I know I have been lax about updating the blog. Things have been a bit hectic at work. However, I have not been lazy at the gym. Minus a weekend vacation this past week, I have been hitting the gym hard with some heavy training sessions. I pulled back on minor muscle groups and was just training the big three (Bench, Squats, and Deadlifts) plus the Strict Curl. I discovered that I am close to a world record for the RAW Strict Curl... so I am trying to decide whether to compete in September. The only problem is that I am not super competitive in the big three lifts... so I might get buried by others in the arena and only win the Strict Curl... plus, when I train heavy I get monstrously hungry. (I'm talking I will eat a car kind of hungry- just throw some peanut butter on it and give me a glass of milk...) So I have gained a bit of weight in the last couple of weeks that I would rather not own up to.
On the plus side, I have been working sets over 315-350 for bench press, 380-420 for squat, and 400-440 for deadlift, which has all been very beneficial for my ego. Today I played around with reps and rest periods. It's a good feeling to be able to Bench 330 pounds for reps while resting at the bottom for a count of one-and-a-half. No touch-and-go here!
Anyway, here are a couple of pics from our vacation in Italy... :)
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