. So yes my shoulders get a lot of use but I try to make sure I don't do

too much.

Thanks again,

Tony Price

Rapid City, SD

>

> ,

>

> I agree with you 100% concerning rehabbing his shoulder. An acute case

of tendinitis can easily turn into a chronic problem and hold back his progress

for a significant amount of time, depending on how long he waits to address the

problem.

>

> Dave Barry

>

> Dearborn Heights, MI

> Former AAU Mr. America

> Former NABBA Mr. USA

>

>

> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 1:49 PM

> Subject: Re: Re: power lifting program

>

>

>  

> That's great!

>

> Keep in mind that most rookies get decent gains for around the first 3 years

of PL training, so the trick is truly to keep focused on long term and stay out

of injury. Being patient, not pushing too hard too soon is sometimes the most

difficult part. As your DL gains in strength, your bench may improve also

fyi...

>

> Do get the shoulder rehabbed, and be sure to ice and take care of yourself

after your workouts. Realize that some things we do in our lives outside the gym

also can influence our results in the gym - i.e. mileage on the shoulder may

also build up from work or other sources...

>

> I'm glad you found good coaching help and I found it really gave me the best

start in the PL journey - I still am thankful for the help I got 16 years ago.

>

> Stay strong and best of lifting luck,

>

> The Phantom

> aka Schaefer, RMT/CMT, competing powerlifter

> Denver, Colorado, USA

>

> Re: power lifting program

>

> Hi everybody,

>

> Things have been going well in my effort to total 1000 pounds in my

powerlifting program. I have finally gotten 300 pounds in my deadlift and 265

pounds in my squat. I haven't really tried to go heavy yet with the squat and

the 265 went up pretty easy. The only thing missing is the bench. I have a bit

of tendinitis in the shoulder and have managed to do 200 for the max. I have had

a lot of fun with the program and experimented with different exercises and rep

schemes. What I have learned is that I can go heavier faster, and that it

doesn't seem to overwhelm me nearly as much as when I first started. Aside from

the shoulder I haven't had an injury yet (knock on wood) and hopefully I can

continue to gain week by week and month by month. Thanks to my guides,

McKnight and Todd Craig I have kept motivated and on track throughout my trek.

>

> And thanks to you all that have helped and supported me, I will keep updating

when I can.

>

> Price

> Rapid City, South Dakota

>

>