Tenacity & Strength

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Back at it!

I've been sick and dealing with a mental illness. Since my last comp in Oct 2016, I've picked up yoga, vipassana meditation, went to Thailand to meet an Austrian nun, broke up with "Snuggle Bear".... I'm a different person. More true to myself. But my journey has let my lifting and fitness fall by the wayside. Gotten fluffy and I'm wanting to change that back to the androgynous body that I enjoyed training.

Bench - 4x8 @ 65lbs

Seated OHP - 4x10 @ 45lbs

Rack Pull - 4x10 @ 95lbs

Bent over row - 4x12 @ 65lbs

Band lat pull down - 3x20

Bent over laterals to lateral raise - 4x10

-may 27 2018-

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Legs

Hb squat 5x3 @ 115lbs Conv. DL 3x3 @ 165lbs; sldl 2x8 @ 135lbs Pull through 3x15 (blue band)

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Shoulders

Db laterals 3x15 Bb OHP 3x10 Db front press 3x10 Bent over laterals ss. Band pull apart 3x15

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DL and Bench

DL - 5x3 @ 185lbs Bench 5x5 @ 95lbs Db fly 3x12-15 Pull ups 5x5

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Squats with the Anvil Resurrection

Sq. straps down 3x2 @ 209lbs Sq. straps up 3x1 @ 231lbs Leg press - 2x50 Band pull through 4x20 Band ham curls 100 reps Learning so much from Toronto's own original equipped powerlifting team, The Anvil!

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Got 2/3 at my first meet in gear- bench only. Missed my opener because I lost my groove on the way up. It was too fast on the press.

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I squatted 205lbs today

Not a lifetime PR but with what my body and mind have been going through over the past year, im proud of it.

All these medications have made it difficult for me to free squat heavy or even at all without dizziness. The only lifting i could do was lying down (which is why im only benching at my meet next month). Hoping that the next two weeks will bring me more equilibrium now that I have a diagnosis and treatment plan. Just need to ride out the remaining side effects for the next few weeks and then get back into regular lower body training.

I’ve been on several psychotropic drugs that have done a number on me in the past couple of months and finally I’ve got ones that work.

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Peaking my bench

Only have time to follow what's on my spreadsheet. Gonna be quiet for a bit.

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06.10.16 - speedy bench

Speed Bench with dbl minis 9x3 Bb row DB Kroc rows OHP Rear to front delt complex

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06.08.16 - bench

Bench with reverse mini - 205x1; 185 3x2 Bench 1x8 @ 135lbs DB bench neutral grip DB fly DB row Band lat pull down Triceps & biceps

Incredibly dizzy today thanks to meds. At least I could train lying down.

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06.06.16 -Squat

Low Bar squat in flat shoes - 5x1 @ 185lbs 1x8 @ 135lbs RDL 4x12 Band hip thrust Squats with hip circle Bit of a milestone given that I've been briefly hospitalized twice and on very sedating drugs over the past month. I'll take it.

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06.05.16 Shirt Bench

Shirted Bench to a 2b - 2x2 @205lbs Clean and OHP 3x 12 Went off to the Toronto Pro Supershow

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Today I went to a meathead convention. Here is my one pic.

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06.04.16 -lower

Squat 3x5@155lbs 2x5@135lbs Land mine squat 4x12 Goblet Squat 4x12

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02.06.16 - hips

RDL 4X10 Band hip accessory

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06.01.16 - Bench

Slingshot bench 5x3 @ 165lbs DB bench 2x8; 2x10 DB Fly 3x15 Pull ups 4x10 Band pull down 4x15 Plate skull crush ss. CG press 3x Hammer curl 3x12